THE
Looking-GLASSE
OF
SCHISME
.
IT
is
a
Prophecie
of
GOD'S
Spirit
[
a
](A13111-e10610-b)
a
2
Tim.
3.1
,
2.
that
in
the
last
dayes
Perillous
times
shall
come
:
for
men
shall
be
lovers
of
themselves
,
Covetous
,
Boasters
,
Proud
,
Blasphemers
,
disobedient
to
Parents
,
Vnthankfull
,
Vnholy
,
without
naturall
affection
;
Truce-breakers
,
&c.
And
our
LORD
and
SAVIOUR
IESUS
CHRIST
,
that
Oracle
of
wisdome
,
and
divine
wisdome
it selfe
hath
foretold
us
:
[
b
](A13111-e10630-b)
b
Matth.
34.12
.
That
because
iniquity
shall
abound
the
love
of
many
shall
wax
cold
To
wit
,
cold
in
Piety
toward
GOD
,
gracious
obedience
towards
our
Superiours
,
and
it
office
of
Humanity
,
Charity
and
mercy
towards
all
other
persons
.
For
this
Inundation
and
overflowing
streame
o●
Iniquity
,
being
slily
insinuated
into
mens
understandings
t●
poyson
their
Iudgements
with
Soule-confounding
errors
:
and
of
his
strong
suggestions
darted
into
their
wills
to
irritate
the
Native
malice
,
and
to
excite
them
to
furious
attempts
:
we
cannot
expect
any
better
event
in
the
lives
and
actions
of
wicked
men
,
left
by
the
wrath
o●
GOD
under
the
power
of
their
owne
corruption
and
Satans
rage
;
then
,
that
by
Infidelitie
,
Impiety
,
Atheisme
,
Apostasy
,
and
all
other
wickednesse
,
they
should
revolt
finally
from
GOD
,
and
give
heed
as
the
Apostle
sayes
,
[
c
](A13111-e10650-b)
c
1
Tim.
●
.
1
.
To
seducing
spirits
and
doctrines
of
Divels
.
For
as
Satan
himselfe
by
pride
and
infidelity
,
fell
from
that
Angelicall
perfection
of
his
created
nature
,
and
is
become
of
an
Angell
of
light
,
a
spirit
of
darknesse
:
So
,
by
stirring
up
in
the
hearts
of
unmortified
persons
,
a
spirituall
pride
in
an
high
conceipt
of
their
gifts
;
the
assurance
of
their
election
,
their
illumination
,
conversion
,
and
the
imaginary
sense
of
their
adoption
;
he
so
transports
them
beyond
the
bounds
of
Christian
humilitie
,
that
they
utterly
reject
that
rule
of
the
Apostle
,
[
d
](A13111-e10670-b)
d
Rom.
12.3
.
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
to
be
wise
unto
sobrietie
:
And
it
a
strong
conceit
of
their
owne
spirituall
understanding
,
by
the
immediate
presence
of
GOD's
Spirit
which
they
conceit
to
bee
in
them
,
they
take
upon
them
to
glosse
and
expound
the
sacred
Scriptures
agreeable
to
their
owne
deluded
fancies
Which
attempt
of
theirs
transcending
their
understandings
and
no
way
sorting
with
their
vocation
of
life
being
lay
and
secular
persons
,
must
need
produce
both
heresies
in
judgement
,
and
schismaticall
divisions
in
practice
in
the
visible
Churches
of
the
Gospell
.
For
as
the
wisdome
of
GOD
in
the
old
Testament
prescribed
the
rule
of
his
will
unto
his
people
for
their
direction
,
saying
,
[
e
](A13111-e10690-b)
e
Malack
.
3.7
.
The
Priests
lips
should
keepe
knowledge
,
and
they
should
seeke
the
Law
at
his
mouth
,
for
He
is
the
Messenger
of
the
LORD
of
Hoasts
:
So
hath
the
divine
and
constant
wisdome
of
the
same
our
GOD
,
declared
the
Canon
of
His
will
in
the
New
Testament
to
continue
in
the
Church
to
the
dissolution
of
this
World
.
[
f
](A13111-e10720-b)
f
Ephes.
4.11.12
.
CHRIST
gave
some
to
be
Prophets
,
some
Apostles
,
and
some
Evangelists
,
and
some
Pastours
and
Teachers
,
for
the
perfecting
of
the
Saints
,
for
the
worke
of
the
ministry
,
for
the
edifying
of
the
body
of
CHRIST
;
till
we
all
come
in
the
unity
of
the
faith
and
the
knowledge
of
the
SONNE
of
GOD
,
unto
a
perfect
man
,
unto
the
measure
of
the
stature
of
the
fulnesse
of
Christ
.
Now
these
holy
Arts
and
Ordinations
of
GOD's
wisdome
and
love
unto
His
people
,
are
the
Constant
rules
of
direction
and
order
to
be
observed
and
obeyed
by
all
His
faithfull
children
,
whiles
here
they
remaine
in
their
militant
condition
.
2
And
though
secular
persons
are
both
warranted
and
directed
by
our
LORD
and
SAVIOUR
for
their
preservation
in
faith
and
obedience
[
g
](A13111-e10780-b)
g
Mat.
7.15
.
To
beware
of
false
prophets
which
come
unto
them
in
sheepe●
cloathing
,
but
inwardly
,
they
are
Ravening
Wolves
:
And
are
also
commanded
in
the
practice
of
holy
and
gracious
vigilancie
over
their
own
soules
,
[
h
](A13111-e10800-b)
h
1
Ioh.
4.1
.
To
trie
the
spirits
of
men
whether
they
be
of
God
or
no
:
yet
this
warrant
,
direction
,
command
,
are
not
so
vast
and
universall
,
but
that
they
are
limitted
and
confined
within
their
owne
proper
bounds
:
Not
giving
libertie
unto
[
i
](A13111-e10820-b)
i
2
Pet.
3.16
.
Vnlearned
and
unstable
persons
to
wrest
the
sacred
Scriptures
to
their
owne
destruction
:
Nor
to
judge
and
censure
their
Teacher
either
in
his
doctrine
or
spirit
;
if
his
upright
and
sound
judgement
accord
not
with
their
light
and
seduced
fancies
,
or
his
Method
of
preaching
arride
not
their
vaine
and
selfe-pleasing
Humour
.
And
further
,
if
any
branch
of
doctrine
shall
bee
publikely
delivered
by
any
Minister
of
the
Gospell
,
not
exactly
consonant
with
the
Canon
of
the
Scriptures
,
the
analogie
of
the
Christian
faith
,
and
the
orthodox
doctrine
and
judgement
of
the
Ancient
and
Moderne
Church
:
Lay
persons
are
not
presently
to
presume
of
themselves
,
that
they
are
so
qualified
with
judgement
,
or
armed
with
power
as
to
reprove
their
pastours
;
because
as
the
Apostle
hath
told
us
,
[
k
](A13111-e10840-b)
k
1
Cor.
14.32
.
The
spirits
of
the
Prophets
are
subject
unto
the
Prophets
.
All
that
any
Lay-person
can
or
ought
to
doe
in
matter
of
his
owne
private
judgement
,
is
no
more
but
to
submit
himselfe
to
that
rule
of
the
HOLY
GHOST
,
[
l
](A13111-e10860-b)
l
1.
Thes.
5.22
.
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
Trie
all
things
,
and
hold
that
which
is
good
.
And
to
this
triall
and
retaining
of
sound
doctrines
,
they
are
for
action
and
practice
of
life
to
adde
that
of
another
Apostle
,
[
m
](A13111-e10880-b)
m
Iude
20.
By
building
up
themselves
in
their
most
holy
faith
and
praying
in
the
HOLY
GHOST
,
keepe
themselves
in
the
love
of
GOD
,
looking
for
the
mercies
of
our
LORD
IESUS
CHRIST
unto
eternall
life
.
They
may
indeed
,
if
erroneous
doctrines
be
taught
in
publike
congregations
,
dangerous
to
the
soules
of
GOD's
people
;
give
notice
thereof
by
way
of
information
to
their
and
our
Superiours
the
Bishops
:
who
for
the
maturitie
of
their
judgement
,
the
gravitie
of
their
persons
,
and
the
weight
of
their
authoritie
;
are
able
to
rebuke
,
reprove
,
exhort
,
convince
of
errour
any
unsound
doctrine
repugnant
to
the
sacred
Scriptures
.
And
when
by
weight
of
Argument
,
and
pregnant
conviction
of
errour
,
any
doctrine
taught
shall
deservedly
be
reproved
;
if
the
teacher
thereof
shall
obstinately
persist
in
his
errour
,
and
refuse
to
be
reformed
by
the
wisdome
and
authoritie
of
his
Governour
;
the
sentence
of
suspension
,
excommunication
,
or
deprivation
is
justly
to
proceed
against
him
.
3
This
course
of
Ecclesiasticall
discipline
,
being
for
substance
Sacred
,
for
antiquitie
Venerable
,
and
for
forme
and
processe
therein
so
exact
,
that
mans
wit
cannot
reprove
it
;
they
that
preferre
their
owne
private
spirits
and
opinions
before
this
prudent
judgement
and
practice
of
the
Church
,
as
fantastick
separatists
do
,
plainly
discover
themselves
to
have
their
part
in
that
description
,
which
by
the
spirit
of
prophecie
is
given
of
all
such
;
[
n
](A13111-e10950-b)
n
2
Pet.
2.18
.
Presumptuous
they
are
,
selfe-willed
,
they
are
not
afraid
to
speake
evill
of
Dignities
.
With
this
kinde
of
high
and
overweening
spirits
;
our
English
Church
hath
of
late
years
beene
much
pestered
and
disquieted
:
so
that
many
godly
Ministers
of
rich
talents
,
worthy
endowments
,
and
able
gifts
,
have
not
received
that
sweet
comfort
to
their
soules
,
which
from
the
profitable
and
painfull
execution
of
so
sacred
a
calling
,
is
by
command
of
GOD'S
Spirit
due
unto
them
.
For
the
Apostle
hath
strictly
charged
all
Christians
,
[
o
](A13111-e10980-b)
o
Hebr.
23.18
.
To
obey
them
that
have
the
rule
over
them
,
and
to
submit
themselves
unto
them
,
for
they
watch
for
your
soules
,
as
they
that
must
give
an
account
,
that
they
may
doe
it
with
joy
,
and
not
with
griefe
,
for
that
is
unprofitable
for
you
:
Yet
notwithstanding
the
weight
of
this
charge
,
such
is
the
insolent
pride
and
contumacie
of
spirit
in
this
kinde
of
men
,
strongly
conceited
of
the
spirituall
favour
of
GOD
unchangeably
setled
on
their
particular
persons
:
that
unlesse
both
the
observance
,
and
which
is
more
,
the
obsequiousnesse
of
the
Minister
both
in
doctrine
and
practice
,
be
accommodated
to
give
them
content
,
and
flatter
their
fancies
;
they
will
maligne
his
person
,
traduce
his
name
,
and
scorne
and
vilifie
him
with
all
basenesse
of
contempt
:
yea
,
although
his
life
bee
most
conscionably
led
in
the
feare
of
GOD
,
and
his
outward
conversements
with
men
adorned
and
made
gracefull
,
with
all
Humanity
,
Humility
,
and
Integritie
.
4
In
the
ranke
and
number
of
these
bold
and
busie
Scripturists
,
wee
are
to
range
one
ENOCH
ap
EVAN
,
a
fellow
of
very
meane
quality
and
small
understanding
,
as
able
only
to
reade
English
and
no
more
;
yet
of
high
thoughts
touching
his
owne
personall
worth
in
spirituall
abilities
.
For
so
cunningly
and
yet
powerfully
had
Satan
insinuated
himselfe
by
spirituall
illusions
into
his
understanding
,
for
opinion
,
and
into
his
heart
,
for
affection
and
inclination
to
his
owne
dull
and
extravagant
conceits
:
that
he
became
presumptuously
bold
to
dislike
not
only
the
Gestures
and
rites
prescribed
by
the
Governours
of
our
Church
,
for
conservation
of
uniformitie
,
peace
,
and
unitie
among
GOD'S
people
,
and
ratified
by
Regall
and
Legall
Authority
:
But
hee
proceeded
so
farre
,
as
to
reprove
the
forme
of
words
used
by
the
Minister
in
the
delivery
of
the
sacred
Communion
into
the
hands
of
God's
people
:
For
whereas
the
wisdome
of
our
Church
prescribes
the
forme
of
words
thus
,
The
Body
of
our
LORD
IESUS
CHRIST
which
was
given
for
thee
,
preserve
thy
bodie
and
soule
unto
everlasting
life
:
The
pride
and
ignorance
of
this
fellow
no●
able
to
conceive
the
strength
and
significancie
of
these
words
;
would
have
them
to
be
new
moulded
,
corrected
,
and
framed
thus
.
The
Body
of
our
LORD
IESUS
CHRIST
which
was
given
for
thee
,
build
thee
up
in
thy
body
and
in
thy
soule
unto
everlasting
life
.
These
formes
of
words
though
they
seeme
to
differ
in
the
letter
and
sound
;
yet
they
fully
accord
in
sense
and
signification
;
yet
these
verball
differences
in
the
pronunciation
,
not
signification
of
the
words
,
wrought
such
effects
in
the
heart
of
this
seduced
man
,
that
he
strongly
conceited
in
his
vaine
thoughts
,
and
could
never
bee
reformed
and
rectified
by
advice
;
that
the
gesture
of
kneeling
in
the
act
of
receiving
,
was
a
Posture
of
body
not
onely
idolatrous
,
but
absolutely
rendred
us
incapable
of
that
spirituall
Nourishment
,
which
from
the
sacred
Body
and
Bloud
of
our
LORD
,
did
diffuse
and
stream
it selfe
into
all
the
faculties
o●●
our
soules
,
and
all
the
parts
o●●
our
bodies
.
For
in
the
site
o●●
gesture
of
kneeling
,
said
th●●
ENOCH
,
the
legs
are
cast
behind
the
rest
of
the
body
,
and
receive
not
that
influence
o●●
Nourishment
spirituall
,
at
leas●
in
proportion
and
measure
o●●
attraction
,
as
the
rest
of
the
body
doth
.
This
is
a
conceit
〈◊〉
sublimate
,
fine
,
and
subtile
,
that
it
rightly
fals
under
those
elegant
expressions
which
God
Spirit
hath
made
touching
that
Grand
Impostour
the
Divell
for
his
wiles
and
sleights
attermed
[
p
](A13111-e11120-b)
p
2
Cor.
211.
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
subtile
devise
to
entangle
mens
thoughts
And
[
q
](A13111-e11140-b)
q
Revel.
3.24
.
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
depthes
or
profundities
.
For
these
conceits
are
so
subtill
,
deepe
,
and
profound
,
that
Hales
,
Aquinas
,
or
Scotus
,
could
never
in
their
curious
and
deepe
speculations
,
rise
to
the
height
,
or
fathome
the
bottome
of
them
.
The
gestures
which
this
vaine
,
light
,
and
seduced
man
,
conceited
to
himselfe
as
most
convenient
in
that
sacred
act
of
GOD'S
worship
;
were
either
standing
and
bowing
,
or
sitting
and
bowing
of
the
body
.
For
the
gesture
of
standing
hee
alleaged
(
full
wisely
I
warrant
you
)
the
words
of
our
LORD
and
SAVIOUR
IESUS
CHRIST
,
[
r
](A13111-e11180-b)
r
Rev.
3.20
.
Behold
,
I
stand
at
the
doore
and
knocke
,
if
any
man
heare
my
voice
and
open
the
doore
,
I
will
come
in
unto
him
,
and
sup
with
him
,
and
he
with
me
.
For
the
gesture
of
sitting
,
he
had
no
Scripture
at
all
to
alleage
,
nor
any
other
warrant
or
argument
,
but
the
apprehension
of
his
owne
dull
and
depraved
imagination
.
In
these
strange
opinions
of
his
,
[
s
](A13111-e11200-b)
s
2
Thes.
2.10
.
we
may
behold
the
powerfull
Working
of
Satan
with
all
deceiveablenesse
of
unrighteousnesse
.
For
the
postures
of
standing
,
of
sitting
,
o●
kneeling
,
being
all
naturall
and
bodily
actions
;
without
the
addition
of
bowing
,
which
is●
mentall
and
spirituall
action
and
hath
relation
to
some
other
nature
,
either
in
the
Creator
,
or
in
the
creatures
to
whom
it
is
directed
;
are
i●
themselves
,
as
they
are
action
bodily
and
naturall
,
neither
good
,
nor
evill
at
all
:
And
do●
onely
partake
of
goodnesse
,
or
illnesse
,
as
the
motion
of
bowing
with
intention
of
Adoration
is
added
unto
them
.
And
yet
this
Dolt
not
versed
in
the
Principles
of
Catechisme
touching
worship
given
to
creatures
by
bowing
of
the
body
:
would
presume
to
talke
,
to
censure
,
and
peremptorily
to
judge
of
things
he
understood
not
,
and
therein
resist
his
wise
,
learned
,
and
religious
Superiours
.
But
Pride
and
Ignorance
are
these
mens
cognisance
.
5
Now
touching
this
ENOCH
,
that
I
may
give
you
the
true
and
just
measure
of
him
,
for
person
and
qualitie
.
Know
,
Good
Reader
,
that
he
was
the
son
of
one
EDWARD
ap
EVAN
,
a
countrey
Farmer
of
the
Parish
of
Clunne
,
in
the
Countie
of
Salop
,
and
Diocesse
of
Hereford
;
a
man
,
who
by
a
long
course
of
industrious
painfulnesse
in
the
execution
of
his
vocation
,
and
frugality
of
disposition
in
the
governement
of
his
family
,
and
management
of
his
affaires
;
had
acquired
unto
himselfe
a
competent
estate
of
livelihood
,
for
his
owne
support
,
and
the
preferment
of
his
children
:
so
that
he
passed
in
the
reputation
of
all
his
neighbourhood
among
the
number
of
rich
men
;
living
in
peaceable
manner
in
the
course
of
his
life
,
and
good
estimation
among
men
of
his
ranke
.
This
EDWARD
,
as
he
told
me
himselfe
,
had
two
sons
,
and
five
daughters
.
His
two
sons
,
Enoch
aged
34.
and
Iohn
aged
31.
he
detained
in
his
owne
family
with
himselfe
,
and
educated
them
in
the
practice
of
Husbandry
,
to
execute
his
affaires
,
and
to
be
a
comfort
and
support
unto
him
in
his
elder
yeares
.
Iohn
the
younger
brother
,
was
of
persontall
,
strong
,
and
proper
;
of
quality
affable
and
sweet
natur'd
,
of
countenance
,
comely
;
most
dutifully
obedient
to
his
Parents
,
carefull
of
their
welfare
and
thriving
,
and
never
known
in
one
and
thirty
years
,
to
have
given
any
froward
,
stubborne
,
or
undutifull
reply
in
words
to
his
father
or
mother
:
though
his
father
was
of
condition
austere
,
and
held
a
severe
hand
of
government
and
command
over
him
.
Enoch
was
a
fellow
of
a
middle
stature
,
of
complexion
swarthy
,
under
the
predominance
of
the
humour
of
melancholy
;
of
Countenance
nothing
alluring
and
lovely
,
but
sowre
and
dejected
.
6
In
this
family
of
Edward
ap
Evan
,
some
sense
of
religion
joyned
with
the
domesticke
worship
of
GOD
,
had
for
some
yeares
made
entrance
,
and
received
entertainement
.
For
they
had
(
as
Enoch
told
mee
)
prayers
twice
every
day
;
not
such
as
were
conceived
in
their
owne
hearts
,
by
the
private
motions
of
the
Spirit
,
(
the
raigning
practice
of
this
age
,
)
but
more
commendable
and
regular
;
being
orderly
read
out
of
the
Service-book
of
our
English
Church
by
Enoch
one
day
,
by
Iohn
another
,
in
a
constant
course
of
well-ordered
discipline
;
at
which
all
persons
in
the
family
were
required
to
be
present
.
This
taste
of
religion
stirred
up
in
Enoch
a
desire
of
further
proficiencie
in
the
knowledge
of
GOD'S
will
;
so
that
he
bought
him
a
Bible
,
which
he
seldome
omitted
to
carry
about
with
him
in
his
pocket
:
in
so
much
that
at
the
plough
in
the
field
,
and
in
the
barne
when
he
threshed
his
fathers
corne
,
hee
borrowed
some
time
from
his
present
imployments
,
to
cast
his
eye
on
this
Sacred
Booke
;
so
sharpe
and
insatiable
was
his
thirstie
desire
of
holy
reading
.
This
practice
of
his
grew
in
short
time
to
a
great
forwardnesse
in
the
profession
of
Piety
to
the
eye
of
the
world
:
and
an
itching
desire
to
bee
accounted
more
zealous
than
his
neighbours
,
so
cunningly
wrought
it selfe
into
his
affections
,
that
his
practice
therein
contained
not
it selfe
within
the
sober
limits
of
prudent
moderation
.
For
hee
was
not
contented
to
stint
and
confine
his
solemne
and
publike
worship
of
GOD
to
the
LORD'S
day
,
7
Hee
would
never
upon
any
remonstrance
,
perswasion
,
or
pregnant
conviction
of
his
errours
and
folly
,
be
drawne
to
confesse
.
For
though
I
pressed
him
often
and
seriously
therein
,
and
left
him
destitute
of
all
reply
or
colour
thereof
:
yet
in
the
impadencie
of
his
spirit
,
and
bold
resolution
of
a
stubborne
minde
,
I
could
never
draw
other
answer
from
him
,
but
that
b●●
his
reading
the
holy
Scriptures
he
had
apprehended
these
opinions
,
his
reading
being
enlightned
,
and
sanctified
unto
him
by
the
Spirit
of
GOD.
When
I
told
him
that
all
true
illuminations
of
GOD'S
Spirit
in
the
hearts
of
his
children
,
did
ever
hold
an
exact
consonancie
with
the
letter
of
the
Scriptures
,
and
never
varied
from
them
,
according
to
the
words
of
our
Lord
,
[
s
](A13111-e11430-b)
s
Ioh.
14.26
.
When
the
Comforter
,
the
HOLY
GHOST
,
whom
the
Father
will
send
in
my
Name
,
i●
come
,
He
shal
teach
you
al
things
,
and
bring
to
your
remembrance
whatsoever
I
have
said
unto
your
And
againe
,
Search
the
Scriptures
,
for
in
them
yee
thinke
yet
have
eternall
life
,
and
they
art
they
which
testifie
of
me
.
And
further
,
To
the
Law
and
to
the
Testimonies
,
if
they
speake
not
according
to
this
Word
,
it
is
because
there
is
no
light
in
them
.
When
I
pressed
those
Scriptures
unto
him
,
which
plainly
demonstrate
,
that
the
teaching
of
GOD'S
Word
,
and
of
his
Spirit
,
are
one
and
the
same
in
substance
and
nature
:
And
when
I
requir'd
him
to
produce
some
place
of
sacred
Writ
,
whereon
he
grounded
his
extravagant
conceits
:
He
answered
me
,
that
his
judgement
and
mine
might
haply
differ
,
because
the
true
Spirit
,
and
the
measure
thereof
,
were
not
given
by
GOD
to
all
alike
,
but
in
speciall
manner
,
measure
,
and
degree
,
both
for
the
grace
of
Illumination
and
sanctification
to
GOD'S
peculiar
ones
.
And
for
proofe
hereof
,
hee
aimed
at
certaine
words
of
o●●
Lord
,
which
he
could
not
remember
,
till
I
perceiving
〈◊〉
scope
,
furnished
him
with
th●
place
,
and
that
was
,
[
t
](A13111-e11510-b)
t
Matth.
13.11
.
It
is
g●ven
to
you
to
know
the
myster●●
of
the
kingdome
of
heaven
,
b●●
to
them
it
is
not
given
:
for
whosoever
hath
,
to
him
shal
be
given
and
he
shall
have
more
abundantly
,
&c.
And
from
these
word
of
our
SAVIOUR
IESUS
CHRIST
,
he
had
raised
〈◊〉
himselfe
,
a
very
strong
a●●
pleasing
imagination
,
that
h●●
himselfe
in
speciall
was
a
person
elected
of
GOD
,
inspire
with
His
Spirit
,
and
continually
guided
and
directed
by
〈◊〉
same
Spirit
.
And
this
con●●
hee
so
hugged
and
cherish
in
himselfe
,
that
many
time
when
any
preacher
utted
a●●
point
of
doctrine
,
which
arrided
unto
him
and
relished
his
pallat
;
hee
would
seeme
to
those
who
were
neere
unto
him
in
the
Church
,
to
be
even
wrapt
up
into
admiration
,
and
transported
with
spirituall
delight
:
And
on
the
contrary
,
if
any
thing
was
delivered
,
which
hit
not
point-blanke
with
his
toyish
fancie
of
inconformitie
,
he
would
visibly
discover
by
his
stamping
on
the
ground
,
by
his
inward
fretting
,
and
the
contracting
of
his
forehead
,
the
impatience
and
rage
of
his
fantasticke
spirit
.
8
These
things
being
perceived
in
him
by
his
mother
,
who
(
according
to
those
reports
I
have
heard
of
her
)
was
a
discreet
woman
,
of
very
good
understanding
,
and
of
a
stout
spirit
;
she
tooke
occasion
gently
to
reprove
these
thing●
in
him
,
and
told
him
man●
times
in
very
loving
manne●●
That
the
end
of
these
thing●
would
bee
nought
!
Vnto
th●●
dislike
of
his
mother
,
Iohn
〈◊〉
younger
brother
adjoyned
h●●
endevour
to
reclaime
Eno●●
from
his
wilde
and
irregul●●
opinions
,
and
peaceably
to●●
him
,
That
hee
saw
no
men●●
good
,
honest
,
and
faire
condi●●ned
,
as
they
who
were
peaceable
.
Religion
,
and
free
from
selfe
-
〈◊〉
ceited
opinions
.
Which
wo●●
of
Iohn
,
as
the
event
declare●●
shortly
after
cost
him
the
lo●●
of
his
head
;
for
though
th●●
perswasion
was
no
more
but
sweet
remonstrance
of
br●●
therly
affection
,
and
ought
charitie
and
conscience
so
〈◊〉
have
beene
taken
:
yet
it
so
irritated
the
secret
rage
of
the
spirit
of
Enoch
,
that
he
inwardly
boiled
with
rancorous
malice
both
against
his
mother
and
his
brother
:
and
for
no
other
cause
contrived
the
death
of
his
brother
Iohn
,
but
because
he
would
not
entertaine
his
opinions
,
and
comply
with
him
in
his
schismatical
courses
.
From
this
time
of
conference
and
parley
,
as
Enoch
himself
●old
me
,
he
so
distasted
his
brothers
resolution
in
religion
,
that
hee
resolved
in
his
desperate
and
wicked
heart
to
doe
him
a
mischiefe
;
only
his
purpose
being
yet
but
new
,
had
not
attained
to
full
growth
and
maturity
.
9
Now
know
here
,
friendly
Reader
,
that
this
Enoch
and
Iohn
had
continued
bed-fellowes
together
in
their
fother
house
,
from
their
infant
years
and
weaning
from
the
brests
o●●
their
mother
,
to
the
one
an●●
thirtieth
yeare
of
age
of
th●●
younger
of
them
.
And
during
all
this
time
,
as
Enoch
assured
me
,
and
engaged
his
truth
and
salvation
upon
it
,
there
had
never
fallen
out
any
verball
quarrell
or
dissention
between●●
them
:
no
,
not
so
much
as
the
terme
(
Thou
)
had
ever
passed
in
anger
from
the
one
to
the
other
.
And
being
both
of
them
arrived
to
years
of
judgement
and
experience
,
able
to
manage
affaires
of
life
for
their
own●●
profitable
thriving
;
they
wer●●
so
well
perswaded
mutually
betweene
themselves
of
the
integrity
and
soundnesse
of
lov●●
in
both
their
hearts
each
unto
other
;
and
also
of
an
upright
and
faithfull
disposition
of
minde
,
free
from
guile
in
their
temporall
affaires
:
that
they
became
Co-partners
in
occupying
of
ground
in
their
neighbourhood
:
and
also
in
stocks
,
of
cattell
and
sheep
:
yea
,
their
very
money
which
oftentimes
breeds
jars
betweene
brothers
themselves
,
they
kept
in
one
chest
together
,
each
having
a
key
to
himselfe
,
and
they
never
differed
in
one
penny
of
account
.
10
Yet
observe
,
I
pray
,
in
the
middest
of
this
sweet
harmony
of
brotherly
accord
,
the
truth
of
the
words
of
our
LORD
and
SAVIOUR
,
[
u
](A13111-e11690-b)
u
Matt.
10.34.3
.
Thinke
not
that
I
am
come
to
send
Peace
on
earth
;
I
came
not
to
send
Peace
,
but
a
sword
:
for
I
am
come
to
set
a
man
at
variance
against
his
father
,
and
the
daughter
against
her
mother
,
and
the
daughter
in
Law
against
her
mother
in
Law
,
and
a
mans
foes
shall
be
they
of
his
owne
houshold
.
For
Enoch
now
puffed
up
with
an
high
conceit
of
his
spirituall
estate
,
his
inspirations
from
GOD
,
and
his
unchangeable
assurance
of
his
owne
stablishment
in
the
favour
of
GOD
:
imagined
himselfe
warranted
by
these
words
of
our
LORD
,
not
onely
to
hate
,
but
to
persecute
to
bloud
and
death
,
whosoever
should
oppose
,
contradict
,
or
refuse
to
concurre
with
him
in
not
admitting
his
inspirations
.
These
illusions
of
Satan
anciently
entertained
by
the
Manichees
,
Messalians
,
and
of
later
times
by
the
Anabaptists
,
so
blinded
the
eyes
of
his
understanding
,
and
perverted
the
quality
of
his
will
,
that
he
judged
himselfe
called
of
GOD
to
vindicate
the
cause
of
GOD
,
and
by
effusion
of
his
owne
brothers
bloud
,
as
he
reported
to
me
,
To
draw
the
children
of
light
out
of
darknesse
,
and
to
declare
his
owne
Zeale
to
the
Word
of
GOD.
11
A
controversie
therefore
happening
(
undoubtedly
the
worke
of
Satan
)
in
the
house
of
Edward
ap
Evan
,
upon
Sunday
the
thirtieth
day
of
Iune
last
past
,
1633.
betweene
Ioan
the
mother
,
and
Enoch
her
sonne
,
whereat
Iohn
was
present
,
touching
the
most
convenient
gesture
in
the
act
of
receiving
the
sacred
Communion
,
stirred
up
by
Enoch
,
(
as
that
sect
is
alwayes
prating
of
such
matters
.
)
Ioan
the
mother
,
and
Iohn
her
sonne
,
according
to
their
unlearned
and
plain
manner
,
pleaded
for
our
Church
gesture
of
kneeling
in
that
holy
act
:
Enoch
a
fellow
of
hasty
furious
,
and
proud
spirit
,
defended
stoutly
,
according
to
his
blunt
and
rude
fashion
,
that
to
sit
and
bow
the
body
was
the
most
Convenient
posture
.
The
opposition
in
opinions
grew
so
sharpe
between
them
that
Ioan
told
her
sonne
Enoch
that
hee
was
a
very
sorry
fellow
,
and
desired
of
the
LORD
to
Instruct
and
amend
him
.
Iohn
also
very
mildly
,
as
his
manner
was
,
signified
his
dislike
of
Enoch's
opinion
,
and
made
knowne
his
owne
resolution
to
remaine
constant
in
his
obedience
to
the
King
and
his
Lawes
.
This
purpose
of
Iohn
concurring
with
his
former
dislike
of
Enoch's
courses
,
added
new
flames
unto
his
wrath
and
malice
formerly
conceived
,
and
now
growne
inveterate
;
that
from
that
very
instant
of
time
he
waited
an
opportunitie
to
execute
his
secret
and
maligne
rage
against
him
,
Yet
he
grew
not
to
a
full
resolution
to
murder
Iohn
,
till
the
Friday
morning
after
this
unfortunate
conference
betweene
them
.
Iohn
called
up
his
fathers
servant
;
and
they
together
yoked
up
their
cattell
,
and
betooke
themselves
to
their
worke
in
the
fields
.
Enoch
later
up
,
wayted
the
comming
of
Iohn
from
the
fields
;
whose
custome
was
,
after
〈◊〉
wearinesse
with
labour
,
〈◊〉
take
a
small
repast
of
me●●
and
drinke
,
and
to
repose
himselfe
in
slumber
for
an
hou●
on
the
end
of
the
table-boo●●
upon
a
cushion
.
This
custom●
of
Iohn
being
very
wel
know
to
Enoch
,
he
sets
in
a
readine●●
a
great
hatchet
,
with
an
edg●●
very
broad
and
sharpe
,
way●
his
time
,
and
finding
a
calm●●
opportunity
free
from
all
like●●
lihood
of
resistance
,
Iohn
being
in
a
deepe
and
peaceful
slumber
;
Enoch
strucke
hi●●
with
the
head
of
the
hatch●●
upon
his
bare
head
:
and
t●●
wound
thereof
being
not
dee●●
by
impression
,
because
th●●
feare
of
a
wounded
conscience
,
for
so
inhumane
a
purpose
,
abated
the
strength
o●●
his
armes
,
and
made
him
with
a
trembling
hand
to
perpetrate
that
villany
.
Iohn
fell
instantly
from
the
boord
to
the
floore
,
astonied
with
the
blow
,
yet
not
so
wounded
or
disabled
from
rising
,
but
that
hee
scrambled
for
help
to
raise
up
himselfe
;
which
Enoch
fearing
,
desperately
strucke
him
with
a
second
blow
in
the
necke
with
the
same
hatchet
;
and
the
edge
thereof
being
very
broad
and
sharp
,
he
therwith
at
one
blow
more
,
as
he
himselfe
told
me
,
separated
his
head
from
his
bodie
.
12
Vpon
this
stirre
and
rumbling
noise
in
the
house
,
Ioan
their
mother
being
in
the
next
roome
came
presently
in
,
and
seeing
,
to
the
infinite
griefe
of
her
soule
,
the
head
and
bodie
of
her
younger
son
separated
one
from
the
other
;
she
lift
up
her
voice
with
a
shri●●
and
sharpe
sound
,
and
said
〈◊〉
Enoch
in
a
passion
of
terror
a●●
griefe
;
O
thou
Villaine
,
〈◊〉
some
such
like
words
of
pr●●
voked
indignation
,
(
for
Enoch
)
could
not
remember
them
What
hast
thou
done
?
hast
the
killed
thy
brother
?
Vp●●
these
words
,
Enoch
still
en●●ged
with
diabolicall
furie
,
a●●
having
the
hatchet
in
his
han●●
struck
at
her
very
face
with
a●●
his
force
:
And
she
being
a
w●●
man
of
threescore
and
twel●●
yeares
of
age
,
put
by
two
〈◊〉
three
of
his
blows
by
claspi●●
and
closing
with
him
,
and
th●●
by
turning
away
the
strengthe
of
his
violence
,
and
mak●●
way
for
the
asswaging
of
〈◊〉
fury
,
had
not
the
Divell
himselfe
beene
outragious
within
him
.
But
she
wanting
strength
,
by
reason
of
her
great
age
,
to
hold
conflict
and
wrestling
with
him
,
and
crying
for
help
,
and
calling
to
him
to
remit
his
rage
:
hee
nothing
mollified
with
her
fearefull
cries
,
strucke
her
betweene
the
left
shoulder
and
the
neck
foure
inches
deep
into
her
brest
;
with
which
mortall
wound
shee
fell
downe
on
the
floore
ready
to
expire
her
soule
into
the
hands
of
her
Creator
.
And
he
not
satisfied
herewith
,
ragingly
dragged
her
wounded
and
bleeding
body
to
the
threshold
of
the
doore
,
and
thereon
at
five
strokes
more
hee
divided
her
head
from
that
brest
,
and
those
paps
which
gave
sucke
unto
him
.
13
These
furious
out-rag●●
and
crying
murders
thus
pe●●
petrated
,
hee
instantly
barre●●
the
doore
where
the
dead
be●●
dies
lay
;
hee
takes
the
head●●
wraps
them
in
a
course
linne●●
cloth
,
which
hee
drenched●●
water
,
that
their
bloud
still●●
suing
thorow
the
veins
of
the●●
heads
freshly
bleeding
,
mig●●
not
so
sensibly
appeare
as
th●●
row
a
dry
cloth
it
would
ha●●
done
.
The
wet
cloth
with
t●●
heads
he
enwrapped
in
an
o●●
russet
jerkin
,
bound
and
k●●
fast
.
And
laying
this
bund●●
on
the
table-boord
,
he
goes●●
to
his
chamber
,
shifts
his
bre●●
ches
and
stockings
,
which
we●●
stained
with
the
aspersion
〈◊〉
the
bloud
,
comes
down
aga●●
beats
out
a
large
clay-wall
〈◊〉
the
roome
,
and
thereat
he
〈◊〉
sues
forth
,
and
makes
his
escape
into
the
fields
.
Thinking
by
this
his
practice
of
breaking
the
wall
,
to
colour
and
cover
his
fact
,
and
to
transpose
all
suspition
thereof
from
himselfe
,
to
an
opinion
that
some
passengers
that
way
,
or
theeves
had
committed
these
furious
and
desperate
murders
.
In
the
time
of
his
escape
in
this
manner
,
a
young
black
horse
of
the
old
mans
,
by
the
negligence
of
a
servant
boy
of
the
house
,
got
into
the
roome
at
the
gappe
or
broken
wall
where
the
dead
bodies
lay
:
And
being
found
there
,
a
rumour
was
scattered
over
all
the
countrey
,
and
entertained
of
light
and
credulous
persons
,
that
the
Divell
in
the
shape
of
a
blacke
horse
,
was
found
in
the
roome
where
the
headlesse
bodies
lay
.
14
Enoch
having
thus
escaped
into
the
fields
,
conveyes
the
heads
secretly
away
,
and
hidde
them
under
a
heape
of
loose
Fearne
,
ready
cut
to
bee
burned
.
After
this
,
he
walked
forward
almost
a
mile
,
and
came
to
a
Kins-mans
house
of
his
,
one
,
Goodman
Howells
,
and
enquired
for
a
young
man
of
this
house
,
the
sonne
of
this
Howells
:
answere
was
made
him
,
that
if
he
could
stay
halfe
an
houre
,
he
might
speak
with
him
,
for
hee
was
gone
forth
,
and
would
be
returned
by
that
time
.
Vpon
this
answere
,
Enoch
goes
into
the
house
,
and
waites
the
comming
of
his
Cosin
:
and
in
the
interim
,
h●●
tooke
a
Bible
which
hee
saw
upon
a
shelfe
,
and
sate
him
downe
,
and
read
the
first
chapter
of
the
Prophecie
of
Isaiah
;
and
by
that
time
he
had
read
through
the
whole
chapter
,
the
young
man
whom
he
had
expected
came
in
:
After
salutations
betweene
them
,
Enoch
desired
him
to
lend
him
the
booke
called
the
Practice
of
Piety
:
his
Cosin
went
instantly
to
his
chamber
,
and
fetcht
it
;
and
thereupon
they
two
walked
forth
into
the
fields
towards
Enoch's
fathers
house
.
As
they
passed
together
(
his
Cosin
altogether
ignorant
of
his
bloudy
facts
:
)
Enoch
,
sayd
to
his
Kinsman
,
I
must
turne
aside
a
little
,
to
see
a
thing
I
left
in
the
field
.
These
words
were
no
sooner
uttered
by
him
,
but
two
Mayds
of
his
Fathers
family
,
accompanied
with
some
of
the
nearest
neighbours
having
raised
the
crie
,
and
prosecuting
the
pursuit
of
the
Murderer
,
seized
there
upon
him
,
apprehended
him
,
and
brought
him
before
the
next
Iustice
of
the
Peace
,
Sir
Robert
Howard
a
Knight
of
the
Bath
,
of
noble
birth
,
sonne
to
the
late
Right
Honourable
,
the
Earle
of
Suffolke
.
15
Enoch
,
beeing
by
this
prudent
knight
examined
,
touching
the
unnaturall
and
barbarous
facts
objected
against
him
,
stoutly
,
resolutely
,
undauntedly
denyed
for
a
while
and
impudently
,
without
blush
,
or
change
of
countenance
pleaded
his
innocencie
.
But
being
pressed
by
that
Noble
and
wise
Knight
,
with
such
reasons
and
arguments
,
as
to
his
wisedome
seemed
most
strong
and
pregnant
to
convince
him
:
at
length
,
overcome
with
the
horror
of
his
owne
conscience
,
and
shame
of
his
impudence
,
he
began
to
relent
,
and
by
impressions
of
deserved
wrath
,
from
the
divine
Majesty
of
God
,
into
his
Soule
,
he
became
sensible
of
what
he
had
done
.
And
thus
overcome
with
the
agitations
of
tormenting
panges
in
his
owne
bosome
,
he
desired
that
worthie
Knight
that
hee
would
send
for
one
Mr.
Erasmus
Powell
,
a
learned
,
reverend
,
and
aged
Divine
,
who
by
the
Sacrament
of
Baptisme
brought
this
Enoch
into
the
visible
Church
of
GOD.
M.
Powell
,
being
come
,
tooke
Enoch
apart
into
another
roome
,
from
the
presence
of
the
Knight
and
to
him
he
opened
the
fact
with
such
circumstances
,
a
were
by
Questions
propose
unto
him
.
16
The
facts
thus
reveale
and
confessed
by
the
Malefictour
;
Sir
Robert
commande●
his
Clarke
to
write
the
M●●timus
,
and
sent
him
well
guarded
with
the
Constable
of
th●
hundred
and
others
into
〈◊〉
County
Gaole
,
held
in
〈◊〉
Towne
of
Shrewsbury
.
As
〈◊〉
Keepers
of
the
prisoner
ca●●
onward
their
way
,
they
we●●
to
passe
by
Enoch's
Father
house
;
and
he
being
desiro●●
to
see
his
aged
Father
,
requested
of
his
Keepers
,
to
per●●
him
to
turne
into
the
house
but
being
come
in
,
his
father
refused
to
speake
to
him
,
or
〈◊〉
see
him
,
being
overcome
with
griefe
of
heart
for
so
great
a
calamitie
upon
his
Familie
.
His
eldest
Sister
,
the
Wife
of
an
honest
Free-holder
,
of
the
Neighbour-hood
,
being
come
to
comfort
her
Father
in
this
his
great
consternation
and
dejection
of
Spirit
;
seeing
her
Brother
enter
into
the
house
,
she
came
unto
him
with
teares
in
her
eyes
and
face
,
and
sorrow
in
her
heart
,
and
said
,
Ah
Brother
Enoch
,
what
moved
you
to
take
away
the
life
of
our
deare
Mother
and
Brother
?
Hee
replied
unto
her
;
Peace
foole
,
hold
thy
Tongue
,
We
live
in
a
false
Church
,
and
thou
shalt
see
a
change
shortly
.
This
passionate
discovery
of
himselfe
being
the
maine
secret
of
his
wicked
heart
,
and
the
incentive
to
all
his
villanies
,
I
received
from
his
brother
i●
Law
the
husband
of
his
elde●
sister
,
who
charged
him
with
these
words
in
my
presence
and
thereby
left
him
destitute
of
all
reply
,
by
telling
him
h●
heard
them
from
his
own
mouth
,
and
that
he
would
affirme
them
upon
his
oath
〈◊〉
any
Court
of
this
Kingdome
And
here
let
all
those
Person●
who
out
of
a
turbulent
affect●
on
to
Non-conformity
,
have
stoutly
argued
and
pleaded
that
distemper
in
this
ma●●
braine
,
and
not
any
Erronio●●
opinions
relating
to
Church
matters
,
brought
forth
the●●
diabolicall
Acts
of
Matric●●
and
fratricide
;
Let
them
weight
in
their
retired
thoughts
th●●
Nature
and
tenour
of
the●●
words
,
and
to
what
they
relate
:
And
let
them
be
also
ashamed
and
learne
to
blush
,
that
they
have
so
unjustly
,
not
to
say
irreligiously
darkned
and
opposed
Truth
,
to
countenance
falsehood
and
their
owne
faction
.
17
This
Enoch
being
brought
forward
towards
the
Prison
,
the
day
declining
,
his
Keepers
were
constrained
to
take
up
their
lodging
in
a
small
village
Towne
five
miles
from
Shrewsbury
called
Powlderbach
,
and
there
lodged
at
the
house
of
one
Thomas
Turner
.
After
they
were
entred
there
,
and
their
Supper
prepared
and
set
on
the
Table
,
all
the
company
sate
downe
lovingly
together
:
And
Enoch
,
as
most
versed
in
matters
of
Devotion
,
did
very
orderly
both
before
,
and
after
Supper
,
give
thankes
to
GOD
for
their
foode
.
The
company
being
risen
from
the
Table
turned
towards
the
fire
,
not
so
much
for
the
comfort
and
warmth
thereof
,
for
the
time
was
but
newly
past
Midsūmer
as
for
conference
sake
.
As
they
sate
thus
friendly
talking
together
,
Enoch
was
espied
by
a
servant
of
the
house
to
six
his
eye
upon
a
Spit
or
Broach
which
the
Maide
by
negligence
had
left
in
one
end
o●
the
Chimny
.
The
Servant
kept
his
owne
eye
carefull●
upon
Enoch
,
expecting
Th●●
event
of
his
Anger
,
for
he
perceived
some
wrath
in
his
hea●●
discovered
in
his
countenance
by
his
contracting
of
his
for●
head
,
and
staring
with
indignation
upon
the
Constable
〈◊〉
the
hundred
,
to
whom
he
was
by
the
Iustice
committed
.
And
on
the
sudden
up
starts
Enoch
in
a
desperate
rage
,
and
catched
at
the
Spit
,
therewith
as
was
conjectured
,
to
have
goared
the
Constable
.
The
Servant
,
whose
vigilant
eye
attended
the
hands
of
Enoch
,
stept
suddenly
betweene
him
and
the
Spit
,
and
thereby
prevented
his
bloudy
purpose
.
After
this
,
they
brought
Enoch
to
bed
,
where
,
after
two
hours
,
either
sleepe
,
or
silence
at
least
,
they
of
the
house
who
watched
and
garded
the
Prisoner
,
heard
a
most
fearefull
noise
in
the
street
,
neere
to
the
doore
of
the
house
where
Enoch
lay
,
as
if
it
had
beene
the
ratling
of
the
wheels
of
two
or
three
Carts
furiously
driven
.
In
this
Towne
,
three
watchmen
for
the
hundred
sate
up
in
the
street
that
night
on
the
County
watch
who
were
not
of
Enochs
company
,
but
walked
to
and
fro
to
take
notice
if
any
travellers
passed
that
way
.
These
me●
also
heard
the
noise
,
and
were
greatly
terrified
therewith
.
With
this
ratling
and
rumbling
noyse
,
Enoch
then
in
his
bed
,
being
suddenly
awaked
became
terribly
affrighted
and
greatly
distempered
with
enraged
feares
and
outcryes
;
so
that
he
leaped
out
of
his
Bed
cast
off
his
Shirt
,
and
came
downe
naked
out
of
the
Chamber
unto
the
company
,
hi●
Watchmen
below
in
the
Hall●
and
there
cryed
out
with
great
vehemency
and
contention
o●
voice
,
many
times
without
Intermission
:
ô
they
murder
me
,
they
murder
me
,
they
murder
me
.
Which
terrible
expressions
of
tormenting
feares
,
confirme
that
sentence
of
sacred
Scripture
[
(x)
](A13111-e12620-b)
(x)
Prov.
18.14
.
The
Spirit
of
a
man
shall
susteyne
his
Infirmityes
,
but
a
Wounded
Spirit
who
can
beare
it
.
For
hee
whose
heart
and
hands
were
yet
moistned
with
his
Mothers
and
Brothers
blood
,
apprehended
the
least
noyse
sounding
in
his
eares
to
be
the
assaults
of
Hellish
furies
seizing
upon
him
.
His
Keepers
being
thus
disquieted
with
him
,
made
haste
to
be
eased
of
their
trouble
,
attired
him
in
his
cloathes
,
pinnioned
his
Armes
,
and
towards
foure
of
the
clock
in
the
morning
on
Sunday
the
seventh
of
Iuly
,
they
brought
him
forward
to
the
Goale
in
Shrewsbury
.
When
the
Keeper
of
the
Prison
read
his
Mittimus
,
and
understood
his
facts
he
loaded
him
with
irons
,
an●
committed
him
to
the
common
lodging
among
malefactors
of
his
owne
qualitie
.
18
When
the
rumour
o●
Enoch's
murders
and
imprisonment
was
divulged
abroad
;
〈◊〉
was
wonderfull
to
see
how
people
of
all
qualities
resorted
unto
him
,
questioned
with
him
,
and
although
altogether
unable
to
administer
either
counsell
or
comfort
to
a
ma●●
of
his
disconsolate
condition●
yet
many
of
them
were
forward
and
busie
to
cloud
and
darken
the
truth
of
that
very
cause
,
and
onely
cause
,
which
he
himself
constantly
alleaged
of
his
provocation
to
these
facts
.
For
divers
who
affected
not
the
Ceremonies
of
our
Church
,
with
whom
this
County
and
this
Towne
have
of
late
abounded
;
could
not
endure
to
heare
that
a
Brother
of
their
society
and
opinion
,
should
so
staine
and
dishonour
the
sanctity
of
their
holy
Profession
,
as
to
imbrue
his
accursed
hands
in
her
bloud
,
who
had
conceived
and
nourished
him
in
her
wombe
.
Hence
great
care
was
taken
,
and
all
policies
imployed
,
to
perswade
the
Malefactor
to
assigne
some
other
cause
and
probable
reason
of
these
murders
,
and
not
any
touch
of
his
dislike
of
Church
Ceremonies
.
Many
Ministers
of
our
Countie
,
and
some
of
our
Towne
repayred
unto
him
,
and
every
man
talked
and
reasoned
with
him
,
as
to
his
owne
understanding
seemed
best
pleasing
.
And
hee
freely
confessed
to
al
men
,
that
upon
difference
in
opinions
betweene
him
and
his
brother
touching
the
Gesture
in
the
Communion
,
his
wrath
conceived
against
him
,
turned
into
rage
;
and
incensed
his
heart
to
the
murder
of
him
.
19
It
came
into
my
heart
to
go
visit
this
fellow
;
and
being
come
to
the
Prison-house
.
I
requested
the
Gaolour
to
le●
me
have
a
sight
of
the
Prisone●
in
a
private
roome
.
He
instantly
commanded
one
of
his
servants
to
bring
him
unto
meet
Enoch
being
come
,
I
told
him
in
the
presence
of
the
Keeper
and
his
servant
,
that
I
was
come
to
see
him
,
not
to
satisfie
curiosity
,
nor
to
urge
and
presse
questions
unto
him
:
but
with
a
cleare
and
pure
intention
,
by
laying
the
judgements
of
God's
wrath
before
his
eyes
,
to
strike
his
conscience
with
the
sight
and
sense
of
his
great
wickednesse
;
and
afterwards
to
minister
those
directions
,
whereby
to
bring
him
to
repentance
,
and
the
reconciled
favour
of
GOD.
My
first
question
with
him
was
this
:
Min.
Thinkest
thou
Enoch
,
that
thy
mother
who
conceived
and
bred
thee
in
her
wombe
,
with
many
pangs
and
throwes
,
did
ever
harbour
in
her
heart
,
a
thought
or
suspition
,
that
when
thou
wast
arrived
to
mans
estate
,
and
shee
to
her
aged
yeares
,
thy
unnaturall
rage
should
draw
her
bloud
,
and
separate
her
head
from
he●
shoulders
?
Enoch
.
To
this
question
of
of
mine
,
he
made
no
answer
at
all
,
but
lifted
up
his
hands
a
little
,
and
cast
downe
his
head
with
great
confusion
and
perturbation
of
soule
.
Min.
I
said
unto
him
again
,
Enoch
,
I
am
come
with
purpose
of
my
heart
to
doe
thee
good
;
and
if
thou
wilt
deale
truly
with
me
,
and
with
thine
owne
soule
,
thou
shalt
find
me
both
able
,
and
desirous
to
doe
thee
good
.
He
gave
me
thanks
for
my
kindnesse
,
and
was
very
willing
and
desirous
to
entertaine
my
advise
.
Hereupon
〈◊〉
making
benefit
to
my selfe
o●
that
readinesse
I
found
in
him
to
hearken
unto
mee
,
said
further
:
Min.
Enoch
,
I
charge
your
conscience
by
that
Authoritie
which
CHRIST
our
LORD
hath
given
to
me
as
a
Minister
of
His
sacred
Gospel
,
that
you
doe
impart
unto
mee
,
the
true
moving
cause
or
causes
,
which
stirred
you
up
to
these
unnaturall
facts
:
for
unlesse
I
search
your
wounds
to
the
bottome
,
Enoch
assure
your selfe
,
I
shall
never
bee
able
to
apply
any
solid
comforts
unto
you
,
but
they
will
rankle
in
your
soule
,
and
prove
incurable
.
Enoch
.
Sir
,
since
you
charge
and
presse
my
conscience
herewith
,
I
will
as
truly
confesse
to
you
,
as
I
will
doe
to
CHRIST
Himselfe
;
The
True
and
the
only
cause
which
instigated
mee
to
these
facts
,
was
my
Zeale
to
the
Word
of
GOD.
Min.
I
replied
,
that
zeale
for
GOD's
glory
,
or
for
His
Word
,
must
be
qualified
with
command
from
GOD
Himselfe
,
either
by
expresse
declaration
of
His
will
by
Oracle
and
lively
voice
;
or
else
,
which
is
equivalent
thereunto
,
By
the
full
and
undoubted
assurance
of
a
divine
instinct
and
motion
of
GOD's
Spirit
.
But
this
latter
I
told
him
,
under
The
setled
estate
of
the
Church
of
the
New
Testament
,
was
peculiar
onely
in
matters
of
this
nature
unto
the
persons
of
the
Apostles
of
our
LORD
,
and
descended
not
unto
our
times
.
The
Apostle
Peter
[
y
](A13111-e13050-b)
y
Act.
5.5.10
.
strucke
with
present
death
Ananias
and
Saphira
his
wife
but
the
power
of
that
stroke
,
came
directly
and
immediately
from
GOD
Himselfe
,
as
a
miraculous
act
of
His
wrath
against
their
hypocrisie
,
and
a
divine
declaration
of
the
truth
of
his
Apostolicall
Doctrine
and
calling
.
But
Enoch
,
your
fact
agreeth
not
with
this
,
but
hath
some
correspondence
with
the
passionate
,
furious
,
and
irregular
zeale
of
Iames
and
Iohn
,
[
z
](A13111-e13110-b)
z
Luke
9.54
.
Who
desired
our
LORD
to
give
them
leave
to
call
for
fire
from
heaven
to
consume
the
Samaritans
:
and
were
for
their
unsanctified
rage
sharply
checkt
by
our
LORD
and
SAVIOUR
;
who
intimated
unto
them
,
that
GOD's
Spirit
in
men
is
milde
and
gentle
,
according
to
that
perpetuall
Canon
and
rule
,
[
a
](A13111-e13140-b)
a
Iames
3.17
.
The
Wisdome
that
is
from
above
,
is
pure
,
peaceable
,
gentle
,
easie
to
be
intreated
,
full
of
mercy
and
good
fruits
,
without
partialitie
,
without
Hypocrisie
:
But
Satans
spirit
and
motions
are
raging
and
furious
,
exciting
to
bloud
and
murder
.
What
say
you
now
Enoch
to
your
owne
facts
,
doe
you
like
or
dislike
them
?
Enoch
.
Sir
,
I
know
not
whether
I
have
done
well
or
ill
.
Min.
All
facts
of
this
nature
are
undoubtedly
the
desperate
effects
of
Satanical
suggestions
,
covered
and
coloured
over
with
the
faire
pretence
of
zeale
flowing
from
divine
inspirations
,
onely
to
mitigate
and
allay
the
troubles
of
conscience
incident
thereunto
:
What
say
you
to
this
?
Enoch
.
I
know
that
Satan
hath
no
power
to
prevaile
with
the
true
children
o●
GOD.
Min.
Doe
you
perswade
your selfe
to
be
the
true
childe
of
GOD
,
and
actually
in
the
state
of
grace
,
having
committed
these
execrable
facts
?
your
fact
is
the
very
same
with
that
of
Cain
,
and
in
one
most
fearefull
degree
of
unnaturall
crueltie
farre
surmounts
his
:
and
hee
is
branded
with
the
hellish
marke
[
b
](A13111-e13310-b)
b
1
Iohn
3.12
.
of
Satans
prevailing
with
him
.
And
how
you
should
bee
free
from
the
prevailing
power
of
Satan
in
your
heart
,
and
over
you
,
for
my
part
I
yet
understand
not
.
For
wee
are
ever
to
judge
of
the
nature
,
strength
,
and
prevailing
of
Temptations
,
by
the
reall
acts
which
are
effected
and
produced
by
them
.
Our
owne
imaginations
,
which
are
liable
to
errour
,
flattery
,
and
seducement
,
are
no
rule
,
by
which
either
our
owne
,
or
other
mens
judgements
are
to
be
guided
and
directed
.
Enoch
.
I
will
not
let
go
my
hold
of
CHRIST
,
for
all
this
sinne
of
mine
.
Min.
Our
LORD
IESUS
CHRIST
,
is
indeed
the
true
,
the
only
,
the
immoveable
foundation
of
the
Church
and
children
of
GOD
:
But
he
is
to
be
apprehended
and
applied
to
the
soules
of
Christian
men
,
by
pietie
,
vertue
,
and
the
constant
feare
of
GOD
;
and
not
by
every
idle
imagination
and
fleeting
fancie
,
which
springs
up
in
the
minds
of
carnall
men
.
But
tell
mee
,
is
our
LORD
CHRIST
in
your
power
to
bee
held
or
let
go●
at
your
pleasure
?
His
owne
words
are
these
,
[
c
](A13111-e13390-b)
c
Ioh.
6.44
.
No
man
com●●●●
unto
〈◊〉
except
the
Father
who
hath
sent
me
,
draw
him
.
But
undoubtedly
GOD
the
Father
doth
draw
His
children
to
His
SONNE
CHRIST
IESUS
by
faith
:
and
that
faith
workes
in
their
hearts
by
love
[
d
](A13111-e13420-b)
d
Gal.
5.6
.
.
But
Love
and
Murder
,
are
qualities
of
contrary
nature
each
unto
other
;
they
cannot
actually
subsist
and
have
being
in
one
and
the
same
heart
,
at
one
and
the
same
time
.
For
the
repugnancie
and
contrariety
of
their
natures
,
doth
mainely
labour
to
destroy
and
extinguish
each
other
.
If
the
true
faith
cannot
have
being
without
pure
Love
,
its
gracious
and
inseparable
companion
,
by
what
gift
or
grace
within
you
,
doe
you
thinke
to
lay
hold
on
,
and
retaine
our
LORD
IESUS
CHRIST
unto
your selfe
.
Enoch
.
I
hope
by
my
repentance
to
recover
my
faith
againe
.
Min.
Your
sect
is
frequen●
and
much
in
talking
of
Faith
which
makes
the
Papists
in●●
proud
scorne
to
call
Protestants
Soli-fidians
:
Tell
me
,
〈◊〉
you
can
,
What
is
faith
,
whereof
you
so
much
presume
?
Enoch
.
I
thinke
faith
,
is
to
trust
in
GOD
for
salvation
.
Min.
To
trust
in
GOD
for
salvation
,
is
one
principall
act
and
practice
of
the
Nature
of
Faith
,
as
it
stands
in
relation
to
GOD's
mercy
,
and
his
promises
.
But
as
Faith
is
a
supernaturall
Qualitie
wrought
into
mans
soule
by
GOD's
Spirit
,
it
hath
many
more
actions
and
operations
,
than
only
affiance
in
the
Love
and
Mercy
of
GOD.
For
true
Faith
purifies
the
hearts
of
all
those
who
are
endued
therewith
.
It
begets
Humilitie
of
heart
,
unity
,
peace
,
Enoch
.
Doe
you
thinke
then
,
that
there
is
no
meanes
or
way
left
for
me
to
recover
GOD's
favour
,
and
the
pardon
of
these
great
and
crying
sinnes
?
Min.
Yes
,
upon
your
deepe
Humiliation
and
repentance
,
undoubtedly
GOD
will
pardon
your
facts
,
stoppe
the
crie
of
bloud
,
and
receive
you
to
grace
and
mercy
.
Now
the
ground-worke
of
repentance
for
a
man
in
your
case
,
is
first
to
cast
off
all
flattering
and
deluding
conceit
of
your
imaginary
faith
.
2.
To
labour
to
bee
convinced
in
your
soule
,
that
your
facts
were
wrought
and
acted
by
the
Immediate
presence
of
Satan
within
you
.
3
To
Abhorre
from
the
very
heart
and
soule
the
things
you
have
done
.
4.
To
powre
out
your
soule
continually
to
God
in
fervent
and
secret
Prayer
,
craving
of
His
mercy
to
pardon
your
sinnes
,
and
to
checke
and
restraine
the
malice
,
power
and
prevailing
of
Satan
against
you
.
5.
To
cast
away
all
presumptuous
thoughts
,
which
you
shall
finde
to
spring
up
in
your
owne
carnall
heart
,
and
to
be
secretly
conveighed
into
your
minde
by
that
infernall
spirit
.
These
things
if
you
shall
carefully
set
your selfe
to
performe
in
singlenesse
of
heart
:
GOD's
promise
is
made
and
shall
never
be
annulled
:
At
what
time
the
wicked
shall
turne
from
his
sinnes
,
which
hee
hath
committed
,
and
keepe
all
my
Statutes
,
and
doe
that
which
is
lawfull
and
right
,
he
shall
surely
live
,
hee
shall
not
die
.
But
tell
mee
,
wherein
differed
you
in
opinion
from
your
mother
and
brother
?
Enoch
.
Touching
the
Gesture
at
the
Communion
,
they
would
kneele
,
and
I
would
sit
and
bow
my
body
.
Min.
And
did
you
for
this
very
cause
shed
their
bloud
?
Enoch
.
My
wrath
kindled
for
that
cause
only
,
against
my
brother
,
and
in
that
wrath
I
slew
him
.
Min.
Many
persons
in
this
Towne
,
who
have
conferred
with
you
,
are
not
of
that
opinion
,
and
do
report
other
cause
thereof
.
Enoch
.
Sir
,
I
told
you
I
would
confesse
to
you
,
as
unto
CHRIST
Himselfe
:
as
I
hope
to
be
pardoned
of
GOD
,
I
and
my
brother
never
differed
nor
disagreed
in
all
our
life
,
but
in
that
matter
onely
,
and
in
our
difference
therein
I
slew
him
.
Min.
The
Gesture
of
kneeling
at
the
Communion
,
is
commanded
by
the
Authority
of
our
Soveraigne
Lord
the
King
,
with
the
assent
of
all
the
learned
Bishops
in
our
Land
venerable
for
piety
,
learning
,
and
vertue
;
confirmed
with
the
approbation
and
publike
Testimony
of
both
the
Vniversities
,
and
the
godly
learned
therein
:
ratified
by
Act
of
Parliament
:
And
lastly
,
obeyed
by
many
thousands
in
this
Land
,
who
neither
want
th●
light
of
divine
truth
to
direc●●
them
,
nor
the
true
feare
o●
GOD
to
warrant
their
practice
.
And
thinke
you
of
you●
selfe
,
that
you
are
wiser
,
o●
more
righteous
than
all
these
.
Enoch
.
I
should
not
doe
so
and
with
this
answer
hee
ca●
downe
his
countenance
,
an●
lifted
up
his
hands
.
Min.
This
spirituall
pride●
the
fault
of
all
your
sect
:
f●●
no
sooner
doe
any
of
you
begin
to
looke
toward
Sion
,
an●
in
your
owne
conceits
to
reli●●
the
things
of
GOD.
but
i●●
stantly
you
so
over-value
you●
owne
small
worthes
;
that
〈◊〉
the
learning
and
pietie
in
th●
Kingdom
,
is
not
able
to
equ●●
your
petty
devotions
,
eithe●
for
soundnesse
of
judgement
truth
of
faith
,
or
uprightnesse
of
walking
.
No
doubt
but
we
should
have
a
jolly
Church
if
you
and
your
conceited
companions
had
the
new-moulding
and
rectifying
of
it
.
Enoch
.
I
should
not
thinke
so
of
my selfe
:
And
with
this
short
reply
he
cast
downe
his
countenance
againe
,
and
lifted
up
his
hands
a
very
little
.
Min.
How
came
you
at
first
to
entertaine
these
opinions
,
and
to
dislike
the
gestures
of
your
betters
for
wisedome
,
knowledge
,
vertue
,
and
the
true
feare
of
GOD
,
and
constant
integrity
in
all
their
wayes
?
Have
you
got
these
itching
,
toyish
,
and
vaine
conceits
by
conference
with
any
Ministers
disaffected
to
peace
and
unitie
?
Or
were
you
privately
perswaded
thereto
by
some
of
your
a●
quaintance
?
or
have
you
hea●
any
Minister
publikely
to
〈◊〉clare
his
dislike
of
the
prese
forme
of
government
,
and
●
this
gesture
in
special
?
or
we●●
you
moved
thereunto
by
〈◊〉
example
of
any
whose
perse●
you
reverence
for
wisedo●
and
piety
?
or
have
you
by
r●●ding
any
schismaticall
boo●
received
taint
and
infect●●
herein
?
Enoch
.
By
none
of
all
the
meanes
,
but
by
reading
GOD's
Word
.
Min.
I
never
knew
any
●●●
of
your
vulgar
educatio●
meane
capacitie
,
and
small
〈◊〉
lent
of
knowledge
,
so
acute●
to
extract
an
opinion
of
t●●
nature
from
GOD's
wo●●
which
GOD
by
His
Spirit
●●ver
put
into
His
Word
:
you
passe
all
the
Alcumists
that
I
have
ever
heard
or
read
of
.
But
this
is
the
effect
of
spirituall
pride
of
heart
in
such
men
as
you
are
.
For
when
you
have
beene
secretly
deluded
and
seduced
[
e
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e
Eph
●
.
14
.
By
the
cunning
craftinesse
of
such
as
lye
in
wait
to
deceive
:
and
thereby
your
judgements
depraved
with
errour
,
heresie
,
or
schisine
;
you
glory
therein
,
and
adde
contumacie
of
heart
to
your
opinions
;
desirous
to
arrogate
unto
your selves
the
praise
of
your
inventions
,
and
to
be
thought
that
by
the
sharpnesse
of
your
owne
wits
,
and
penetration
of
your
understandings
,
you
have
found
out
some
hidden
truths
revealed
only
by
GOD
to
the
children
of
His
grace
and
election
,
by
sharpening
the
understandings
with
His
en●
lightning
Spirit
,
to
conceiv●●
and
perceive
more
holy
truth●●
than
all
the
godly
learned
〈◊〉
the
Land
besides
.
But
take
heed
of
these
things
,
and
le●●
my
counsell
take
place
with
you
;
change
your
opinion●
which
have
alreadie
Inveigle●
and
thereby
wounded
you●
soule
with
desperate
sinnes
,
exposed
you
to
the
infamie
o●
the
world
,
given
infinite
scandall
to
the
Church
of
GOD
and
her
children
,
cast
you
ou●
of
the
love
and
favour
of
a●●
good
men
,
and
will
undoubtedly
abridge
your
dayes
by
the
stroke
of
Iustice
,
in
the
just
and
exemplary
execution
o●●
Law
.
For
[
f
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f
Gen.
9.6
.
Hee
that
shedde●
mans
bloud
,
by
man
shall
h●●
bloud
be
shed
,
for
in
the
Image
of
GOD
he
created
him
.
Enoch
.
I
doe
yeeld
my
body
to
the
Law
which
I
have
offended
.
Min.
What
Law
doe
you
think
you
have
violated
?
whether
the
Morall
Law
of
GOD
and
Nature
?
or
the
Humane
and
Temporall
Lawes
of
this
Land
?
Enoch
.
I
thinke
I
have
offended
against
GOD's
Law
.
Min.
Doe
you
but
thinke
you
have
offended
GOD
?
Doe
you
not
feele
the
gripes
and
convulsions
of
a
wounded
Spirit
sensibly
impressed
into
your
soule
from
the
wrath
of
GOD
?
Enoch
.
I
am
much
troubled
in
my
minde
,
but
I
will
still
hold
fast
Christ
my
Lord
and
Saviour
.
Min.
A
wounded
and
oppressed
conscience
never
he●●
fast
our
LORD
IESUS
CHRIST
,
before
the
burde●
thereof
was
removed
,
and
th●
pangs
dulced
and
asswaged
i●
His
bloud
,
applied
by
faith
u●to
the
soule
.
This
must
be●
gained
by
a
deepe
and
seriou●
repentance
,
the
qualities
and
properties
of
which
repentance
are
fully
and
exactly
set
forth
,
2
Cor.
7.11
.
Without
this
repentance
and
the
consequent
vertues
thereof
,
never
was
the
expiating
,
and
purging
vertue
of
our
LORD
His
bloud
truly
apprehended
,
and
effectually
applyed
to
the
soule
of
any
Man
.
But
let
mee
understand
from
you
,
that
since
you
are
not
willing
to
be
thought
that
Satan
stirred
you
up
to
these
facts
,
by
what
other
cause
doe
you
think
you
fell
into
them
?
Enoch
.
Surely
Sir
by
sin
.
Min.
By
what
sinne
thinke
you
?
Enoch
.
That
doe
not
I
know
.
Minist.
But
I
know
that
by
you
,
that
you
doe
not
,
or
will
not
know
by
your selfe
:
and
can
readily
assigne
that
particular
sinne
by
which
you
fell
into
these
desperate
and
raging
Murders
.
Your
sinne
was
,
as
I
appeale
to
your
owne
conscience
for
confirmation
hereof
,
your
hypocrisie
in
making
a
fairer
shew
of
holinesse
to
the
eye
of
the
world
,
than
the
course
of
your
life
in
secret
did
fully
reach
unto
;
for
had
you
beene
of
Nathanaels
temper
,
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g
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g
Iohn
●
.
47
.
A
true
Israelite
in
whom
there
is
no
guile
:
Then
had
your
soule
received
the
blessing
of
that
promise
from
GOD
,
[
h
](A13111-e14520-b)
h
P●a
.
25.12.14
.
What
man
is
hee
that
feareth
the
LORD
,
him
will
He
teach
is
the
way
that
he
shall
chuse
:
The
secrets
of
the
LORD
are
among
them
that
feare
Him
,
and
He
will
shew
them
His
Covenant
.
You●
were
and
are
but
a
Novice
in
practicall
Christianity
,
and
do
not
understand
this
hidden
Mystery
:
That
unlesse
the
practice
of
a
mans
life
in
sound
Pietie
,
upright
integritie
,
and
gracious
puritie
,
doe
not
onely
equall
,
but
farre
surmount
and
preponderate
the
profession
hee
makes
;
the
root
of
his
imaginary
Zeale
will
prove
to
be
but
rottennesse
.
For
know
you
for
your
learning
,
that
although
it
is
th●
hardest
thing
in
all
the
world
to
be
a
true
and
sound
Christian
,
by
denying
and
Renouncing
our selves
,
our
Desires
,
and
appetites
for
CHRIST
His
glory
:
Yet
it
is
the
easiest
thing
in
all
the
world
to
be
a
formall
Sectary
,
such
as
men
commonly
call
Puritans
:
for
therein
is
neither
marrow
,
spirit
,
or
power
of
true
godlinesse
,
which
is
placed
in
piety
,
charitie
,
unity
.
For
I
can
name
,
if
I
were
disposed
,
even
in
this
towne
of
ours
,
where
I
live
,
men
of
your
formalitie
in
profession
,
who
eagerly
followed
Sermons
without
missing
one
on
a
weeke-day
,
used
family
Prayers
,
kept
company
and
conventicles
,
with
persons
of
whose
true
feare
of
GOD
I
am
well
perswaded
:
yet
many
of
these
unsound
and
rotten
hearted
fellowes
,
have
beene
discovered
and
knowne
for
secret
whore-mongers
,
drunkards
,
cheaters
,
and
such
as
have
revolted
from
the
faith
of
Protestants
,
wherein
they
were
baptised
;
and
this
truth
beene
knowne
right
well
to
the
better
sort
of
Non-conformists
for
practice
of
Religion
.
They
answer
for
themselves
as
one
of
them
this
very
morning
answered
me
touching
your
very
person
,
who
had
never
seene
your
face
;
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i
Iohn
2.19
.
They
went
out
from
us
,
they
were
not
of
us
;
for
if
they
had
beene
of
us
,
they
would
no
doubt
have
continued
with
us
;
But
they
went
out
that
they
might
bee
made
manifest
,
that
they
were
not
at
all
of
us
.
This
answer
I
willingly
admit
on
their
parts
,
namely
,
that
men
who
are
endued
with
true
grace
and
the
holy
feare
of
the
LORD
,
do
so
co-operate
and
apply
their
owne
desires
,
actions
,
and
vigilant
care
over
all
their
wayes
,
unto
GOD's
Spirit
and
grace
within
them
;
that
thereby
they
are
established
and
preserved
from
desperate
impiety
,
or
finall
backsliding
.
But
this
answer
of
theirs
toucheth
not
that
purpose
for
which
it
is
brought
,
nor
impugneth
at
all
the
Argument
which
I
made
.
For
I
intend
onely
to
shew
the
truth
and
no
more
.
But
wicked
and
ungodly
men
doe
frequently
delude
the
eye
of
the
world
,
with
the
lustre
of
a
faire
profession
,
till
GOD
in
justice
unmask
and
discover
them
.
With
this
answer
unto
him
I
so
cast
him
downe
with
an
inward
sense
of
his
owne
guile
and
guilt
;
that
from
this
time
I
was
very
deeply
in
his
favour
,
and
he
professed
openly
in
the
Prison-house
,
that
Mr.
Studley
brought
a
sound
heart
to
comfort
him
,
and
to
do
him
good
.
Hereupon
,
having
spent
an
houre
and
halfe
in
conference
with
him
,
I
bade
him
fare-well
for
that
time
.
Enoch
.
Good
Sir
before
you
goe
,
I
pray
you
answer
mee●
one
question
more
,
and
that
is
this
.
Doe
you
thinke
that
I
have
no
faith
in
my
heart
?
Minist.
I
am
in
that
matter
past
thinking
.
For
I
know
right
well
,
true
faith
,
(
such
as
you
flatter
your selfe
to
be
endued
with
)
and
effectuall
conversion
to
GOD
,
are
the
whole
substance
of
a
Christian
mans
New-birth
,
by
the
Spirit
of
GOD
:
and
this
Regeneration
,
where
it
is
sound
and
effectuall
,
sets
the
soule
of
that
man
free
from
Satans
prevailing
,
in
such
measure
and
degree
,
as
he
hath
done
in
your
heart
,
and
in
all
the
powers
of
your
soule
.
For
it
is
the
testimony
of
Gods
Spirit
in
His
Apostle
:
They
that
are
borne
of
GOD
sinne
not
;
but
hee
that
is
begotten
of
GOD
keepeth
himselfe
that
the
wicked
one
toucheth
him
not
.
Enoch
.
Sir
,
I
have
heard
some
Preachers
teach
that
faith
once
had
,
can
never
be
lost
.
Min.
And
by
hearing
such
doctrine
preached
,
your
imagination
deluded
,
and
Satanically
bewitched
,
became
presumptuous
,
bold
,
and
desperate
,
to
commit
those
vnnaturall
,
flagitious
,
and
crying
Sinnes
,
which
by
continuall
clamour
call
for
vengeance
at
the
hand
of
GOD's
Iustice
.
But
better
it
were
that
such
doctrines
were
never
preached
;
unlesse
those
just
limitations
prescribed
in
GOD's
Word
,
were
both
carefully
,
judiciously
,
and
continually
added
thereunto
.
The
method
and
manner
of
the
delivery
of
this
doctrine
by
Ministers
of
your
acquaintance
and
familiaritie
,
is
neither
sound
,
nor
true
.
For
such
Ministers
suspend
and
hang
the
whole
matter
of
a
Christian
mans
preservation
in
grace
,
in
faith
,
in
obedience
after
his
Conversion
,
upon
the
Mercy
,
the
Will
and
the
Act
of
GOD's
power
:
grounding
themselves
upon
these
Scriptures
,
The
gifts
and
calling
of
GOD
are
without
repentance
.
And
againe
,
Yee
are
kept
by
the
power
of
GOD
through
faith
unto
salvation
.
And
by
these
places
of
holy
Scripture
and
such
like
,
the
whole
act
of
a
Christians
support
in
faith
and
holinesse
,
is
transposed
and
put
off
from
the
will
and
care
of
man
himselfe
,
unto
the
will
,
the
mercie
,
the
power
of
GOD.
And
thus
the
best
of
men
,
who
are
naturally
prone
to
selfe-flattery
,
selfe-pleasing
,
and
spirituall
securitie
;
have
the
edge
of
gracious
care
,
vigilancie
,
and
circumspection
,
blunted
and
abated
.
But
our
LORD
Himselfe
,
in
whose
love
,
mercie
,
and
holy
degrees
,
our
preservation
and
salvation
●●
firmely
established
;
commands
all
His
children
,
To
watch
and
pray
that
they
enter
not
in●●
temptation
:
the
spirit
is
readie
,
but
the
flesh
is
weake
.
And
the
Apostle
of
our
LORD
,
gives
a
caveat
to
all
the
true
and
faithfull
people
of
the
LORD
,
Let
him
that
thinketh
hee
standeth
,
take
bee●
lest
he
fall
.
And
further
by
the
same
Apostle
;
Worke
out
your
owne
salvation
with
feare
and
trembling
,
for
it
is
GOD
that
worketh
in
you
both
to
will
and
●●
doe
,
of
his
good
pleasure
.
And
the
Apostle
Iude
hath
pressed
this
godly
care
very
home
upon
the
hearts
of
all
true
Christians
,
saying
,
But
yee
beloved
building
up
your selves
on
your
most
holy
faith
and
praying
in
the
Holy
Ghost
,
keepe
your selves
in
the
love
of
God
,
looking
for
the
mercy
of
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
unto
eternall
life
.
Vnlesse
then
,
our
understandings
,
wills
,
affections
,
and
all
that
is
in
us
,
doe
willingly
submit
themselves
to
the
gracious
motions
and
operations
of
GOD's
holy
Spirit
within
us
;
we
shall
not
onely
grieve
the
holy
Spirit
of
GOD
,
Draw
me
,
we
will
run
after
thee
.
And
if
this
latter
,
at
any
time
be
intermitted
,
neglected
,
or
suspended
;
The
actions
of
GOD's
Spirit
in
mens
soules
,
cannot
possibly
yeeld
any
spirituall
joy
,
delight
and
comfort
;
no
nor
so
much
as
be
sensibly
felt
in
the
soule
of
any
man
.
But
it
growes
late
,
I
must
bid
you
for
this
time
fare-well
.
Enoch
.
Good
Sir
,
let
me
see
you
again
as
soone
as
you
can
:
I
like
well
your
speeches
,
and
I
hope
you
are
sent
of
GOD
to
doe
me
good
.
Min.
I
will
GOD-willing
see
you
again
the
next
weeke
;
in
the
meane
time
know
,
there
is
no
comming
for
you
to
heaven
,
but
thorow
the
suburbs
of
hell
,
I
meane
a
great
measure
of
Humiliation
and
Repentance
.
This
being
our
conference
at
that
time
,
I
left
him
to
his
prison
,
cold
irons
,
and
spirituall
meditations
:
And
after
this
,
the
first
newes
that
I
heard
concerning
him
,
was
a
common
report
spread
in
five
daies
space
,
throughout
our
whole
Towne
and
Countrey
,
that
●
was
the
man
,
with
whom
hee
had
greatest
desire
to
conferre
,
and
to
impart
himselfe
by
revealing
and
discovering
what
hee
intended
to
make
knowne
.
And
his
reason
was
,
that
although
many
Ministers
had
questioned
freely
with
him
to
search
out
his
opinions
and
the
secrets
of
his
heart
yet
none
had
at
that
time
administred
any
counsell
or
directions
unto
him
but
my selfe
:
and
therefore
he
conjectured
at
my
intentions
by
my
actions
.
20
This
purpose
of
Enoch
concerning
me
,
being
publikely
knowne
by
the
generality
of
report
;
The
Puritans
,
of
whose
generation
he
was
,
were
greatly
displeased
herewith
:
And
one
of
them
,
no
honest
man
I
warrant
you
,
said
of
mee
,
Hee
is
of
a
great
and
ungodly
Wit
,
and
comes
to
this
man
of
purpose
to
discredit
our
party
,
and
will
worke
him
to
his
owne
will
:
And
godly
persons
shall
thereby
sustaine
disgrace
,
by
the
unnaturall
cruelty
and
wickednesse
of
this
bloudie
man
.
This
report
I
heard
,
and
digested
it
with
silence
and
patience
,
being
by
many
yeares
residence
here
inured
to
their
bitternesse
of
spirit
,
and
frequent
railings
.
But
I
doe
hereby
challenge
all
the
Puritanes
of
this
Kingdome
of
England
,
to
charge
if
they
can
my
Wit
,
or
my
Will
with
any
peece
of
ungodlinesse
in
the
execution
of
my
calling
,
or
the
course
of
my
conversation
.
For
I
never
thought
,
nor
they
shall
never
prove
it
,
That
to
defend
the
Orthodox
doctrine
of
the
Church
of
England
against
the
Papists
,
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Iude
3.
B●
contending
earnestly
for
the
faith
once
given
to
the
Saints
:
Or
the
ancient
discipline
of
the
sam●
Church
against
the
Puritanes
,
●●
be
any
branch
of
an
ungodly
W●●
.
But
on
the
contrary
part
,
the
resolved
and
constant
practice
thereof
,
in
my
publike
Ministrie
as
occasion
was
incident
to
be
a
gracious
inclination
to
solid
pietie
,
and
a
publike
declarat
on
of
an
honest
heart
disposed
to
peace
and
unity
.
21
On
the
Munday
following
being
the
fifteenth
day
of
Iuly
1633.
Two
messengers
from
Bishops
ca●●le
,
and
the
Neighbour-●ood
there
,
one
of
them
Brother
in
law
to
Enoch
by
marriage
with
his
eldest
sister
;
The
other
a
man
of
very
honest
reputation
in
the
place
of
his
dwelling
,
Mr.
William
Tanner
,
were
desired
by
Enochs
father
to
come
unto
me
,
and
to
crave
the
continuance
of
my
charitable
paines
with
his
son
,
and
promised
me
that
the
old
man
should
be
thankfull
unto
me
.
I
answered
them
,
that
as
my
owne
charity
was
my
first
Inducement
and
motive
to
visit
him
;
so
my
dutie
to
GOD
,
and
the
satisfaction
of
mine
owne
conscience
was
all
my
expected
reward
.
The
brother
in
law
of
Enoch
,
desired
of
me
,
that
the
next
morning
he
might
attend
me
to
the
Gaole
to
conferre
with
him
,
to
counsell
and
to
direct
him
.
The
houre
eight
of
the
clocke
being
appointed
,
we
repaired
thither
,
and
in
the
presence
of
nine
persons
,
of
which
one
was
strongly
affected
to
Non-conformitie
,
I
entred
conference
or
rather
counsell
with
him
and
they
all
,
are
able
to
testifie
how
free
I
was
from
any
po●tike
device
of
scruing
my
sel●
into
his
bosome
,
to
doe
the
Paritans
any
disgrace
,
which
was
the
thing
so
greatly
feared
.
●
called
for
the
Bible
of
the
house
,
and
by
many
and
urgent
perswasions
,
illustrates
with
pregnant
examples
,
I
laboured
to
bring
him
to
a
sight
and
sense
of
his
great
wickednesse
;
thereby
to
humble
him
and
by
repentance
to
prepare
his
soule
for
comforts
.
22
Having
finished
my
exhortation
to
him
,
which
he
seriously
promised
in
the
hearing
of
that
company
,
to
imprint
deepely
in
his
remembrance
,
for
the
careful
practice
therof
,
I
acquainted
him
,
with
a
common
terme
which
passed
for
current
,
and
credible
in
all
the
Neighbour-hood
about
Bishops-castle
,
where
his
murders
were
committed
;
By
cleare
and
forcible
arguments
as
the
Countrey
affirmed
,
convincing
him
of
Lunacie
and
Distraction
,
thereby
to
divert
the
facts
from
all
thoughts
of
Church
Ceremonies
,
or
any
dislike
thereof
.
And
the
relation
and
clearing
of
these
objections
by
evident
refutation
of
them
,
sure
I
am
,
will
give
our
Non-conformists
a
deepe
disgust
:
who
labour
to
this
day
in
all
assemblies
and
occasions
of
conference
,
to
fasten
madnesse
on
their
brother
Enoch
.
But
necessary
truth
conducing
to
GOD's
glory
,
and
His
Churches
good
,
must
not
be
supprest
,
to
sooth
and
please
selfe-willed
Schismatikes
.
The
Arguments
which
were
related
unto
mee
by
Mr.
William
Tanner
were
foure
,
and
here
follow
in
their
order
.
1
Enoch
came
into
an
Inne
,
or
Alehouse
in
Bishops-Castle
,
and
found
there
,
the
Oast
of
the
house
and
a
Scrivenour
drinking
together
.
Hee
being
desired
to
sit
down
with
them
,
carried
a
while
in
their
company
.
In
this
time
of
his
sining
and
conference
with
them
;
the
Scrivenour
is
reported
to
draw
●ut
of
his
pocket
certaine
coppy-books
ruled
with
red
Inke
,
and
written
with
his
owne
hand
.
These
Bookes
he
laid
upon
the
table
,
and
Enoch
taking
one
of
them
into
his
hand
,
and
looking
intentively
upon
the
red
lines
,
became
,
as
the
report
goeth
,
much
troubled
in
minde
.
The
Scrivenour
not
perceiving
his
perturbation
,
drew
also
out
of
his
pocket
a
Prospective-glasse
,
thorow
which
our
sight
being
directed
,
it
makes
the
object
on
which
our
eye
is
fixed
much
more
large
and
extended
,
than
the
naturall
and
proper
magnitude
thereof
.
Vpon
the
sight
of
these
red-ruled
books
and
glasse
,
Enoch
is
said
to
burst
out
into
words
of
great
terror
and
trouble
in
himselfe
,
and
to
say
,
This
man
is
a
Conjurer
,
and
hath
sent
to
Bristow
for
a
man
to
murder
me
.
This
speech
say
our
Puritans
about
Bishops-castle
,
plainely
convinceth
Enoch
to
be
crackt
in
the
braine
,
and
apt
for
violent
distempers
by
Lunacie
.
This
is
the
Argument
(
Enoch
)
which
your
neighbours
make
against
you
:
let
me
have
your
answer
without
any
untruths
,
shifts
,
or
evasions
.
Enoch
.
Sir
,
these
men
whom
you
name
,
can
fully
cleare
me
herein
,
and
to
their
report
I
referre
my selfe
:
yet
for
your
satisfaction
,
to
whom
I
owe
all
dutie
and
respect
,
I
will
assure
you
the
cleare
truth
herein
.
I
viewed
indeed
one
of
the
Scriveners
bookes
,
and
I
supposed
,
and
spake
according
to
my
thoughts
,
that
those
lines
were
ruled
with
bloud
,
for
I
had
never
seene
nor
heard
of
any
red
inke
in
all
my
life-time
.
I
think
a
wiser
man
than
my selfe
may
commit
a
greater
mistake
and
errour
,
without
any
distemper
or
cracke
in
his
understanding
.
As
for
the
Glasse
,
or
Bristoll
,
or
murdering
of
me
,
GOD
is
my
witnesse
I
never
made
any
mention
of
them
:
Neither
did
I
terme
the
man
a
Conjurer
,
nor
had
any
imagination
therof
.
But
it
is
the
practice
of
the
world
,
when
a
man
is
in
misery
,
to
load
him
with
false
accusations
,
wherof
since
I
came
into
this
Prison
,
I
have
had
much
experience
by
manifold
slanders
of
whoredome
and
other
vices
invented
against
me
.
2
The
second
Argument
is
this
.
Enoch
a
yeare
before
the
death
of
his
mother
,
is
reported
to
aske
her
this
question
upon
a
Sunday
,
after
they
were
returned
from
Clunne
Church
Mother
,
did
not
you
heare
●
shrill
and
loud
voice
speak●
unto
mee
this
morning
in
the
Church
?
His
mother
is
reported
to
reply
unto
him
,
yes
,
●
heard
the
Ministers
voice
speaking
to
thee
,
and
to
me
,
and
to
all
the
Congregation
:
other
voice
I
heard
not
,
nor
thy selfe
neither
.
He
is
reported
to
aske
her
againe
,
Did
you
not
heare
a
voice
call
unto
me
by
name
,
and
say
,
Enoch
prepare
?
She●
is
said
to
answer
him
,
Hold
thy
peace
thou
foole
,
I
heard
no
such
voice
,
nor
thou
neither
.
This
is
alleaged
against
you
,
now
answer
for
your selfe
in
truth
and
uprightnesse
.
For
weaknesse
of
braine
,
is
no
cause
of
shame
or
reproch
to
your
person
.
Enoch
.
They
talke
much
of
the
Divell
and
my selfe
;
but
if
they
invent
and
devise
such
lyes
against
mee
in
matters
whereof
I
am
no
way
guiltie
,
let
the
authours
and
contrivers
thereof
,
take
heed
lest
that
lying
spirit
hold
not
as
much
interest
,
and
take
as
strong
possession
of
their
soules
,
as
hee
hath
done
in
mine
,
according
to
their
opinion
and
conceit
.
For
certainly
this
report
,
newly
raised
,
touching
my
questions
with
my
mother
,
is
such
a
cunning
lye
,
tha●
I
cannot
understand
the
ayme
,
or
search
the
depth
of
it
.
For
by
these
words
,
Enoch
prepare
,
I
conceive
their
meaning
to
be
,
as
though
Satan
had
cast
some
thoughts
into
my
heart
touching
the
killing
of
my
mother
and
brother
,
a
whole
yeare
before
I
committed
those
execrable
facts
:
But
I
have
told
you
Sir
,
and
doe
further
assure
you
of
the
truth
therein
,
that
my
resolution
to
slay
my
brother
,
was
not
fully
ten
dayes
old
before
I
brought
it
into
execution
.
And
if
my
mother
were
now
living
,
who
is
temporally
perished
by
my
enraged
heart
and
accursed
hand
,
she
could
and
would
cleare
my
reports
,
and
denial
of
any
such
questions
moved
unto
her
.
I
assure
you
therefore
on
my
faith
and
truth
,
I
never
used
any
such
words
unto
her
,
nor
never
received
any
such
idle
thought
into
my
owne
heart
,
as
to
imagine
a
voice
to
call
to
mee
by
name
in
the
open
Church
,
in
the
time
of
Divine
Service
,
as
people
call
it
.
3
The
third
Argument
.
Enoch
is
certainly
tainted
in
his
braine
with
some
weaknesse
,
caused
by
the
raigning
power
of
melancholy
,
apt
to
dispose
and
incline
any
man
to
frenzie
and
distemper
:
or
else
by
some
other
noxious
and
malignant
humour
producing
the
like
effects
:
And
this
is
most
certaine
and
beyond
exception
:
for
he
hath
oftentimes
assayed
by
purging
and
phleboromie
,
to
mitigate
and
correct
the
strength
of
these
humors
,
causing
maladie
and
distemper
in
his
minde
.
This
objection
I
received
from
a
very
learned
Doctor
in
Divinity
,
and
a
professour
of
the
faculty
and
practice
of
Physicke
,
of
great
reputation
for
his
Science
therein
.
And
this
hee
told
me
was
the
common
received
opinion
among
Gentlemen
of
worth
who
neither
wanted
understanding
to
judge
of
these
matters
,
nor
were
rashly
credulous
in
beleeving
flying
rumours
.
Now
know
you
Enoch
this
objection
presseth
hard
upon
you
,
let
mee
therefore
have
your
just
and
true
answere
hereunto
:
For
distempers
arising
from
the
ill
constitution
of
our
bodies
,
are
no
reproch
to
our
persons
,
but
matters
of
pity
and
commiseration
.
Enoch
.
Sir
,
I
will
fully
satisfie
your
desire
,
and
give
you
the
truth
herein
:
I
was
in
May
two
yeares
past
,
let
bloud
and
purged
for
a
swelling
in
one
of
my
feete
,
the
remotest
part
from
my
head
;
and
was
at
that
time
,
neither
affected
with
lightnesse
in
my
braine
,
nor
any
other
sicknesse
in
my
heart
:
That
swelling
in
my
foot
hindred
me
at
that
time
from
going
to
Newport
,
I
being
then
a
Traine-souldier
of
the
Band
of
Captain
Scriven
an
Esquire
of
worth
and
learning
wel
known
over
all
our
County
,
and
commanded
there
to
appeare
to
shew
my
Armour
,
and
to
traine
with
my
fellowes
of
the
same
band
.
And
at
that
time
my
brother
Iohn
supplied
my
roome
by
substitution
and
request
from
me
unto
him
.
At
this
answer
of
his
,
two
of
his
sisters
were
in
place
in
the
Prison
house
,
together
with
their
husbands
,
and
they
all
with
unanimous
consent
affirmed
,
and
confirmed
,
that
Enoch
had
never
been
accustomed
to
physicke
,
but
that
hee
was
all
his
life-time
of
sound
constitution
,
strong
,
active
,
nothing
crazie
,
or
subject
to
distemper
in
his
braine
,
by
any
fits
of
rage
and
frenzie
.
And
in
confirmation
hereof
,
the
fore-named
Master
Scriven
,
a
prudent
,
judicious
,
and
learned
Gentleman
,
came
to
the
place
of
my
dwelling
,
and
desired
mee
,
that
for
as
much
as
Enoch
his
souldier
,
late
of
his
Train
band
,
had
acknowledged
unto
him
in
the
Prison-house
,
that
he
had
received
both
comfort
and
directions
from
me
.
I
would
continue
my
●●ve
and
paines
with
him
:
I
promised
the
wordly
Gentleman
to
gratifie
his
desires
,
and
to
take
all
opportunities
to
see
him
.
And
I
asked
of
him
,
Sir
,
did
you
ever
heare
of
any
distemper
by
lunacie
or
franticke
moods
in
Enoch
your
souldier
?
He
answered
me
,
I
have
never
heard
of
any
thing
in
him
,
but
very
religious
and
well
,
before
this
vast
triall
for
his
sinnes
befell
him
.
4
The
fourth
Argument
,
is
this
.
Enoch
was
seene
to
stand
naked
in
a
river
up
to
his
brest
,
lading
water
up
in
his
hands
,
and
casting
it
on
his
head
and
face
,
and
continued
a
good
while
in
this
river
.
At
that
time
a
Gentleman
of
that
neighbour
hood
,
one
Master
Powel
,
is
said
to
ride
by
the
river
,
and
seeing
Enoch
naked
therein
,
casting
water
on
his
face
,
call'd
to
him
,
Enoch
,
what
doest
thou
there
?
Enoch
is
reported
to
answer
this
Gentleman
to
his
question
,
I
am
washing
away
my
sins
.
Mr.
Powel
is
said
to
reply
,
That
's
not
water
to
wash
away
sins
,
counselled
him
to
go
forth
of
the
river
,
to
put
on
his
cloaths
,
and
repaire
home
.
This
report
goes
so
currant
over
all
this
County
and
country
,
that
he
who
shall
on
Enochs
behalfe
deny
credence
thereunto
,
is
taken
for
an
impudent
person
,
past
honesty
,
or
conscience
:
for
so
generally
had
this
lying
rumour
spread
it selfe
,
and
prevailed
for
truth
,
that
persons
of
eminent
ranke
,
and
very
wise
withall
,
were
wonderfully
taken
therewith
.
And
the
conclusion
was
,
Enoch
is
a
fellow
of
frequent
distempers
,
and
surely
the
instigation
to
those
murders
was
the
rage
of
his
affections
caused
by
the
weaknes
&
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
of
his
brain
,
and
not
any
reference
to
matters
of
religion
.
Now
Enoch
let
me
have
your
answer
to
this
in
sincerity
,
without
any
dissimulation
,
or
mincing
of
the
matter
:
for
as
I
told
you
before
,
infirmities
in
soule
or
in
body
,
do
serve
to
move
compassion
in
good
men
towards
persons
affected
therewith
,
but
are
no
disgrace
at
all
to
their
persons
.
Enoch
.
This
argument
is
vast
in
shew
,
but
thin
&
light
in
the
substance
thereof
,
and
therfore
is
soone
answered
.
I
am
desirous
,
Sir
,
to
give
you
the
truth
herein
cleare
,
free
,
and
full
,
abstracted
from
all
guile
or
dissimulation
.
I
referre
my selfe
to
Mr.
Powel
his
ingenuous
confirmation
of
what
I
shall
say
,
whose
wisdome
and
integriti●●
I
know
very
well
,
will
readily
give
testimony
with
me
in
this
matter
.
I
had
occasion
to
goe
to
the
river
banke
,
to
gather
a
burden
of
rods
:
And
having
gathered
those
roddes
,
and
bound
them
up
,
I
stood
on
the
banke
of
the
river
,
and
held
my
hat
before
my
face
,
while
I
made
a
short
prayer
unto
GOD.
As
I
stood
thus
praying
with
my
face
covered
,
Master
Powel
and
his
wife
,
and
man-servant
rode
by
on
the
other
side
of
the
river
.
And
he
seeing
and
knowing
mee
very
well
,
called
unto
me
and
said
,
Enoch
,
what
art
thou
doing
?
art
thou
praying
?
I
hearing
his
voice
,
pluckt
my
hat
from
before
my
face
,
and
said
unto
him
,
I
hope
Mr.
Powel
it
is
no
offence
to
make
a
little
prayer
to
GOD.
Hee
answered
mee
againe
,
No
,
no
Enoch
,
no
offence
at
all
,
and
there
with
hee
rode
away
laughing
to
himselfe
.
This
is
all
I
doe
assure
you
Sir
,
that
Mr.
Powel
saw
in
me
both
for
the
place
,
and
for
the
matter
.
And
with
this
answer
of
Enoch
,
I
satisfied
a
grave
and
prudent
knight
,
Sir
Andrew
Corbet
,
and
divers
worthy
Gentlemen
,
who
by
the
generality
of
the
fame
,
though
most
false
,
had
given
credence
thereunto
.
And
this
,
and
the
rest
of
his
answers
to
the
former
inventions
,
serve
to
cleare
Enoch
from
suspition
of
madnesse
:
and
do
settle
the
bloudie
facts
of
outragious
murders
upon
the
true
cause
formerly
assigned
.
23.
These
particulars
,
God
is
my
witnesse
,
I
received
from
his
owne
mouth
;
in
relation
and
expression
whereof
,
varies
nothing
from
the
truth
of
the
Prisoners
confession
,
I
have
taken
libertie
to
my selfe
to
●●mine
owne
forme
of
speech
.
And
I
further
received
the
ratified
truth
of
al
these
parti●●lars
,
by
the
attestation
of
those
neare
friends
of
his
,
who
could
not
possibly
have
bin
ignorant
of
these
matters
,
if
in
whole
●●
part
they
had
bin
true
.
And
far
better
it
had
been
both
for
the
malefactor
,
and
more
also
to
the
comfort
of
his
friends
,
●●
these
unnatural
,
and
more
tha●
barbarous
and
inhumane
facts
had
issued
from
distemper
in
his
braine
,
imposed
on
him
by
the
hand
of
GOD
,
than
to
proceed
from
the
instigation
of
desperate
rage
,
cast
into
his
soule
by
satanical
illusion
,
&
bearing
relation
to
the
highest
strain
of
selfe
pleasing
purity
in
matters
of
religion
;
for
there
is
no
man
so
devoid
of
reason
,
but
he
will
freely
grant
and
confesse
,
that
it
had
beene
a
fairer
answer
,
for
Enoch
to
have
made
to
my
Brethren
of
the
Ministrie
,
and
to
my selfe
,
if
truth
might
have
justified
it
,
that
under
the
violent
invasion
of
some
raigning
and
unresistable
passion
,
to
which
hee
had
beene
formerly
accustomed
,
he
committed
these
facts
,
then
to
cast
them
upon
prepensed
cogitation
,
deliberate
malice
,
resolved
purpose
,
watching
opportunity
for
the
execution
thereof
.
And
all
these
to
spring
and
arise
from
the
inward
boiling
●●
wrath
in
his
rancorous
heart
conceived
onely
in
matters
●●
Church-ceremonies
.
And
he●
though
I
name
facts
in
the
Dual
number
,
I
desire
all
Re●ders
to
know
and
to
take
●●tice
therof
,
that
the
death
of
brother
only
was
by
recognition
contrived
in
his
hear●
without
any
intention
harme
at
all
to
the
person
his
mother
:
though
filial
lo●●
and
reverence
naturally
●●●
from
him
unto
her
,
was
whe●●ly
dried
up
,
and
extinct
in
●●●
soule
.
For
I
asked
him
th●
question
,
whether
he
intende
the
same
death
to
his
mother
by
contrivance
&
plot
,
wh●●
he
resolvedly
purposed
to
the
person
of
his
brother
?
He
answered
mee
,
and
I
conceive
he
gave
me
the
truth
therein
,
that
all
his
wrath
,
as
farre
as
malice
and
rage
were
adjoyned
thereto
,
was
levelly
and
solely
directed
to
the
person
of
his
brother
,
without
any
reference
at
that
time
to
his
mother
;
for
had
shee
not
come
into
the
roome
when
the
rage
was
upon
him
,
he
had
not
gone
forth
to
seeke
for
her
:
But
the
unhappily
rushing
hastily
upon
him
,
before
his
fury
was
rebated
,
his
distemper
allayed
,
and
his
affections
better
composed
with
the
eye
of
reason
,
to
look
into
what
hee
had
done
;
hee
strucke
at
her
,
and
slew
her
,
as
is
formerly
related
.
24
Vpon
the
fifteenth
day
of
Iuly
I
had
occasion
to
rid●
from
Shrewsbury
to
Eccleshall
,
to
see
the
most
Reverend
Father
in
GOD
,
the
Lord
Bisho●
of
our
Diocesse
,
newly
place●
in
government
over
us
,
and
to
make
my selfe
knowne
un●●
his
Lordship
.
And
at
that
time
the
infamous
rumours
of
these
accursed
and
loud-crying
murders
,
were
quicke
and
fresh
in
all
mens
mouths
.
His
Lordship
askt
me
thereof
in
the
presence
of
an
eminent
Knight
of
our
County
,
Sir
Richard
Newport
,
whether
such
a
murdere●
were
now
in
our
Gaole
,
and
whether
I
had
seene
him
and
conferred
with
him
?
To
whom
I
related
what
passages
in
these
matters
were
the
knowne
unto
me
.
And
being
further
required
by
his
Lordship
to
lay
down
in
writing
under
mine
owne
hand
,
and
subscription
of
my
name
,
the
truth
of
such
particulars
as
I
had
received
from
the
Prisoner
his
owne
mouth
;
I
truly
and
faithfully
performed
the
same
,
and
left
in
writing
with
his
Lordship
according
to
his
appointment
.
25
After
my
returne
from
this
most
Reverend
Father
,
the
next
time
that
I
vifited
Enoch
,
I
found
that
some
persons
affected
to
Non-conformity
,
had
beene
tampering
with
him
,
and
had
very
politikely
brought
him
from
his
former
confessions
to
mee
,
of
the
onely
cause
moving
him
to
these
murders
:
perswading
him
,
that
it
would
be
infinitely
to
his
own
discredit
,
and
to
the
reproch
of
the
professours
of
the
Gospel
,
wh●●
truly
affected
religion
,
if
such
a
bloudy
crime
could
truely
be
charged
upon
him
in
reference
to
his
dislike
of
Church
ceremonies
.
The
inconstant
heart
o●
this
light
fellow
,
more
sensible
of
personall
infamie
,
than
of
the
feare
of
GOD
by
confirmation●
of
truth
,
began
to
shift
&
shrink
away
from
his
former
reports
.
And
yet
for
all
their
perswasions
and
workings
therein
,
such
was
the
over-ruling
hand
of
GOD's
power
and
providence
over
him
,
that
still
he
persisted
in
affirming
that
never
any
cause
of
variance
fell
betweene
him
and
his
brother
in
all
their
life-time
,
but
only
difference
in
opinion
touching
the
Gesture
at
the
Communion
:
yet
he
began
to
wave
the
matter
,
and
to
qualifie
the
rigour
and
acrimony
of
his
former
termes
,
not
yeelding
that
hee
slew
his
brother
onely
because
of
his
kneeling
.
And
with
this
answer
,
being
a
senselesse
mitigation
of
his
former
true
report
,
and
containing
in
it
Contradictionem
in
adjecto
,
as
Logitians
speake
,
a
contradiction
in
the
report
it selfe
,
hee
greatly
pleased
both
his
blinded
selfe
,
and
deluded
perswaders
.
And
herein
they
who
are
commonly
called
Puritanes
,
much
insulted
and
gloried
in
this
subtile
peece
of
their
owne
dishonest
policie
,
that
they
had
foiled
Mr.
Studley
,
the
knowne
Antipuritane
of
the
County
.
But
now
to
check
this
master-peece
of
their
subtill
art
,
by
making
sensible
and
palpable
the
errour
and
absurdity
contained
therein
;
I
will
propose
to
their
second
thoughts
,
and
more
p●●dent
considerations
,
these
●●●●
friendly
and
familiar
Arg●ments
:
By
the
light
and
conviction
whereof
,
undoubtedly
they
will
become
sensible
o●
their
owne
foolish
errour
,
a●●
let
goe
their
hold
.
26
First
,
the
Apostle
ha●
told
us
of
Enoch's
elder
brother
called
Cain
,
in
these
word●
[
l
](A13111-e16230-b)
l
1
Iohn
3.12
.
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
Cain
was
〈◊〉
that
wicked
one
,
and
slew
〈◊〉
brother
:
And
wherefore
sle●●
hee
him
?
Because
his
own
workes
were
evill
,
and
his
brothers
good
.
Here
the
conj●ction
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
is
causall
,
as
the
lea●ned
know
,
and
referres
us
to
the
sole
,
and
totall
cause
,
and
not
in
part
assignes
the
cause
why
Cain
slew
his
brother
.
Because
Abel
was
a
righteous
man
,
and
the
LORD
approved
his
sacrifice
;
and
Cain
a
wicked
man
,
and
the
LORD
rejected
his
sacrifice
;
therefore
,
and
onely
therefore
,
the
wicked
man
slew
the
righteous
.
And
if
they
please
to
examine
deliberately
,
every
small
circumstance
of
this
matter
recorded
in
the
fourth
of
Genesis
,
they
shal
find
that
Cains
d
jection
of
countenance
,
and
his
inward
wrath
towards
his
brother
,
arose
from
this
cause
,
and
Only
this
cause
,
that
the
LORD
approved
of
the
faithfull
sacrifice
of
Abel
,
and
contemned
his
owne
hypocriticall
offring
.
So
that
if
any
man
shall
pretend
another
cause
over
and
besides
this
,
which
moved
and
inflamed
Cains
wrath
to
the
murder
of
his
brother
Abel
;
he
shall
thereby
wilfully
deceive
his
owne
soule
,
although
the
word
Only
,
be
not
found
in
the
whole
contexture
of
that
historical
Narration
.
A
better
conclusion
therefore
naturally
flowing
from
the
words
of
the
Apostle
,
because
expresly
contained
in
the
words
,
is
this
:
As
Cain
murdring
of
his
brother
was
from
the
instinct
of
the
Divell
in
his
wicked
heart
,
onely
because
the
LORD
approved
his
sacrifice
:
So
the
murthering
of
Iohn
ap
Evan
by
Enoch
his
elder
brother
proceeded
from
the
same
satanical
instinct
,
and
impression
of
rage
into
his
wicked
heart
,
only
because
he
kneeled
at
the
sacred
Communion
.
And
this
is
all
that
politike
se●●
hath
got
by
denying
this
word
,
Onely
,
in
the
cause
of
this
late
murder
.
And
then
by
true
consequence
it
may
be
justly
concluded
,
that
Satan
hath
instigated
a
Non-conformist
,
to
as
unnaturall
and
bloudy
a
fact
as
ever
was
committed
.
27
My
second
Argument
is
this
:
Enoch
ap
Evan
slayes
his
brother
,
either
for
this
cause
onely
,
that
Iohn
would
kneele
at
the
Communion
,
or
for
some
other
cause
.
But
for
other
cause
or
causes
,
he
never
pleaded
any
for
himselfe
,
but
totally
excluded
all
other
causes
:
Therefore
he
included
this
Cause
,
and
this
Onely
,
that
because
Iohn
kneeled
at
the
receiving
of
the
sacred
Communion
,
Enoch
his
desperately
enraged
brother
slew
him
.
This
Argument
is
syllogisticall
,
the
true
processe
●●rationall
Induction
;
and
the
force
thereof
,
is
so
cleare
,
conclusive
,
and
binding
,
that
whether
his
Non-conformed
Brethren
will
accept
or
reject
the
word
Onely
,
the
strength
〈◊〉
the
thing
affirmed
remaines
pregnant
,
dilucidate
,
and
〈◊〉
vincible
.
28
Thus
leaving
the
true
and
onely
cause
of
these
flagitious
murders
fully
assoiled
from
all
pretense
of
colourable
opposition
:
I
proceed
to
lay
open
unto
you
,
what
I
observed
in
the
inward
disposition
of
the
minde
of
this
man
.
He
was
an
high-minded
fellow
in
spirituall
matters
,
and
〈◊〉
strongly
opinioned
of
his
owne
particular
Election
,
Adoption
and
radication
in
grace
:
The
whatsoever
advice
I
gave
him
from
time
to
time
(
for
I
was
eighteene
times
with
him
)
pressing
him
to
Humiliation
,
Repentance
,
Faith
,
Teares
,
Prayer
,
Confession
,
and
the
like
spirituall
Actions
:
Hee
seemed
very
thankfully
to
accept
from
mee
,
and
in
token
of
his
gratitude
,
hee
ordinarily
used
to
kisse
my
hand
,
and
told
mee
,
upon
all
visitations
of
him
,
that
he
spent
his
whole
time
in
the
exercise
of
these
gratious
vertues
.
But
they
who
lived
in
the
house
with
him
,
and
diligently
noted
the
whole
tenour
of
his
life
and
actions
after
his
imprisonment
,
could
not
discover
any
Symptomes
or
consequents
of
the
practice
of
these
pretended
vertues
:
for
neither
was
his
countenance
dejected
,
his
complexion
impaired
,
or
his
meales
in
quantity
abated
:
He
fed
as
plentifully
,
dranke
as
liberally
,
discoursed
as
freely
,
as
any
person
did
,
who
dieted
at
the
same
table
with
him
,
payed
the
same
rates
of
weekely
charge
,
though
there
detained
,
not
as
malefactors
,
but
prisoners
for
debt
.
He
was
frequent
and
much
in
poring
on
the
Bible
,
and
still
he
told
me
,
that
he
used
the
helpe
of
reading
,
to
quicken
his
spirituall
meditations
,
and
to
sharpen
his
practice
of
repentance
,
of
faith
,
and
prayer
.
But
I
rejoyned
unto
him
,
that
folitarinesse
and
retired
privacie
,
voided
of
all
other
imployments
,
were
the
best
meanes
of
quickning
devotion
,
by
putting
his
soule
into
Soliloquie
with
GOD.
Reading
,
I
told
him
,
for
a
man
in
his
case
,
was
not
so
proper
,
and
fit
for
his
soule
,
as
spirituall
ejaculations
of
his
heart
unto
GOD
in
fervent
devotion
,
of
sighes
,
of
prayers
,
of
confession
.
For
his
reading
not
only
stirred
up
in
him
many
By-thoughts
,
begetting
questions
impertinent
to
his
present
condition
and
state
;
but
also
made
him
incline
unto
,
and
arrogate
too
much
to
his
owne
private
opinions
,
the
desperate
supplanters
of
his
miserable
soule
.
The
best
course
I
affirmed
for
a
man
in
his
case
to
take
,
was
to
renounce
his
owne
judgement
,
will
,
and
affections
,
which
had
alreadie
enthralled
him
to
Satan
,
and
to
apply
himselfe
to
the
duties
enjoyned
him
by
GOD's
Ministers
:
and
for
questions
emergent
which
might
concerne
him
,
to
take
directions
therein
from
them
,
whose
knowledge
was
more
ripe
,
judgements
more
exact
,
as
confirmed
by
experience
of
GOD's
love
and
favour
,
and
their
hearts
better
composed
to
piety
,
charity
,
and
unity
,
than
his
owne
wilde
and
perturbed
affections
were
.
Yet
notwithstanding
all
my
love
,
and
care
,
and
paines
taken
to
do
him
good
,
he
would
stil
run
his
owne
courses
,
and
follow
the
wayes
of
his
owne
heart
:
By
which
he
lay
stil
exposed
to
the
cunning
stratagems
of
Satan
,
b●●
politike
supplanter
.
For
in
the
arrogant
pride
of
his
over
warning
spirit
,
he
judged
his
owne
ignorant
and
ungoverned
heart
as
well
able
by
learned
and
judicious
counsell
to
prescribe
unto
himselfe
,
as
all
the
grave
,
pious
,
and
learned
Ministers
in
this
Land
could
have
done
:
such
was
the
force
of
spirituall
delusions
,
wherewith
Satan
had
blinded
,
and
detained
him
captive
.
29
He
was
never
observed
in
more
than
six
weekes
imprisonment
,
to
shed
one
teare
in
testimonie
of
sorrow
for
his
crying
sinnes
,
or
to
note
the
presence
of
GOD's
Spirit
within
him
:
No
,
not
although
two
of
his
sisters
joyning
in
prayer
with
mee
upon
their
knees
,
plentifully
powred
them
forth
in
his
behalfe
.
Indeed
,
I
doe
freely
and
ingenuously
make
knowne
to
the
World
,
that
his
complexion
was
not
apt
for
teares
:
but
the
present
distresse
of
his
soule
under
the
fearefull
expectation
of
GOD's
confounding
wrath
justly
provoked
,
might
either
have
terrified
,
or
mollified
him
to
some
signes
of
humiliation
and
sorrow
.
30
When
hee
was
brought
before
the
Reverend
and
Honourable
Iudges
,
no
consternation
of
soule
appeared
in
him
,
either
from
the
sense
of
his
owne
wickednesse
,
or
from
the
Gravitie
of
their
Persons
,
justly
made
terrible
to
malefactours
by
the
weight
of
their
authoritie
:
But
where
grace
sanctifies
not
to
the
Intenerating
of
the
heart
,
there
pride
will
puffe
up
and
be
displayed
in
the
countenance
.
For
as
the
Scriptures
report
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Sam.
15.32
.
of
Agag
,
King
of
the
Amalekites
,
that
being
a
captive
prisoner
,
and
called
to
appeare
before
King
Saul
,
his
Lord
by
conquest
,
that
he
came
Delicately
before
him
,
and
said
in
his
heart
,
Surely
,
the
bitternesse
of
death
is
past
:
So
this
Prisoner
,
the
day
before
the
comming
in
of
the
Iudges
,
called
for
a
Barbour
to
trimme
him
,
as
if
this
malefactour
had
a
desire
in
his
heart
,
that
some
elegancie
of
aspect
darting
from
his
countenance
might
appeare
unto
them
when
hee
came
before
them
.
This
I
observed
,
disliked
,
and
to
his
face
in
the
presence
of
many
persons
,
reproved
in
him
,
and
told
him
that
a
face
more
horrid
and
over-growne
with
haire
,
better
beseemed
the
horrour
of
his
facts
.
The
evidence
of
his
murders
,
so
often
published
to
the
world
,
by
his
free
and
voluntary
confession
,
might
have
prevented
the
formal
processe
of
Law
,
by
Iury
,
conviction
and
casting
,
and
have
put
him
into
the
power
of
the
Iudge
for
Sentence
of
death
from
his
own
acknowledgement
,
and
expression
of
his
guilt
:
But
for
more
strength
of
justice
and
regularitie
of
proceeding
,
the
Iury
,
as
I
heard
,
found
him
guilty
,
and
made
him
liable
to
Sentence
of
death
:
which
Sentence
,
after
it
was
pronounced
against
him
,
the
place
where
,
and
the
manner
of
his
execution
for
the
consequents
thereof
,
by
hanging
in
a
frame
of
iron
,
being
not
expressed
unto
him
:
he
was
no
more
altered
in
his
countenance
,
or
changed
in
his
behaviour
,
than
if
no
terrible
voice
of
death
had
beene
uttered
unto
him
.
On
Saturday
the
seventeenth
of
August
,
1633
,
after
he
was
adjudged
to
death
,
I
came
to
him
in
the
afternone
,
partly
to
observe
his
behaviour
and
deportment
after
the
horror
of
Iudgement
passed
on
him
;
but
principally
by
counsel
accommodate
to
his
present
condition
,
to
prepare
him
for
a
penitential
dissolution
.
And
having
shut
up
my self
and
him
into
a
private
roome
,
and
by
directions
and
prayer
to
GOD
for
him
,
prepared
him
for
death
in
the
best
manner
I
was
able
;
I
desired
him
with
pressing
perswasions
to
reveale
unto
me
the
person
,
or
persons
by
whose
politike
seducements
hee
was
drawne
to
those
opinions
,
so
desperate
and
raging
in
their
furious
cruelty
.
For
at
the
discovery
of
this
I
had
long
aimed
,
but
could
never
with
arguments
or
entreaties
obtaine
at
his
hands
.
And
I
am
of
opinion
from
his
resolution
of
contumacie
in
the
concealement
hereof
,
that
for
the
security
of
that
party
by
whom
he
was
inveigled
and
deceived
therein
,
he
had
either
by
secret
compact
,
or
by
an
act
of
his
owne
desperate
will
,
imposed
on
himselfe
an
oath
of
secresie
:
for
he
answered
me
that
day
,
as
hee
had
often
done
before
,
and
continued
in
that
obstinacie
to
his
death
,
that
not
from
man
,
but
from
GOD
he
had
received
those
conceits
;
which
I
knew
to
be
as
false
,
as
I
know
it
to
be
true
that
mine
owne
soule
is
living
within
me
.
For
how
could
it
possibly
happen
,
that
an
unlearned
Rusticke
shall
fall
so
directly
upon
the
Controversies
of
our
Church
in
Discipline
and
Ceremonies
,
without
a
schismatical
guide
to
informe
and
perswade
him
,
and
thereby
to
ruine
and
undo
him
.
And
to
the
soule
of
that
Minister
or
Lay
person
I
speak
,
who
is
yet
living
,
and
conscious
to
himselfe
,
that
by
his
perswasions
or
directions
,
this
man
became
seduced
in
opinion
,
and
thereby
insnared
by
Satan
thus
to
scandalize
the
Church
of
GOD
,
and
hazard
the
state
of
his
own
soule
for
ever
:
let
him
repent
of
his
wickednesse
,
and
reforme
his
owne
judgement
therein
:
lest
the
justice
of
GOD
for
his
close
hypocrifie
,
leave
him
under
the
raigne
of
his
own
carnall
will
utterly
devoid
of
His
gracious
Spirit
.
For
it
is
no
new
or
unknowne
thing
in
this
Kingdome
,
for
Ministers
of
that
stampe
to
lay
violent
hands
upon
their
owne
persons
,
and
in
the
agony
of
their
soules
,
by
torment
of
wounded
consciences
to
fore-doe
themselves
.
For
not
above
two
yeares
ago
,
both
in
the
Imperial
City
of
London
,
and
in
other
parts
of
this
Kingdome
,
divers
of
that
sect
have
shortned
their
owne
dayes
,
oppressed
with
the
vexation
of
confounded
spirits
:
which
justifies
that
old
prover
be
,
Omne
quod
rutilat
non
est
aurum
:
Every
thing
that
glitters
is
not
gold
.
31
For
it
is
well
knowne
in
this
County
of
ours
,
that
a
Minister
of
that
sect
,
neglecting
the
duties
of
so
sacred
a
calling
,
and
for
his
opinions
sake
,
applying
himselfe
to
a
secular
vocation
in
teaching
a
Grammar
schoole
;
did
in
the
day
time
,
as
he
walkt
in
the
schoole
in
a
passion
of
secret
distemper
in
his
heart
,
Deprive
himselfe
of
his
Virility
:
violating
thereby
the
workes
of
GOD
and
Nature
:
and
Origen-like
castrated
himselfe
,
though
not
for
the
kingdom
of
heaven
.
Which
shewes
that
Gods
Spirit
is
not
alwayes
present
in
those
mens
hearts
to
guide
them
,
who
violate
their
loyalty
to
their
Prince
,
by
renting
the
unity
of
the
Churches
peace
.
This
man
being
two
years
before
this
fact
of
his
,
convented
before
a
grave
and
learned
Official
in
the
Diocesse
of
Hereford
for
his
Non-conformity
:
the
reverend
Gentleman
,
as
he
told
me
himselfe
,
offred
him
all
the
courtesie
and
kindnesse
that
might
be
;
hoping
by
moderation
of
proceeding
,
and
wise
perswasions
,
to
correct
his
errours
,
reforme
his
judgement
,
rectifie
his
irregularities
,
and
winne
him
to
obedience
.
But
the
frowardnesse
of
this
man
,
fast
bound
to
his
owne
fancies
,
neglected
and
sleighted
the
Gentlemans
kindnesse
.
So
that
after
much
parley
,
and
many
passages
,
and
crosse
bouts
of
opposition
betweene
them
;
the
learned
and
prudent
Gentleman
finding
him
rather
obstinate
in
his
will
,
by
being
strongly
conceited
of
his
owne
opinions
,
than
judiciously
grounded
with
weight
of
arguments
to
support
his
vaine
cause
,
asked
him
this
plaine
and
familiar
question
;
What
if
your
Governours
should
require
you
to
sit
or
stand
in
the
act
of
receiving
the
Communion
,
would
you
then
doe
?
He
replyed
peremptorily
,
Then
would
I
kneele
.
Which
answer
plainly
imports
that
not
tendernesse
of
conscience
,
as
many
pretend
;
but
pride
and
stubbornesse
of
will
in
refusing
subjection
to
their
Superiours
,
is
the
true
and
the
onely
cause
of
their
disobedience
to
the
Majesty
of
our
King
,
the
annointed
of
the
LORD
,
and
to
the
equitie
of
his
lawes
;
and
is
also
that
pernicious
foment
and
oyle
of
selfe-will
,
which
nourisheth
the
flame
of
Schisme
and
faction
,
and
maintaineth
the
breach
of
our
peace
and
unity
of
heart
.
32
There
was
also
a
Lay-man
in
Tewxbury
,
in
the
County
of
Glocester
,
who
was
a
strict
,
austere
,
and
rigid
Puritane
,
of
a
Mechanical
vocation
:
and
this
man
being
chosen
fourteene
years
before
his
death
Church-warden
of
his
Parish
,
did
then
in
his
first
time
of
office
,
take
downe
a
crosse
of
stone
,
built
in
the
Church-yard
of
that
Parish
;
and
which
had
continued
there
,
time
out
of
minde
.
And
this
he
did
of
a
proud
contempt
of
all
ancient
Monuments
of
that
nature
.
The
stones
of
the
said
crosse
hee
placed
loose
under
the
Church-wall
,
where
they
continued
by
the
space
of
fourteene
yeares
free
from
injury
or
rapine
:
for
it
seemes
the
people
of
the
Neighbourhood
made
conscience
of
sacriledge
.
It
pleased
GOD
,
that
the
two
next
children
which
his
wife
brought
into
the
world
,
proved
dease
,
lame
,
and
deformed
by
monstrosity
of
body
:
as
by
good
report
I
have
beene
told
,
and
so
continue
to
this
very
day
.
The
father
of
these
children
never
once
suspecting
that
the
hand
of
Divine
correction
was
laid
upon
his
family
,
for
his
own
disobedience
to
his
Prince
and
Governours
,
or
for
his
violation
and
defacing
of
the
ancient
Monuments
of
other
mens
devotion
,
persists
stil
in
his
former
opinions
of
schismaticall
disobedience
,
without
any
correction
,
or
reformation
of
himselfe
.
For
it
may
be
he
had
either
by
himselfe
observed
,
or
by
relation
from
others
had
heard
it
confirmed
,
that
the
children
of
other
men
had
miscarried
in
their
understandings
,
their
senses
and
bodily
shapes
,
and
were
exposed
to
the
world
for
Ludibria
Naturae
,
as
well
as
his
.
And
attributing
these
things
to
secondary
canses
,
and
errours
in
naturall
operations
frequent
in
the
world
,
he
never
look't
up
to
the
hard
of
Heaven
;
but
still
pleased
himselfe
in
his
irregular
courses
.
And
being
fourteene
yeares
after
his
first
election
,
chosen
againe
Church-warden
of
the
same
Parish
,
he
tooke
the
stones
of
the
former
defaced
and
demolished
crosse
,
which
lay
look
under
the
Church-wall
,
and
by
cementing
them
together
,
and
hewing
a
hollow
gutter
in
them
,
converts
them
to
a
swine
trough
for
his
owne
use
.
But
the
first
meat
which
his
swine
di●eate
out
of
that
stone
trough
,
drove
them
instantly
into
raging
madnesse
,
whereof
they
dyed
.
This
man
now
seeing
what
had
befallen
unto
him
in
his
swine
,
which
in
his
children
he
slightly
passed
over
;
he
began
to
reflect
upon
his
former
and
later
facts
,
and
discovering
by
the
terrible
testimonies
of
Gods
wrath
,
the
naughtinesse
of
his
owne
wicked
heart
,
in
so
contemptuously
abusing
things
once
dedicated
to
conserve
the
memoriall
of
our
LORD
His
Passion
for
our
redemption
:
overcome
with
the
gripes
,
pangs
and
tormenting
terrours
of
a
wounded
soule
,
he
leap't
into
a
draw-well
in
the
court
of
his
neighbour
,
and
was
taken
up
brui●ed
and
drowned
.
By
reason
of
this
exemplary
vengeance
〈…〉
:
That
whereas
this
sect
of
men
,
is
uncharitably
〈…〉
of
the
piety
of
former
ages
,
in
charging
Idolatry
and
superstition
upon
them
:
I
would
be
a
testimonie
of
more
wisedome
and
moderation
in
them
,
to
suspend
all
censure
of
their
intentions
and
reall
expressions
of
devotion
,
and
let
them
stand
or
fall
to
their
own
Lord
,
their
Creator
,
their
Father
.
since
these
men
themselves
in
pleading
the
justification
of
their
knowne
and
convinced
errours
,
desire
the
same
libertie
to
be
granted
to
themselves
.
But
let
's
returne
to
Enoch
,
from
this
short
digression
.
33
Vpon
Sunday
morning
following
immediately
the
day
of
Enoch
his
condemnation
,
the
Hang-man
being
in
the
Prison-house
,
was
seene
of
five
prisoners
condemned
to
dye
at
that
Assises
.
And
one
of
these
persons
condemned
for
the
murder
of
a
maid
,
whom
he
had
devirginated
and
defloured
;
said
to
the
rest
of
his
fellowes
in
Enoch's
presence
,
I
could
finde
in
my
heart
to
breake
yonder
knaves
pate
,
but
that
it
is
a
sin
,
and
I
have
enough
of
that
upon
me
already
:
To
whom
Enoch
replied
,
It
is
no
finne
to
kill
death
,
and
had
I
knowne
that
knave
to
bee
the
Hang-man
,
I
would
have
beaten
out
his
braines
,
if
I
could
have
come
at
him
.
These
words
of
his
,
begate
over
all
the
Prison-house
(
consisting
of
many
persons
)
great
exclamations
against
Enoch
his
wickednesse
,
being
himselfe
a
condemned
person
,
and
should
have
imployed
his
thoughts
upon
better
matters
.
The
next
day
in
the
morning
,
as
soone
as
I
was
come
to
the
prison-house
to
see
this
condemned
malefactour
,
and
to
know
how
hee
stood
prepared
for
death
:
Three
persons
severally
one
from
another
,
gave
me
notice
of
Enoch
his
words
uttered
the
day
before
in
the
hearing
of
many●●
appointed
his
overseer
to
bring
him
unto
me
in
a
private
roome
;
who
being
come
,
and
nothing
dejected
in
minde
,
or
countenance
,
but
rather
inwardly
jocund
in
his
owne
soule
;
I
said
unto
him
,
Did
you
Enoch
utter
such
words
concerning
the
Hang-man
,
as
divers
persons
do
both
testifie
against
you
,
and
are
also
greatly
displeased
with
your
desperate
and
furious
outrage
?
Hee
replied
unto
mee
,
I
spake
indeed
those
words
in
jest
.
In
jest
,
quoth
I
unto
him
?
are
you
,
being
a
condemned
person
by
judiciall
sentence
,
a
fit
person
to
utter
jests
?
do
you
not
know
that
no
Kingdome
of
the
world
can
possibly
subsist
in
Iustice
and
Honour
,
without
the
service
of
such
persons
as
shal
be
assigned
to
execute
those
lawes
upon
the
persons
of
malefactours
;
if
Law
condemne
by
just
and
upright
sentence
,
the
wicked
facts
and
persons
of
such
men
,
as
by
violating
equitie
,
disturbe
the
peace
and
welfare
of
Kingdomes
and
Governments
;
are
those
Lawes
of
any
force
without
the
ministry
and
service
of
such
men
,
as
shall
put
them
in
execution
?
Surely
,
Enoch
,
the
eye
of
your
heart
and
judgement
,
is
not
yet
open
to
see
your
abominable
villanies
which
doe
yet
rage
and
swell
within
you
:
nor
is
your
minde
,
with
the
illumination
whereof
you
have
so
much
in
secret
pleased
your selfe
,
guided
by
GOD's
Spirit
.
For
had
these
gifts
of
GOD
taken
place
in
your
soule
,
as
you
have
still
pretended
,
the
person
of
the
Hang-man
would
have
beene
rather
pleasing
than
offensive
unto
you
,
as
being
the
instrument
of
GOD's
mercy
,
to
let
out
your
soule
surcharged
by
gripes
of
your
conscience
with
fearefull
tremblings
,
into
the
glorious
presence
and
welcome
imbracements
of
CHRIST
your
SAVIOUR
.
But
looke
to
your selfe
,
I
admonish
you
,
for
your
time
of
life
is
short
:
flatter
not
your selfe
in
thinking
to
escape
the
stroke
and
infliction
of
Temporall
Vengeance
due
unto
you
.
If
you
die
in
these
desperate
and
unchristian
moods
,
it
is
more
than
greatly
to
bee
feared
,
for
it
is
evident
and
apparent
,
that
your
owne
personall
election
,
whereof
you
have
so
much
talked
,
was
but
a
presumptuous
errour
,
and
a
gracelesse
opinion
,
by
Satanicall
delusion
.
34
Now
touching
this
fellow
and
his
opinions
,
hee
was
charged
to
hold
some
points
of
Anabaptists
and
Enthusiastes
:
matters
I
dare
be
bold
to
say
,
because
I
know
it
right
well
,
farre
beyond
the
reach
of
his
apprehension
,
for
excepting
only
his
distlike
of
our
Church-ceremonies
,
and
his
proud
opinion
of
his
owne
spirituall
estate
in
the
favour
of
GOD
,
he
was
a
most
ignorant
m●●
in
all
parts
of
knowledge
belonging
to
religion
.
The
matters
of
Opinion
,
wherewith
hee
was
suspected
,
were
principally
these
:
First
,
that
the
soule
of
a
regenerate
man
,
is
perfectly
pure
and
cleane
within
him
,
by
vertue
of
his
New-birth
,
and
consents
not
,
either
in
the
understanding
by
approbation
,
or
in
the
will
by
election
and
inclination
to
any
act
of
sin
:
But
that
it
is
only
the
body
and
flesh
,
which
remaining
unsanctified
and
naturally
defiled
,
sollicites
,
urges
,
provokes
unto
all
evill
,
and
executeth
all
acts
thereof
in
the
elect
of
GOD
,
after
their
conversion
and
regeneration
.
This
opinion
is
a
monster
in
nature
,
not
onely
divorcing
the
soule
and
body
each
from
other
it
the
time
of
this
life
:
but
also
attributing
unto
the
body
without
all
motion
,
influence
,
or
concomitancie
of
the
soule
,
the
producing
of
actions
and
operations
reall
and
sinfull
.
This
Enoch
,
though
of
meane
apprehension
in
philosophicall
matters
,
understood
right
well
;
and
his
opinion
herein
,
was
onely
this
and
no
more
:
That
for
as
much
as
sanctification
,
which
is
very
rightly
and
aptly
tearmed
Inherent
Righteousnesse
,
by
repairing
the
decayes
of
originall
grace
in
our
soules
,
and
re-inducing
the
Image
of
GOD
into
us
,
is
not
perfect
in
this
life
:
therefore
in
all
reall
acts
of
sindone
by
a
childe
of
GOD
in
state
of
grace
,
there
is
a
consent
to
that
act
,
both
in
the
understanding
and
the
will
,
the
most
●oble
and
principal
faculties
of
our
soules
;
for
without
assent
of
these
,
no
act
is
ever
produced
;
but
it
is
such
a
consent
,
as
carries
not
with
full
sway
and
violence
,
either
of
these
powers
within
us
,
pleasingly
with
strong
delight
and
approbation
to
prosecute
those
actions
:
but
rather
by
infirmity
under
the
strength
of
temptation
,
they
themselves
are
seduced
to
assent
and
execute
things
evill
,
and
are
thereby
for
the
present
supplanted
.
And
of
this
his
opinion
he
was
desirous
to
make
illustration
in
his
owne
person
:
affirming
,
that
his
regenerate
soule
,
in
the
very
time
and
act
of
these
murders
,
stirred
up
some
reluctancie
within
him
,
and
suspended
his
fulnesse
of
consent
in
the
perpetration
thereof
.
His
opinion
I
allow
as
a
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
orthodox
and
sound
,
and
confirmed
by
the
experience
of
all
good
men
in
the
world
:
But
for
his
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
or
illustration
thereof
in
his
owne
person
,
it
is
Heterodox
,
unsound
,
and
of
all
good
men
to
bee
abhorred
.
For
an
act
of
wrath
,
resolving
it selfe
into
malice
,
contrived
in
the
minde
for
the
execution
,
and
terminated
in
bloud
and
murder
,
cannot
possibly
be
admitted
to
participate
of
infirmity
.
His
Second
opinion
charged
upon
him
,
was
this
.
That
CHRIST
our
LORD
,
is
not
now
in
heaven
in
that
body
,
which
by
sanctified
conception
and
incarnation
Hee
tooke
of
the
substance
of
the
holy
and
blessed
Virgin
;
and
in
which
Hee
conversed
among
the
Iewes
.
His
answer
to
this
was
,
that
he
was
mistaken
by
certain
persons
,
as
unlearned
as
himselfe
,
who
busily
and
frequently
proposed
questions
unto
him
,
and
were
not
able
rightly
to
conceive
his
answers
,
nor
the
nature
of
their
owne
questions
proposed
unto
him
:
For
both
he
,
and
they
wanting
the
true
apprehension
of
so
high
and
sacred
a
Mystery
,
as
is
the
Nature
and
Quality
of
our
LORD
IESUS
CHRIST
His
glorified
Body
,
tooke
libertie
unto
themselves
to
talke
at
randon
of
high
and
mysterious
secrets
,
and
thereby
lost
themselves
in
their
vaine
janglings
.
His
faith
and
judgement
was
very
right
in
this
point
,
according
to
the
small
measure
of
his
understanding
:
But
he
wanted
apt
termes
to
explicate
his
conceit
in
so
deepe
a
matter
.
When
therfore
I
acquainted
him
with
some
termes
frequent
in
the
Fathers
and
Schoole-men
,
in
the
enodation
of
an
Article
of
our
Faith
so
abstruse
and
difficult
,
and
transcending
the
sphere
of
vulgar
apprehensions
:
telling
him
,
that
the
Body
of
our
Lord
was
passive
,
mortall
,
liable
to
violence
in
the
state
of
His
Humiliation
:
Impassive
,
immortall
,
glorious
,
and
exempt
from
infirmities
and
injuries
in
the
condition
of
his
exaltation
;
he
freely
assented
,
submitted
himselfe
,
and
confirmed
that
to
be
his
meaning
,
that
our
LORD
His
blessed
and
glorious
Body
,
was
changed
onely
in
qualitie
,
not
in
substance
:
But
that
for
want
of
Theologicall
termes
,
he
was
not
able
to
unfold
himselfe
.
And
then
the
Conclusion
touching
his
opinions
,
is
this
,
he
was
neither
Anabaptist
,
Enthusiast
,
or
of
any
other
odde
sect
whatsoever
,
but
only
a
silly
,
Ignorant
,
and
downe-right
English
Puritane
.
35
On
Tuesday
the
twentieth
of
August
,
this
Malefactour
,
the
staine
of
Nature
,
and
reproch
of
mankind
,
was
carried
on
horseback
from
Shrewsbury
thirteene
miles
to
the
place
of
his
execution
.
When
hee
was
come
to
Bishops-castle
Towne
,
hee
desired
in
his
Inne
to
receive
the
holy
Communion
of
the
most
sacred
Body
and
Bloud
of
our
LORD
IESUS
CHRIST
;
which
I
had
refused
to
administer
unto
him
,
because
he
would
not
take
it
in
the
decent
and
Reverent
gesture
of
kneeling
.
The
Minister
of
that
Towne
,
a
learned
Gentleman
,
refused
likewise
to
give
it
unto
him
,
unlesse
hee
would
receive
it
in
obedience
to
his
Superiours
,
and
kneele
downe
Reverently
in
that
holy
Action
.
A
while
hee
continued
obstinate
,
but
overcome
at
last
by
perswasions
,
hee
yeelded
as
hee
said
,
to
gratifie
the
desires
of
a
Gentleman
there
present
.
Thus
the
man
,
who
in
the
furious
zeale
of
an
inraged
heart
,
drew
that
bloud
,
that
bred
and
nourished
him
,
comming
to
the
point
of
his
death
,
shrunke
in
his
courage
,
or
rather
his
contumacie
;
and
either
to
please
men
,
or
to
procure
favour
in
the
mitigation
of
execution
of
Iudgement
upon
him
,
fell
from
the
ground
of
his
unhallowed
profession
.
Which
convincingly
proveth
that
obstinate
Hypocrisie
producing
disloyalty
in
contempt
of
Authority
,
is
built
upon
a
weake
,
a
slippery
,
an
unstable
foundation
.
36
This
Malefactor
,
being
now
come
to
the
place
,
where
the
Gibbet
was
erected
for
his
exemplary
punishment
:
Hee
kneeled
downe
and
made
a
short
prayer
to
GOD.
And
having
finished
his
devotions
,
and
being
commanded
to
ascend
the
steps
of
the
ladder
;
as
soone
as
the
Executioner
had
put
the
rope
over
his
head
into
his
necke
,
hee
was
instantly
so
surprized
with
the
feare
of
approaching
death
,
that
in
all
the
parts
of
his
body
hee
trembled
with
great
perturbation
and
anguish
of
Spirit
.
And
when
hee
was
ready
to
bee
turned
off
,
hee
cryed
twice
with
a
loud
voice
,
God
bee
mercifull
to
mee
a
great
Sinner
.
And
then
being
cast
off
and
strangled
to
death
,
to
the
great
Agony
and
regreet
of
his
friends
and
kindred
the
beholders
thereof
,
testified
by
three
shrill
●kreekes
and
cryes
,
he
was
trussed
up
into
a
frame
of
Iron
brought
thither
for
that
purpose
:
And
his
body
though
deprived
of
sense
to
feele
it
,
the
truth
of
that
Iudgement
denounced
in
the
Scriptures
,
[
p
](A13111-e17150-b)
p
Prov.
30.17
.
The
eye
that
mocketh
at
his
Father
,
and
despiseth
to
obey
his
Mother
,
the
Ravens
of
the
Vally
shall
picke
it
out
,
and
the
young
Eagles
shall
eat
it
.
For
as
well
the
Father
was
mocked
as
the
Mother
despised
,
when
his
bloudy
heart
and
hand
robbed
the
Husband
of
his
Wife
,
and
deprived
the
Father
of
both
his
Sonnes
.
When
hee
had
hanged
forth
waving
in
the
ayre
,
more
then
a
fortnight
,
and
lesse
then
three
weekes
,
some
Brethren
of
his
owne
disposition
and
faction
,
who
are
restlesse
in
wilfulnesse
(
that
I
may
not
say
wickednes
)
contrived
a
device
by
rearing
up
a
ladder
in
the
night
,
a
worke
of
darknesse
,
to
saw
off
that
part
of
the
Gibbet
where
his
body
hanged
,
and
tooke
it
away
even
then
,
when
the
smell
and
stench
thereof
was
so
unsavory
and
noysome
,
as
hardly
able
to
bee
indured
;
unlesse
they
were
provided
with
stronge
Antidotes
to
correct
the
loathsome
savour
of
his
putrified
carkasse
:
but
it
was
a
messe
good
enough
for
such
contemners
of
royall
Majestie
and
the
wholsome
lawes
of
the
best
governed
Republicke
upon
the
face
of
the
earth
.
37
And
now
in
few
words
to
touch
the
fact
of
those
Persons
,
who
by
gracelesse
disloyalty
have
opposed
the
practice
of
Law
and
Iustice
:
did
they
not
know
that
the
body
of
every
Malefactor
,
after
legall
conviction
and
judiciall
condemnation
,
is
wholly
at
the
dispose
of
the
King
as
a
part
of
His
Royall
Prerogative
,
by
vertue
of
the
violation
of
His
Lawes
;
Who
so
sheddeth
mans
bloud
,
by
man
shall
his
bloud
bee
shed
,
for
in
the
Image
of
God
made
he
man
.
Did
not
then
the
stealers
away
of
the
putrified
corps
of
this
Malefactor
,
know
these
things
before
hand
?
To
charge
them
with
Ignorance
of
such
things
,
which
the
Dictates
of
naturall
reason
hath
imprinted
upon
the
table
of
every
Mans
heart
,
is
to
make
them
brutish
and
to
range
them
with
beasts
:
To
say
they
knew
these
things
,
and
yet
against
their
owne
knowledge
and
conscience
,
they
contemned
all
peaceable
obedience
therunto
,
is
to
make
them
peremptory
and
Rebellious
against
both
Divine
Majestie
in
the
nature
of
God
,
and
Humane
Majestie
in
the
person
of
the
King
.
Thus
I
have
put
them
upon
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
a
logicall
forme
of
reasoning
,
so
called
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
of
catching
the
delinquent
on
both
sides
.
Let
them
now
take
whether
part
they
will
,
either
to
be
concluded
bruit
beasts
in
the
shapes
of
men
,
by
their
stupid
ignorance
;
or
saucy
Rebells
under
the
visour
of
Puritanisme
.
And
full
time
it
is
to
subdue
their
insolent
contempt
of
all
Lawes
Ecclesiasticall
and
temporall
,
and
to
keepe
them
in
order
.
For
when
the
constitutions
of
the
Church
are
proudly
violated
,
and
the
Lawes
of
the
Commonwealth
contemptuously
vilified
,
yea
even
,
the
ever
blessed
and
pure
Ordinances
of
God
Himselfe
rejected
to
satisfie
Arrogant
selfe
will
:
what
obligations
or
bonds
are
existent
in
nature
,
able
to
represse
the
disorders
of
unruly
persons
?
And
thus
I
have
done
with
the
county
Prisoner
.
38
And
now
to
vent
my
owne
hearts
griefe
for
many
yeares
supprest
and
stifled
in
my
troubled
bosome
,
and
a
little
to
inlarge
my selfe
,
and
to
make
knowne
the
quality
of
that
people
with
whom
I
live
:
Know
good
Reader
,
that
this
Towne
of
Shrewsbury
the
place
of
my
birth
and
residence
is
greatly
troubled
with
a
sect
of
Men
and
Women
,
with
whom
I
have
had
much
intercourse
of
conversement
,
not
by
way
of
intimate
familiarity
approving
their
waies
,
but
of
vexation
and
trouble
of
minde
,
that
I
could
not
in
thirteene
yeares
painefull
Ministry
among
them
,
reclaime
them
from
their
wandring
fancies
,
and
reduce
them
to
obedience
of
supreame
Majestie
,
in
the
persons
of
two
most
illustrious
and
Royall
Kings
the
Father
and
the
Sonne
.
But
the
more
I
laboured
therein
,
as
their
consciences
can
and
doe
witnesse
unto
them
,
the
more
I
incurred
thereby
their
secret
hate
and
detraction
of
my
person
,
with
detriment
and
losse
to
my
temporall
estate
.
39
They
had
about
fourteene
yeares
agoe
a
learned
and
Reverend
Preacher
,
[
p
](A13111-e17340-b)
p
Genes.
21.4
.
The
leane
Kine
will
eate
up
the
fat
.
For
indeed
,
in
the
issue
it
so
fell
out
in
our
Towne
;
A
leane
,
factious
,
and
schismaticall
Ministry
obscured
the
light
of
better
parts
in
men
of
the
same
calling
:
and
to
strengthen
a
partie
,
and
to
countenance
disorder
,
with
Thewda●
boasting
himselfe
[
q
](A13111-e17370-b)
q
Act.
5.36
,
37.
to
bee
some
bodie
,
and
with
Iudas
of
Galilee
,
hee
drew
away
much
people
after
him
.
But
as
they
perished
in
their
Tumultuous
uproares
,
so
this
practice
little
inferiour
in
action
and
working
,
in
a
few
yeares
dissolved
of
it selfe
,
and
onely
the
ruines
thereof
remaines
yet
among
us
.
The
Reverend
man
lying
on
his
death-bed
;
The
Magistrates
of
our
Towne
repaired
to
visite
him
in
his
sicknesse
:
To
whom
hee
gave
in
strict
charge
,
that
,
as
they
Tendred
the
glory
of
God
,
their
owne
loyaltie
to
their
Liege
and
Soveraigne
,
whose
Ministers
they
wereby
deputation
of
dignity
and
authoritie
,
peace
and
welfare
of
their
Corporation
:
they
would
carefully
resist
the
purpose
of
many
,
who
laboured
to
obtrude
upon
the
Towne
to
succeed
in
his
place
a
Non-conformed
Minister
.
And
he
told
them
further
,
what
hee
himselfe
had
noted
in
his
wife
observations
:
to
wit
,
that
where
any
of
this
sect
of
disloyall
and
factious
Ministers
entered
,
and
were
entertained
by
any
people
,
there
in
very
short
time
,
they
proved
Incendiaries
:
and
by
meanes
of
their
owne
personall
disobedience
to
the
prudent
and
pious
Lawes
of
our
Church
,
that
Corporation
,
Towne
,
Parish
,
or
Village
,
became
rent
into
faction
,
and
cleaving
unto
parts
by
violation
of
unity
and
Christian
peace
.
40
This
Reverend
man
being
laid
in
his
sepulchre
in
peace
and
honour
,
one
Mr.
Browne
,
a
learned
and
godly
Minister
,
of
exemplary
vertue
,
and
pious
conversation
,
was
elected
to
succeed
him
;
and
this
man
exercising
his
labours
among
them
by
the
space
of
thirteene
yeares
,
was
so
rudely
and
unchristianly
handled
in
their
insolent
contempt
of
his
talent
and
paines
;
that
by
an
invective
and
bitter
Libell
,
consisting
of
fourteene
leaves
in
quarto
cast
into
his
garden
;
they
disquieted
his
painefull
and
peaceable
soule
,
and
shortened
the
date
of
his
troublesome
Pilgrimage
.
They
are
a
generation
of
men
strongly
addicted
,
to
heare
no
other
Ministers
,
but
those
of
their
owne
character
and
print
;
and
such
men
,
though
of
lightest
talents
and
meanest
parts
,
they
extoll
and
advance
up
to
the
clouds
in
raptures
of
admiration
;
runne
after
them
from
place
to
place
to
be
partakers
of
their
sanctified
gifts
and
holy
exhortations
:
In
the
meane
time
neglecting
the
Ministry
of
those
learned
and
godly
men
,
whom
their
owne
judgements
,
though
depraved
with
errour
and
sinister
surmises
;
and
their
consciences
,
though
misguided
by
selfe
will
,
cannot
choose
,
but
prefer
by
many
degrees
before
their
owne
bosome
Darlings
.
But
humility
and
patience
must
be
the
guides
of
godly
Christian
men
,
submitting
themselves
to
the
holy
pleasure
of
GOD's
Divine
will
;
who
in
these
crosses
of
disgrace
and
contempt
from
others
,
exercises
thereby
,
their
piety
,
wisdome
,
constancie
in
bearing
with
the
rods
of
his
fatherly
correction
,
whereby
he
conformes
them
in
holy
suffrings
to
the
person
of
our
Lord
and
Saviour
CHRIST
IESUS
that
Sonne
of
His
love
.
[
r
](A13111-e17520-b)
r
Rom.
8.29
.
And
His
holy
decrees
being
made
knowne
to
His
Church
,
must
poize
and
hold
in
even
temper
of
prudent
moderation
and
godly
subjection
unto
them
,
the
soules
of
all
His
children
to
whom
He
hath
made
knowne
,
[
s
](A13111-e17530-b)
s
2
Tim.
4.3
,
4.
That
the
time
wil
come
when
they
will
not
endure
sound
doctrine
,
but
after
their
owne
lusts
shall
heape
unto
themselves
teachers
having
itching
eares
;
and
they
shall
turne
away
their
eares
from
the
Truth
,
and
shall
bee
turned
unto
fables
.
For
among
the
great
fables
of
the
world
which
attempt
to
defile
the
sacred
puritie
of
the
Gospell
,
this
of
Non-conformitie
holdeth
a
choice
and
principall
place
.
For
though
the
object
of
its
proud
,
ambitious
and
peremptory
discontent
,
use
the
varnish
and
pretense
of
harmelesse
Ceremonies
to
raise
up
their
cavils
,
and
perpetuate
their
secret
railings
:
yet
the
traine
of
consequences
depending
on
these
lighter
matters
,
will
bee
found
not
to
terminate
in
Ceremonies
;
but
to
aime
at
such
substantials
,
alterations
in
Church
and
State
,
as
would
willingly
subjugate
the
Royall
Diadem
and
Scepter
of
Princely
Power
,
to
the
subordinate
rule
and
direction
of
their
Presbyterian
consistory
.
41
Vnto
this
Towne
of
ours
,
divers
Gentlemen
from
many
parts
of
this
Kingdome
,
and
Widdowes
also
,
have
within
these
twelve
last
yeares
resorted
:
Resolving
here
to
plant
themselves
for
fixed
habitation
,
and
expecting
to
enjoy
with
impunity
the
vaine
toyes
and
schismaticall
conceits
they
brought
hither
with
them
.
But
my
trust
is
,
under
GOD
,
and
the
sacred
and
Royall
Majestie
of
our
King
,
that
our
Reverend
Bishop
will
either
in
short
time
reforme
their
irregularities
,
or
cause
them
to
returne
to
the
places
of
their
former
aboad
.
Hither
also
have
flocked
Mechanicall
fellowes
of
many
Artifices
and
Professions
,
Masons
,
Carpenters
,
Brick-layers
,
Corsers
,
Weavers
,
Stone-gravers
,
and
what
not
?
And
being
in
their
persons
of
worthlesse
quality
,
and
receiving
countenance
from
men
of
better
ranke
;
they
have
pestered
our
Towne
with
disobedience
and
schisme
,
and
for
their
low
condition
and
obscurity
of
living
,
have
escaped
presentment
,
and
passed
unregarded
.
Pardon
my
zeale
,
good
Reader
:
a
surcharged
heart
speaking
nothing
but
knowne
and
justifiable
truth
,
may
justly
obtaine
libertie
to
unburden
it selfe
.
Now
these
persons
of
the
better
and
inferiour
ranke
,
grow
presently
into
strict
and
inviolable
leagues
of
mutuall
amitie
,
as
if
long
continuance
of
time
,
experience
and
proofe
of
their
Christian
vertues
,
had
incorporated
and
united
them
together
in
reciprocall
societie
.
For
it
is
the
nature
of
Schisme
and
all
unwarranted
courses
,
ever
to
shew
it selfe
active
in
malignitie
,
and
by
examples
and
encouragements
from
one
to
another
in
short
time
to
disdaine
to
submit
themselves
to
the
commands
of
their
Superiours
;
lest
thereby
they
dishonour
their
fantasticall
profession
,
by
shrinking
from
the
hold
of
their
Christian
libertie
,
and
abridging
themselves
of
their
selfe-pleasing
fantasies
.
They
assemble
,
and
feast
,
and
pray
,
and
discourse
,
and
perhaps
take
libertie
also
to
complaine
and
lament
each
unto
other
,
that
the
Reliques
of
Rome
continue
still
among
us
to
adulterate
the
sacred
puritie
of
our
Gospell
of
Peace
.
But
blessed
bee
the
Name
of
the
LORD
our
GOD
,
and
thankes
be
given
to
the
excellent
Majestie
and
Piety
of
our
King
,
who
resolving
in
his
royall
heart
,
Quoad
brachii
humaeni
virtutem
,
to
conserve
the
puritie
of
the
glory
of
CHRIST
in
supporting
the
free
passage
of
His
blessed
Gospell
,
doth
also
designe
in
His
Princely
thoughts
and
intentions
to
reduce
His
wandring
subjects
to
uniformity
of
obedience
.
42
A
Letter
was
written
by
a
Non-conformed
Minister
,
to
that
late
reverend
,
worthy
,
and
learned
Prelate
Bishop
Iewel
,
who
,
if
the
judgement
of
Master
Hooker
,
ratified
with
the
approbation
of
that
most
Illustrious
,
Memorable
,
and
Learned
King
Iames
[
t
](A13111-e17640-b)
t
Hooker
Eccl.
polit●e
pag.
68.
Preface
before
Iewels
workes
.
may
be
received
,
was
one
of
the
most
accomplished
Divines
that
Christendome
hath
yeelded
for
some
hundreds
of
yeares
.
In
this
Letter
the
judgement
of
that
gracious
man
was
desired
touching
our
Ceremonies
,
and
specially
the
government
of
our
Church
by
Bishops
.
Who
weighing
in
his
prudent
and
peaceful
thoughts
,
the
sleight
Arguments
sent
unto
him
,
wherewith
the
impregnable
fort
of
our
discipline
was
attempted
for
battery
and
subversion
:
replied
thus
,
as
hee
is
cited
by
Doctor
Whitgift
in
his
Reply
,
[
u
](A13111-e17670-b)
u
Answer
to
a
libell
intituled
,
An
adnotion
,
&c.
As
for
these
reasons
,
in
my
judgement
they
are
not
made
to
build
up
,
and
they
are
too
weake
to
pull
downe
.
Stultitia
nata
est
in
corde
pueri
,
&
Virga
disciplinae
fugabit
illam
,
[
x
](A13111-e17700-b)
x
Pro.
22.15
.
Foolishnesse
is
bound
in
the
heart
of
a
childe
,
but
the
rod
of
correction
will
drive
it
from
him
.
It
is
but
wantonnesse
,
correction
will
helpe
it
.
Thus
far
Bishop
Iewel
.
Now
the
weight
of
this
mans
authority
,
furnished
as
hee
was
with
infinite
variety
of
reading
in
the
writings
of
the
Church
,
Ancient
and
Moderne
,
is
more
to
be
esteemed
,
than
the
up-start
conceits
of
many
hundreds
of
those
light
and
vaine
Novellers
,
the
wanton
perturbers
of
our
Christian
peace
.
And
till
this
correcting
rod
of
Humane
power
qualified
and
ratified
by
divine
authority
,
and
given
by
GOD
into
the
Princely
hand
of
His
Vicegerents
,
be
either
inflicted
,
or
at
least
lifted
up
and
shaked
(
though
shaking
without
striking
will
doe
little
good
:
)
these
men
are
so
setled
upon
the
Lees
and
dregges
of
their
pleasing
errours
,
that
like
Moab
,
[
y
](A13111-e17730-b)
y
Ier.
48.11
.
for
want
of
emptying
from
vessell
to
vessell
,
they
will
still
retaine
their
old
sent
within
them
.
43
I
publikely
told
them
five
Moneths
agoe
,
namely
in
Iuly
last
past
1633
in
a
Preface
to
my
Catechisme
Lecture
in
a
very
great
assembly
;
that
it
was
to
bee
feared
that
they
who
obeyed
not
the
Lawes
of
the
King
,
did
curse
his
sacred
Person
in
their
hearts
,
contrary
to
that
rule
.
Curse
not
the
King
,
no
not
in
thy
thoughts
,
and
curse
not
the
Rich
in
thy
bed-chamber
:
for
a
bird
of
the
ayre
shall
carry
the
voyce
,
and
that
which
hath
wings
shall
tell
the
matter
.
These
words
of
mine
stirred
up
such
a
Tempest
in
the
unruly
,
tumultuous
and
stormy
affections
,
that
many
of
them
rashly
rowed
,
but
have
fayled
therein
,
that
they
would
never
heare
mee
againe
,
because
I
imployed
good
Talents
and
partes
to
the
disgrace
of
Gods
children
.
But
now
let
them
give
mee
leave
,
since
time
hath
allaied
their
passions
,
and
rendred
them
more
capable
of
wholsome
advice
,
to
tell
them
without
feare
or
flattery
,
that
I
conceive
the
Spirituall
meaning
of
these
words
in
this
sense
.
Hee
that
obeyes
not
the
Law
,
which
is
by
commande
of
Princely
power
and
Iustice
impsed
on
him
;
Curses
that
law
which
he
refuseth
to
obey
,
for
betweene
obedience
and
cursing
there
is
no
medium
or
meane
in
the
sense
of
Gods
Spirit
.
For
every
act
of
murmuring
and
repining
against
the
supposed
iniquity
of
any
law
,
coupled
with
contempt
of
the
same
law
by
disobedience
thereunto
,
is
an
act
of
the
heart
and
Spirit
of
that
man
cursing
the
〈◊〉
,
to
which
hee
refuseth
to
yeeld
true
and
faithfull
subjection
.
Now
this
inward
curse
lighting
on
the
law
which
is
disobeyed
,
reflects
or
rather
falls
directly
on
the
Majestie
of
the
King
,
from
whose
sacred
Authority
as
hee
is
the
immediate
Vicegerent
of
God
,
that
law
receives
either
Constitution
or
Ratification
and
Command
for
obedience
.
This
sense
I
obtrude
not
on
these
Persons
,
as
arrogating
to
my selfe
infallibility
of
judgement
in
the
meaning
of
Gods
Spirit
;
But
I
refer
it
to
the
grave
and
deliberat
judgement
of
those
prudent
and
learned
Persons
,
who
fit
at
the
Helme
of
government
in
our
Church
,
and
are
more
profound
in
knowledge
,
and
fully
able
to
resolve
and
cleere
this
doubt
;
for
as
then
,
so
now
I
deliver
onely
my
opinion
and
no
more
.
But
yet
let
me
further
tell
them
,
that
since
they
like
not
to
bee
told
that
their
thoughts
and
hearts
do
Curse
Christian
Kings
whose
lawes
check
and
countermaund
their
novell
fancies
:
what
will
they
say
to
that
place
of
sacred
Scriptures
[
z
](A13111-e17810-b)
z
Iob
34.18
.
Is
it
fit
to
say
to
a
King
thou
art
wicked
,
&c.
If
the
lawes
,
whose
rigour
,
life
,
and
authority
,
flow
immediately
from
Kings
and
Princes
in
their
Dominions
,
bee
in
their
Nature
wicked
as
they
are
Lawes
,
certainely
the
Princes
themselves
who
enact
or
authorize
those
lawes
,
in
the
censure
and
judgement
of
those
men
who
vilifie
the
same
lawes
by
refusing
to
obey
them
,
cannot
be
good
.
So
that
let
them
turne
themselves
which
way
they
will
,
they
are
taken
in
a
snare
woven
from
the
cleare
sense
of
the
sacred
Scripture
.
For
either
they
curse
the
King
in
his
lawes
,
or
they
judge
not
his
Person
to
be
righteous
from
whom
unjust
and
unrighteous
lawes
doe
proceede
,
and
are
imposed
by
command
.
For
they
cannot
possibly
affirme
the
King
to
bee
righteous
,
nor
his
lawes
to
bee
righteous
,
when
they
refuse
to
give
obedience
both
to
the
one
and
to
the
other
.
I
know
they
will
reply
,
that
they
love
and
honour
the
King
,
but
that
they
like
not
his
lawes
.
And
I
answere
them
againe
,
it
is
impossible
to
love
and
honour
the
King
,
and
to
dislike
his
lawes
:
for
the
lawes
are
the
Spirit
and
life
of
the
King
as
he
is
Supreame
head
over
his
people
,
securing
the
royalty
of
his
Princely
State
,
and
sweetly
attracting
his
subjects
to
cheerfull
obedience
.
For
therefore
doe
the
subjects
honour
,
reverence
,
and
love
the
person
of
the
King
,
because
of
the
righteousnesse
and
equity
of
his
laws
,
whereby
they
are
governed
in
tranquillity
and
peace
.
And
on
the
contrary
,
no
man
living
in
the
world
,
doth
naturally
,
freely
,
sweetly
love
the
person
of
a
Tyrant
,
because
he
rules
by
the
rage
of
his
affections
,
and
the
strong
hand
of
power
;
and
not
by
the
peaceable
rule
of
Iustice
,
and
approved
lawes
.
So
that
the
true
and
cordiall
love
of
subjects
to
their
King
,
ariseth
in
them
,
not
onely
from
relation
of
superiority
in
his
person
,
and
inferiority
in
theirs
;
but
much
more
fervently
and
firmely
from
his
pious
care
in
constituting
good
lawes
for
the
regiment
of
his
people
in
honour
,
wealth
,
peace
and
libertie
,
free
from
the
vassallage
of
oppressing
subjection
.
44
Vnder
the
light
and
law
of
nature
,
the
very
Heathens
illuminated
and
endued
with
some
acts
of
inspiration
from
GOD
,
to
quicken
the
principles
of
native
light
in
their
own
soules
;
have
with
more
veneration
and
reverence
honoured
their
Kings
,
than
Christians
have
done
the
knowne
Vicegerents
of
GOD
under
the
Law
of
Grace
,
after
the
cleare
declaration
of
GOD's
will
pressing
and
commanding
obedience
unto
them
.
For
Elihu
a
young
man
,
could
say
to
Iob
and
his
friends
,
[
a
](A13111-e17860-b)
a
Iob
36.7
.
He
withdrawes
not
his
eyes
from
the
righteous
,
but
with
Kings
are
they
on
the
Throne
,
yea
he
doth
establish
them
for
ever
,
and
they
are
exalted
.
And
herewith
accords
the
wise
,
and
as
I
may
truly
,
say
the
holy
sentences
uttered
by
those
men
,
who
being
destitute
of
the
Divine
and
supernatural
light
of
Christian
faith
,
have
shewed
to
the
world
the
light
and
the
extent
of
Natures
love
in
their
understandings
.
[
b
](A13111-e17910-b)
b
Pro.
23.
●●
.
The
heart
of
the
King
is
in
the
hand
of
GOD
as
the
Rivers
of
waters
,
he
turneth
it
whither
soever
he
will
.
And
againe
,
[
c
](A13111-e17940-b)
c
Pro.
16.10
.
A
divine
sentence
is
in
the
lippes
of
the
King
,
his
mouth
transgresseth
not
in
Iudgment
.
And
this
sacred
Truth
is
approved
by
the
consenting
judgement
of
the
ancient
and
godly
learned
.
[
d
](A13111-e17980-b)
d
Rom.
13.1
.
Let
every
soule
be
subject
to
the
Higher
Powers
,
for
there
is
no
power
but
of
GOD.
And
those
words
are
expounded
by
an
ancient
,
very
learned
,
and
godly
Father
of
the
Greeke
Church
,
after
this
manner
.
Let
every
soule
bee
subject
to
the
supereminent
powers
,
yea
,
though
hee
be
an
Apostle
,
an
Evangelist
,
a
Prophet
,
or
whosoever
he
be
;
for
this
subjection
doth
not
subvert
pietie
.
And
againe
,
the
rule
of
GOD's
Spirit
in
Scriptures
commands
us
,
[
e
](A13111-e18030-b)
e
Pro.
2●
.
21
.
My
sonne
seare
thou
the
LORD
,
and
the
King
,
and
meddle
not
with
them
who
are
given
to
changes
.
45
How
comes
it
then
to
passe
,
seeing
these
things
are
so
manifest
in
the
sacred
Scriptures
;
that
so
many
Ministers
in
our
Church
,
by
faction
and
schisme
,
doe
rend
in
pieces
that
blessed
peace
and
unity
,
which
they
are
every-where
in
the
holy
Scriptures
[
f
](A13111-e18070-b)
f
Ephes.
4
.
3●
.
Phil.
2.2
,
30
commanded
to
preserve
and
support
?
The
true
cause
hereof
I
take
to
be
this
;
The
povertie
of
the
inseriour
sort
of
our
English
Clergie
.
And
this
answer
I
gave
to
the
Lord
Bishop
of
our
Diocesse
proposing
this
very
question
unto
mee
at
the
table
of
a
worthy
Knight
of
our
County
,
[
g
](A13111-e18120-b)
g
Micha.
3.11
.
The
Priests
teach
for
hire
,
and
the
Prophets
thereof
Divine
for
money
;
yet
they
will
leane
upon
the
LORD
and
say
,
Is
not
the
LORD
among
us
?
no
evill
shall
come
upon
us
.
For
these
Non-conformists
,
as
they
are
the
movers
of
this
faction
,
and
violation
of
our
peace
,
raise
to
themselves
(
as
farre
as
I
am
able
to
conceive
,
and
I
thinke
all
wise
men
of
this
Land
concurre
with
mee
herein
,
)
an
underhand
maintenance
by
private
Benevolences
of
seduced
friends
,
after
this
manner
by
certaine
gradations
of
Art
and
policie
.
1
First
,
they
insinuate
into
the
peoples
hearts
,
a
sly
opinion
which
must
not
bee
contradicted
,
to
wit
,
that
many
things
are
amisse
in
our
Church
government
;
which
only
Gods
faithfull
servants
enlightned
with
His
Spirit
,
have
found
out
,
discovered
,
and
made
knowne
to
the
world
;
and
because
they
cannot
obtaine
a
reformation
,
as
the
pious
zeale
of
their
hearts
desireth
,
they
are
forced
to
groane
under
the
heavie
burden
of
Antichristian
servitude
.
Now
the
Mobile
Vulgus
hearing
these
deplorable
complaints
uttered
with
the
gravity
of
well
composed
countenances
,
and
expressed
in
an
accent
of
sensible
lamentation
,
by
such
men
who
are
spiritually
gifted
and
qualified
for
prayer
and
other
holy
offices
:
presently
they
are
so
soft
and
flexible
to
receive
any
impression
;
that
they
even
of
their
owne
accord
,
without
any
further
motives
,
hasten
to
this
conclusion
of
their
owne
wise
making
,
Surely
these
are
good
men
,
and
by
their
prayers
and
Ministry
doubtlesse
salvation
is
brought
unto
them
,
and
all
other
blessings
upon
their
families
.
And
if
these
good
Christians
,
the
entertainers
of
these
holy
men
,
shall
take
some
liberty
to
themselves
to
love
the
world
and
worldly
things
under
the
names
of
frugality
,
good
husbandry
,
and
provident
circumspection
in
all
their
affaires
;
and
also
shall
now
and
then
stretch
their
consciences
for
the
enlargement
of
their
temporall
estate
,
whereby
they
are
made
capable
of
dignities
and
precedencies
in
the
Common-wealth
:
yet
for
all
this
,
they
know
their
zeale
is
pleasing
unto
the
LORD
their
good
GOD
,
Because
their
houses
and
their
bowels
are
open
,
and
not
straitned
against
His
Saints
.
For
our
LORD
and
SAVIOUR
IESUS
CHRIST
hath
assured
them
,
[
h
](A13111-e18220-b)
h
Matth.
10.41
.
He
that
receiveth
a
Prophet
in
the
name
of
a
Prophet
,
shall
receive
a
Prophets
reward
;
and
hee
that
receiveth
a
righteous
man
,
in
the
name
of
a
righteous
man
,
shall
receive
a
righteous
mans
reward
.
And
thus
the
common
people
to
countenance
an
artificiall
vantie
masked
with
sinceritie
,
are
willing
and
forward
to
delude
their
owne
soules
.
2
Having
thus
laid
their
ground-work
,
by
traducing
the
Church-government
,
with
intimation
of
their
owne
pietie
,
in
that
they
cannot
apply
themselves
to
submit
to
the
practice
of
it
:
then
they
raise
the
goodly
structure
of
their
Babylonian
Tower
,
and
effectuate
thereby
their
designed
projects
;
for
then
they
are
presently
admitted
into
Christian
families
among
the
richer
sort
of
people
;
who
out
of
a
spirituall
ambition
,
which
their
wealth
hath
begotten
in
them
,
are
strongly
addicted
to
please
themselves
,
and
to
be
voyced
abroad
for
religious
persons
in
giving
entertainment
to
godly
Ministers
.
Hence
growes
a
familiarity
in
the
LORD
betweene
these
Ministers
and
their
kinde
friends
:
so
that
after
supper
,
wherein
the
blessings
of
GOD
have
beene
plentifully
received
by
eating
of
the
fat
,
and
drinking
of
the
sweet
;
they
goe
to
a
solemne
prayer
and
thankesgiving
for
the
blessings
they
have
presently
received
.
But
in
this
Prayer
,
the
King
,
the
Queene
,
and
the
regall
off-spring
are
very
rarely
,
or
to
speake
more
home
to
their
practice
,
are
never
mentioned
:
though
thereby
,
through
their
omission
of
so
gracious
a
duty
,
they
contemne
and
violate
an
expresse
precept
of
the
new
Testament
:
I
exhort
that
first
of
all
supplications
,
prayers
,
intercessions
and
giving
of
thankes
be
made
for
all
men
;
for
Kings
and
for
all
that
are
in
authority
,
that
we
may
lead
a
quiet
and
peaceable
life
in
all
godlinesse
and
honesty
.
And
under
a
tyrannicall
State
by
conquest
and
severity
of
usage
,
GOD's
people
are
commanded
:
Seeke
the
peace
of
the
Citie
,
whither
I
have
caused
you
to
bee
carried
away
captives
,
and
pray
unto
the
LORD
for
it
,
for
in
the
peace
thereof
ye
shall
have
peace
.
If
this
be
the
revealed
will
of
the
LORD
,
that
neither
tyranny
,
captivity
,
vassallage
,
or
oppression
,
ought
to
interrupt
the
gratious
and
charitable
current
of
our
devotions
to
GOD
;
but
that
we
are
expresly
commanded
by
our
LORD
and
SAVIOUR
:
Love
your
enemies
,
blesse
them
that
curse
you
,
doe
good
to
them
that
hate
you
,
and
pray
for
them
which
desitefully
use
you
,
and
persecute
you
:
What
can
these
Ministers
think
of
themselves
,
who
living
under
the
peacefull
Regiment
of
a
pious
Prince
,
graciously
affected
to
advance
the
glory
of
our
LORD
,
in
propagating
the
lustre
and
power
of
his
sacred
Gospel
:
but
that
they
themselves
are
lively
described
by
the
ancient
Pagans
?
For
Diogenes
could
say
of
the
flatterer
,
[
i
](A13111-e18380-b)
i
Iob
29.4
.
That
He
would
shine
upon
their
Tabernacles
:
and
powre
out
Rivers
of
Oyle
and
Butter
vpon
them
.
And
though
this
kinde
of
Ministers
have
no
better
abilities
,
than
other
men
have
in
prayer
and
spirituall
devotions
,
who
dare
not
for
feare
of
dishonouring
GOD
,
and
defiling
their
owne
consciences
with
hypocrisie
and
adulation
,
intrude
and
creep
into
their
neighbours
houses
,
to
eate
up
their
family
provision
,
and
to
lighten
their
purses
:
yet
by
this
their
fawning
upon
good
Christian
people
,
they
knit
up
the
knot
of
firme
binding
and
religious
familiarity
.
And
these
Ministers
grow
hereby
in
the
houses
of
strangers
to
exercise
masterly
authority
over
the
children
and
servants
:
And
happie
is
the
master
,
but
especially
the
mistresse
when
shee
sees
it
so
.
And
unlesse
these
men
farre
remote
in
place
of
Habitation
from
them
,
will
deigne
many
times
in
the
yeare
to
ride
twentie
,
thirtie
,
fortie
miles
to
come
and
visite
their
friends
newly
found
,
and
preach
unto
them
,
and
pray
with
them
.
These
vaine
,
ignorant
,
and
selfe-pleasing
Laickes
,
thinke
themselves
scarse
blessed
of
GOD
,
by
the
neglect
of
their
Pious
,
and
their
new
friends
spiritually
qualified
with
fervour
of
devotion
.
3
These
Ministers
make
their
friends
to
know
,
that
they
could
be
content
for
their
sakes
and
to
doe
them
spiritual
good
,
to
enter
upon
a
Lecture
,
and
preach
unto
them
;
but
for
Pastorall
charge
clogged
with
Incumbencie
and
residence
,
which
may
hinder
their
vagaries
,
and
restraine
them
from
travelling
to
visit
their
profitable
friends
,
whereby
they
are
in
danger
to
lose
their
acquaintance
,
and
abridge
the
liberal
benevolences
of
their
good
Benefactors
:
and
which
may
also
tye
their
strict
and
reserved
consciences
to
performe
all
ministeriall
acts
,
furnished
out
with
Romish
Ceremonies
,
as
they
terme
them
:
ô
this
their
tender
hearts
and
queasie
stomackes
cannot
endure
:
even
as
the
Fox
in
the
Fable
cares
not
for
grapes
,
because
they
hang
out
of
his
reach
.
For
if
many
excellent
men
of
worth
and
parts
,
living
in
the
Vniversities
,
the
Fountaines
of
Divine
and
Human
literature
,
are
rarely
called
forth
for
their
merit
,
to
enjoy
and
execute
Spirituall
Livings
abroad
in
the
country
,
but
are
suffered
to
their
griefe
Consenescere
in
studiis
,
to
wax
old
,
and
spend
the
strength
of
their
dayes
in
their
private
studies
;
unlesse
they
will
travell
abroad
,
make
a
noise
in
the
world
,
and
comply
with
the
Gentry
by
servile
adulation
:
What
may
we
thinke
of
these
seeming
Saints
,
who
are
of
the
meanest
gifts
for
the
most
part
in
our
kingdome
?
Surely
unlesse
these
men
worke
by
policie
,
fawne
,
flatter
,
apply
to
their
good
friends
and
spirituall
Zelots
:
they
are
like
many
times
to
goe
to
their
beds
after
light
suppers
.
And
although
they
have
often
read
;
yet
they
have
not
learned
the
contentation
of
the
holy
Apostle
,
[
k
](A13111-e18430-b)
k
●hil.
4.12
.
I
can
be
full
,
and
I
can
be
hungrie
.
For
of
all
things
in
this
world
,
hunger
and
fasting
least
consorts
with
these
mens
dispositions
;
who
are
present
at
,
and
partakers
of
more
good
feasts
and
plentifull
feedings
,
than
any
kinde
of
men
in
this
Land
besides
.
And
how
many
of
them
,
I
wonder
can
say
with
blessed
Paul
,
[
l
](A13111-e18460-b)
l
Act.
20.33
.
I
have
coveted
no
mans
gold
,
nor
silver
,
nor
apparell
.
And
further
to
the
never
dying
memory
of
his
hearts
integrity
,
[
m
](A13111-e18480-b)
m
2
Cor.
4.4
.
We
have
renounced
the
hidden
things
of
dishonestie
,
not
Walking
in
craftinesse
,
not
handling
the
Word
of
GOD
deceitfully
,
but
by
manifestation
of
Truth
commending
our selves
to
everie
mans
conscience
in
the
sight
of
GOD.
And
hee
leaves
not
there
,
but
unto
all
people
,
with
whom
hee
had
familiarly
conversed
,
and
by
plantation
of
Churches
among
them
,
had
begot
their
soules
to
GOD
,
hee
gives
testimonie
of
the
soundnesse
of
his
owne
heart
free
from
the
close
vice
of
fraudulent
adulation
,
saying
,
[
n
](A13111-e18510-b)
n
1
Thes.
2.5
.
Neither
at
any
time
used
wee
flattering
words
as
a
cloake
of
covetousnesse
.
GOD
is
witnesse
.
And
to
set
forth
the
true
object
of
all
his
aimes
,
and
travels
,
hee
tels
his
spirituall
sons
,
[
o
](A13111-e18540-b)
o
2
Cor.
12.14
.
I
seeke
not
yours
,
but
you
.
In
the
practice
of
these
rules
I
suppose
,
and
that
without
errour
of
judgement
,
or
breach
of
charity
,
the
conscience
of
the
sincerest
Non-conformed
Minister
in
this
Kingdome
,
is
not
able
to
justifie
himselfe
,
nor
to
say
from
an
upright
and
sound
heart
,
[
p
](A13111-e18570-b)
p
1
Cor.
4.4
.
I
know
nothing
by
my selfe
.
And
if
the
rich
Gentry
,
and
other
wealthy
persons
in
this
Kingdome
,
will
please
to
make
proofe
hereof
,
let
them
restraine
for
a
yeare
their
familiarities
and
bounties
from
this
craving
,
or
having
generation
;
and
thereby
this
matter
will
grow
out
to
an
experienced
issue
;
and
then
this
new
suspition
,
will
demonstrate
it selfe
,
either
for
an
invented
accusation
,
or
a
true
and
reall
affirmation
.
46
Yet
touching
the
hearts
and
consciences
of
these
men
in
their
pleasing
and
profitabse
courses
;
I
will
not
take
upon
me
to
judge
,
or
censure
,
or
so
much
as
to
deliver
my
opinion
what
I
thinke
:
but
because
it
is
the
Royall
Prerogative
of
God
,
as
to
bee
the
Lord
and
Creator
,
so
also
to
bee
the
searcher
,
and
the
censurer
of
their
hearts
;
I
will
leave
them
in
his
Divine
hand
of
Soveraigne
power
to
know
them
exactly
and
to
judge
them
justly
.
Onely
this
I
will
say
on
the
behalfe
of
this
Church
and
Kingdome
,
so
lightly
esteemed
of
these
men
and
their
friends
,
for
piety
or
sincerity
,
that
this
land
,
blessed
bee
God
therefore
,
is
plentifully
stored
with
many
Christian
men
(
no
Nation
of
the
Earth
comparable
for
number
or
worth
)
richly
furnished
with
the
knowledge
of
Gods
will
,
with
Piety
,
Vertue
,
and
the
true
feare
of
God
,
and
abundantly
accomplished
with
all
good
and
profitable
literature
:
not
puft
up
with
the
wind
of
ambition
,
not
addicted
to
concurre
with
the
streame
and
sway
of
the
times
,
as
these
men
scornefully
phrase
it
:
but
ballased
with
pure
conscience
for
the
sound
and
true
worship
of
God
,
and
with
desire
to
consecrate
themselves
to
his
holy
service
:
and
these
doe
not
stumble
at
those
Niceties
,
which
these
Irregularians
cast
into
the
heads
of
lay
people
,
nor
under
any
pretense
of
Idolatry
or
superstition
in
Ceremonies
,
divide
themselves
from
the
unity
of
that
gratious
Church
their
Mother
,
in
whose
wombe
they
were
conceived
,
borne
,
and
Baptized
.
Whose
persons
,
worths
and
abilities
,
being
cast
in
equall
ballance
of
comparison
man
for
man
with
the
adverse
party
:
I
easily
conjecture
,
and
I
know
the
adversaries
themselves
will
readily
yeeld
it
,
will
preponderate
the
levity
of
these
singular
and
selfe
pleasing
separatists
.
And
though
they
will
pleade
for
themselves
,
that
not
learning
and
worth
,
but
Integrity
of
life
is
that
rule
wherby
wee
ought
to
judge
of
the
gifts
of
saving
grace
in
any
kind
of
men
,
according
to
those
words
of
our
Lord
,
[
q
](A13111-e18640-b)
q
Matth.
11.25
.
I
thanke
thee
ô
Father
Lord
of
heaven
and
earth
,
that
thou
hast
hid
these
things
from
the
wise
and
prudent
,
and
hast
revealed
them
unto
babes
.
Yet
if
these
words
of
our
Lord
shall
bee
applyed
to
the
matter
we
have
now
in
hand
,
and
made
a
generall
and
sacred
Canon
whereby
to
guide
our
iudgements
,
in
this
point
,
they
will
inferre
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
a
paradox
most
unseasonable
,
absurd
,
and
more
then
Bruitish
it selfe
,
to
wit
.
That
the
Lord
in
his
Wisdome
or
Iustice
,
hath
made
a
perpetuall
Divorce
betweene
learned
knowledge
and
true
Pietie
,
and
that
unlearned
ignorance
is
the
ready
way
to
the
attainment
of
his
saving
graces
,
both
of
the
true
knowledge
of
his
will
and
of
sanctification
by
his
Spirit
.
Which
position
so
wild
and
desperate
,
how
farre
it
differs
from
that
Popish
Tenent
that
ignorance
is
the
mother
of
devotion
,
let
the
Learned
judge
.
But
where
there
is
an
equall
portion
(
to
say
no
more
)
of
Piety
towards
God
,
of
integrity
towards
all
men
,
in
the
hearts
of
Learned
men
,
as
well
as
of
the
unlearned
:
To
exclude
the
Learned
from
the
found
Iugment
of
divine
truth
,
and
to
appropriate
the
same
to
men
of
meaner
qualities
and
abilities
,
is
to
invert
the
order
of
divine
wisedome
and
providence
:
then
should
the
prophane
and
secular
Learning
of
Moses
,
who
was
Learned
in
all
the
wisedome
of
the
Aegyptians
,
and
was
mighty
in
words
and
deeds
,
have
beene
a
Barre
and
impeachment
unto
him
,
from
attaining
the
favour
of
GOD.
Then
should
the
learning
of
Paul
,
brought
up
at
the
feet
of
Gamaliel
,
a
learned
Doctor
of
the
Law
,
have
prevented
both
his
eternall
election
with
GOD
,
his
designation
to
the
Gospell
,
Temporall
vocation
for
plantation
thereof
.
Then
should
the
learned
knowledge
and
secular
Arts
of
the
holy
Saints
,
Fathers
in
the
Primitive
Church
,
Iust
in
Martyr
,
Basil
the
great
,
Chrysostome
,
Hierom
,
Ambrose
,
Augustine
,
with
the
rest
of
their
venerable
contemporaries
and
successors
,
have
beene
a
hinderance
and
let
to
their
true
pietie
,
wherewith
the
Church
of
GOD
knowes
right
well
their
holy
hearts
were
graciously
and
richly
endowed
.
But
every
vaine
toy
and
flattering
delusion
,
wherewith
this
Sect
of
men
are
apt
to
please
themselves
,
and
delight
their
friends
,
must
not
passe
for
currant
Truth
in
the
approbation
of
GOD's
true
Saints
and
servants
,
the
Orthodoxe
Church
of
CHRIST
here
on
earth
.
47
Now
for
the
reforming
of
these
mens
judgements
and
practice
,
though
many
learned
Treatises
,
and
laborious
Volumes
have
been
judiciously
written
from
time
to
time
:
which
might
convince
their
understandings
of
error
,
and
iustly
check
their
consciences
for
their
under-hand
practises
,
and
Schismaticall
courses
:
yet
that
Godly
Reformation
,
which
was
and
is
desired
,
hath
not
so
prosperously
succeeded
:
Because
,
as
farre
as
my
poore
understanding
is
able
to
conceive
,
the
chiefe
thing
was
,
and
is
yet
wanting
,
which
might
have
effected
and
established
our
peace
;
and
that
is
,
A
legall
provision
of
encouraging
maintenance
for
an
able
Ministry
.
For
,
as
long
as
men
of
worth
for
quality
,
as
all
Ministers
ought
to
bee
,
are
forced
to
grapple
with
povertie
,
which
begets
contempt
of
their
persons
,
and
disesteeme
of
their
Ministery
:
So
long
the
nature
of
poverty
,
wherewith
they
are
sensibly
pinched
,
is
ever
active
in
devising
shifts
to
succour
and
to
relieve
it selfe
.
Now
,
what
shifts
can
the
wit
of
any
man
living
excogitate
,
whereby
to
releeve
himselfe
,
which
may
carry
countenance
of
Piety
and
sincere
dealing
?
But
by
insinuation
to
creepe
into
the
favour
and
esteeme
of
great
men
,
and
the
richer
sort
who
are
able
to
succour
and
support
them
:
And
by
obsequious
flattery
to
instill
into
their
hearts
an
ill
opinion
of
the
present
Government
under
which
wee
live
;
and
to
which
conceit
,
because
it
tends
to
Innovation
,
and
singularitie
,
most
mens
hearts
are
prone
and
inclined
;
according
to
that
of
the
Comaedian
:
Obsequium
amicos
,
veritas
odium
parit
.
Now
this
obsequiousnesse
,
wherby
friendship
is
prepared
,
must
of
necessity
deflect
from
the
wayes
and
rules
of
Truth
,
or
it
will
never
take
hold
and
politikely
succeed
.
For
,
to
apply
it
to
the
purpose
wee
have
now
in
hand
:
If
all
the
Nobility
,
Gentry
,
and
Rich-men
of
England
,
were
fully
perswaded
,
both
in
judgement
and
conscience
;
that
the
Discipline
of
our
English
Church
is
exactly
consonant
with
the
Word
of
GOD
,
and
needes
neither
subversion
,
correction
,
or
alteration
,
as
both
justly
and
judiciously
they
ought
to
be
so
perswaded
:
Then
any
Minister
of
able
giftes
,
in
the
knowledge
of
GOD's
Word
,
adorned
with
vertue
and
sanctitie
of
life
,
would
serve
their
turne
,
either
for
their
Parish
Minister
,
or
Family
Chaplaine
without
that
solicitous
distinction
of
person
,
and
person
,
for
opinions
sake
in
matter
of
Ceremony
,
which
rules
too
much
in
this
divided
Church
.
For
where
no
variety
or
differences
of
opinion
have
liberty
to
worke
upon
mens
understandings
,
consciences
,
and
affections
,
by
reason
of
that
generall
unity
,
which
ought
to
bee
among
us
Church-men
,
both
in
judgement
of
our
peaceable
discipline
,
and
uniformity
of
practice
in
our
submission
thereunto
:
There
every
wise
and
charitable
hearted
Gentleman
,
must
needs
be
free
from
faction
and
part-taking
;
and
thereby
the
peace
of
our
Church
gratiously
composed
.
So
that
this
Non-conformity
in
the
first
brochers
thereof
,
was
but
a
tricke
of
politike
wit
,
by
casting
differences
of
opinion
among
Gods
people
,
to
make
way
for
themselves
,
to
raise
a
party
of
private
friendship
,
and
thereby
to
draw
unto
them
,
such
competency
of
maintenance
to
their
estates
,
and
credit
to
their
persons
,
as
might
both
releeve
their
poverty
,
and
inhance
their
spirits
to
a
selfe-good
opinion
of
their
owne
inventions
;
by
ingrossing
many
mens
good
opinions
of
their
Pietie
,
their
vertue
,
their
aversnesse
from
Popery
.
And
if
all
the
policy
of
this
wise
,
learned
and
religious
Kingdome
,
shall
wracke
and
teynter
it selfe
,
totally
to
suppresse
and
supplant
these
courses
;
it
will
never
be
able
,
in
my
poore
opinion
,
to
effect
their
just
&
righteous
designes
,
till
a
proportionable
maintenance
,
setting
Ministers
free
from
a
servile
dependance
and
ingagement
to
their
people
,
do
sweetly
invite
and
induce
them
to
obedience
.
For
,
as
long
as
any
sap
or
moysture
of
discontent
,
by
poverty
remaines
in
the
root
of
Non-conformity
,
it
will
regerminate
,
bud-forth
againe
,
and
creepe
into
corners
;
although
the
strong
arme
of
Regall
power
and
sound
Iustice
,
guided
by
sanctified
policy
,
suppresse
the
raging
flames
,
and
restraine
the
open
walking
therof
.
48
I
have
many
times
in
my
private
meditations
of
these
matters
,
admired
how
it
hath
come
to
passe
,
that
those
prudent
and
well-intended
Lawes
,
which
were
in
the
Reigne
of
King
Henry
the
eight
,
first
projected
:
And
afterwards
,
in
the
reigne
of
his
religious
and
wise
Sonne
King
Edward
the
sixt
,
more
largely
extracted
out
of
the
Copies
of
the
Canon
Law
,
by
32.
persons
consisting
of
the
Honourable
Nobility
,
Reverend
Bishops
,
Learned
Divines
,
Wise
Civilians
,
and
Prudent
Gentlemen
;
and
were
also
confirmed
Regio
Diplomate
,
by
Regall
grant
of
power
from
both
those
Kings
;
and
wanting
nothing
but
Promulgation
,
prevented
by
the
immature
death
of
that
holy
,
wise
,
and
learned
young
Prince
,
King
Edward
the
6.
How
these
Laws
,
could
never
since
that
time
obtaine
their
intended
strength
.
For
,
had
those
Lawes
beene
established
,
either
by
Parlamentary
authoritie
then
;
or
since
by
the
Royall
Prerogative
of
any
of
our
Kings
and
Queenes
,
from
whom
all
authority
,
Iurisdiction
and
power
,
is
derived
into
Church
&
Common-wealth
,
I
will
make
bold
to
deliver
my
opinion
,
and
that
is
this
:
There
had
not
beene
,
I
suppose
,
at
this
day
,
one
Puritane
,
Non-conformed
Minister
in
this
Illustrious
Church
and
Kingdome
.
For
,
in
those
Lawes
there
is
provision
made
for
convenient
maintenance
of
Ministers
in
all
the
Cities
,
great
Townes
and
Corporations
of
England
,
which
are
the
Seminaries
and
principall
places
,
where
schisme
is
bred
and
nourished
,
conformable
to
the
custome
of
the
Citie
of
London
,
by
a
rate
and
taxa
upon
their
house
and
shops
.
In
Titulo
de
Decimis
,
capite
14.
the
Lawe
runnes
thus
:
Magnam
indignitatem
habet
à
tenuibus
&
Laboriosis
Agricolis
,
decimas
annuas
Ecclesiarum
ministris
suppeditari
;
Mercatores
autem
opibus
affluentes
,
&
viros
Scientiarum
,
&
artificiorum
copiis
abundantes
,
nihil
ferme
ad
ministrorum
necessitates
conferre
,
praesertim
cùm
illis
ministrorum
officio
non
minus
opus
sit
quàm
colonis
.
Quapropter
,
ut
ex
pari
labore
,
par
consequatur
merees
,
constituimus
,
ut
Mercatores
,
pannorum
confectores
,
&
artifices
reliqui
cujuscunque
generis
,
ac
omnes
qui
scientia
,
vel
peritia
,
qualecunque
lucrum
percipiunt
,
hoc
modo
decimas
persolvant
:
Pro
Domibus
nimirum
atque
terris
quibus
utuntur
,
&
illarum
ratione
decimas
praediales
non
solvunt
,
quolibet
anno
dabunt
annuae
pensionis
decimam
partem
.
It
is
a
great
indignitie
that
poore
and
laborious
countrey
Farmers
,
doe
pay
their
Tythes
to
the
Ministers
of
their
Churches
:
But
that
Merchants
flowing
in
riches
,
and
men
of
Sciences
and
Trades
,
abounding
with
wealth
,
should
impart
in
a
manner
nothing
to
the
necessities
of
their
Ministers
;
especially
since
these
rich
men
stand
in
no
lesse
need
of
the
Ministers
labours
,
then
the
Countrey
men
doe
.
Wherefore
,
that
from
equall
labour
a
like
reward
may
accrew
,
wee
ordaine
,
that
Merchants
,
Clothiers
,
and
all
other
Artificers
,
of
what
kinde
soever
,
and
all
others
,
who
by
any
science
or
skill
doe
gaine
profit
to
themselves
,
shall
pay
Tithes
after
this
manner
:
To
wit
,
they
shall
pay
the
tenth
part
of
yeerely
pension
,
for
their
houses
and
grounds
which
they
hold
and
use
,
and
by
reason
thereof
pay
no
praediall
Tythes
.
Thus
farre
the
Law
Now
for
prevention
of
cavill
,
which
wranglers
are
apt
to
foyst
into
all
necessary
offices
,
and
in
this
particular
to
say
,
that
this
Law
was
intended
only
for
the
City
of
London
,
and
is
there
in
force
and
practice
:
The
very
front
and
Title
of
the
Law
it selfe
wipes
away
and
dissolves
this
plea
and
objection
,
saying
unto
us
:
Solvendas
esse
decimas
personales
juxta
consuetudinem
Vrbis
London
.
Tythes
personall
are
to
be
payd
,
according
to
the
custome
of
the
Citie
of
London
.
So
that
the
practise
of
that
Imperiall
Citie
is
made
the
Line
and
Rule
to
all
other
Cities
,
and
great
Towns
of
this
Kingdome
for
payment
of
personall
Tythes
.
If
this
Lawe
had
beene
in
force
from
the
times
of
K.
Edward
the
sixt
(
which
is
now
marked
with
a
marke
prefixed
in
the
margine
of
all
such
statutes
as
are
either
expired
by
time
,
reversed
,
or
were
never
ratified
,
in
the
last
impression
of
our
Common
statutes
at
large
)
although
the
maintenance
of
Ministers
,
by
the
profits
of
their
Cures
,
had
not
amounted
to
any
great
value
,
nor
made
their
persons
living
in
Cities
and
Corporations
to
abound
with
Riches
:
yet
it
had
preserved
them
from
that
Relation
,
Dependance
and
Subjection
,
under
the
richer
sort
of
Men
,
which
(
every
where
)
in
this
Land
they
are
constrayned
to
give
:
and
by
meanes
thereof
,
Schisme
and
breach
of
Vnitie
,
is
fostered
and
dilated
.
It
had
also
preserved
the
purity
of
the
Gospell
from
being
corrupted
with
that
base
flattery
,
and
more
than
servile
accommodation
;
which
neither
beseemes
the
Majestie
of
GOD's
Word
,
nor
the
integrity
of
so
sacred
a
calling
.
For
riches
,
as
all
men
see
,
and
know
,
doe
raise
up
the
hearts
of
men
to
high
thoughts
,
of
some
worth
and
excellency
in
themselves
,
and
to
swell
,
and
looke
bigge
on
their
Inferiours
,
and
to
expect
all
reverence
and
observance
from
them
:
So
that
if
Ministers
shall
attempt
by
the
power
of
GOD's
Word
to
pricke
this
bladder
;
to
take
downe
the
extuberancy
,
and
to
let
out
the
swelling
ayre
of
pride
and
vaine-glorie
:
They
will
be
sure
to
cast
frownes
upon
him
,
and
by
curteling
his
meanes
of
liveli-hood
,
which
are
onely
arbitrary
contributions
,
no
knowne
or
set
rates
,
depending
on
the
pleasure
,
by
pleasing
or
displeasing
of
their
great
Masters
,
they
will
make
him
feele
whom
he
hath
offended
.
How
is
it
likely
then
,
or
indeed
possible
,
that
the
dispensers
of
GOD's
Word
,
should
either
purely
utter
the
mysteries
of
his
Kingdome
,
or
with
undaunted
courage
,
maintaine
the
honour
of
their
Prince
,
and
the
equitie
of
those
just
and
righteous
Lawes
under
which
we
live
:
If
every
high
spirit
inflate
with
his
riches
,
from
whom
their
maintenance
is
raised
,
shall
have
power
to
crush
them
,
and
trample
them
under
foote
.
The
want
of
set
maintenance
then
for
the
Clergie
,
by
established
legall
rates
in
all
Cities
and
Corporations
in
this
Kingdome
,
may
justly
be
termed
that
Struma
a
disease
called
the
Kings
evill
,
and
that
Morbus
Regius
that
spreading
and
infecting
jaundise
,
occasioning
,
or
rather
causing
disobedience
to
Soveraigne
Majestie
,
and
is
no
way
curable
but
by
the
hand
of
royalty
.
49.
And
here
my
zeale
for
GODS
glory
,
the
loyalty
of
my
heart
to
my
Prince
,
and
my
desire
of
the
Churches
peace
,
calls
upon
me
to
tell
these
Non
conformed
great
ones
,
both
of
this
towne
and
county
,
and
of
this
whole
Kingdome
in
generall
,
who
to
please
themselves
doe
countenance
this
moderne
invention
of
Non-subjection
to
lawfull
Authority
,
and
thereby
encourage
poore
Ministers
to
disobey
their
Prince
by
resisting
his
lawes
:
That
it
is
a
very
great
presumption
,
and
intoller●●le
in
a
state
of
peaceable
reg●●ent
,
for
the
subjects
to
〈◊〉
a
course
of
contra●ety
〈◊〉
opposition
to
the
Lawes
〈◊〉
●●●sonall
practise
of
the
Prince
himselfe
,
in
matters
conversant
about
the
exercise
of
Religion
,
and
not
of
the
essence
and
substance
thereof
.
And
though
confcience
for
obeying
GODs
Commands
is
pretended
herein
,
yet
that
pretence
having
beene
judiciously
and
religiously
examined
,
and
for
the
levity
,
and
indeed
nullity
thereof
,
refuted
and
rejected
,
not
by
strong
hand
of
Authority
as
is
secretly
whispered
,
but
by
invincible
reasons
of
sacred
Theologie
not
liable
to
contradiction
:
Then
,
for
Lay-Gentlemen
,
who
are
neither
versed
in
these
matters
,
nor
interessed
therein
by
any
calling
from
GOD
,
to
persist
in
obstinacie
of
depraved
opinions
,
and
secretly
to
countenance
,
backe
,
and
support
others
therein
:
How
this
can
bee
free
from
a
touch
of
secret
Disloyalty
to
the
sacred
Majesty
of
Regall
power
,
let
the
wise
and
learned
in
our
Ecclesiasticall
and
Temporall
Lawes
,
judge
and
determine
.
And
though
the
Nobilitie
and
Gentry
of
this
Kingdome
,
hold
their
Lands
and
Revenewes
for
support
of
their
greatnesse
,
either
by
inheritance
and
succession
from
their
Auncestors
,
or
by
purchase
of
their
owne
:
yet
since
I
am
sure
,
they
enjoy
no
personall
dignities
,
honors
or
powers
,
whereby
they
are
ennobled
in
themselves
;
but
such
as
they
received
,
either
by
the
munificent
bountie
of
the
King
conferred
upon
them
,
or
by
the
gift
of
former
Princes
to
their
Progenitours
is
derived
unto
them
;
and
because
it
is
the
splendour
of
honour
,
more
then
the
possession
of
riches
,
which
attracteth
reverence
and
love
unto
their
persons
,
and
makes
them
potent
in
command
:
This
should
put
them
in
minde
,
to
looke
backe
to
the
Fountaine
,
from
whence
the
eminency
thereof
hath
originally
flowed
unto
them
:
and
also
to
moove
them
to
direct
the
streame
and
current
of
their
Inferiour
power
in
a
loiall
and
dutifull
subordination
,
to
runne
through
the
same
Channell
,
with
the
royall
and
superiour
power
of
their
Prince
,
into
all
the
parts
of
our
Church
and
Kingdom
,
for
peaceable
subjection
to
the
equity
of
his
laws
.
For
,
since
our
Saviour
hath
told
us
,
Every
Kingdome
divided
against
it self
,
shall
be
brought
to
desolation
.
How
ought
the
hearts
of
all
Gods
people
of
all
Rankes
and
conditions
,
to
be
affected
with
gratious
feare
,
what
may
bee
the
issue
and
event
of
this
division
and
schism
,
which
like
a
Gangraine
lately
crept
into
the
heart
of
the
Church
in
some
of
her
ambitious
and
discontented
Members
,
diffuseth
daily
the
poison
and
contagion
therof
through
all
the
sound
parts
of
this
Kingdome
,
and
therby
corrupts
them
&
brings
them
to
unsoundnesse
.
The
Nature
of
schisme
is
active
,
and
working
,
as
all
men
see
,
and
secretly
seduceth
the
good
and
harmlesse
people
of
this
land
,
by
corrupt
opinions
,
garnished
over
with
the
out-side
of
sanctitie
,
to
incline
to
its
side
,
and
to
strengthen
a
party
.
And
if
the
infectious
spreading
therof
,
be
not
maturely
prevented
by
the
vigilant
care
of
Princely
power
,
governed
by
sanctified
providence
;
or
cured
by
wholsom
Anti-dotes
of
wise
proceeding
by
legall
courses
in
recovering
them
from
danger
,
and
restoring
them
to
their
former
soundness
of
regular
obedience
&
subjection
.
It
is
to
be
feared
,
the
subverting
Anarchy
&
confusion
,
mentioned
by
Sophocles
a
Pagan
,
will
breake
in
upon
us
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
In
English
thus
:
There
is
no
greater
evill
,
then
disobedience
against
Princely
power
;
for
this
subverts
Cities
,
and
layes
waste
the
Families
of
men
.
And
all
men
may
see
,
that
can
or
will
judiciously
observe
the
course
of
things
,
that
this
sort
of
men
affecting
disloyalty
,
by
favouring
Non-conformity
,
are
a
people
who
greatly
flatter
and
delude
themselves
in
their
erroneous
waies
,
and
mainly
labour
by
underhand
practises
of
secret
perswasions
,
to
dilate
and
inlarge
the
approbation
of
their
owne
vanities
.
For
,
they
extoll
,
advance
,
and
thereby
ensnare
the
hearts
of
credulous
persons
,
by
praysing
them
for
pious
,
vertuous
,
holy
,
and
good
men
,
when
once
they
perceive
in
them
any
inclination
to
adhere
to
their
faction
:
But
for
others
,
whom
they
discover
to
be
averse
from
their
conceits
,
and
to
oppose
their
exorbitant
fooleries
,
they
traduce
them
with
obloquie
,
and
load
them
with
defamation
;
secretly
whispering
against
them
,
that
they
are
dissolute
,
prophane
,
boone-companions
,
utterly
destitute
of
the
power
of
godlinesse
.
If
any
Gentleman
in
the
Countrey
,
affect
this
fine
toy
of
irregularity
,
all
his
Tenants
must
runne
with
him
in
the
same
Maze
,
and
Labyrinth
of
conceited
nicities
;
or
when
their
Leases
expire
,
be
pinched
with
an
oppressing
Fine
,
which
shall
exact
the
bloud
and
marrow
of
his
former
acquired
estate
;
or
by
the
strong
faith
,
and
abundant
charitie
of
his
good
Landlord
,
bee
cast
out
of
his
ancient
tenement
,
not
without
reproachfull
tearmes
of
dishonesty
and
prophanenesse
.
If
rich
Tradesmen
in
Cities
and
Corporations
,
incline
that
way
,
then
all
mechanicall
and
inferior
Persons
,
who
have
any
relation
to
them
,
and
dependance
on
them
,
must
comply
with
them
in
their
vayne
opinions
,
or
the
streame
of
their
favours
will
runne
another
way
.
So
that
poore
men
are
often
forced
to
increase
the
number
of
disloyall
people
against
their
Prince
and
his
peaceable
regiment
,
or
else
indanger
their
lively-hood
in
displeasing
those
great
ones
,
by
whom
they
are
set
on
worke
for
the
earning
of
their
maintenance
and
support
of
their
Families
.
And
though
in
Cities
and
Corporations
,
the
richer
sort
of
men
,
are
contentedly
pleased
for
their
own
advancement
in
dignities
,
precedencie
of
place
,
and
credit
to
their
posteritie
:
to
make
benefit
to
themselves
of
the
Liberties
,
Priviledges
,
Graunts
,
Charters
,
Compositions
,
which
ancient
Kings
of
this
Land
,
in
their
Royall
bounty
have
conferred
on
those
places
:
yet
,
when
they
have
obtained
what
they
ambitiously
aspire
after
,
they
care
nothing
at
all
to
make
their
soules
sensible
of
those
duties
of
gratious
obedience
to
their
Sovereigne
Leige
Lord
,
which
those
their
dignities
,
doe
both
Naturally
and
by
the
Iustice
of
Humane
equity
,
require
at
their
hands
.
Which
,
to
speake
in
the
fairest
tearmes
that
I
am
able
,
is
an
high
degree
of
unmannerlinesse
,
and
disloyall
ingratitude
.
For
,
I
appeale
to
the
judgement
of
every
man
in
this
Land
,
who
is
Master
of
his
owne
wits
,
whether
it
bee
fit
for
Subjects
to
enjoy
such
preferments
,
and
personall
dignities
as
they
eagerly
thirst
after
;
and
the
places
of
their
aboad
,
by
Offices
,
doe
conferre
upon
them
;
and
yet
shall
make
no
conscience
of
hearty
subjection
to
the
Princely
Majesty
or
their
King
,
from
whose
Royall
power
,
and
benigne
liberality
those
things
are
derived
.
Is
it
fit
or
reasonable
,
that
dignit●
and
loyalty
in
the
persons
o●
Subjects
should
bee
divorcee●
each
from
other
,
and
not
unite
themselves
in
gratious
&
peaceable
Harmonie
?
Or
,
is
it
a
thing
possible
for
such
men
to
plead
their
loyalty
,
and
pretend
themselves
to
be
good
subjects
to
their
King
,
and
yet
countenance
faction
and
disorder
,
against
the
Tranquilitie
of
his
State
and
Royalty
?
Let
other
men
thinke
as
they
please
,
and
in
the
pride
and
insolency
of
their
stubborne
spirits
,
dispense
with
their
owne
Consciences
,
by
wilfully
affected
ignorance
and
selfe-adulation
:
I
know
,
right-well
,
what
GOD's
Word
requires
at
the
hands
of
all
men
,
for
the
setled
peace
and
unitie
of
Christian
Nations
.
And
as
I
know
it
,
so
I
will
roundly
tell
them
:
That
hee
is
neither
good
Christian
to
GOD-ward
,
nor
good
Subject
to
his
Prince
,
that
to
please
the
peremptory
surlinesse
of
his
owne
selfe-will
,
shall
rent
theunitie
of
a
setled
government
,
and
thereby
divide
a
Kingdome
into
confusion
and
disorders
.
50
And
though
these
men
,
who
both
secretly
with
al
their
might
,
and
openly
as
farre
as
they
dare
,
oppose
the
worthie
persons
of
Governours
,
and
the
integrity
of
their
proceedings
;
doe
inwardly
fret
and
vexe
at
their
gracious
designes
,
because
they
controle
their
ambitious
aymes
,
and
towring
aspires
:
yet
all
men
of
wisedome
know
,
that
never
shall
the
Royalty
of
the
Prince
bee
secured
,
nor
the
state
of
the
Kingdome
once
be
established
in
peace
and
honor
;
till
that
Paxitie
of
Ministers
,
which
is
so
vehemently
desired
,
be
rejected
with
scorne
,
and
the
Obtruders
therof
taught
more
wisedome
,
and
Better
Manners
,
then
to
disturbe
the
Peace
of
a
glorious
Church
,
for
the
erecting
of
an
Idoll
of
their
owne
Imagination
.
For
,
if
this
matter
should
be
ript
up
from
the
originall
foundation
,
and
first
stone
of
this
building
,
attempted
to
bee
layd
in
this
Kingdome
,
by
the
policie
of
Master
Cartwright
and
his
adherents
,
suborned
and
instigated
thereunto
,
by
some
persons
of
power
in
their
times
,
but
now
extinct
by
death
:
What
issue
would
our
prudent
meditations
produce
herein
;
but
that
the
LORD
our
GOD
,
highly
displeased
with
so
disordered
a
Plat-form
of
Church-politie
,
as
was
by
him
projected
and
tendred
,
to
Princely
hands
and
view
;
Blasted
it
with
his
wrath
,
in
the
first
motions
,
springing
,
and
infancy
thereof
,
by
directing
the
heart
of
that
late
gratious
Queene
,
ELIZABETH
,
a
Princesse
of
holy
memory
,
to
discountenance
and
reject
it
.
And
since
that
time
,
it
never
could
attaine
the
favour
of
that
late
Sacred
,
Wise
,
and
Learned
Prince
,
KING
IAMES
,
whose
high
Prudence
,
and
profound
Learning
,
better
knew
the
nature
and
operation
of
all
Ingredients
,
which
perfit
Church-government
,
then
all
the
Puritanes
of
this
Kingdome
,
of
Amsterdam
and
New-England
could
teach
him
.
And
what
was
master
Cartwright
himselfe
,
that
his
words
,
worth
,
or
authoritie
,
should
dissolve
,
subvert
,
and
annihilate
,
a
prudent
,
an
honourable
,
and
long-setled
Government
?
And
in
place
thereof
,
substitute
a
Novell
plot
of
his
owne
Invention
,
or
drawne
forth
unto
him
by
forreine
Divines
,
living
under
the
practice
of
Aristocraticall
,
or
Democraticall
regiment
,
in
their
Civill
state
;
and
no
way
accommodate
to
the
lustre
and
eminency
of
Monarchical
power
and
polity
?
Was
he
for
Wisedome
,
Learning
,
Piety
,
so
transcendent
and
incomparable
;
that
all
the
Piety
,
Wisdome
and
Learning
in
this
Land
,
could
not
parallel
,
match
,
or
surmount
him
?
Surely
,
they
that
shall
discreetly
,
with
impartiality
,
indifferency
,
and
uncorrupted
judgements
,
reade
over
the
polemicall
writings
of
Doctour
White-gift
and
him
;
shall
perceive
a
plaine
,
and
sensible
difference
,
both
in
the
spirits
of
the
men
themselves
,
and
also
in
the
quality
of
their
Writings
.
For
,
in
Doctor
Whitegift
,
there
shines
forth
a
sweet
moderation
of
Spirit
,
with
weight
of
Arguments
,
and
copy
of
Authorities
,
couched
in
a
cleere
,
facile
,
and
gentle
stile
,
no
way
tainted
,
or
touched
with
bitternesse
of
spirit
;
but
with
gracious
mildnesse
,
digesting
all
Reproaches
and
Indignities
cast
forth
against
him
:
In
Mr.
Cartwright
,
a
high
,
furious
and
reproachfull
humour
,
venting
his
owne
authorities
,
depraving
Scriptures
for
his
owne
purpose
,
stuffing
his
Margine
with
Quotations
nothing
pertinent
to
the
matter
in
hand
;
and
using
a
Stile
so
forc't
,
with
Scommes
,
Taunts
,
and
salt
scurrilities
against
his
Superiours
in
Authority
,
as
a
gratious
heart
would
loath
to
reade
them
.
And
yet
the
Disciples
of
this
cholericke
,
proud
,
and
over-weening
spirit
,
desire
to
appropriate
all
sanctity
,
ingrosse
all
wisedome
and
piety
,
and
impale
it
within
the
verge
and
circumference
of
their
own
In-conformity
.
But
let
them
delude
and
flatter
themselves
in
their
Toyish
Imaginations
as
long
as
they
will
,
and
persist
to
affront
Authoritie
,
in
the
person
of
their
Prince
,
and
the
commaund
of
his
Lawes
:
It
is
my
hope
and
confidence
,
(
and
I
trust
all
good
men
concurre
with
me
therein
:
)
That
as
the
Lord
in
mercy
and
holy
love
unto
his
Church
among
us
,
hath
given
Pure
Wisedome
to
his
Anointed
Vice-gerent
,
to
discover
these
obliquities
and
Impostures
;
and
also
Royall
courage
to
attempt
the
reformation
and
suppression
thereof
:
So
,
he
will
also
strengthen
and
uphold
his
Princely
Arme
in
his
proceedings
therein
,
till
he
have
brought
the
same
to
a
gratious
and
to
a
glorious
perfection
.
And
then
will
this
Church
and
Kingdome
know
,
both
in
the
generall
body
therof
,
and
also
more
specially
in
these
Non-conformists
theselves
,
both
Ecclesiasticall
and
Secular
,
when
their
eyes
are
opened
to
behold
their
owne
errours
;
That
they
have
beene
long
deteyned
,
and
deluded
in
adoring
vaine
fantasies
,
not
worth
the
regarding
.
And
then
they
will
also
blesse
and
magnifie
the
LORD'S
great
mercies
,
and
returne
the
Tribute
of
thankfull
and
of
loyal
hearts
to
their
gratious
Sovereigne
,
by
whose
pious
care
so
laudable
and
glorious
a
work
hath
beene
prospered
and
atchieved
.
For
,
though
now
,
errors
in
their
soules
,
do
dimme
,
darken
,
and
even
blinde
the
eye
of
their
Iudgements
,
and
not
suffer
them
with
the
cleere
light
of
sanctified
Reason
to
behold
this
wholesome
and
profitable
truth
shine
forth
unto
them
:
Namely
,
That
Vnitie
and
Peace
,
betweene
the
Prince
and
his
People
,
and
with
all
the
People
mutually
among
themselves
,
are
the
true
and
proper
glory
of
Earthly
Kingdomes
,
typically
figuring
the
celestial
Vnity
in
blessednes
and
glory
in
the
Triumphant
Church
of
GOD
:
And
that
Schisme
&
Division
of
any
people
into
variety
of
opinions
and
affections
,
is
the
bane
and
subversion
of
the
Tranquillity
of
a
Church
&
Nation
,
resembling
the
confusions
and
perturbations
of
satans
infernal
regiment
:
Then
will
they
cleerely
see
,
to
the
infinite
joy
and
comfort
of
their
own
soules
,
that
this
disobedience
to
Royall
Majesty
,
and
prudent
lawes
,
for
things
of
indifferent
nature
,
is
no
more
but
a
selfe-pleasing
fantafie
,
which
every
good
man
,
may
verie
well
spare
,
and
yet
remaine
a
faithfull
sonne
to
GOD
his
Father
,
a
sound
member
of
that
particular
Church
wherein
he
was
baptised
,
and
a
loyall
and
obedient
subject
to
the
Majesty
of
that
gratious
Prince
,
in
whose
Dition
and
Principality
he
first
drew
his
native
breath
and
being
.
And
if
these
men
will
but
entertaine
that
one
rule
of
our
LORD
and
SAVIOUR
IESUS
CHRIST
:
Learne
of
me
,
for
I
am
meeke
and
lowly
in
heart
,
and
yee
shall
finde
rest
for
your
soule
:
And
by
this
rule
wil
strive
to
take
downe
the
height
of
their
owne
elate
and
haughty
spirits
,
and
humble
themselves
to
submit
to
the
wisedome
of
their
King
and
State
;
and
to
suspect
their
owne
wisdomes
,
as
every
wise
man
ought
to
doe
;
surely
then
,
the
things
proposed
unto
them
for
obedience
,
and
the
setling
of
uniformitie
over
the
body
of
this
Church
and
Kingdome
;
will
shortly
be
universally
admitted
,
and
pleasingly
entertained
.
And
when
they
have
cast
away
that
prejudicate
and
troublesome
opinion
which
they
have
of
the
persons
of
the
Bishops
,
who
for
their
wisdome
,
piety
,
gravity
,
sincerity
,
deserve
all
due
respect
of
veneration
to
bee
given
unto
them
:
Then
the
blessed
experience
of
the
manifold
commodities
which
accompany
peace
and
unity
,
will
not
onely
prove
an
inward
comfort
to
their
soules
;
but
will
also
make
them
to
bee
greatly
offended
with
themselves
for
their
obstinate
contumacie
against
their
lawful
Superiours
:
when
they
shall
cal
to
minde
how
long
they
have
deprived
themselves
of
so
great
a
blessing
,
as
is
Vnitie
of
Heart
,
Minde
,
and
Iudgement
,
by
dividing
themselves
from
the
obedience
of
their
spirituall
Mother
,
the
Orthodox
and
pure
Church
of
GOD
in
this
Kingdome
.
For
in
all
humane
matters
(
and
these
of
ceremonies
are
no
other
)
all
sound
knowledge
and
judgement
is
attained
by
experience
;
which
though
it
be
said
to
be
the
Mistresse
of
fooles
,
by
shewing
unto
them
,
and
imprinting
on
their
hearts
their
manifold
errours
;
yet
she
is
no
foolish
mistresse
,
but
the
best
informer
and
reformer
of
our
understandings
and
wills
,
by
which
it
pleaseth
GOD
to
reduce
from
wandering
,
His
straying
sheepe
,
and
gratiously
confine
them
within
His
owne
fold
:
witnesse
the
wanton
Prodigall
,
who
running
riot
from
his
father
,
and
from
the
true
principles
of
knowledge
in
his
owne
soule
,
never
returned
againe
to
GOD
,
or
to
himselfe
,
till
sensible
experience
of
his
owne
vanity
had
pinched
him
,
and
made
him
(
as
the
Scriptures
report
)
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
Wanton
and
Prodigall
fugitives
,
and
Run-awayes
,
from
their
spirituall
Father
the
LORD
,
who
requires
of
us
and
them
,
To
submit
our selves
to
every
ordinance
of
men
,
for
the
LORD'S
sake
:
And
fugitives
also
they
are
from
their
Politike
Father
the
King
,
by
rejecting
his
Authority
given
him
by
GOD.
And
till
some
few
gentle
stripes
with
the
Rod
of
Princely
power
,
prove
unto
them
as
the
famine
did
to
the
Prodigall
,
open
their
eyes
,
and
give
them
sensible
impression
and
experience
of
their
sullen
Pride
and
Vanity
;
they
wil
never
returne
soundly
to
their
GOD
,
to
their
Prince
,
to
themselves
;
but
they
will
riotize
in
selfe-opinions
and
deluded
imaginations
,
to
the
hazard
and
endangering
of
their
owne
soules
,
by
incurring
the
wrath
of
God
.
And
for
mine
owne
part
,
I
am
perswaded
,
that
if
all
the
Non-conformed
Ministers
in
this
Church
,
were
divided
into
foure
equal
parts
,
three
of
them
have
never
read
any
controversies
of
our
Church-discipline
;
but
perhaps
some
of
the
railing
Libels
of
Master
Cartwright
and
his
companions
,
a
part
by
themselves
,
which
passe
underhand
from
man
to
man
amongst
them
;
without
the
learned
Antidots
of
contrary
writings
to
expell
the
maligne
poison
and
infection
therof
:
But
these
men
looke
only
upon
the
practise
of
the
times
,
and
seeing
,
that
to
incline
to
this
faction
,
is
a
faire
way
of
thriving
,
both
in
reputation
of
credit
with
this
sort
of
people
,
and
also
in
meanes
of
livelihood
by
private
and
underhand
Benevolences
,
Gratuities
,
Contributions
;
they
are
thereby
inticed
on
to
these
disloyall
and
factious
courses
;
which
in
multitudes
of
Lay-persons
of
severall
rankes
and
degrees
is
growne
to
a
great
height
of
strength
and
power
.
And
yet
neither
their
multitudes
,
nor
their
power
so
great
,
but
that
wise
men
may
discover
in
them
,
that
they
are
not
persons
of
any
courage
,
to
hold
out
opposition
against
Authority
,
to
the
incurring
of
danger
,
either
to
their
persons
,
or
to
their
estates
:
which
cowardize
of
Spirit
in
persons
,
otherwise
of
so
high
,
insolent
,
and
daring
spirits
as
they
are
;
plainly
convinceth
the
truth
of
the
over-ruling
hand
of
GOD'S
power
in
all
mens
hearts
;
and
also
pleadeth
and
acteth
in
their
owne
bosomes
the
Iustice
and
Equity
of
the
Kings
cause
now
taken
in
hand
;
by
impressions
of
sensible
feare
,
making
them
to
tremble
at
the
mention
of
Humane
Authority
,
as
it
is
the
execution
of
divine
power
for
Temporall
government
.
For
were
their
persons
as
cleare
and
innocent
as
they
pretend
,
by
ostentation
of
the
uprightnesse
of
their
consciences
in
the
cause
of
GOD
;
or
their
judgements
right
and
sound
,
in
that
they
hold
with
dissent
from
their
wise
superiours
;
or
their
cause
it selfe
,
a
matter
of
importance
,
wherein
the
Honour
or
Dishonour
of
GOD
stands
Interessed
and
Ingaged
:
surely
then
the
LORD
would
fortifie
and
adde
spiritual
vigour
to
their
masculine
and
high
spirits
;
and
not
suffer
them
to
shrinke
under
the
practice
of
Humane
power
,
urged
for
their
correction
and
amendment
.
And
let
me
further
certifie
this
irregular
generation
,
that
if
their
fancies
had
been
of
GOD
,
and
decreed
for
His
fetled
ordinance
:
It
had
not
received
such
a
wound
,
as
of
late
it
hath
done
by
the
hand
of
Princely
power
,
which
already
hath
made
their
building
to
nod
and
totter
,
and
incline
to
subversion
.
For
the
Argument
of
Gamaliel
uttered
by
the
present
inspiration
of
GOD'S
Spirit
,
is
invincible
:
Mans
power
cannot
overthrow
that
which
is
of
GOD
:
which
impregnable
and
sacred
Truth
I
will
demonstrate
in
this
syllogisticall
processe
.
Whatsoever
is
of
GOD
decreed
for
continuance
and
propagation
,
can
neither
bee
dissolved
by
Humane
power
,
nor
weakened
and
abated
.
This
Novell
Toy
of
resisting
authority
,
is
by
Humane
power
weakened
and
abated
,
and
drawes
on
to
dissolution
.
Therefore
it
is
not
of
GOD
by
ordinance
for
Propagation
.
The
whole
force
of
this
Argument
so
clear
and
conclusive
,
is
drawne
from
the
practice
of
GOD
Himselfe
in
the
Primitive
infancie
of
the
Christian
Church
:
when
the
Roman
Tyrants
mighty
in
power
and
extention
of
authority
over
most
parts
of
the
habitable
earth
,
raged
against
the
glory
of
our
LORD
IESUS
CHRIST
in
the
lustre
of
His
Gospell
,
and
vowed
the
extinction
of
His
Name
and
memory
:
but
the
more
their
fury
increased
and
insulted
over
the
poore
sheepe
of
CHRIST
,
daily
dragged
unto
slaughter
by
Martyrdome
;
the
more
they
found
to
the
check
of
their
infidell
pride
and
immanity
,
that
Sanguis
Martyrum
erat
semen
Ecclesiae
,
The
bloud
of
Martyrs
was
the
springing
seed
of
the
Church
,
both
for
the
increase
of
the
number
of
professors
,
and
dilatation
of
the
glory
and
power
of
our
SAVIOUR
.
If
any
shal
reply
unto
mee
,
that
Humane
power
may
for
a
time
suppresse
the
outward
growth
and
spreading
of
this
disobedience
to
our
King
and
his
Lawes
:
yet
for
as
much
as
they
are
godly
forsooth
,
and
doe
it
for
conscience
sake
,
their
practice
will
still
retaine
spirituall
heat
and
vigorous
warmth
in
the
root
and
secret
heart
thereof
;
and
thereby
sprout
out
againe
,
and
declare
it selfe
to
bee
of
the
LORD'S
plantation
.
To
these
men
I
reply
no
more
but
thus
;
That
I
wish
all
such
persons
to
suspend
their
owne
rash
and
sinister
perswasions
for
a
time
,
and
to
expect
the
event
of
the
LORD'S
will
therein
,
which
in
doubtfull
cases
,
is
never
knowne
but
by
the
sensible
and
apparent
manifestation
thereof
.
51
Now
for
this
firy
fancie
,
and
exquisite
fascination
of
our
Non-conformity
,
I
will
freely
and
openly
deliver
my
opinion
thereof
,
and
that
is
this
:
That
when
she
was
in
her
greatest
ruffe
and
glory
,
deckt
with
all
the
plumes
of
her
pride
and
best
acceptation
which
ever
she
had
in
this
Kingdome
:
I
conceive
of
her
,
that
then
,
even
then
she
was
no
more
but
meretrix
cerussata
,
a
whited
,
painted
,
and
artificially
coloured
strumpet
,
exposing
her selfe
to
her
most
profitable
wooers
,
and
entertainers
:
But
now
that
by
time
and
age
,
shee
is
become
Rugosa
&
cadaverosa
,
wrinckled
and
decayed
,
shee
goes
on
,
I
hope
,
to
her
grave
with
infamie
and
dishonour
.
The
reason
of
my
opinion
is
this
;
I
suppose
that
if
her
stoutest
champions
,
who
have
long
with
the
secret
increase
of
their
private
estates
supported
her
glory
,
could
now
come
off
fairely
from
her
,
without
detriment
to
their
livelihood
and
eclipse
of
the
brightnesse
of
their
former
reputation
for
Piety
and
Sincerity
:
That
then
not
one
of
them
,
would
either
depart
this
Land
,
or
endure
to
bee
silenced
and
restrained
from
preaching
:
but
being
shut
up
in
a
strait
,
by
reflecting
on
their
owne
hearts
,
and
calling
to
minde
,
what
high
and
transcendent
prayses
they
have
in
corners
given
to
this
their
fancie
,
the
engine
and
instrument
of
all
their
delusions
,
and
the
artificial
and
fine-wrought
key
,
whereby
they
have
opened
the
Closets
and
Cabinets
of
their
deare
and
privat
friends
:
if
now
they
should
shrinke
from
it
,
they
overthrow
for
ever
the
reputation
of
their
integrity
.
And
therefore
having
within
their
owne
bosomes
,
a
troublesome
conflict
betweene
their
hearts
,
puffed
up
with
the
remembrance
of
their
late
glory
and
deare
esteeme
among
their
friends
;
and
their
consciences
now
secretly
prompting
them
,
that
the
grounds
of
their
Schisme
,
were
things
light
,
triviall
,
and
of
no
moment
:
The
pride
of
their
hearts
,
beares
downe
with
strong
power
,
the
plea
of
their
consciences
,
and
makes
them
resolve
rather
to
endure
a
silencing
,
with
hope
to
retaine
the
under-hand
benevolences
of
their
tender
hearted
friends
,
than
to
supplant
the
pleasing
contentments
they
have
received
to
themselves
,
in
appropriating
to
themselves
the
words
of
GOD's
Spirit
,
The
righteous
man
is
more
excellent
than
his
neighbour
.
But
let
such
men
call
to
minde
the
judgements
of
GOD's
wrath
against
that
slothfull
person
,
Who
wrapped
up
his
Talent
in
a
Napkin
and
hid
it
in
the
earth
.
For
if
Saint
Paul
could
say
in
the
case
of
planting
of
Churches
,
Necessitie
is
laid
upon
mee
,
yea
,
woe
is
mee
if
I
preach
not
the
Gospell
.
I
cannot
yet
understand
,
nor
themselves
neither
,
of
any
dispensation
,
or
relaxation
that
Ministers
have
in
these
dayes
,
to
sit
idle
at
home
in
vayne
speculations
,
and
to
neglect
the
Watering
of
those
Churches
,
and
feeding
of
those
flockes
,
which
by
other
mens
labours
have
beene
prepared
and
made
ready
to
their
Ministry
.
Yet
this
liberty
to
please
themselves
by
voluntary
or
imposed
silence
,
and
the
Iustice
and
Aequitie
thereof
on
their
parts
in
submitting
to
so
sharpe
a
censure
,
is
still
by
them
constantly
assevered
.
And
thereby
they
strive
to
uphold
the
good
conceits
which
their
friends
have
of
the
puritie
of
their
consciences
,
and
of
the
Iniquity
,
Idolatry
,
and
Prophanenesse
of
those
Antichristian
Ceremonies
which
are
urged
against
them
,
for
better
termes
or
Titles
,
they
know
right
well
,
they
never
afford
them
.
And
this
is
the
true
cause
why
I
was
so
bold
and
plaine
with
them
,
as
to
tearme
their
practice
of
Non-conformity
,
by
the
odious
name
of
a
Painted
Strumpet
:
because
a
learned
Philosopher
describing
the
Arts
and
subtilties
of
such
wanton
and
uncleane
persons
,
sayes
of
them
;
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
As
Strumpets
wish
all
sorts
of
happinesse
may
befail
their
lovers
,
except
understanding
and
wisdome
(
to
discover
their
own
wickednes
)
so
doe
flatterers
wish
unto
all
those
persons
with
whom
they
converse
and
are
entertained
.
And
even
so
this
sect
of
men
,
wish
to
their
profitable
friends
,
all
other
kindes
of
happinesse
,
riches
,
honours
,
dignities
,
affluence
of
all
worldly
contents
answerable
to
the
desires
of
their
owne
hearts
:
But
that
their
understandings
should
be
inlightned
to
discover
their
owne
former
errours
,
and
to
find
out
the
frauds
and
alluring
enticements
wherewith
they
use
to
insnare
them
,
and
tye
them
fast
to
themselves
:
This
part
of
divine
wisdome
they
never
wish
unto
them
,
but
mainely
labour
to
hold
them
backe
from
attaining
therunto
;
for
if
once
this
bright
ray
and
beame
of
divine
truth
glance
into
their
soules
,
and
be
received
by
them
with
pause
,
deliberation
,
and
more
prudent
inspection
into
their
former
courses
,
than
formerly
they
have
used
;
then
these
men
know
right
wel
Actum
est
de
illis
,
their
Acts
are
discovered
,
and
their
Play
is
exploded
.
For
now
silencing
from
the
execution
of
so
sacred
a
vocation
,
is
become
in
this
age
for
temporall
emoluments
,
farre
more
profitable
to
this
kinde
of
men
,
than
the
godly
labours
of
religious
Ministers
in
the
constant
imployment
of
their
talents
proves
unto
them
:
So
miserably
are
Gods
people
led
blindfolded
into
spirituall
captivity
.
But
if
the
bosomes
of
these
men
were
transparent
,
and
the
close-wrought
veyle
wherein
all
their
policies
are
enwrapped
,
were
Translucent
,
and
thereby
their
sleights
exposed
to
the
view
of
all
men
,
I
make
no
question
but
that
the
leprosie
of
corruption
would
bee
sensibly
discovered
to
have
maculated
their
hearts
and
consciences
.
For
it
is
not
possible
that
Gods
Spirit
should
erre
in
describing
the
Acts
and
Qualities
of
seducers
:
I
beseech
you
Brethren
,
marke
them
which
cause
divisions
among
you
,
and
offences
,
contrary
to
the
Doctrine
that
yee
have
learned
,
and
avoyd
them
:
for
they
that
are
such
serve
not
the
LORD
IESUS
,
but
their
owne
belly
,
and
by
good
words
and
faire
speeches
deceive
the
hearts
of
the
simple
.
And
these
men
in
Saint
Paul's
time
in
the
Church
of
Rome
,
were
reputed
as
sincere
,
up
right
,
holy
,
and
spiritually
qualified
with
gifts
of
divine
grace
,
as
are
our
Non-conformists
in
the
Church
of
England
.
And
certainely
unlesse
this
worke
of
the
Kings
most
excellent
Majesty
,
and
his
pious
and
prudent
Bishops
were
directed
by
GOD
Himselfe
in
their
hearts
,
it
could
never
have
received
so
great
approbation
in
the
hearts
of
most
men
,
and
they
wise
,
religious
,
and
vertuous
,
as
of
late
it
hath
done
in
this
Land
:
for
not
only
many
thousands
,
who
had
a
kinde
of
charitable
opinion
of
these
men
,
though
they
did
not
familiarly
converse
with
them
,
entertaine
them
in
their
houses
,
or
comply
with
them
in
their
conceits
;
begin
now
much
to
distaste
them
,
and
greatly
desire
the
suppression
of
them
:
But
which
is
more
,
even
their
owne
friends
also
,
who
were
wholly
theirs
,
begin
to
faint
in
their
courage
,
and
in
some
degrees
to
distaste
those
courses
,
if
they
could
handsomely
shake
them
off
,
and
yet
preserve
the
reputation
of
their
former
zeale
.
For
this
is
the
maine
blocke
,
which
most
of
them
stumble
at
;
namely
,
Not
feare
of
dishonouring
GOD
,
nor
hurting
the
purity
of
their
owne
consciences
,
if
they
should
shake
hands
,
and
bid
farewell
to
their
niceties
and
follies
:
But
how
to
keepe
up
their
credits
in
the
hearts
of
those
men
,
who
being
honest
,
vertuous
,
and
worthy
of
good
respect
,
they
have
much
vilified
&
dis-esteemed
in
matters
of
religion
,
in
comparison
with
themselves
.
But
this
is
a
needlesse
and
superfluous
care
;
for
I
am
of
opinion
that
all
honest
hearted
Christians
,
both
Ministers
and
Lay-people
,
who
zealously
desire
the
peace
and
flourish
of
our
Church
and
Kingdome
,
will
readily
give
them
the
right-hand
of
unfained
fellowship
,
receive
them
into
their
bosomes
with
alacrity
and
joy
for
their
return
to
the
obedience
of
their
spirituall
Mother
the
Church
,
and
never
twit
,
nor
upbraid
them
with
their
former
toyish
errours
.
And
here
let
me
put
you
my
Brethren
of
Shrewsbury
in
minde
,
which
you
ought
to
take
in
good
part
,
and
thankfully
at
my
hands
,
from
the
sense
and
experience
thereof
in
your
owne
bosomes
:
That
I
have
observed
in
divers
of
your
persons
,
that
your
zeale
and
fervour
in
your
once
approved
cause
,
doth
begin
to
slake
and
remit
of
those
intensive
degree
;
which
it
formerly
had
in
you
:
So
that
there
is
nothing
wanting
unto
you
,
but
the
application
and
pressing
of
authoritie
unto
your
wavering
mindes
,
which
are
easily
taken
off
from
your
former
course
.
And
I
am
perswaded
upon
very
pregnant
grounds
,
that
there
are
of
you
who
beginne
to
smell
out
,
either
the
fraud
,
or
Art
,
or
what
other
terme
is
apt
for
that
fine
peece
of
policie
,
wherein
you
have
beene
long
enwrapped
by
errour
of
your
judgements
,
to
your
cost
and
expences
:
And
which
hath
made
many
Gentlemen
of
this
Kingdom
to
say
in
the
words
of
our
LORD
,
though
in
a
contrary
sense
:
Zelus
Domus
tuae
exedit
me
,
The
zeale
of
thy
house
hath
eaten
me
up
.
And
many
of
your
well-willers
,
as
your selves
know
very
well
,
being
but
halfe
brothers
and
percell
gilt
,
are
content
to
sooth
and
flatter
you
in
your
opinions
,
but
they
will
looke
well
enough
to
their
purses
,
and
have
care
of
the
maine
;
as
though
they
had
learned
that
axiome
in
Philosophie
,
Noli
perdere
substantiam
propter
accidens
,
Destroy
not
thy
substance
for
an
accident
:
to
wit
,
a
Toy
.
My
hope
is
therefore
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
with
GOD
,
that
our
Prudent
Governour
lately
placed
over
us
,
Affability
and
mildnesse
of
spirit
doe
strive
for
precedencie
;
will
execute
that
Authority
wherewith
the
sacred
Majesty
of
our
King
hath
entrusted
him
;
and
by
correcting
your
insolencies
,
which
are
nothing
else
but
selfe-pleasing
vanities
,
and
the
proper
effects
of
pride
and
weaknesse
of
judgement
,
will
reduce
you
to
obedience
of
righteous
Lawes
,
and
keepe
you
in
order
:
for
untill
the
rod
of
power
and
discipline
bee
imposed
gently
for
your
correction
;
your
affections
wil
stray
from
that
regularity
of
obedience
,
which
Gods
sacred
Word
,
and
the
obligation
of
your
owne
consciences
,
borne
under
the
Law
of
natural
alleagiance
to
the
Majesty
of
your
Prince
,
require
at
your
hands
.
For
it
is
an
ancient
and
profitable
saying
,
and
which
holy
David
found
true
in
spirituall
matters
:
Before
I
was
afflicted
,
I
went
astray
,
but
now
I
have
kept
thy
Commandements
:
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
Corrections
whether
Divine
or
Humane
,
do
instruct
the
children
of
GOD
,
which
I
hope
you
are
,
to
wiser
and
more
obedient
intentions
and
actions
.
52
And
here
I
am
forced
much
against
my
will
,
to
Apologize
for
mine
owne
integrity
and
innocencie
in
a
particular
matter
,
which
lately
fell
out
among
us
,
in
which
I
have
beene
by
many
of
this
factious
Brother-hood
most
impudently
abused
.
The
matter
would
be
very
long
to
relate
it
with
all
circumstances
incident
thereunto
:
take
it
therefore
thus
,
with
al
the
brevity
I
am
able
.
The
most
Reverend
Father
in
God
,
the
L.
Bishop
of
our
Diocesse
,
preached
a
Sermon
in
our
Towne
upon
Sunday
the
8.
day
of
Sept.
last
past
,
two
dayes
before
his
Visitation
.
He
tooke
for
his
Theme
or
Text
the
words
of
the
Apostle
,
Feare
GOD
,
and
honour
the
King
.
Lord
,
Mat.
10.28
.
feare
not
them
which
kill
the
body
,
&c.
These
words
bearing
no
contrariety
with
the
Bishops
Theame
,
because
GOD's
sacred
Word
hath
no
repugnancie
,
or
contradiction
in
it
;
He
handled
with
such
boldnesse
of
courage
,
freedome
of
speech
,
and
pressing
perswasions
to
constancie
in
the
faith
;
as
if
the
suppressing
of
Non-conformity
now
gratiously
intended
by
the
Royall
wisdome
of
our
King
,
and
the
zealous
endevours
of
our
Superiour
Clergie
,
could
not
take
effect
in
this
Illustrious
Church
,
without
derogation
to
the
glory
of
our
LORD
and
SAVIOUR
,
and
the
impeachment
of
the
free
passage
of
our
blessed
Gospell
.
This
Sermon
was
generally
disliked
,
rather
for
the
manner
of
uttering
it
,
than
for
any
erroneous
doctrine
therein
delivered
:
for
excepting
onely
the
light
brotherhood
of
Non-conformity
,
and
their
fautours
and
abettors
,
who
applaud
every
thing
concurrent
with
their
fancies
and
humours
:
All
the
wiser
sort
of
the
Congregation
,
who
heard
their
Lord
Bishops
Sermon
on
Sunday
before
,
judged
him
a
very
bold
spirited
man
,
in
labouring
to
possesse
the
hearts
of
the
people
secretly
,
with
a
fear
of
popery
returning
upon
this
Kingdome
.
The
rumour
of
this
Sermon
being
quicke
in
all
mens
mouths
,
and
the
subject
of
most
mens
discourse
,
came
to
me
by
report
of
persons
wise
,
learned
,
and
credible
.
Among
many
who
disliked
it
,
a
learned
Gentleman
,
a
Minister
of
GOD's
Word
,
and
Fellow
of
Queenes
Colledge
in
Cambridge
,
told
me
it
was
A
most
factious
Sermon
,
mainely
opposing
the
Government
of
our
Church
,
and
such
as
deserved
to
be
severely
censured
:
Which
censure
,
our
most
Reverend
Diocesan
according
to
his
wisdome
and
authority
hath
already
inflicted
.
Vpon
the
Sunday
following
,
being
the
fifteenth
day
of
the
same
moneth
,
after
the
reading
of
the
second
Lesson
,
I
read
forth
of
a
paper
certaine
Injunctions
given
mee
in
charge
to
be
published
,
concerning
the
Adorning
of
our
Church
in
sundry
particulars
,
and
the
observation
of
the
Kings
Majesties
expresse
command
touching
Preachers
:
When
I
came
to
that
Article
concerning
the
duties
of
Ministers
,
I
told
that
great
Congregation
that
I
had
beene
credibly
informed
that
a
very
factious
Sermon
had
beene
preached
on
Friday
before
in
the
hearing
of
them
:
And
I
told
them
also
;
that
these
courses
which
many
of
them
fostered
in
their
bosomes
with
pleasing
contentment
,
would
shortly
come
to
be
better
looked
into
,
and
the
connivence
which
they
had
formerly
long
enjoyed
,
would
by
more
care
of
prudent
vigilancy
,
be
forthwith
corrected
.
Vpon
these
words
of
mine
,
some
false-hearted
fellow
of
that
proud
and
lying
generation
sends
word
by
writing
,
or
message
to
this
Preacher
,
into
the
country
,
that
Mr.
Studley
had
charged
him
with
preaching
false
doctrine
.
The
Minister
being
netled
with
this
report
,
with
all
hast
repaires
to
our
Towne
:
where
he
and
many
of
his
schismatical
friends
&
good
Benefactours
,
draw
forth
a
certificate
in
writing
,
subscribed
with
many
hands
,
in
confirmation
of
a
most
lewd
and
false
report
:
and
hee
being
strengthned
,
Brachio
carnali
,
omits
the
duty
of
a
man
trucly
fearing
GOD
:
for
in
all
haste
he
postes
to
the
Lord
Bishop
,
and
preferr'd
his
clamorous
writing
,
but
never
vouchsafed
to
confer
with
me
,
who
could
have
resolved
him
the
truth
,
pacified
his
rage
,
and
prevented
an
inconvenience
which
afterwards
fell
upon
him
.
And
here
I
must
for
the
clearing
of
mine
own
name
,
traduced
for
a
persecutour
in
opposing
the
cause
of
Non-conformity
,
infert
a
letter
of
a
sharp
contents
written
by
mee
to
the
said
Preacher
,
expostulating
with
him
the
injustice
and
wrongs
I
have
received
from
him
.
53
Mr.
F.
my
love
remembred
unto
you
,
as
unknowne
unto
me
:
I
understand
that
you
have
preferred
a
Petition
or
Certificate
to
the
most
Reverend
Father
in
GOD
the
Lord
Bishop
of
our
Diocesse
,
against
me
:
wherein
assuredly
the
fury
of
your
will
over-ran
the
gravity
of
your
wit
.
In
that
your
inconsiderate
Petition
,
you
accuse
me
most
falsly
,
to
have
traduced
you
for
preaching
false
doctrine
to
our
people
.
But
by
such
intemperate
boldnesse
of
writing
,
you
have
shewed
neither
wisdome
,
nor
honesty
,
nor
charity
.
Not
wisdome
,
in
taking
on
trust
,
without
examination
,
a
report
so
weighty
:
Not
honesty
,
in
your
contempt
of
my
person
,
whom
you
ought
of
duty
to
have
privately
consulted
,
not
charity
,
which
is
never
suspitious
of
evill
,
before
it
be
convinced
by
evidence
of
fact
.
But
he
that
expects
from
Sectaries
and
Schismatikes
,
any
of
these
vertues
,
will
fall
short
of
his
expectation
.
For
your
opposing
of
mee
,
and
my
actions
,
know
you
Sir
,
I
regard
not
such
light-headed
and
furious
companions
.
I
have
made
your
betters
desist
from
contending
with
me
,
and
may
hap
so
to
doe
with
you
,
if
you
persist
in
your
folly
.
My
integrity
in
my
place
,
I
praise
GOD
for
it
,
was
well
knowne
many
yeares
,
before
your
heady
and
rash
youth
by
Non-conformity
and
flatteries
crept
in
among
us
.
But
you
,
and
such
as
you
are
,
have
by
your
Pharisaicall
and
sly
infinuations
into
the
hearts
of
ignorant
and
unstablished
people
,
rent
in
pieces
the
unity
of
a
famous
Towne
,
and
exposed
our
people
to
faction
and
dissention
.
The
words
I
uttered
against
your
Sermon
,
not
your
person
(
for
I
named
you
not
)
were
these
,
and
only
these
,
I
was
informed
that
you
had
preached
a
very
factious
Sermon
;
And
hee
,
who
gave
other
report
of
my
words
,
was
an
egregious
Knave
;
so
tell
him
from
me
,
you
have
it
under
my
hand
:
For
both
your
Text
,
and
the
clamorous
vehemencie
of
your
iterations
and
repetitions
confirme
this
report
.
Your
behaviour
therein
was
very
sly
and
cunning
,
and
full
of
reservednesse
;
yet
not
so
covered
with
Art
and
subtilty
,
but
that
your
more
judicious
Auditours
discovered
,
that
the
aime
and
levell
of
your
intentions
,
was
to
insinuate
into
the
hearts
of
our
people
,
a
perplexing
feare
that
the
wilde
Boare
of
Rome
was
ready
to
make
a
violent
Incursion
into
our
Church
and
State
;
and
by
her
Idolatries
and
superstitions
eradicate
the
sacred
purity
of
our
Gospel
implanted
among
us
.
Hence
grow
'
your
important
pressings
and
perswasions
to
constancie
in
the
Faith
,
even
to
death
by
Apologie
and
Martyrdome
:
wherein
some
of
your
owne
friends
have
wished
,
that
the
salt
of
discretion
and
prudent
moderation
,
had
allayed
your
violence
,
and
seasoned
your
thoughts
to
a
better
conceit
of
that
gratious
Prince
and
Government
,
under
which
we
live
in
peace
and
spirituall
liberty
.
The
name
of
Puritane
,
you
told
them
,
was
a
royall
badge
,
and
and
thereby
you
intended
to
confirme
depraved
judgements
in
error
and
contumacie
against
Authority
,
and
that
wholsome
reformation
,
that
is
now
aymed
at
.
Surely
these
intemperat
flashes
issuing
from
your
unbridled
spirit
,
and
uttered
in
such
a
time
when
reformation
of
Schisme
,
not
change
of
our
Orthodox
faith
is
intended
;
doe
plainely
convince
you
in
the
judgement
of
wise
men
,
to
be
a
man
of
a
disloyall
heart
,
and
unquiet
head
.
Your
bold
intrusion
into
other
mens
charge
,
being
neither
warranted
by
the
Lawes
of
GOD
or
man
,
can
receive
no
blessing
from
GOD.
For
what
inducement
have
you
to
vent
your
wares
among
us
,
who
neither
desire
your
aid
,
nor
need
your
help
.
Keep
at
home
,
I
advise
you
,
and
labour
in
that
place
of
charge
where
the
LORD
hath
disposed
of
you
;
that
shall
bring
more
comfort
to
your
conscience
,
more
peace
to
your
calling
,
more
credit
to
your
person
.
Your
Sect
is
very
forward
in
running
uncalled
,
and
thrusting
your selves
upon
people
unknowne
unto
you
,
and
should
for
ever
rest
unknown
,
were
it
not
,
that
as
the
Apostle
tells
us
,
Iude
16.
You
have
mens
persons
in
admiration
,
because
of
advantage
.
Certainly
GOD's
Spirit
hath
given
a
most
cleare
and
exact
description
of
all
such
wily
and
seducing
spirits
,
Rom.
16.17
,
18.
It
is
the
worke
of
GOD's
mercy
and
love
unto
his
Church
,
in
laying
open
the
spirituall
sleights
(
I
dare
not
say
impostures
)
wherewith
your
Sect
hath
so
long
deluded
the
people
,
and
by
the
wisdome
and
authority
of
our
King
and
State
to
correct
and
reforme
them
.
Your
opposition
to
the
Authority
of
our
Lord
Bishop
was
so
peremptory
and
insolent
by
your
pride
and
contempt
of
your
Superiours
,
as
is
not
to
be
endured
in
a
peaceable
Government
.
For
you
were
in
place
,
both
in
the
Church
,
when
his
Lordship
gave
his
charge
,
and
also
in
the
Chamber
at
the
signe
of
the
red
Lion
in
our
Towne
,
and
heard
his
Lordship
make
knowne
to
us
of
the
Clergie
his
Majesties
Royal
care
,
and
his
gratious
intentions
he
had
entertained
in
his
heart
,
both
to
countenance
and
to
advance
the
welfare
of
his
Ministers
:
But
first
he
would
be
assured
of
their
ready
subjection
to
his
just
and
royall
commands
.
Yet
within
three
dayes
after
this
charge
sounded
in
your
eares
,
you
most
contemptuously
violated
his
Majesties
Injunctions
,
and
being
not
admitted
into
Saint
Alkmunds
Church
to
vent
your
schismaticall
conceits
,
you
put
your selfe
into
an
exempt
and
peculiar
Iurisdiction
,
and
there
you
were
as
safe
,
in
your
opinion
,
as
policie
could
make
you
.
Assuredly
Mr.
F.
these
factious
courses
are
unsanctified
by
GOD
,
and
the
issue
and
event
of
them
,
being
done
in
publike
affront
to
the
sacred
authority
and
command
of
your
Prince
,
the
LORD
's
annointed
;
will
prove
dangerous
,
if
not
desperate
unto
you
;
for
the
strong
arme
of
Iustice
,
wil
crush
thousands
of
such
poore
wormes
as
wee
are
.
I
my selfe
have
knowne
within
these
twenty
yeares
last
past
.
Plus
minùs
,
many
men
of
excellent
wits
,
great
and
piercing
understandings
,
prompt
and
eloquent
in
their
deliveries
,
of
illustrious
note
and
ranke
in
the
Common-wealth
:
yet
by
opposing
the
designes
and
commands
of
Royal
Majesty
have
ruined
their
estates
and
fatally
ended
their
dayes
in
ignominy
and
misery
.
For
the
eminencie
of
Princes
being
by
Substitution
and
Vicegerencie
from
GOD
,
the
lively
Image
of
Divine
Majesty
for
temporall
regiment
;
is
by
GOD's
ordinance
,
made
so
sacred
and
inviolable
,
both
from
the
intemperate
rage
of
our
tongues
,
and
the
rancour
of
our
naturally
seditious
,
and
rebellious
hearts
:
That
never
any
man
,
obliged
to
loyalty
,
made
head
against
them
either
openly
or
secretly
,
but
the
Angell
of
the
LORD's
wrath
pursued
him
to
shame
and
destruction
.
For
it
is
decreed
by
the
wisdome
of
GOD
,
and
shall
never
be
reversed
,
Ezra
7.26
.
Whosoever
will
not
obey
the
Law
of
GOD
and
the
King
,
let
judgement
speedily
bee
executed
upon
him
,
whether
it
be
unto
death
,
or
unto
banishment
,
or
unto
confiscation
of
goods
,
or
to
imprisonment
.
For
your
person
Mr.
F.
I
protest
before
GOD
the
searcher
of
all
hearts
,
I
wish
no
otherwise
,
than
to
my
owne
soule
:
But
I
onely
ayme
at
the
peace
of
our
Towne
,
which
will
never
be
effected
,
till
you
,
and
such
as
you
be
restrained
from
preaching
,
and
enkindling
faction
among
us
.
Thus
I
have
imparted
my
minde
unto
you
,
and
for
the
censure
of
both
our
persons
,
I
refer
it
to
the
wisdome
and
justice
of
his
Lordship
,
our
most
Reverend
Diocesan
:
who
I
doubt
not
will
correct
your
insolencies
,
and
keepe
you
in
order
.
A
copy
of
this
Letter
,
I
have
sent
to
my
L.
Bishop
to
demonstrate
how
ingenuously
I
have
dealt
with
you
.
GOD
blesse
you
and
sent
you
much
happinesse
.
54
This
is
that
Letter
Verbatìm
,
without
addition
,
detraction
,
or
mutation
of
one
syllable
,
against
which
such
tragicall
out-cries
have
beene
raised
,
by
●icentious
detractors
of
the
good
names
of
their
neighbours
.
But
my
comfort
is
,
that
I
feare
no
mans
tongue
,
or
malice
in
the
world
,
as
long
as
mine
owne
conscience
checkes
me
not
for
any
wilfull
violation
of
my
duty
to
GOD
,
and
to
my
Prince
;
nor
act
of
unrighteousnesse
done
to
the
person
of
my
neighbour
.
And
when
this
generation
of
men
,
who
take
too
much
ungodly
libertie
unto
themselves
,
to
suspect
evill
of
their
neighbours
,
and
upon
that
susspition
,
to
raise
lying
defamations
against
persons
truely
religious
and
vertuous
,
shall
governe
their
tongues
and
hearts
with
more
holy
feare
of
GOD
,
and
gratious
charity
towards
their
peaceable
co-habitants
:
I
doubt
not
,
but
that
the
LORD
in
mercy
and
love
to
our
Church
and
Kingdome
,
will
unite
our
hearts
in
the
firme
bond
of
pure
religion
,
and
not
suffer
us
to
bee
torne
into
factions
,
by
dislike
of
innocent
and
harmelesse
Ceremonies
.
And
for
the
wrongs
which
they
very
foolishly
Imagine
to
have
beene
done
to
this
their
Minister
,
by
my
Persecuting
him
,
as
they
most
wickedly
phrase
it
:
I
referre
my selfe
to
my
hottest
and
sharpest
adversaries
(
whose
tongues
fly
at
randon
without
grace
,
wit
,
or
honestie
to
restraine
them
)
to
examine
,
censure
,
and
determine
from
this
relation
,
whether
I
have
beene
Active
in
doing
,
or
passive
in
suffering
wrongs
.
And
from
the
sight
of
their
owne
errour
,
or
rather
malicious
railing
and
traducing
of
my
innocence
herein
;
let
them
learne
to
use
more
Christian
moderation
,
in
reporting
of
things
unknowne
unto
them
:
And
to
practise
those
gratious
vertues
of
integritie
of
heart
,
and
truth
of
speech
,
which
wil
more
adorne
their
conversation
,
and
render
them
more
pleasing
unto
GOD
and
man
,
than
all
their
forward
profession
of
firy
zeale
in
erroneous
devotion
.
Many
good
things
in
the
exercise
of
family
discipline
,
As
Prayers
,
Instruction
of
their
children
and
servants
,
Singing
of
Psalmes
,
and
such
like
,
I
doe
freely
acknowledge
to
be
in
some
of
these
men
:
But
as
Salomon
speaks
of
a
wise
man
,
Eccle.
10.1
.
That
a
little
folly
brings
disgrace
to
him
that
is
in
reputation
for
wisedome
:
so
I
say
unto
these
men
,
That
a
little
dishonestie
or
injustice
towards
their
neighbours
,
which
piety
and
the
true
feare
of
GOD
should
extinguish
in
them
,
doth
obscure
the
lustre
of
a
glorious
profession
,
and
makes
them
most
justly
to
be
suspected
to
be
but
meere
Formalists
.
Thus
having
cast
my
Mite
into
the
Treasury
of
GOD's
Church
,
by
desiring
the
holy
and
blessed
peace
of
our
Sion
:
I
will
adde
my
continuall
prayers
thereunto
,
that
our
hearts
may
be
firmely
knit
together
in
unitie
and
love
.
FINIS
.