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CHILLINGWORTHF 
 MOVISSIMA- 
 
 OR, THE 
 
 Sickneffe, Hecefy^ 
 
 Oeath, and Buriall 
 
 . -^ OF 
 
 WILL14M QHILLINGWORTH. 
 
 ("In his own phirafe) Cferk^of Oxford) and in the 
 
 conceit of his fellow 5 uldicrs, vhe ^eens 
 
 Anh.Engineer^ and GrmA-lnteUigmctr^ 
 
 SET FORTH IN 
 
 A Letttr to his Emin4?Pt and learned Friends, 
 
 a Relanon of his ApprcI;enfionat/^r»n^(?//, a 
 
 Difc</\)ery of>is Errojprs in a Br«/e r4fc- 
 
 chifm , and' « (l.orr. Pr4fiVn at the 
 
 Buriall of his Herel^callBook. 
 
 By F R A N c I s C H E Y N E xT t , Utc Fcllow 
 of M E R T o N CoUedge. 
 
 Puhlilhed hy Juthority, 
 
 LONDOfT, 
 Printed fiw Samuel Gellibrano i at the Bra?een 
 Serpent in Pauls Church-yard, 1^44. 
 
TO 
 
 THE LEARNED AND 
 
 EMINENT FRIENDS OF 
 
 Mr Chill iNGwoRTH, 
 
 Jnd in particular 
 
 TO 
 
 Sir John Culpepper^ Knight, 
 
 HoHN Pride Aux Bifhopof Worcefter, 
 Fell Dcane of Chrift-Church, 
 _ I Bayly Dcane of Sarum, 
 
 Doftor< Shelden Warden of AU-foules, 
 Potter Provoft of Qaeenes, and 
 IMorley Canon of Chrift-Church. 
 
 Sirs, 
 
 lOur deeeaftd friend u net yet fpeechlejfe, he callt 
 upon you to beware and repent ifome preach more^ 
 at leafi more praBically^rthen thej are dead, then 
 ever they did rvhiljt they were alive, Tou that 
 were hi* Patrons and Encouragers , as hee ae- 
 knoT(«Udgedever,wheHhewasin the heigth of his Rel>eUion,dee Dr. Baylf, 
 you beware left a worfe thing come unto yoa. Teu that were Dr. Piideaux, 
 theLkenCcxs of his fuhile a^theijmf. Repent , Repent; for he Dr, F«U. 
 
 A was 
 
A Letter to the Friends 
 
 mas fo hardened iy pur fiattery , that (for ought the mefl 
 charitahle mam cm judge ) hee perijhed by pur Approbation: 
 he ever appealed to his works even to his very dyiug day, and 
 what was it, which made him date upon them, but your Licence 
 and Approbation? Heark^what hee faith , The third and lafi 
 part of my Accblationwasj That I anfwer out of principles, 
 which Proteftants themlelves will profeffe to deteft : which 
 indeed were to the purpofe, if it could be juflified. But befides 
 thatjit is conftited by my whole Book, and made ridiculous 
 by the Approbation premifed unto it, &c. read Mr Chil- 
 lingworth his Preface to the Author of Charity &c. Se£l. 30. 
 Sure I am, that the Accufation may bee jufiified, and therefore 
 fs to the purpofe j but the Approbation cannot hee juflified^ and 
 is therefore ju^ly Refrobated : The Accufation is fe ferious ^ 
 that the it^pprobatton cannot make it ( but may well make the 
 Approvers and their Church ) ridiculous. O what a ridiculous 
 (^hurchdoe the Licenfers makg the Church 0/ England ?e be, 
 by faying that there is nothing in Mr C hillingworth i&z/^ Book, 
 contrary to the doUrine of the Church of England ; fure they 
 meant the Church <?/■, Canterbury. But 1>r Fell , and 1>r 
 Bayly are not ajhamed to fay, that there ts nothing in that Book, 
 contrary to good manners, r^ich JDr Prideaux would net fay ; but 
 enough of that. 
 
 Sirs, the following Hifiory will tefiifiemy compafpon towards 
 
 your deceafed frieud, whom I «'*r oppofed in a charitable and 
 
 Nt;^? - tmfM. friendly way. / doe not account it any glory to trample upon 
 
 Mopn{tfvCpi- ^he carkajje of Hedlor, or to pluck^a dead Lion by the beard; 
 
 iwt MyiiU pould 1 mifqiute hii Book, '^"d make that errour mine owne 
 
 by a falfe citation, which I pretend to be his in an ^ecufotiouy 
 
 you that were the unhappy Licencers of his Bo6\wo»ldfoone take 
 
 me tripping. If you conceive that he deferved a more HontU' 
 
 Table buriall, bee pleafed to anfwer my Reafhns, andpatroni&e 
 
 his erreurs with all the learning Bodleyes Library can afford : 
 
 or elfeJBdy'his Catechi&m , J^rdon my boldhefe Jome Coar. 
 
 tiirs never learnt, and fsme 1>eQ:ours have forgot their Ca» 
 
 teehifme, or elft this man we ^tak^of had never beene fo 
 
 ntmha^mredjhis Boekjmlled, or th^ft i^ntiehrifiiau warres 
 
 fomented 
 
of Mr Chillingworth^ 
 
 femeHtid by fitch great CUrki and hujie xtUs, 
 
 I looked ftpen Mr Chilliftgworth as one wha had his head as 
 full ofS&ttflesas it was of Engines , and therefore dealt as tea- 
 derb/ with him as I ufe to doe with men ^f the mojl nice and 
 tender confciences :for I confideredi that f hough Beefe ntufi tee 
 preferved. with fait ; yet 'Plums mufi be preferved with fxgar, 
 lean afurejou I fiooped as low to him as I could without fal- 
 ling , and yon k»ow he is not a wife man in the judgement ef 
 the Philofopherj who fioops fg low to another mans weal^nejfe, 
 that he himfelfe falls into weakftefie : and it is a Rule with hs 
 <««■ Weftminfter, that he falls into weaknefle who ^lls into 
 finne. 
 
 Doe not conceive that I fnacht up my pen in an angry meed, 
 that I might vent my dangerous wit, and eafe my overhurthened 
 fpleene, 2^, no, I have almoji forgot the Vifitation at Mer- 
 toii Collcdge, the Deniall of my Grace , the plundering of 
 my houfe and little Library : / ^t?""' when and where and of 
 whom to demand fatitfa^iien for all thefe injuries and indignities, 
 I have learnt Centum plagas Spartani Nobilitate conco- 
 qncre. / have not yet learnt how to plunder others ef goods 
 or living, and makg my felfe amends byforceofarmes. I will 
 not take a living which belonged to any civill, fiudious, learned 
 Delinquent, mleffe it be the much negleSed Commendam of 
 fime Lordly Prelate condemned by the knowne Lawes of the 
 Land, and the highefi Court of the Kingdome for feme offence 
 efthe fir ft magnitude : I can, without firMntng myconfcience, 
 fwaliojv fmhagnat,a camel I jhould fay, for everyone ef their 
 Commendams hath a bunch upon its back^ and may well make 
 a bunch upon their confcienee. I flail not trouble you with any 
 longdifcourfe about State matters, mly you will give me leave 
 to fay what the Lzcedetnonlan Jlave faid, when he fiood to be 
 fold in the market ; and one asked him what he was .<■ I am eAsu'JsfofWfw. 
 (faith he) a Free man, and fi ami , for tboi^h I have not 
 taken Antidotwn contra Caslarem , yet I have taken Antido- 
 tum centra Tyranmdem. I could never yet fioop fo low tt 
 the mofi tyrannical Prelate as to cry Yourhnnoble Steve. 
 Sirs, we hear ey OH have made a New Almanack At Oxford ; 
 
 A 2 mi 
 
A Letter to the Friends > 
 
 atiifome canceive thtttym hold fotre^ondencevoith aUthe fome 
 Planets, a»d that you have enticed the trufiy Sunne fiem his 
 Ecliftick li*>', f'^d' taught him to goe Retrograde, We wonder, 
 I mtifl tellyo«, that the Same never came into LihTa,t hat Ofi- 
 r nions^ ProtefiatioMS, ABionswere feldome or never weighed in 
 
 the ballmce of the SanUmrj : and we wondered more , that. 
 Venus ( I had almoFi forgot my Afirommy, andfaid l\m6)was. 
 jihf^d into Virgo-'s place , and the figne was in the Dogs head, 
 when we did expeB iti» a mor e propitious place, th^ "Lions heatt. 
 I remember that of Tertullian , Habet & Ecclefia dies Cani- 
 zxH&x^ythe Church of Chrifi hath cmfe to complaine o/Dc^ 
 dayes ; for the "Dog doth net only Jhew hit teeth ; we heare him 
 hark^ andfeele him bite; we may in every month write the Dog 
 dayes in capitall letters, nay you write them for us (^focapitalL 
 are your crimes) in letters of blood. What is England become 
 a Wilder neffh ? tfit be not, why arefoiaany wilde heAf:s fuffered 
 to goe kofe and prey upon the Xaea/out 'Protefiams? for jhame' 
 chaine up thefe beafis before the fir fi of March :ifjhame workt. 
 not, fear e may , the fame feare which falls upon the men of 
 Northumberland , the feare of a Scottifh Reformation : I wUl 
 noflifien at the doore of your lunto to heare what newes, nor 
 will I peejie into your, pretended Parliament , no nor into 
 Merton CoUedge /«r/vf<irff \ faouid fee fome fights like thofe 
 
 r&ek.p.Vg, '» the eighth ofEzekiei,fimewith their backs towards the 
 Temple of the Lord, and their feces towards the Eaft ; and 
 ifljheuld look^farther , one that is no Trophet tells me, that 
 I may fee greater abomifiatiens then thefe. Sir, I'befeeebyeu 
 keepe diwneyour fiajfe ': but if you will hold it up , as Euiy- 
 hiadesdid, Imufi cry as Themiflodes did, row^M* jS okkss/ 
 Mjfirik^. if you pleafiiyet heare me , or at leafllheare what 
 the Prophet faith to me ^ doth ke, net fpeak^of you? Then hee 
 
 Szck.g'iT.'.s. Jaiduntonie, Haft thou feene this O ibnne of man. Isit 
 a light thing to the houfeof ludah, chat -they commit the 
 abominations which they commit' here ?, for they have- filr 
 led the Land with violence , and have returned to provoke 
 me to ai:ger : and lo they put their branch to their nofe, 
 
 •XheteftJre-—^ . read, andjremble ^t the reft. Cumcy come 
 
 away 
 
of Mr CHlLLINGWORtH. 
 
 4ix9»y wth this learned zAtheififte ,yettr ludge Imks upoHyeti, 
 the fearcher of hearts and difcoverer of fecrets is acquainted 
 with all your fl«tt , Ike hard fees -what the la/incients of 
 Oxford doe in the dar^, every man in the chambers ef his 
 
 imagery: the Lard heares what you fay O doe riot f^y 
 
 as the Ancients of Kradfatd, The Lord fteth us nor, the 
 Lord hath forfaken the earth. I am afraid that you have the 
 fametemptatief/satOxfovd,rvhich n-e,e prefenteA to On^cn,a» 
 Ethiopian woman, and an IdoU; he ir as (you know) put to this 
 unhappy choice y to commit folly with which he plea fed. Some lujt 
 asmnch after idols, as ethers doe after women •ifi/i thefe dayesof 
 liberty you refiratne from neither, you doe in effetl tempt to both , 
 and are the grandfeducers of the hopefulKjeKtry : butalajfeyou 
 are guilty of a more ambitious wtckedneffejt isyourjludy tojeduce 
 a J^ing, 
 
 I remember an oldjlorj of King Canutus, who {a^ the Chro- 
 nicler relates) too\ off the Crownefrom hii owne head, and fet tt 
 upon the Crucifixe at Wefltninrter : But teU me < you that have 
 readfome Italian Jefuite m.refubtilethcn the Politicians Sainr, 
 Saint Machiavel) doe you conceive that you can perfwade our 
 King to takeoff^ his Crowne from hii owne head atrdfCace ittipon 
 your /isfffZ/theQueenc , or her idoll the Crucifixe, at Oxford ? 
 yVe have none at Weftminfter. Well , plot on my Maflers, and 
 ivalkein the light and warmth of that fire which you have ki>id- 
 led ; but hearcwhat the Prophet faith, Bdnoldi all youthatiin- if'-.o.idt. 
 dlea fire, andcompafle about your ielves with fparkes, waike 
 in the light of yourfire^andin thefparks which you have kind- 
 led ; This fliall ye have ofmine hand .ye ihall lay downe in for- 
 row. 'Pardon our julifeare,ifwe dure not fay a confederacy to 
 all thefe Welch Atheifts, Iri& Rebels , bloudy Papifts of the 
 French or Spanifb faction, to whom you fay, A confederacyj Af- 
 fociate your felves together (you know what fellowes j take 
 counfell together (inyourpretctfd^d Tarliamem) and it will be ip.S.^y.o. 
 brought to nought, emB and pronounce a decree, imagine mif- 
 chiefeasa Law, yet you fhallnotprofper, for God is with us,. 
 I know you urge the j^ to the Romanes, to juHtfieyour royallcru' 
 fit}; but yoH k^xo M'A«ir C hryfoftome, and many ethers, have 
 
 <iyi 3 faid 
 
A Letter to the Friends 
 
 fitid Upon thatflaee : B^Ht I fl)»U anely a^jou one ifne^iimCvfith 
 
 which Iftofped^yoarfne«d Cbillingworths mottth )be fleafio- 
 
 to anftvereit • Doeym beleeve that Tyrannie is (ji)As erdiuanee ? 
 
 lever heldit avwlathfsofGeds ordinance .-^indwhether the fit- 
 
 /ri?«»(? Judicatory of the Kingdome may notre^ellthat force with 
 
 force, which would violate (jodsorditiance, judge ye ; for it is ak' 
 
 furdto talks, as D^Ber Feme doth, of a moraU refiraint in fneh 
 
 a cafe. Sure lam^theTarliameuthathfowertoraifean tyfrmy 
 
 Vbijushuma- to freferve Gods Oi&r&acQ inviolable ^wh en it canmtbefre^er- 
 
 tium, nauralc ^g^ U a„y pffj^y meanes : They doe certainly refiSi Gods ordi- 
 
 veJ divinuir, ^^^^^ ^[^^ .1 ^^ violate it ; Tm endevour to violate it , We to 
 
 jubet , ibi juris M'^'^' " ; ^^° ^ *" the fault ? ^ „ ^ 
 
 aiitoritas in- / have exapiined your great ^ampion Dollar feme «tf 
 
 tecvenifj eti- three bool^it^ and cannot finde any thing in them, whereby thecou'' 
 
 amfi ex- fcience of an intpaniall Scholar may be fully re folved or fatisfied, 
 
 pre » ro- It is very impertinent, in my weake judgement, to talkf of the pri- 
 
 pjs non acce- '^'^'^i^^ of the Kings of Judah, who were immediately eleEied by 
 
 dat. B?f/.4. God ; or to difcourfe of the power of the Eomane Smperour, or the 
 
 Sent.q.4. firB draughts of Government inthe Saxon <««^ Norman /»»f J ; 
 
 Bt Feme ha for Dgtlor Feme doth acknowledge that it is not injurious to his 
 
 »■ ooKP-Sh Majcftiespofterity, that the King fweares toa limited power, 
 
 a power limited by priviledges and immunities, panted, or re- 
 
 Itored to the people fince the conqueft • which priviledges 
 
 B> Fc;-n il!.p.i7 grants,liberties, though not originall , yet are they irrevocable, 
 
 DoUor Feme difiinguijhes betweenethe Titleofthe King,a>tdthe 
 
 Powers/" the King • but wee didnever fi much as once.quefiion 
 
 his iJl^ajeflies Title, whetherit be limited or no ? It is confejfed 
 
 that hispmver, and therefore much more the exerafe of his power, 
 
 is limited by the Priviledges of the Parliament , the immunities 
 
 of the SubjeB, andthe Kings ewne oath : t^ay, it is aeknowicdged 
 
 Dr Fera; iMol^ that the two houfes of Tarliameniare in a fort co-ordinate with 
 
 1*.^- his Majefty, to fome aft or exercifing of the lupreme power, 
 
 by a fijndamentaU conftitution Truely here is , in my judges 
 
 ment, fo much granted , that the refi need not be diluted. Bift 
 
 whatif the fe powers be divided, and dajh one againjithe ether f 
 
 why then the power is not fully in King or Parliament , for the 
 
 ftwer which is inthe thret Effates is fiti}ended,whileji one part 
 
 fufpendst 
 
of Mr ChIllingworth. 
 
 fHjpendt : Sa'DaSlartemc. (jhemeUa'veto M^ehim, andyou, E(i.,;^i.p,:<^. 
 rvhtther the fewer efthe Militia^* noti?t the three Ejiates , as 
 weHoi the poTVcr iff making Lawes ? if it benot^henfitre theporver 
 »fmak*ifgLai»esutoftop!trpofe, becaitfe they have no pewer to 
 defend or enforce I ^w : and '/ the power of the Militia be in the 
 three Ejiates,then the Kings ponver of levying, arming men, &c. 
 iffMjpended by thefei/ersli Ordinances of Parliament -for it is 
 DoSiorVeiaes conclujton, that the power which is in the three 
 Eftates tsftt^ended while fl one part fuS^ends ; E rgo , much more 
 if two Sfiates fuffend' 
 
 Baton the other fide, I defire 'DoBor Feme to {hew how the 
 Kingdome is fecured by the government of three Eftates, if the 
 two hohfes ofParltament hav e not ftfffcient power to prefervt the 
 King and the Kingdome, in cafe the King refftfe to prefervi it er cJljL • 
 him. It is unreafonable (faith Dociorfeme) that thefijpply sw^i./'is. 
 fliould be made by the body onelyj without the head : n^ ra* 
 ther,DoA@r, it is unreafonable for the Headto negle^the pre* 
 fervationefitfelfe, and the body ; but it is very reafon.\ble for to 
 lift up both armes, to defend the head, and the whole body ; and 
 therefore reafonable for both honfes to take ttp armes, and lift up 
 their armes, put forth their whole firengtb to dcfendthe King and 
 themfelvts, "DoUor VsttietalkeiofaVundamentallcanfiitHtion, Sfl'^z.fJ^. (5, 
 which hathprovided this x.tva'^vo?i^xtcEika.tts,as the reafo- 
 nable meaties of out fafety. But I muBconfeffe, that it cannot 
 enter into my dull pate to conceive, that our (government is of any 
 fetled temper ; or that we have any reafonable meanes provided 
 for the fafety of this Kingdome, by thatfund^mtntallconftitmion, 
 tfthe King may dee what he pleafe/,feiz.e en our goods, ( 'tis Do- 
 Elor femes fuppofitiou) imprifonourperfons, kill us outright, and 
 (which is worfe) overthrew our Lawes, our , iber ties, our Reli" 
 gion,and all at once,stnd by cenfequente enflavenot onely the bo-' 
 dies, but the cenfciences of our pofterity ; and there is no more 
 power in both heufes cf Parlitment to prote£i tu by force again H: 
 force, then if we hadnofuch remedy provided, as the government 
 of three Eftates. Are wenatfubjeUedto an abfilme (.Monarch, 
 if the other two Eftates ha/ve no legnllpower to reletve ournegle- 
 Utd or efpreflei Cowmtn-wesUth i how are wt fecured by the 
 
 temper 
 
A Letter to the Friends 
 
 temper of three iflaterf er hoxveanit l>e called a t&ti^tt'i or A 
 temper ly'^three Eftates ? tfthe firfi of the three may opprefe m, 
 a»dtheother two have ko power to releeve us ? Surelam, that 
 by. this account there is but one Efiatethat hath a true power, and. 
 therfore that Ettate mu^ be an eflate ofahfolmeMomrchy, which 
 Dr¥e.vnQhipffelfefe.emes to aihoyre ; and yet fov nine is that 
 T>oBor, as to call the Power of Supply legally placed in both 
 Houfes of Parliament, a C<»^ceit , nay a vaine (fencett ; his 
 words are thef • The Conceit of Supply by the two Honfes 
 zFookp.iS. in cafe the King refufe ( to preferve the Kingdome ) is a 
 vaine Conceit : and tfthat be true, then Imitji conclude, that 
 this provijion of a Temper of three Sfiates is no Temper, no 
 proviflon , two of the Efiates are no Sfiates ; or elfe this pra^ 
 vifion is in the phrafe efDoUor Feme, a lame provision, 
 lb. nbi fupra. y^hich argues the firtt contrivement of our Anceffors very 
 inconfiderate ; becattfe then it folhfves , that there is ito Rea- 
 fonable Meane of fafety provided for this Kingdome by that 
 Fmd.imemall Co^fi^tHtion which provided this Temper of 
 zlio p.i . three Efiates,fo the DoElor loves to call it, though he make 
 one Efiate fo predominant , that as there is no Temperatnen- 
 tum ad pondus , fo there will bee no Temperamentum ad 
 juttitiam neither by his conceit. Hcav'fay you Sir John, are 
 not yau of my perfw&Jton , or are you aftamed to tread in the 
 ficppes of your learned Countrey-man ? The Lord open your 
 ey es, and clear e your eys-Jight ; you are naturally (harp, ftghted, 
 but if yonr eye leok^ red or yellow, you know your difeafe by 
 the fymptome. \t fhall be my prayer, that your eye may nei- 
 iuiJg.^.M, ther be dimme nor blood-fhotten. 
 
 " Acne male- ^onjider that the blood ofthe-jQ was laid man Abitne- 
 dicisvetboium Jgch their brother who flew them, and upon the men »/She- 
 vktrs' argu°- '^^'^ ' ^"^'"^^ ^'^^ ^y^^'^ ^^^ ^y fi^'^^gthning his hands ta 
 mur caufam' ^'' ^" brethren. Whether you have jirengthned their hands 
 perditionis who few their. Brethren , ovly for being too z^ealous in the 
 pahlicx necm- maintenance of that Religion which you profejfe, I appeale to 
 quaa ignou God, your Confcience , and the evidence of the faB. \f you 
 raus^HitotcM. ^'^'"^ ^^'*^^ """^ andfmcerely with this * Reforming Parlia- 
 trt^rianp.zi^"'^''^' »ay with yeur ewne pt^ty, rejoyce and flatter yom felves 
 
 with 
 
of Mr Chillingwortm. 
 
 with hope of a defired fuccejfe ; but if mt , then take heed the 
 ettrfeoflo^ita dot vat falluponyou: there may he an eziill ttiirit ludg.j.i^.io, 
 yj»r^f/w«»t^«IrUhWEi4;lifn,j^«Fretich<«»<f Spanifti)^/- ijand y7vw- 
 oKS ; nay. fire may come out from the Qneen MSconfmne the Pre* 
 ]ate$, and fire from the PrelatW and co»f«me the P apifis ; or elfe 
 there may come a fire from the North, a fire to purge and refine, 
 Kot to deflroy ; which is my prayer, and will be your happineffe. 
 
 I will not holdyou anjr longer upon the rackg : Leame thefirfi 
 leffon of Chriftianity, Self'deniall j deny your mine will, andfuh- 
 mit your fehes to ^odt ; deny your reafon , andfubmit to faith t 
 Reafo^ tells you that there are feme things abozereafon^ and you 
 cannot be fo unreafonable a* to make reafon judge ofthofe things 
 which are above reafon : Remember that tjkafier Chilliflg- 
 worth {youT friend) didrurme mad with reafon, and fo loft his 
 reafon and religion bet hat once: hee thought he might truft his 
 reafon in the highefl points j hit reafon was to be ludge , whether 
 or no there be a God ? Whether that Godwrote any Bookg ? fVhe- 
 t her the boekfs ufually received at (^anonicall be the beoket,the 
 Scriptures of Gedi What is thefet^e ofthofe books .? what Re- 
 ligion is befi ? ffhat Church pure fi ? C^iate ydoe not wrangle , but 
 beletve, andabeyyour God, and then 1 fifallbe eneautagedtofub- 
 fcribemy felfe 
 
 Your Friend and Servant, 
 Francis Cheynell. 
 
 B Abriefe 
 

 flilf#f/#f#f^itf#lf 
 
 A briefe and plaine %eUtion of Mr 
 
 ChiHingmrtbs i^fcknefTe , Death, and. 
 
 Buriall; together with a jiift Cenfure of bis 
 
 irorks yhy a Difcovery of his Errours colle(^ed out 
 
 ©fhis Book,and framed intoakinde of A- 
 
 theifiicall Catechifme^ fit for RacovU 
 
 or Cracovia: 
 
 And may well ferve for the inftnidlion of 
 
 the Irijfjy fvelch^ Dutch ^ Fye/ich,Spa>iijb Army 
 
 it! k»g/4/zrf,and efpccially fox the Black 
 
 Regiment at Oxford. ^ ^ 
 
 Am very religious in obferving that old 
 proverbe i if it be taten in its right fenfe, 
 Nothing is to be ff>eki>f of the dead hut good. 
 If that be true which Quintilian faith, ad- 
 verfiu miferos ( I may better fay adverjks 
 mortuos iithumantts */?;W«J;rhatman is void 
 ofhumaniry who makes fportwith the dead. 
 Mr Chillingvporth was looked upon by me at the firft light as a 
 » Ww p/«w«5 conquered manjand therefore I was not only civill,hut (a.s he 
 iUepide,cum di- confeffed ) charitable unto him : and now he is dead, I cannot 
 vlZ\mhmi ^^^'^ "^'^^^ ^™ ^ '' iAfmiHs Pollio did with Pla?>ctis, fet fortb 
 in eum fxmre qux pift mortem Pknci edereniur mi re^indere foffet, ci*m mortuis mn 
 itilt larvas luUarl; quo afud eruitos nibil impudenms jiedicatur. Plin- Pra;fat. Hift. 
 Nauital. 
 
 an 
 
A Relation of Mr Chillingworhs Stcknejfe^&c . 
 
 an Oration to which no anlwer is to be expefted, unlefle ac- 
 cording' to thedefire c£ Saul or Dives, a meffenger fliould 
 arife from the dead to give tne an aniwer as full of terrpiir as 
 latisfaftion. It is no glory to triumph ovei^ one that is con- 
 queredj ray dead ; for that of the Poet is true, 
 
 Nnlluni cum viSis certame» ' & athere cajfis. * Sciliett efe 
 
 oportet, 
 
 But I confider, that Mr Chiilmgworths party is alive, 
 though' he be dead ; and though one of his Boois is buried, 
 there are many hundred Copies divulged; and therefore 
 though I fpcak not of his humane frailties, orperfonall infir-r 
 mities, and imperfe(ftions, which died with him ;' yet I o?ay 
 fpeakof his Hereticall Book, and of fome deftmftive policies 
 he ufed, which doe yet furvive in their fad and lamentable 
 effedls. ludge what I fay, put the cafe a man commits noto- 
 rious crimes leandaloufly, becaufe publiquely, and doth not 
 only hold, but vent damnable hereto ; and vent them not 
 only in the Pulpit, but in the PrefTe ; (ball not his damnable 
 herefies and printed herefies be confuted after his death ? fliall 
 thoulands be feduced and perifti , and all Orthdox Divines 
 fileixed with that one Proverb, Nothing is to be fpokg» vfthe 
 dead hut. good? Nay, piit the cafe further yet, fuppofe a inan 
 hath bad his. head full ofpowder-plots,- and his heart full of 
 bloody defires, nay hath been a Rii^-leader and Encourager 
 of others to bloody pradifes againtt the very light of nature 
 as well as Scripture ; muft nothing be iaid of fucha man 
 when be is gone, but good? 
 
 Mr Chlii»gwoTth and I met in S»ffex by an unexpe<9ed 
 providence : I was driven from my owne houfe by force of 
 Armes, only (as the Cavaliers confeffed ) becaufe I was no- 
 minated to be a Member , of the Afferobly : and when I 
 heard that -my Livijpg was beftowed upon a Dodor (who 
 if fonne ^«»»fe«{g*-wif« deceive me not, became the flage 
 SiXK. better then be doth the 5P»//?<*>). I refolved to exercUe 
 *ny iMiniflefy in j'*j^;«: amongft my friends, in a place where 
 there hath been litdeiof the power of Religion either known 
 ^ B 2 or 
 
A Relation of Mr Chillingworths 
 
 Of praAifed. About the latter end of Nwembtr I travelled 
 from Londonxo Chichefler, according to my ufnallcuftome, 
 to obferve the monthly Faft ; and in my paffage.with a thank- 
 full heart I {ball ever acknowledge it, I was guarded by a 
 Convoy of i6 Souldiers,who faced about 200 of the enemies 
 forces,and put them ail to flight . Upon the twelfth oi December 
 I vifiteda brave Souldierof my acquaintance , Captain James 
 Temple, who did that day defend the Fort at Brdmber againft a 
 bold daring enemy, to the wonder of all the countrcy : and I 
 did not marvell at it, for he is a man that hath his head full of" 
 ftratagems, his heart full of piety and valour , and his hand as 
 full onucceffe as it is of dexterity : My gratefiiilpen might wel 
 run on in his commendation , to the eternall fhame of diofe 
 who have been ungratcfuU to him, to whom they doe (under 
 Godj owe their pre&rvation. But I intend not to cfefrand 
 others oftheirdeferwedpraife, who were prefent at chat fierce 
 encounter. There was prefcnt Colonell Herbert Morlej , a 
 Gentleman of a nimble apprchenfion & vigilant Ipirit j but the 
 Cavaliers were kept at fuch a diftance, that they never put the 
 Colonels Regiment of horfe to any trwible. There was prefent 
 likewifeCaptaineHf«r;fC4r/«/(w», the Antiprelaticall fenneof 
 a leajned Pre]ate,aman of a bold prefenceand fixed lefblmion, 
 who loves his country better then hislife. Captain SimtnE'ter- 
 dtn was there alio, a man of flow fpeech, but hire performance, 
 who delerves that Motto of the old Rntaue, Non tarn fMih 
 h<fHtr,ijuam^odltietitMifump^£fi«^ You cannot expeA that 1 
 0ioDld name all the reft of:che Commanders: But there were 
 (you fee) fome difficulties in my way , which feemed infi«»- 
 rable, ^d yet the Lofdof Hoftsdid bring me thorow thefe dif- 
 ficulties fafefrom Brambur to jirumdell, i^n the 11 day of 
 Decembir , if I fiaget not. Maikr Chiliitt£wrtk was at that 
 timein AtmrndellCaAk, which wJjslHri^Bdredtothemudh re- 
 aovvned Commander , Sir W^iftiam (^dier,Ser}emt-Mtijar-etr. 
 tteratlef^U the afoci'ated CtHtitietiuthe E^Ji ^mdifffif upoftthe 
 il^t^SlaKnary. Asfoofle as the C^lewasfnrrenditd, I repie- 
 femed Maftejf CAxtf«tgw#rf6/conditien to Sir fTimam ffWlery 
 whoconmneDded him to the cjreof h^^worAy Cbaphuae ; 
 
 and 
 
Sick^ejje, Death,a»d BurUH, 
 
 and his Chaplaine fliewed fbmuch chariry and refpeA towards 
 him, that he laid him upon his owne bed, and fupplied bim with 
 all neceffaries which the place did afford. When the reft of 
 thePrifoners were fentup to Ltudtn, Mz&et Ckillatgaforth 
 made it evident to me, that he was not able to endure To long 
 a journey j and if he had been put to it , he had certainly died 
 by the way : I defircd therefore that bis journey might bee 
 fliortrcd, and upon my humble motion he was lent to Chkhe^ 
 fier, where I intreated the <javern»ur that he might be fecured 
 by fbme Officer of his acquaintance , and not put into the 
 bauds of the cMarfhu/l • the Govemourgave order rhacLiev- 
 tenant GelUdge{hoa\d take charge of him, and placed him in 
 the Biihop of ChieheSlers Palace, where he had very courte- 
 ous ufage, and all accommodations which were requifitefora 
 fickeman, as appeares by the teftimony of his owne man at 
 OxferdfStnda Letter of uiankfuU acknowledgment from^Ma- 
 fter ChilUngrvmhs father to Lievtenant Golledge : nay, by Ma- 
 RcrChttliagwarths Codidll, which hee defired ftiould be an- 
 nexed to his Will , in which he gave lo It. to Captaine Kiug^ 
 to It. to Miltreffe Mafon , who keepes the Bifhops houfe, and 
 attended Matter Chillmgwerth in his fickneffe, snd lo/i. to 
 Lievtenant Gplledge : And it may further appeare by a Letter 
 ©f Captain Kings lent to Oxftrdyiad the teftimony of Mafter 
 £dmo»ds,his Apothecary ; both which are as followes. 
 
 Captain JC/»^* Letter fentto Mr rratter lottef^ja^ 
 of the C haplains of ChnBrCbmh ia 
 Oxftrd^ lan^j, 
 
 Kindfiitnd, 
 
 MAfiiX CbyiilJgwOtth wtU^mfo veakg* eemditiav:,fy rrafw^ 
 afa vuleH$fi»vty thai Jpfrprndt myfelfr hee emid »tt 
 have lived the pfH nigh afhit jdHn/y^yhtd-he ganefknher yfa^ 
 hwiwutry tediem temmto^htireitgbt hither^. Hefyerveiy^ 
 tmd ( fur atight Iftreeiwt) vm iterate conditioit ; and b«m ^od 
 oiajii^f'fhimmiiMmmtfifiui^efhitfiieii^h^wAfm^ 
 
 S 3 J?*/^ 
 
A Relation of Mr Chillingworths 
 
 ^ofe to ceme into theft parts, theyjhall have free, f^ffdge withoni any 
 tttolefiation. Lievtenant Golledge performes the part of a reall 
 friind in every kinde ; neither a ehriftobell wanting in her befi 
 care and diligence.. Lievtenant Golledge hath already dubttrfi 
 I o li. or thereabout : It mould not be dmtjiethatfime. ofMafter 
 CHillingworths friends were pre fent with him, ^hilefi there is 
 feme hope of life ',for it will be a great fdtisfaB:ioi» both to him and 
 ethers : There mufi be no delay es either: of time or money. 
 
 Lhearethat MaBer ChiUingworths J(/?er, whom hee hath 
 maJe^xecHtrix, is travelling with chitde\ and therefore unfit 
 ferjr.avell,bHt heis^very-confdei^tfie will not^/evhim want for 
 Mcejfaryftipplieswhile'fi. he lives, and that hee may have decent 
 bmiall (btfitting one of his merit) if itpleafeth God he chance to 
 dye. Among other ofhisfrtends, I pray acquaint 1).o£tor Shel- 
 den, theli^ardeuief h\\-imks,.with.what is written, whom A^' 
 fierChiUingnotlh doth very highly e0eem,. 
 
 From Chicheller Yoar very affe^ionate friend, 
 
 Jan.2j. !, ; 
 
 ■^ RobcrtKing, 
 
 ■/r,'.-| :r 
 
 ' ' ■ Tbe teftimony of Mafteir Edmci/^di. 
 
 A Friend ftanding by him , defired him to declare himfelft in 
 7 .';f'>*''tof^flig'<>»>f^twj,reafins ijrfl, B^aufe the lefuites 
 "/'d.muchdefamedandtraducedhirn.'ihjhatparficalar-^^fi^^^^ 
 ly,Becaufehi M^hfbeable^ gi-vehh'adcomf t6 his friends in 
 cafehejhouldfurvive. He anfwered, he had declared kimfelft 
 already in that point fufficientfy to the world. His friend told 
 htm,that there went abroad fame hard opinions th^ he had of 
 lefusCbrifi, and wifln himtodeale candidlydHd\laiHly to the 
 ^^Idinthatpoint He^wfwered, f or th^fi things he wifitled 
 *Hd:refelve4,.an4therefore didmdefmto be farther troubled. 
 
 mca/e god •ihguldtake him away inthis pUie \ h, replied that 
 ^h,rccverG.df^»UpU^,.t^^^^^^ ktj^y, ^^^ J^^ ^/^^^ 
 
 terred; 
 
SickneJJe, Death, and BuriaU. 
 
 teneA\ancL{ifit might be obtained) according to the cufiemeef 
 the Church of England ; tf-Mot, the Lords wil( be done. ttAfsd 
 further (faid hee) because the yvorld will be apt to fmwsife the 
 worfi of things , and there may be fame inquiry made after mj 
 vtfage in thisplace, I mujitejtifie and declare to all the Tivorld,that 
 I have received both of (JUaJier GoUedge and his wife , abu»~ 
 dance of love,care, and tender»ejfe,where Ideferved it not ] and 
 that I have wanted nothingwhich might be defiredof them : and 
 J muH in allconfcieuce and hone fly doe them this rights to tefiifie 
 the truth to the world : or to that ejfe^. 
 
 Anthony Edmonds. 
 
 And for my part, I beleeve thar in the conrie of nature hee 
 might have recovered, had he not negleded and diftrufled an 
 able Dod^or (who freely offered himfelfe) onely beanie hee 
 was Phyfician to Sir William H'aller ; fure 1 am that jealoufie 
 was moredeadly then his difeafe. Yet Malter ChiUingwarth 
 didiwhen it was too late, dilcover and coiifefle his errour , and 
 we perfwaded the Do6tor to vifit him afterwards.and he was in 
 an hopefuU way of recovery : but then his fpirit was much de- 
 je6tea, becaufe his friends negledled, or delayed, to iend him 
 Ibme good newes from OAr/ir^.' his heart was foiet upon his 
 releafe, and his head was ftill vvorking and projeiiing, how he 
 might be exchanged, or ranfomed ; and therefore certainly 
 the Newes of his friends aftiveendevpurs for his relea!le,was 
 the anelj CordiaUyihid\ could poflibly reviii'e his ipirirs;and for. 
 want.of fuch-a Cordiallhis heart was even dead within him be- 
 fore he died. I entreated him to plucke up his ipirits, andnot 
 to yceldto'his difeafe ; but I perceived, that though Reaibn' 
 be}?o«* when it encounters with iaith, yet realbn is not fo va- 
 //4»f when it is to encounter with affliction :and I cannot but 
 obfervCf ?/»<»<■ many a Parliament-fottldierhath he^n more chear- 
 f (ill in a prifon, then this difcourfiag Engineer, and learned Cap- 
 tive woi i» a Palace : Beleeve it, Reader,.beleeve it, that nei- 
 ther gifts, nor parts, nor profeflion, norany thing elfe batfaithf 
 will liiftaine the fpirit of a man infpirituaUrtraightsand world-; 
 lyeneombrancei5jwhenw>^o»f there are fightings , and within 
 there are fears. Another 
 
A ReUtm of Mr Chilliogwotths 
 
 Another reafon there was, which (as I conceive) was very 
 deltmaive to this Man of Reafin ; he was difreliflied, and (I 
 beleeve) abufedby moftof the great Officers who were taken 
 Prifoners in Arunitll-cAfilt ; they looked upon him as an in- 
 truder into their cpuncells of warre,and (as one of them whif- 
 pered) the Quetnt intelligencer , who wasfetas a Spieover 
 them and all their proceedings. When Major -*/«//« came to 
 treat, heefpake very coldly for Maftcr ChilliKgifortb^mdi 
 greater Commander then he, told me, that they were bound 
 to curfe that little Triefi to the pit of hell,for he had been the 
 mine of them all : I replyed in his behalfe , that I wondered 
 much that they fliould make fo weake an Apology, for I could 
 not beleeve that Matter Chilliitgrrorths fingle Vote could turn 
 their Councell of warre round, and make them giddy : The iti- 
 genious Gentleman made ufe of the liberty of bis judgement, 
 and replyed ; " Sir, Mafter Ckillingivorth hath fb much aedit 
 " at the Court,and the Court -couccell hath fo much influence 
 " into our military Councell, that we Were even over-awed, 
 " anddurftnotcontradift Mafter ChMingwortk , for feare left 
 *' our owns refolutions might fuceeed ill, and then his counfell 
 *• would have been efteemed the better. I told the Gentle- 
 man, that I thought Mz&siChiUingmnh wanted experience 
 for the ordering of military a£Faires, and therefore could not 
 well spply the generall rules of reafon aright, and. brir^ them 
 downexo pra^ife in cales which were diffiadt, becaufe unufu- 
 all. The Gentleman replyed^ ** Sir» Mafter Cbil^ngwonh is 
 *' fo confident of his great wit and parts , that hee conceives 
 ''hinalelfoable to rofl!nagcmartiaUailaires, in which hee bath 
 ** noexperienccjby thettreogth ofhisowne wit and reafon : 
 Sir Cquoth I) you may for^vc him, for chough I hope to bee 
 fxvedijjMth, yet Mafter G&i^A*gn>«r«A hopes thata man may 
 hefftvedijii rMJow, and therefore you may well give him leave 
 to fight by reafon. Sir('&ith that witty Gentleman) I con- 
 fefie it is a 6d obje(Si!i(aj, which I know not how to anlwere ; 
 and fo in flicad of an anrwerc wewent roditttier. Bnt I did;ex- 
 amine the bufinelTe impartial^ afterwards ,andpetcfii.ve that 
 thefe great Conxnandecs have gtolfdf ^uiied Ms^cCbiiHf,^ 
 
 rportk, 
 
Si'ck»effe^Deatb, andBuriaU, 
 
 v^erth, in feyjng 3II the blameupcnliim/as ifibe were giiifrj^ of 
 lofing the out-workes, the Towne ithe Caftle , and ail; and 
 therefcre I fhall doe Mafter C^illitigrfonh fomuch rigbtias to 
 offer fomecOnfiderationSjVi'hkh may tendtohisexcuieor vih- 
 dicstion : For what though MsAtz Chil[mgwert}> were the 
 grand-IingjneeratG'/ffwf/'ffrand tArundel , and both projeifts 
 failed, thefaulr might be in the Qfificers and SouIdiere,3iid not 
 in the Engineer: Fut the cafe the Lord Hofton, Baron of 
 Straiten j Field-Mar£halI-generall of the Weft, pnomife to 
 bring three thouland men, and the Engineer marke a line of 
 C©mmunication which cannot be defendedwith fewer then 
 twothoufind ; but the field-Marftialldoth in the mean time 
 forget himfelfe, and quarter his men in three or foure Mani- 
 ples ; but his enemy being a more wary and prudent Cowman . 
 der, keeps his meninacontra^cdand compaft body, which is 
 too flrong for the beft of his Maniples, and falls upon one of the 
 field-Marflials Quarters, takes and kills neare upon a thouland 
 men, and the field-Marfhall by (uch an unexpefled blow- 
 is uttedydilabledfor the ftilfilling of his promiie, of fending 
 three thousand, nay is not able to (end above 1 5 00 men : fhau 
 the Engineer or the field-Marfhall be blamed iniiich a cafe ? 
 
 Nay, what if the enemy advance before the Engineer hath 
 quitefiniflied iris woiskes? yet if he hath made them defenfible 
 againft any fiiddcn oialet, and the Souldiers, which ftiould de- 
 fend the works, qnittheic Trendies, and mnneall away, be- 
 fore any one man be flaine in the Tretichesjifhallrhe Engineere 
 be blamed ill fuch a cafe, or the Sonldiers, who were firickOi 
 with feaare when there was no eonfiderable caufeof feare? 
 
 Finally, if the Lordof Holfc, who didftrike a terrour to the 
 verf heart of the Souldiprs, doe fliew himfelfe a God of wif- 
 dj(Mne, and infatuate the counfels of the grand AchittpheU ; nay, 
 (hewhimfelfea Hin-r^vei^ing God , and Irniie the Souldiers 
 in the Caltlewith de^ydifeafes,w*fi& on^ fax more ^euth^ 
 carritd'inwith them,with tht Flux, the Calenture , the jpmed 
 Feav^, and the like .• if in themidfl of djeie d.iftreffes the Soul- 
 diers breake forth into a mutinoM ptmeji and fet all their fel- 
 lowesinacombuftion,muft the Ein^oeer bee blamed if the 
 
 C Caftle 
 
jt KeUtten of Mr CbUUogworths 
 
 €afllebe furrendred in fuchacafe? Now I appeale to their' 
 CouncellofWarre , whether their cafe were not fo like t^ 
 thele cafes which have beene put , that it is hard to fay 
 wherein tkey differed. Let not then U.d&e.zChilltKgworthhs 
 charged with more fenlts then he wasguiltyof ; Icsnnot but 
 vindicatehis reputation from all falfe afperfions, which are cart 
 upon him by fome who know not how to excufe themfelves : 
 I tooke all the care I.couldofhis-body whileft he was fickcand 
 will fas farreas.he was innocent j take care of his fame and re- 
 putation now he is dead : nay, whilefl he was alivej-I tookecare 
 offomething more precious then his health or reputation , to 
 wit, his precious and beloved foule • for in compaflton to his 
 fcule I dealt freely and plainly with him, and told him that he 
 had been very adlive in fomenting thefe bloudy warres againft 
 the Parliament and Common-wealth of England, his naturaH 
 countrey, andbyconfequentagaintt the very light of nature* 
 *' I acknowledge (faith he) that I have beene adive in thefe 
 "warres^but I have ever followed the diftatesof myconfci- 
 •'ence ; and if you convince me that I am in an ^errour , you 
 " (ball not finde me obftinate. I told him, I conceived that he 
 might want fleep, being at that time newly comeojjc of the 
 Calile.and'therefore Igavehim time to refrefh himfelfe : and 
 when I came to him againe, I asked him whether he, was fit 
 •for dilcourfe ; he told me^, yes> but fomewhat faintly : I certi- 
 fied him, that I did not defire to take him at the loweft, whett 
 his fpirits were flatted, and his reafohdifturbed_, but had much 
 rather undertake him when he was at thehigheft', becaufej' 
 came prepared to receive fatisfadlion, and looked upon my felfe 
 as unlikely to give iatisfatlion to one, whom I acknowledged 
 foimuchabiDvemee , in regardof hisparrsj gifts, experience ; 
 behaving fludied bookes and men' , and more accurately dif- 
 cufled. th!atjqueiyon.of State then- ever I had done. He then 
 told me,that he was?ppetty well rdirefhed,aiid as able(:3s he ufed 
 robe in thefe time&of diltradion) for any difcourle about that 
 
 treat controver6ex)f State. Hedefiredme to h^in : I fatisfied 
 is defire, and told him that it wouldbe veryrequifiteinthe 
 firfi place to. ftace. the Qijgftion aright j fQr(^s I conEeiyed) 
 
 many.. 
 
SfcJqiejJe, Deaths and Suriail, 
 
 many ingenious men were gioflelyjniftaken even in the very 
 ftate of the Quefticn. 
 
 Firft thenbepleafed (quoth I) toconfider, thzvthe originaS 
 differeKce wat not betwiett the Ki^and the 'Tarliamem, but be- 
 tween the P^ir/zViw*** and Delinquents i and indeed, berweenc 
 the Queen a*id the Parliament ; I told him, that hee could not 
 be ignorant that upon the fourth oiJantMry, mo yeares agoe, 
 theKingvper.t unto the"? arli4ment upon the Qtteens errand^and I 
 beleeved that he knew better then I> how much the Queen was 
 d'fiontented,becaufe her bloody defifnevas notfutinexicution: 
 He told me, that he could not deny it, and he would not excufe it. 
 When I was going on to difcourfe about other matters of fait, 
 heconfeffed very honeftly, that he did now perceive, that they 
 had no cendiue information of matters offaSl at Oxford : where- 
 by I perceived that it was no wonder that fo many brave men 
 were feduced to fight againft the Parliament- 
 
 Vponfiirther difcourfe, he told me thatheobfervedagreat 
 deale of piety in the Commanders and Souldiers of the Parlia- 
 ments Army : " IconfefTe ('faith be) their difcourfe and beha- 
 *' viourdothfpeake them Chriflians , but I can finde little of 
 *' God or gocflinefre in our men ; they will not ieeke God 
 '• whilefl they are in their bravery, nor truft him when they are 
 " indiflrefTe; I have much adoe (faith he) to bring them up- 
 " on their knees, tocall upon God, or to refigne themfelves up 
 " to God, when they goe on upon any defperatefervice, or arc 
 "caft into any perplexed condition. I liked him well, when I 
 heard him run on fo fluently to this effcft , and I clofed with 
 him,ahddclired him to tell me freely, whether in good eameft 
 he thought the Parliament did intend any thing elfethep the 
 tai^ng of the wicked from before the King,the eftabli^ing of the 
 Kings throne in juflice, the fetting up rf Chrifs ordinances in 
 power, purity, liberty, and thefetlingoftheknewnelawesofthe 
 llAnd,thepriviledges of the Parliament,and liberties ofthefub' 
 jeits, in quiet and peace. 
 
 " Sir (faith he) I muft acknowledge that I dee verily be- 
 *' leeve that the iiuentions of the Parliament arebetterthen 
 "jiheintentions of the Court,or of that Auny which I have 
 
 C a '< followed i 
 
A Relafkii tfjdv Chillingworths 
 
 «' followed ; but.I coficeive that theParliament take* a wrong 
 c courfe to profecute and accomplifli their good intentions - 
 *' for warre is not the way of lefus Chrift. 
 
 Truely I wa« afiiamed to difpate with him any longer, 
 when he had given me fo much advantage : For firft, he clearly 
 condemned himfelfe for being confederate with them , whofe 
 intentions vvere deflrwSiiye ; becaufeno man muft promote an 
 ill defigneby any meanes whatfoever , be they never fo law- 
 foU. Secondly, he.confeffed himfdfe; chane out of his way 
 when he was in Armes ; for warre^ faith he, (and he learnt to 
 fay foof the Anabe^tfls sndSeci/tinfft) is not the way of lefuSr 
 .Chrift ; all that he could % for himfelfe was, that he had no 
 commaud in the Army ; and yet their gteatdl Officers told 
 me, that in a true conftruilion there was no man elfe that had 
 a command to any puq3ofe,but lAifici ChiSivgwortb. And as 
 touching their intentions, it is no hard matter to.guefle at the 
 intentions of theFrench and Spaoifh fajStion at Court, of the 
 Jr-ijh mentiouJ »fthe Pafifts„PrelattJi Dtlmquemsy&c. ikatfoU 
 iowthe Qmais tyirmj. I am fiire one of the Captains that was 
 likti\VaScsi3et3.t ^ArwiideU, hada SpoKijh head , aFrtnchnsfei 
 a»da»Irifl>hexrt.-Ajnd^KYfHsa. Letterfeimd in Afmdetl- 
 CaftlCjWbieh was dii»fted«:o,Mafterv5«-^*r^/&«w, tlicEaricof 
 «^miM<*/jilecei'ver,whichdodi declare the gooi intentions 
 of the Q^ens Amay. I tosak acc^ lof it, wfaidi I will here 
 CKttiferibe wordferwoid^' 
 
 tarj coumkftthK ^the whole CatboHkeis ofthu Kiugdfime^ 
 itthto 4"^U'''ff^ *^>i'^ff^^on^'t'h-eirJaMUitgiMrds his M*- 
 jtBy^m this,/, as in all other sDCCafions-; asAlfe u txhihke fiteh 
 Mid Oit^yeir testes doe aff'ord, to affifi his Maj*fiy in this pr<* 
 feitt,bu(iiii^e,. which dfidi coHCcrne.each one in particular. 
 
 The monies which the C^thoUkes aretagme^ mufl iefrefetfted 
 thifT'OmieiMMi.tberejmv Imtrcnit ym that you wUiht j>leafed . 
 thjirwhif^am. Hhea^eihay -mlLl^eflsw m fogeodacaufej yeu will 
 oAufc it ta ie. deiivaftdt^Mis in lumdoHi .and I fi^givt (a*i ac- 
 
 ceuHg 
 
, SUkntffty pe4ibf^tft4 Burial. 
 
 count thertsftpjkch at k. doth coHctrn, imi);m tfitffieimUf- 
 eharge. y 
 
 The fubicription and name was torfle aw3y. 
 
 lueed not make any obfervations upon this Letter, it 
 fpeakes forit felfe ; ajidk (peaks ib bad Ewglifti, and luch pcr- 
 fe<3: policy, that I beleeve the man that- writ it was no English- 
 man borne- 
 There was a Commiflion fbend there likewife (which doth 
 deckire their good intentions ) dire^ed to Sxi EdftardFtrdf 
 C^vr. toiecurethepedonsofallmeinn Svfe^v,v^\^o hadcontri-. 
 buredtothe Parliament, and to /eize their eftates, and fell 
 their goods to tb€ utjmioft value , for the beft advantage of his 
 J^ajeliyj and the GonTO(i3i(fioiiers were to giveanaccoimtof 
 their fervite to the field- Maif lb aU(3eneralf> Bsronof Stratten, 
 Comm^der in ch-iefeof»ll hi* Mafffties forces in Surrey, Suf- 
 fsXiKtnti&c. Now their intentions are as you lee : And as 
 touching the meanes ufed ■ Mafter C^fltwgeferth hiiofelf wodd 
 not%jjiat the Qjje^n asdhtse adhei'^its, Prelates, Papills, 
 Delinquents, Malignapt«,of tjig FreiKb con/pirecy, the Sjm-^ 
 nifl} fa<ftion, or the /r#,ReheJiiop,!and their con&tierates, doe 
 takebettf r oow/esj, and wfe naareiawftifl meai^es 10 aceemplifli 
 their intentions, 3^dbrJ»ig_;ab0Bt- dbejr defignes^ then the Par- 
 Uamentof £»^/<<W.the$i8gdo83eQf Sfw/wi a»id the Prote*- 
 Itants in Irelattd •• fince then Maftcr CkiMi»g»wth di<i(as all in- 
 geoiiiou« and a^ive Ipjrits doe) deteil Neutrality , W tiiight 
 have fcene (for bee hgd light enpugh to &t) the way of jeliw 
 Chrift. 
 
 I defi risd h jm to tdl we, whtther the hi^tfi Cotttt ef jufikt 
 in the KiMgdowfm^ not cm^eIlBtVti^t(tnis (wbaare p/BottSied 
 liyffiri:e4g4H)fi.Law) tg emtt i» b^ farfeef Armes,*hat thej may 
 kftrft4<fc<or.4tngtfil,*Sf>J ' 
 
 Firftj hg'g^nowkdged tfeas the Parliament is the higheft 
 Court 5 i8iid Aeisfofie •( leondude) not to be comrolled by 
 Jbjpe^vofth* icings CouBcelljOrbiy a preteoikd Aflesably, 
 tonfi 1 J«]g of Fjjgiitiy es and D eHnqueats* Secondly, faidi he, 
 I mutt (kale plainly with you, though die Piarliametg^ hath 
 
 C 3 voted 
 
''ARihthn of Mr Cbilliragworths 
 Totedfome tobeDelinquetits,andthe Queen her felfetobe a 
 Traitour.yet I doe not beleeve that their judgement is irafel- 
 lible. I was able to anfyvere him out of his owne booke , that 
 the judgment of a Court er perfon ('efpecially Where there is evi- 
 dence of thehdiymaj he certaint,thoitgh that Court or perfon 
 h not infallible ■• Secondly, thbughthe judgment of thehigheft 
 Court he not i»fallil>U, yet it is'finall, and therefore we cannot 
 appeale fiom the judgement of the 'Parliament,to any Court, hm 
 the Court of heaven. Trufe, (faith Mafter Chi[lingT»ori:h) but 
 this is ityvhichftickes with me, that there is no fiindamentall 
 conftitution for the government of this Kingdome l>y afianding 
 parliament : To Which I had many anfwers to returne ; firft, 
 there is a fundamcntall conftitution for the government of this 
 Kingdome by the three Eftates : fecondiy, there is a Law for 
 tfee frequency of Parliaments : and thirdly, the vertue and 
 ftrength of every Parliament continues in theA6ts of every 
 Parliament, by which t;he Kingdome is governed, even after 
 the diffolution of that Parliament ; every Parliament doth live 
 in its pnrepealed A<Ss, andtherefore lives even after its diffo- 
 lution ; and in that reipeift wee have many Parliaments ^et 
 ftanding •,feme old EH^hcth- Parliaments doe atyet live, breath, 
 move ^ and operate, with firength andvigeur ': fourthly, there is 
 an Aftpaffedfor the continuance of this Parliament , by the 
 unanimous confent of all three Eftates ; andthe Kings Ceunceli 
 could not find any other probable meanes under heavsnfor the dif- 
 tngagtngafjiis Majefly, then thefi-aming andpajfingof that AB 
 ef continuance. Matter ^i&»V//'»j»orf A (puttingoff his hat)cryed, 
 I acknowledge that Aft with all reverence, and there is your 
 firength. He feemed pretty well fatisficd with thatanfwere; 
 and as touching the way ofjefus ChriSt, I defired to know whe- 
 ther the Saints were not to make warreagainft the Whore and 
 the Beaft ? Whether it be not an aft ofcharity^ for Proteftants 
 to lay downe their lives for their Brethren ? Whether it be not 
 an aCToffaith, to waxe valiant in fight for the defence of that 
 faith, which was once delivered to the Saints ? I perceived 
 my Gentleman fomewhat.puzled , and I tooke my leave, that 
 hemight take his reft. 
 
 My 
 
Slckfiejjef Death f'md Burial, 
 
 My heart was moved with c<Min^)aflion towards him ,, and 
 I gave him many vifits after this firft vifit ; but I ieldome 
 found him in fit cafe to difeourfe , becanfe his difeafe grew 
 ftronger and rtronger, andhe'weaker and weaker : I defired 
 to knsw his cpinicMi concerning thatX*f«y(y which hath beene 
 formerly fo much extolled, and even icfolized amongft the 
 people ; but all the anfwer that I could get was to this purpole, 
 that there were fomt truths which the Alimflers of the (jofpel 
 fi.re not bound, Ufon paine of damnation to ffthltjh to the people.- 
 and indeed he conceived it very unfit topublilh any thing con- 
 cerning the Common-Prayer-Book, or the Book of Ordina- 
 uoHiSiC. for feare offcMdall. I was forry to heare fuch an 
 anlwer drop from a dying man . and I conceived it could not but 
 he much more fcandalous, to feduceor hoodwink the people, 
 then to inftru6t and edifie them in a. point which did di- 
 reElljr concerne the pubitkivcorfhip of Godirt this Land. 
 
 When I found him pretty hearty one day, I defired him 
 to tell mC;^ whether he conceived that a man living and dying 
 a Turk, Tapift, or Socinian, could befaved? 
 
 All the anfwer that I could game from him was, that he 
 did not abfolve them , and would not condemne them. I was 
 much difpleafed with the anfwer upon divers reafons : Firft, 
 becawfe the quettion was put home.ofa man living and dybg, 
 jb or fo- Secondly, it was frivolous to talk of Abfolution^ 
 for it was out of queftion that he could, not abfolve them. 
 Thirdly, it (hewed that he was too well.perfwaded of Tur- 
 cifin and Socinianifm, which runne exactly parallel in too 
 many points. Fourthly, he feems to Anathematize the So- 
 cinians in the Preface to the Author of Charity, mamtained 
 S,e(5t-28. when Kmt hadreckoned up fome Socbian Tenets, 
 Mr ^hiSingworth anfvvers, f^hifiever teaches or holds themt 
 let htm be Anathema. I have not Knots Book by me now^ I 
 meane hi* direction to N. Ar.and Mr ChilUtig^oftir w^s fo 
 wife 3S not to reckon up the number of thofe impious doiSrinsi 
 or name them in particular, becaufe they were all fathered 
 upon him, and he would not aflift Mr Knot io farre in the 
 Ipreading of his owne undeferved defatnationj«'^««l. Seft. a8. 
 
A RtUiim^f Hr Chilllngivbtths 
 
 I atn afraid x!a2!cKnot redconed sp tbo osany jpoincs of Scci- 
 niariifm, or did notforttie bis Interrogations anght^and thefi 
 Mr CMU«r«>orth might fifely anathematize, and yet be a 
 j-^r/Wrf^ in many points which vvere not reckonednp, or not 
 wcllexpreffed; Andyethis Anathema is wanly pronounced, 
 he doth not 6y, Whofoevef teaches or holds them or any of 
 them, let him be Anathema. Moreover, if the Sociniansbe 
 asked, whether Chritt be God, they will fay. Yes ; but then 
 they meane that he is the Sonne of God , borne after an ex- 
 traordinary manner by the overihadowing of the holy Ghoft, 
 Lake I • 3Ij32» ? 5 • or that the word of God came unto him, 
 and therefore is called God. becaufe of his extraordinary Com- 
 miffioa from God, or the like, I»hn lo. 3 j . Now either Mr 
 firtliinigmnh was guilty of foJne fach equivocation and fly 
 evafion, or elfe he grew worfe and waarfe, and would not ana- 
 thematize a grofle Socinian. And if ki thefe latter daya Se- 
 ducers grow worfeand worle, I fliaii not wcaiderat it^2 Tim. 
 3. 15. 
 
 When Mr Chillw£n>orth faw himfelfe entangled in dif- 
 pares, he ddiied me that I would jdeafc charitaliiy with him, 
 for, faith he, I was ever a charitable man : my anfwer was 
 fomewhat tart,and therefore the more charitable, confiderirg 
 his condition, and the counfell of the Apoftle, Titfu i-ij. Re- 
 iuii^thmtjharffy, or: (as BfUM hath \t)p«cifily, that they may 
 hefiandm th& faith ; And Ideffire not to conceaie my tart- 
 tidfe, it was to thi^'felfeca : Sir, k is «OG«fefled rfiat you have 
 beene very^Xdeffive in yfttlttiiarity ; yvn iMtvt iaviflied ottt fi 
 rmch charity wpin'Tiir^,' Siieiniahs, P/efefli,thai I'MHafraii 
 you hia'Vt very Iktle to pmhe far aWttty refrfmed'Trtttfiam ; 
 fare I am,thez.ealms FnttBami fitide very little charity at 
 Oxfords 
 
 The laft time 1 vifited hitn, vvas bnthfe Lords day, for I 
 thought it a Sabbath -dtjt?^,' arid thelilie begali rofpeakof 
 foftie queftiofiu Which I foritneriy pro^Ottetfed to him^ whereof 
 this-was one ; ivhether T'fraiiHJ mtiyodi OrdiMneeTl^prc- 
 feitly took him offiirotti that idiic6faHe,teatiieTknew hehad 
 beene laid up feil^ thataigument beibte ; for it is impoffible 
 
 that 
 
SkkneJJe^ Deaths and BurUH. 
 
 ifeat ary man fhould ever prove, that Tyranny is not to be re- 
 iiftedupcn thiv ground, becauie yve nauft notreiitt Gods Or- 
 dinance, unlelfe tliey could prove, that which is hlafphemy to 
 tnetition, vix,. That Tyrimnj it ^eds Ordintifice. I dcfired hijjj 
 that he would now take off his thoughts from all naatters of 
 SptcHlatiou, and fix upon ionne prafticall point which might 
 xi^Q fox his Edifie«$iott. 
 
 He thanked me { as I hope) very heartily, and told mc that 
 in all points ot Ileligion he was Ictfcd, and hadfuUy exprefied 
 himfelfe for the latisfai^ion of others in his Boole, which was 
 approved andiicenfed by very learned and judicious pivines. 
 Upon fiuther difcourfe I bqgam to tell hijn what meditation 
 didnoolt ccraifortmciaiimesofExttanity = and laddedthat 
 the meditation was very proper for a mania his condition, if 
 he could lay hold upon the CevenA** ofGrtce. I madechoife 
 of that Scripture, 2 Sam. a ?. theiive fittt veiafes ; and I began 
 toopenthefifth vetfe a little to him : I told him tbat^lour 
 bc|>es of falvatioo are grounded upon the Covenant of Grace, 
 for it is a fure Covenant, an oudered Covenatit, nay, a Cove- 
 nant in ail things ordered and itire, an everlaftitig Covenant, 
 a laving Covenant ; they werel)<»w<rf.'lajft words* this is *ll 
 my falvatim. And I prdTe this point the rather, becaufe he 
 doth acknowledge in his Book, tteat the Doftrine about chc 
 Covenant is a Fundamental! DoSrine; and becaufe his ex^ 
 preffions are very imperlie*^ aid obfcure in his jfiibtlc Book, 
 I was in good hope that he would have cxfJained himfelfe 
 more fijiJy and dearly in that Fundamcntall point ; but I could 
 not obtainc what! defired. Not long after, \ told him , thsu: 
 I didufeto prayifor him in private, and asked him whether 
 it was his ddire that I fliould pray ibrhim inpablique : he 
 anfwered, yes, with all his heart ; and bcfaid withall, that he 
 hoped he (hould fire the better for my prayers. 
 
 I obferved that Mr Chitliugvporth was much troubled witb 
 a fore throat, and oj^reflcd with tough phlegme, whidi would 
 certainly cboak him up , if there were not fome fudden re- 
 tnedy. I fcnt thesefore to a Chirurgeon, one of Mr CA*/- 
 Imwmhs beliefs > an able man, that pkafedhim well> and 
 
 D gave 
 
A Relation of Mr Chillingworths 
 
 Pave him fome cale. And the next day being Mun'day , at 
 6ur morning- exercife in the Cathedrall , I defired the foul- 
 diers and Citizens that they would in their prayers remem- 
 ber the diftreffed eftate oiMtChtllifigworth a fiek Prifoner- 
 in the City, a man very eminent for the ftrength of his parts, 
 the excellency of his gifts, and the depth efhis learning : I told 
 them that they were commanded to love their enemies, and 
 therefore were'botind to pray for them, especially when God 
 moved the heart- of an enemy to defire their prayers : We 
 prayed heartily that God would be pleafed to beftow fiving 
 graces as well as excellent gifts upon him,- that fo all his gifts 
 might be improved and fanttified : we defired that God 
 would give him new light, and new eyes, that he might fee, 
 acknowledge, and recant his enours, that he rtiight deny 
 his carnall reafon, and liibmit to faith : that God would 
 blefle all meanes which were ufed for bis recovery, &c. 
 
 I belcevenone of his friends or my enemies can deny that 
 we madea refpeiifull and Chriftian mention of him in our 
 prayers. The iame"^ay I rid to Arandel tomove theDoflor 
 to come over againe to vifit Mr Chillsugworth , but the 
 Doi^our was fentfof out of Town-( before I got thither ) 
 to vifit S'-iityilliam Spriugct i and fo I loft my journey, and 
 the Dotlourfaw him no more. In my ablence a religious 
 Officer diChiehefier garrifon followed my fuit toMrCA*/- 
 lingverth, and entreated him to declare himlelfe in point 
 of Religion J but Mr Chilli»givorth appealed to his Book 
 againe, and faid he was fetled, as yon may fee it more largely 
 liet down in tAt Edmonds his Teftimony before. From my 
 firtt vifitation of Mr Chillinpverth to the laft , 1 did not 
 finde him in a condition which might any way move mee 
 f had I beene his deadly enemy ) either to flatter or envy him, 
 bm rather to^pity and pray fm him, asyou iee I did. I dare 
 appeale to his eminent, and learned friends, vvhether there 
 could bee more mercy fhewn^to his body, or ehatity to his 
 fmle, whiltt he was alive? Confider what it is- worth to 
 have a fortnights fpace to repent in. O what wouki I>ivet 
 have proffered. for fuch a mercy ? if yiiCbillihgmnh did 
 
 not , 
 
rot einprove it, that was no fault of mine ; And (ball not my 
 charity to his foule and body whileft he was alive, accfuit me 
 from being uncharitable towards him after, his death ? No rea- 
 fenable man will deeme mee guilty of fiich an uncharitable 
 madnefle. as to be angry with a carcafle^or to goe wreftle with ' 
 a ghptt ; for I confider that his ghoft might cry, i» faciem fe- 
 jeli. Bury me with my face downward, ifyoupleafejfor when 
 the Maceionians ( give me leave to change fhe ftory a little, 
 and lay, vyhtaithe Iri^^ come , and they were then neare us, 
 they will tHm all upfide down:l am no Sylla,! did not give any 
 command to icatter the reliques of t^arm : though I have Marti reliqmi 
 not much Wifedome, yet I have more charity then todefervc difjiparijujjit, 
 that lafti of the Oratour, He had beene more mfe had he heene ''«'"^'»''« <"^'' . 
 hfe violent ; and yet I will confeffe that I am, and ought to be p,"^r^'»^ 
 violen.t/«r Chrifi and Heaven, and my paflionsare too often as quam vthmtnt 
 hot as my Zjeale, but They may beaie with Imall faults,^and in fut. Cicct© de 
 this bufneffe I have proceeded with deliberation and modera- L'-g. 
 tion : I confider that I am in the body-, and my body may be 
 delivered (I know not how foone) into the enemies hand ; I 
 doe not^xpeift (though I might defire) that halfe that mercy 
 which I (hewed to Maftejr c^fltit^tvorth may be (hewen to 
 me ; Defmilarum cinerihtu vitleMtiatu ittferre facrilega pr*- 
 fumptie efi, is. a Rule (if I mi(take not) in the Civill Law ; and 
 I (ihall be able to juftifie my carriage in the bufindTe of his Fu- 
 nerallto the face of his greateft Patrons, from all inhiananitj 
 or (acriledge, 
 
 Sacrilega bnfiis ahfiinuere nurniu. 
 
 Let us (if you pleale) take a view ofallourproceedings.and 
 of MafterC'A»//i;»f»r«rfi&/ opinions, and then (I am afraid) fonfie 
 will fay there was a little foolifli pity fliewed on my part and 
 theuncharirableneffewUlbe foundin themonely,w'm)cenfurc 
 me for want of charity. 
 
 firll, there were ail diings which may any way appertainc 
 to the c/w'/rypfafi^nerall, though there was nothing which be- 
 longs to the fnptrfiitian of 'aiunerall : His body was decently 
 
 D « laid 
 
A Rehtioa ef Mr Cbillingworths 
 
 feia in a tfomdnienc caffn .corefed with a mourmng Her ft" 
 chth,moK feemlyC as I conceive) then the ufcall covering, 
 patched up o«r of the mouldy relitjfiet effome moth'-tAttncofts-. 
 Hisfrle^ids were entertained (according to theirowfle^lefire) 
 with Wine and Cakes; though that is, in my conceit, a mr»- 
 iMgofth& hoptfe of maurning into an houfe ^if h»»ipietltig : AJl 
 riiai offered thetnfelves to carry his corps out of pure devotion, 
 becaafe they were mtn ofhirperfwafiatiy had every one of them 
 (according to the cnftome of the countrey) a branch ofRofe- 
 smary J amoHttJing Ribband, and a paire of Gloves* But (as it 
 doth become an impartiall Hiftorian ) I con&ffe there'were 
 three feverall opinions concerning his butiall. 
 
 Thefirft opinion was negative and peremptory , That hee 
 »»gbtnot tObebniitdlikeaCbriftian, i. Who refufed to 
 makeafnll^odfrec donfeflionof Chriftian Religion : 2. Nay, 
 if there hadbe^ nothing eifeagainft him^but bis^rakiflgupof 
 Armes a^inft his cotititrey, that they concdved a fufficient 
 reifen to deny the bnriallor bis corfa. I ^ill not trouble you 
 with many rcafons, that one plaie of Scripture was to them in 
 fiead ofmany reafons^to prove tbatan Heasthenmight beburied 
 inaUtheoutwardpatnpeandglory that canbe devifed, rather 
 then one who hath deftroycd his owne land, and flaine his own 
 |)eoplej/yi.i4.i8,ip,ac. tAll theKmgt of the 2{ations , even 
 M^ihemlje in glory ^ everj one in his Srvxe houfe ; B«t thou art 
 Mftetftff thy grave Jike an ahamiHittU hraneh idndaf the rtii- 
 ment of thofe that are flaine, thrufi thorow with a Jwotd, that gd 
 dorvne to the fionts if the pit, as a earcafe trodden mder feet.' 
 Theujhalt not he joy tad with them in bHriaU,hecaHfethou haft 
 deflroyed thy land, and flaine thy people, (markethat Reafon:) 
 the feed dfevill doers fijall never bee renowned. Itl die third 
 placiSj fome were bold to fay , that he was \Felo de fe,, guilty of 
 hi^ownc death, by his S)o%h'iidiiieffe. Eiflally , it was al- 
 ledged that'he Was an Hereticki norhembei' of any of the Re- 
 formed. Churches, and therefore to be reckoned as an Excom- 
 mMiifiatedperfon ;; wow you Iotow what law it is which deai-. 
 eth l^ri^ll toHeretiies^and ExcommunJcated perfOM$,thongh 
 wey beexcomrisuDkakled fttf incoofomaty oncly , for not ap- 
 
SicknejJe^Deathyand BurUll. 
 
 pearing , or uot paymg.of ;.s.4.d. or fome fndi liJce caufc ; 
 Read Piektrmgt Cafe in the high CormniffioD. The truth is, 
 welooked upon Matter ChilliiigTverth. as a kinde of Non-con* 
 fermiftj nay ( tolpeake ftriAlyJa Recnlanc radier then a Non- 
 confonnift ; for Non-confbrmifts refufe to fiibfcnbe to Canons 
 which eoKcerne ^ifcppiiKe,hat Ma£ter C^HlingvpoTth refijfed td 
 fobiiribe fome a/frticles ef Religion , as he nimfelfeacknow- 
 kdges, though he thought charitably of them who did liib- 
 fcribe them : For ('he faith^ he doth not undertake the pecu- 
 liar defence of the Church of England, but the common eimfe af 
 ^rofefiants j, and yethe doth not hold the do(Strine of all Pro- 
 teriants true,beC2i#le they hold cairiadi<5tions, yet he concei- 
 ved them free from all errour deftruftive of filiation : and 
 though he did make fcruple oi fabfcr^ing the trtuh ^one or 
 two Propofitittn'Sfjet he thofight hmftlfefk enough t9 maintMne, 
 thatth9fevtho doe ftthferthethtmare in a faveahli conHtion, See 
 the Preface to the Author c£ Charity maintained SeQ.Jp. 
 You fee Matter Chiliingxmrth did refofe to fnbicribe. What 
 thinke ye (Gentlemen ; are not Cbichefler men pretty good 
 Di^ntants ? Can you confute thde Reafons ? If you can, doc 
 your. belt ; if you cannot, I have ro reafcn to prompt you ; 
 fcra:tcb your heads, beat your deskes , bite your nailes, and I 
 willgoefleep, and will notheare what they faid of" Mailer 
 ChiMtngworths Argument onFieldingscaie. 
 
 The fccond opinion was your opinion , and the opinion of 
 fiich as you are, my good friends at %yithent ; the men of a 
 Gathedtall ipirit thought it lit that Mailer ChiRtngworth, be- 
 ing a member of a Cathedrall, fhonld be buried in the Qrthe- 
 drallj and being Cancellaritu,it was conceived that he ffiould 
 be buried intra canctllos , and rot under the Altar , neare the 
 potof Incenfe, that the conftam perfume of the Incenfe might 
 
 excufe the thrift of his Executrix — OfCa in odora didit, ift 
 
 was aniwered , that he was of or beJor^icg to the Cathedrall 
 at Sarftm , and therefore they might carry him thither ; but 
 then his Will conld not be performed , becaule he defired to 
 be buried at Chichefitr, in caie he did end his dayes in that Ci- 
 ty. But ftuKW Biore feriow co»Keivft4 that ^^ defire of bu- 
 
 P- 3 rying 
 
A Relatiouof Mr Chi\\m%w6t&xs 
 
 ryinehim intrA^mcellos was but the iffue of a: fiiperftitious 
 conceit, that the Chancell , ov fanaumfi»£ior»m , was more 
 holy then other places j.aiid -thecarcaffe of a Prieft as facred 
 as that holy ground : And it was their opimon that a modeft 
 and well-grounded deniallof this requeft, would be the moft: 
 effeauall confutation of that fi^jerffitiofas concfeit.The ground 
 of the deniall was Mafter Chillik^-mrthi phantalie,- vix.. THat 
 diere are two wayes to make men faithftill; (and confequent- 
 ly to bring them to Heaven) without either neceflity of Scrip- 
 ture or Church ; his words arethefe ; And Saint ^<«»/ tells us, 
 thzz yva^v <ri ®A might be knownc by his workfis, and that 
 they had the Law written in their hearts : Sither pfthefewayet 
 might mak^ fame fatthfttltmeK.withefa either neceffity of Scrip, 
 ture er C^wTiE), Cap.2. Se<a:.i24.pag.ioo.-the firfbEdition : 
 Now fliew me any place of Scripture (% they)- to prove that 
 fuch a mans corps fhould be buried in the Church, who main- 
 laines that men maybe faved without Church or Scripture. 
 •This paflage is the more obfervable, becauie in fotrie places of 
 his booke he would beare us in hand, that hedoth not thinke 
 that Heathens (hall be immediately faved withoutiaith in 
 Chfift; See chdp ^.SeB.i i-pag.tjg^. but you fee he doth not 
 mince the matter in the place fore-cited , for it is cleafeand 
 tvidfent that there is nethiag of the Gofpelrvritten in the heart 
 by fiatftre, or *'» any oftheworkes of<jod by thefirfi creation, 
 ■ -The third opimon (which prevailed) ;was this, that it would 
 be fittefi to permit the men of his ow'ne perfivafiojn, oM ofmeere 
 hfimanity, to bnry their dead out of our fight \ and to bury him 
 inthe cleyfiers ,,amongft the old Shavelings , Menkes , and 
 Priefts^of whemhe had fo good an opinion all his life. 
 
 The Prelaticallmen d®e conceive , that-there is a kinde of 
 holinefle in a cloyfler ; no excommunicated yeirfoa mull bebu- 
 ^:ied therCj unlefle there be an ablblution lent , .either beifore 
 the death of the party , or to the detai corps, (which they muft 
 call their beloved brother) becmfe they themfelves are as loth- 
 fonie androtten as the corps: Nay, a Papift mull not be buried 
 in the Gloyfters without 4>eciall.d.il|)ehlation from the fiiftiop; 
 and you know th Prelates would di^enfe withPapifts-nUve or 
 
 dead. 
 
Sickneff'ej DeathyaHd Burtall, 
 
 ieaii It is ufiiall to bury men of good rank and quality ia 
 Collegiate Cloyflers ; and fure 1 am, the QavalUrt doc not 
 bury their dead fb honourab'y, though they efteeme'them the 
 ^ueenes Martyrs, they throw them int» ditches or rivtrs. 
 
 Finally, Mr ^htUi»ff»erths bones fliall relt without any 
 dillurbance, he (ball not be. uled as ffic/iffie was by Papills^ 
 or as Bucer was ferved by the PrelaticalI.fa61:ion at Cam- confuhsBi^w. 
 bridge , who vouchiafed him an Honourable buriall in the dc vita & e'oitu 
 dayes o( Edward thefixth, anno 1551. becaufe they knew Buceri. 
 it would be an acceptable fervice in the eyes of Saint Ed- 
 vard, as judicious Hool^rRyles him ; but in the dayes of 
 Queen Mary ( the firft of thatname) the iamemeri pluc^ 
 ked him out of his grave againe after an inhumane and bar-' 
 barous mantler : but in Queen E/i^aiethsdzyts, the fame 
 men wheeled about a third time , and made an honourable 
 commemoration of him againe. in Panegyricall Orations, 
 and flattering verles^ Mt-Chilliugworth was buried by dayi 
 and therefore we had no Torches or Candles at his grave. 
 T<?rt«//«<j« affures me, that the Chriftians uled noluch cu- rcrti.i. in A- 
 llome, though the Heathens did, and the Antichrifiians now polog. Synod, 
 doe. Nonfrangimm lucermis, lucem Dei. I knownorealbh Elibcr. Can. 
 why Candles were ufed by Heathensiat the Funerall of the J."*'^'' ^'^ i^ 
 dsad, but becaufe they did burne . the dead bodies. /.^rfia ^lUam 
 
 gentilium con. 
 — r— — fithjeUam mere-farentum fiBtiidimnf 
 ^verfe temere facerm- damiavH: Prs;^ 
 
 Obferve that I fay, at the Fft»erall, for I know full Well gemilnim vds- 
 that they had feme Anniverfary Commemorations, at which n:,ui fub pYir. 
 it wasufuall to bring Candles, and burne theai at Sepulchers ttxtu rel'-gioms 
 in honour of the Dead. I remember a famous inttance in '^'J^lf^f'^^J'' 
 Suetonim in the life otnAHgufitti, there is mention made '^^ ^ok adhJluU 
 a-great company wiio flocked together at the Tomb-ttone gt«f« molifu- 
 of one OUafgahas, who had beene dead about a yeare, and rea nm accc/idh 
 they brought abundalice of lights thither, as their cuftome Hieron. adVi- 
 was. But it is ftrongly objedted that my great and unanftve- S''^*"^j' ^^^P. *• 
 Jable fault waSj that. I did m extremo a^H deficere, I refuled '"^S" ' 
 
 to ■ 
 
'ui Relatt'on of Mr ChiWhgvfOiths 
 
 to bary hi«i my iHfe. and left it to others : Sirs, I confeffe 
 it, and fliall deale freely aod candidly in the bufinefle- 
 
 Firft, Mr ChiUmgviorth in his life time, defired to have 
 fome part of the Comtnon-prayer-book read over his Cofps 
 at the grave, in cafe it fliould pleafe God to take him away 
 into another vwrldty that fickueffe. Now I could;JK.t yeeld 
 to this requeft of his for many reafons which I need not fpe'- 
 cifie ; yet I ftiall fay enough to give iatisfaition to reafombk 
 and modert men. I conceive it abfiird and finfull to ufe the 
 iame forme of words ac the buriall of aU manner ofipoflons ; 
 namely,t» iujinuate that they are all «len:edf hat they dae ailrefi 
 mChrifi,that wehavefm-e andcertame hope ef their fatvatiea. 
 Sec thefe and the like paflagcs I durft not makcuie ofupcaai 
 that cccaficM ; and all this, and a great deak tnore, was de- 
 fired by Mr Chiltingworth : blame me not if I did chmfe ra- 
 ther to finis fig mjf ewate cenfcience, then his dtpr<e ; fbx wfaat 
 learned Doftor V^er faith of mo:e Ai:cient Formes of praife 
 and prayer, is true of theie paiTages ; which Jkinde of Inter- 
 ceflions, &c. proved an occafion of confirming men in divers 
 errours, elpecially when they began caiceto be applied liot 
 only to the good but to evill livers alfo, unto whom by riffi 
 firit inftitution they never ■wexs intended- Dr Vjher his 
 Anlwer to the Jefuites Chalien^e, pag. ipa^ Edit. Lon- 
 don 1615. 
 y'ldefts Greg. Secondly -. I doe not know to what end and purpofe wee 
 IpademGamw.^^'^'^ pray ot'^r the dead, unlefle we conceive '^k fitting to 
 Comment.in lob Pt3.Y f"^ '^' dead. I doe conjider ttponwhat f/ght accajionsthe 
 vuJgo afcnptu penple have heretofore ranne into iutaler able errgurs ; and there 
 Qjfigem lib-i- is a kinde of naturall fuperlHtion ihgraffed in the minde of 
 
 'f'"!'^]['~' ^/' in^nuous men in this great bufinefle : men are aft to flUe out 
 ttnt.& Gratia^ P, . . ... 11/11 1 n 1 , r n . 
 
 no dilTmn. *>]tvearcivntty and bltnde devotion, tnto detejtable juperfiittoM. 
 
 Beafi umbo ft. They who began to complement with the dead at firft, did 
 
 quidmett orAtl- little dream that their Complements {hould be lax^Qdas Argu- 
 
 enei vakbim: «,f«w to prove that we may «Mi^ praters to the dead .• and yet 
 
 Xmepmmt ^^«y who have fearched fkrthert into the originaM of that 
 
 nulla inbonomm, vos men trairfibit aratk,nu!k hkc nm dmatoi aliqita [rtcttm mtttfum comex- 
 tmetranfamet, ^*. Amb>ref. deobitu ValeiiuniafiiImpcrai.orJs. 
 
 fotren 
 
Totten fuperfiition, and grofle idolatry, doe as clearly demon- 
 ftrate my obiervation to be folid and rational] , as if it were a 
 trxth writte» rvith a Sm-beame : Take Doi^or Fieldf obferva- 
 tion upon this Argument ; N'otwtthfi<tndi>:g ( faith he } it it 
 HHdfl certaine that many particular menextt»dfd the fUfAniitfrof 
 thefeTrayert further &c,— anifq it if true f faith Doaor 
 FitlA) that Calv'mfmh, Th«t wmy ^Jthe Fathers were ledint* 
 errour in this matter of prayer for the dead , i^tf. See hi« third 
 Booke of the Church, and the^ 1 7 Chapter. 
 
 They conceived that the Saints continue their lovctotheif 
 brethren which they left behind thew), that therefore they re- 
 commend to God tfiofe particular neceffities of their brethren, 
 which were made knowne to them here : nay, they did entreat 
 Saints, lying on their death-beds, not to forget theif friends 
 on earth when they were tranflated to heaven. Adde to this, 
 their reckoning vp the names of Martyrs at the Eucharirt ; the 
 Sacrifice of praife ; the anniver^ry commemorations, and Pa' 
 uegyricall Oraticais , on the feveraU dayes of their friend* 
 death, and I need hy no more : Read the fame Author (Do- 
 ^t Field) in the fame Book, the ao chapter , and you will be 
 fatisficd. 
 
 When I read of Funeralls in the old Teftament , celebrated Gen.j».7,9, 
 in theprefeaceofldolaters mingled with the feithfijil iervants andi4vcrief5 
 of Godi is there any probability that there were any Prayers 
 made over the dead corps ? would the Idolaters have joined 
 with the feithfiiUinany fpirituallexercife of Religion prefen- 
 ted to the true God ? The Heathens had flrange conceits, that 
 by Prayersand Sacrifices Terfefhone might be appealed, and fb 
 the deceafed party fare much thebetter tor the ficriiices,or the 
 prayers; (feadowed by the Sacrifices) for with them the Devil 
 was worihipped , amd fo ('as they thou^t) appealed : Read ^ 
 Do6lof -R<7«M/<//inthe firft Tome of his prele(9ions on the 
 Apocrypha, pag. 14^8- It4qHePerfeflfoHe& faerificiis ^prc" 
 tibtupUcabatHrAhVfyffe,Odyf«*ii, ApellomtuapHdPhilo' 
 flratum lih.^fiap.%>qtii>i',gM fiii opMsfrnflij 0[>tttUt tamen prem 
 ees & oratients • Mque itn, *m fo/crifcUsi am oratiouihus , quas 
 f»trifici4 itimthrabM^j fUcftkmnr Sathtmtu , eoUbatur &ade- 
 
 £ rtibamr. 
 
\A Relation of Mr ChilUrigvrhtths 
 
 rabamr. Now if prayers were made over the dead by Heathe- 
 nifh Idolaters, and are ttillmadeby R'omifli Idolaters ; and the 
 Reformed Churches have no fuchcuftomej I humbly conceive 
 that I fliall not be condemned by i;ny fober Chriftian , for not 
 imitating Heathens or Papills. 
 
 Be pleaied' to obferve the prailife of Reformed C hurchesj 
 and then you will not deeme me fingular in my opinion. There 
 was a Liturgy printednot longfincerand prelented to the Par- 
 liament, ('let it not be thought the worfebecaufe it came from 
 CenevdyOi becaufe it is faid to beapproved by Mr ^<«/w», and 
 the;Churchof5'c<'*/(«»(ij and in that Liturgy you fliall find that 
 there was no great ftore of Service faid or done at the interring 
 of the dead corps : The corps is reverently brought to the 
 Grave, without any further Geremonies ; vvhich being buriedi 
 the Minifter, if he be prefem and required, (obferve thole twoli* 
 mirations) goeth to the Church, «/*^ ^^ wot^rr^cjf:, (markc 
 that likewiie ) andmaketh fome comfortable exhortation to 
 the people, touching death and refurreftion. You fee that i« 
 their judgement the corps may be reverently interred without 
 a Minifter ; yet if he be prefent , there are ho prayers appoin- 
 ted to be faid over the dead body j but the Minifter is to repaire 
 to the Church, and preach to the Congregatiorij as I did upon 
 the advantage of the like Gccafioni 
 
 Thepradifeof the Church of Scotland isfet forth by that 
 reverend and learned Commiffioner o{ Scotland, Mafter Ru* 
 therfordyVrofeffom of Divinity at Saint u4ndrerpes, cap.zo. 
 art.9.p.3i9.in thefe words ; Interring and bttriatt is not perform 
 med in thefVordt^Godwithpreaching, reading Service over the 
 AczA,fingingScmptures ( as "T^afi^sy which tend tofupernition, 
 <^^' — — The place of buriall with us is not under the Altatj 
 or theplace of Affembling (the Church) for the Word or Sa- 
 craments,as Papifts do,but in fome publike place.either near the 
 Church.or fome inclofed field; becaule the Jewes buried fome- 
 timesina Cave,gen.2-y,9, fometimesin a Valley, Deut.^d.6. 
 femtimes in agarden,M.ip.4i .1 hope you wilnot fay at Ox- 
 ford thu there's no Chriftian buriall to be had in Scotland,\x- 
 caufe they doe.not inierre thecorpsin the Church, or read Ser- 
 vjce.ov§r the dead. Bui 
 
Sicknefjey Death ^&nd BuriaE. 
 
 Bat however you'Ufay it, mnft be acknowledged that fing- 
 ingofHymnes, andiu;;i..{y/yBpMj b;^» wereuiedo/oldamongft 
 funeral] offices. 
 
 To which I anfwere, that the learned D'oSor Vjher ■proves d>- VAer /;« 
 outof the Author of the Ecclefiafticall Hierarchy , that Itjcha ""faier to ths 
 Rite could not be obietved in its pomp and glory unlefle there ''^ "" ^'"'^■' 
 had been feme Bifliop prefent, at whole facred hands the dead ^X" !f 
 
 2. The finging of Plalmes.and thefe thankfgiving prayers, diad. 
 astmtpgnesofmoiirfiwg, bnt rejoicing: and how it would have 
 been interpreted at Oxford (you may judge) had we fliewne 
 the leaft figne of rejoicing at the lallof fiich a liibtile enemy. 
 
 J. In thofe hymnes and Plalmes they did expreffe their hj.) ^ ©^j^ 
 ccnfTdenoe, that the decealed party was crowned in glory ; and c/i|a^d^ ',^ 
 ofthatlhave faid enough gbove, to fhew that I had no fuch 'iuxafistv/Ofi 
 confidetice. .; _ , ; tj, Kcfi, 
 
 , But if any of Maftcr Chillingworths Cathohks fiettds at Ox. i„ip^yt,„, 
 ford fhouldfpeake out, and tell me that there may (as Jagu- chryf»fi.Hem^< 
 fliue iaith) be Petitions and Propitiations, wSidc for men thatare »'« 'pift- ««/ ^cb. 
 Hot verjttad, after their death j I willingenuouflyCCMifefle that 
 e/f «|f »/?<»« judgpnent vi^svety mfetled i» this point , and di- 
 verfeof his expteflions are inexcufahle: But to anlwere them 
 according to their folly, if they conceive that Mafl:er Chilling- 
 worth was a Martyr for the Catholikecaufe, they willlikewilc 
 acknowledge (as Angufiine'va fiaidry places dodi) ^ax to frame 
 "FetitioMS for a Martyr After his death, is an injury to the Atfar* 
 tjr, and to the caufefor which he/ttffered. 
 
 If any man doe yet remaine uhfafisfied , let him confider, 
 that had I conceived it fitting to read ibme Service over a dead 
 corps, y«t it could not be expefted in reafon and equity that I 
 fliould performe this latt office to the body of Matter C hillings 
 trorth : For it is well knowne, that long before thefeunnatu- 
 rall and bloudy warres , in the times of gre0teft compliance , I 
 never gave MvChtlUngworth theright haHdoffellnrjhif^om did 
 freely and conftantly proteft againtl thofe damnable herefies, 
 which he did ct(nningly fubintroduce& vent in |his Kingdom, 
 not onely whileft he was a profeJfedPa0,b\A fince his preten- 
 
 E a ded 
 
A ReUiim of Mr ChiWmptotthi 
 
 did coHVerfioK, (give me leave to eall it &>) you will fee there is 
 good ground for that dtminifl^ing term, whefiyOu cotne to read 
 the Catechifiii anon- 1 am nocaftiamed to tell the whole t;«^. 
 verJity,thc\y^o\tKmgdome,that f never looked upon k^fler 
 Chiltingworth as my brother, iH ateligUtttrejp*^, for we were 
 not men of the fame Religioner CoMtmunioH ito /peak plaifle,)r* 
 were mtmembert of the fame Church,fyt ^aS he faith tfuelyin 
 his fubtile booke)r/&^ who differ in FHndamemall points are not 
 members of the fsme Chut^h one with another , any more then 
 Proteliants are metHheti &f the fame Church with Papilis. Cha.^, 
 3.Seit.5».pag.i5i. 
 
 Finally, it was favotff eiioyeh to permit Matter Chilling' 
 »»««/&/ difciples or followei's, the men of hit ferfwa/iofi, to per- 
 form this laft office to their ftietid and Maftef- Now there was 
 free liberty granted to ai[ the Malignant* in the City to attend 
 -the Herfe, and interre his corps. Sure I am , that if Mr Chil' - 
 lingvporth hadbee-ne as Orrirodoxe and Jsealous a Preacher as 
 'John the B aptift was, te might have bad as honourable a buri- 
 jtU zijffhn theBaptifthadjforall the honour that yoA»had, 
 vvas to be buried t^ bisowne Difciple»,U%ii«/&.»4.ra. \£the 
 doBrine of this eminent SchoUr was heretiedll, and his Difeipkt 
 were Malignmts., lam not gttitty of that Sfferense, hs de Vout 
 Stephen was carried to his buriall by devout men , fo iJ it juft 
 and equall that Malignants fliould carry Malignants to their 
 grave. By Malignants I meane facb kinde of men whojoyne 
 withthe enemy, or are willing ttpon any oceafion offered to jeyne 
 with him, to promote the tAntichriflian Defigne now en foot ; 
 thofe, and enely thofe, I call Malignants. When the Malig- 
 Bants brought hisHerfe to the buriall, I met them at thegiave 
 with Matter ChUlingworth booke inmy hand ,• at the buriall 
 of which booke 1 conceived it fit to make this- little fpeedi 
 foUowiflgi 
 
 A Spccchmadcat the Vwexailof Uix:hil/ift^0rti>s 
 mortAW&Qdks^ 
 
 Rethren, it was thetttrnefi igfire oftlmemntnt Scholar ^ 
 }wh<ife body lyes km b^myoH^ fh(tt his corps might bcm- 
 
 t erred . 
 
 B 
 
Sic^e£0j Death^aad BuriaS, 
 
 ttrred aeeorditigtt the Rites OHdcuStams approved in the Engli(}\ 
 Liturgy, Mdinmaft pHtces tf thu Kingdom heretofore reetived : 
 hm hiifecoftd reqmfi (in cafe that were denied him) van, that he 
 might be hHrkdinthisCitj^afterfuch ammner at mightbeoh- 
 taified, in thefe times efmhap^ difference and hlondy rvarres. 
 His fir ft requift is dtmed far many reafons^ of which you cannot 
 be igMorant. It is toeweB k»ewne that he was once aprefefed Pa- 
 pijt,and agrandfedueer; he perverted divers perfons efconfide- 
 rable ranke and quality ; and I havegtodcauft to beleive that^ hif 
 retarneto Eti^)zttd, eommenfy called his Converfion , was but a 
 /<»//p<j«^ pretended Convemon •• And for my owne part , lam 
 f filly convinced that he Asd not live or ^e a genuine Sonne of the 
 Church of England^ Irttainethe ufmUphrafef that you may 
 kncm what I meane ; / meandhe was net of that Faith or Reli^ ^ 
 gion, which is eftablifliedby Law in Erglatsd. Hee hath left 
 that ^&nt3£\e,which he^caded his Reltgion ,Hf en record in this 
 liibtile booke : He -was not ajhamed to print and pnbUp this de- 
 HrtMive tenet. That there is no ncccffity of Church or Scrip- 
 ture tomakeKieniaiEhftjllnflen,^«fAtf itopageefthis unhappy 
 booke iAndtheref ore Irefufe to bury himmy felfeyyet let hit 
 fiiendsandfottawersy who have attended his Herfe to this Gol* 
 gotha^ k,noar,that they ait permitted, out of meere humanity, 
 to bury their dead out of our fight. If they pleafe to undertake 
 the bnriaHofkis cerpSy Ijhallttndertal^ to bury his errturs, which 
 arepubJiped inthis fo much admired , yet unworthy booke • and 
 happy wouldit be forthit Kingdomejif this booke andaHitsfeL 
 Igwes could befabtified^thattbey might never rife more, vedeffe 
 itwereforacmfutatioKi and happy would it have been far the 
 Author y if he had repented ofihofc erronrs, that they might ne- 
 ver rife for his condemnation • Hapf^thrice happy will he be ^if 
 his workes dnenotfollffw him, if they doe never rife with him, not. 
 againfihim. 
 
 Get thee gom then, thou curfed booke, whirfi haftiednced 
 ibmany precious foules ; get thee gone , thou corrupt rotten 
 booke,. earth to earth, and duft to <£ift^ get thee gone iptothe 
 place ofrottcnneffcjdiat thomnaift rot with tiwAatiior, and 
 lee corrMptiotti S^mMcbfmthehiriallofhitarretirf.^'^i ri . • 
 
 E 3 Touching 
 
A ReUiim c/ Mr ChilUngworth* 
 
 ToHchingthe buriaa of his corps , J wed fay mmore then. 
 thisJtwiUemofi proper for the men of his perlwafion to com- 
 mit the iody of their deceafed Frie«d, Brother, Mafier, to the dufi^ 
 anditwillhmofl proper for me to hearken tethateottftftll of my 
 Saviour, Luk,g.6o. Let tHe dead bury their dead, but go thou 
 and preach the Kingdom of God. Andfo Iwentfrom thegrave 
 to the Palfit, andpreachedon that Text to the Congregation. 
 
 Some conceive that I ftudied on purpofe , to picke out the 
 moft piercing Text in the Bible ; a Text whidi doth much re- 
 flet upon the party deceafed : but thefe men erre , not kpmving 
 the Scriptures • for had I ufed that Prayer at Mafler Chilling- 
 worths grave (which was dilated by the Spirit upon the like 
 occaficm , the fall of a great enemy of Ifrael, fudges 5.^1.) 
 doubtlefle that Prayer would have refleded more upon the 
 party deceafed, and all hisfurviving party : So let all thine ene- 
 miesperiJhyO Lord, but letthemthat love thee be as the Smne 
 when he goes forth in his Jlrength. They would have beene 
 morediipleaied,badI taken that Text.whichisapplyedtono 
 lefle a msn then the ibnne dilojiah, by the Prophet leremiah .• 
 Theyjhall net lament for him faying, tyih my. brother , or ^ ah 
 fifier, — ah Lord, or ah his glory : He fliall be buried with the 
 buriaUofan affe, drawne atidcafi fortHbeyondthe gaterof lertt^ 
 falem,Ierem.22.i^,ig. Doubtlefle that man delerves rhebu- 
 riallof an Afle,whobeleeveshis owne Reafon more then the 
 God of truth ; hethat dares not eondemne,Tay, admires thofe foe 
 rationall men, who would rf<i/J» Chri^ and the holy ^hoft out 
 ef their Godhead, anieven dijputethem both out of the Trinity, 
 doth certainly defer ve the buriall of an Afle. Man is born Itke 
 « wild ajfes celt, as filly, wild, asd coltifti as the Colt of a wilde 
 Afle ; and if he prove an old Colt, andperifli by his Coltijh 
 tr/c^j, wonder not at the fliarpe cenfure of the holy Ghoft. 
 You fee then there are (harjser Texts then this that I pitched 
 upon for the ground of my dilcoarfe. 
 
 Secondly, aU that underftand that Text, Lukep.^o. wUI 
 acknowledge, that the Textididreflea rather upon the living, 
 then the dead. But vvhy thenwas he buried ar:atr? 1 ha^' 
 
 - told 
 
. Sickneffe^ Deaths and BuriaS. 
 
 t©M you already, his' followers were permitted tGbnry him 
 out of meereHftmamty. 1 pleaded fbtHisburiaMftoiri that great 
 example recordedat length by thieholyGhoft, zSam-iSrom- 
 the eleventh verfe to the end of the chapter. Saul you know 
 was forfaken of God long before his death ; the jpirit of the 
 Lord, {the. excellent gifts and common graces of the Spirit 
 in particular) the ijjirit of government departed from him: 
 Moreover, heconftdted a witch, and by her the 1>tviUat £«- 
 dor, and an evill fpirit from the Lord took pofleffion of him ;• 
 y«t Saulwzs fokmnly buried, bewailed, nay extolled by D.*- 
 vid for thofe things which were lovely in him, as you may 
 read in the place forecited, 17, 11,24, verfes. And I dare 
 boldly lay, that I have beene more ibrrowfullfor Mr C^Hlt^g- 
 Wflrt*, andmercifioU tohim, then his friends at Oxford: his 
 {icknefle and obftmacy coft me many a prayer, and many a 
 teare. I did heartily bewailethelofle of fuch ftrong- parts, and 
 eminent gifts ; the lofle of fo much learning and diligence. 
 Never did I oblerve more acutehefle and eloquence (6 exaftly 
 tempered in the fame perlbn : Diaboliu ab itlo omaricHfiebdt^ 
 for he had eloquence enough to fet a faire varnifh upon the 
 fouleft defigne. He was mafter of his learning, he had all hi? 
 arguments inproctKiiu, and all his notions i» rmmerato. Howie 
 ye firrt trees, for a ^edar is fallen : hmeniye Sophifiers, fdP 
 the Mafter of fentences (fhaU 1 fay) orfellacies is vaniflhed: 
 wring your hands, and beat your breaftsj^irff nyfntichriSlian 
 Engineers , for your Arch-engineer is dead, and aU his En- 
 gines buried with him. Ye daughters oi Oxford weep over 
 Chillitigworth, for he had a confiderable and hopefull proje<ft 
 how to clothe you and himfelfe in fcarlet, and other delights. 
 I am dfftreffedf>r thee, my hother Chillingworth, ('may his 
 Executrix lay) very pieafant hafi then beene unto me, thy love 
 tome WAS wonderfully pafftngthe lov» 0/ father, husband, bro- 
 ther. O howarethe mighty fallett,andtiieweapoHs, nay;C|igines 
 ofwarreperijhed ! O tell it not in C/athfthzt he. whojradfed a 
 battery againft the Popes chaire, that he might ^/<«f* -^My«« 
 in the chaire in fiead of^ntichrifi, is dead and gone : fttb- 
 lijhit not initbe Jtreeti ef t/iskgJoU^, that he who did at once 
 
 batter 
 
A RelathnnfMf Chilliagwordis 
 
 batter ^^w*,and undermine £»f/««»</j the Reforming Chwck 
 o( E>tsl/t>td, that he might prevent a Refoimation, is dead; _ 
 left if you publifli it, you puzzle all the Conclave, an^*" 
 put them to confider, vvhethej; they fiio«ld moume or 
 triumph. 
 
 If any man enquire, whether; he hath a Tomie'/fpne ^ as 
 well as an Elegy, let him know that we plandered an old 
 Friar of his Tem^e'ftone, and there is roome enough fof an 
 Spitaph if they pleale to fend one from Oxford j if not, give 
 us leave to fay, we have provided a ^f^»/4r(r, and it is your 
 fault if yoH doe not provide a Monmiem : for as Lanrmm 
 ?^<«//;i« the -njafter of Elegances obferves, a Monwment is no- 
 thing elfe but a faking ^eptOehr^! V'i^qtte Monumenwm 
 iixerm, ttifi Ihtra am alii timti appar(4itf,<j0tg fi ^fipt, wagk 
 fiptflchrm^ <jH^ mefsum»tum erit^ tms. Vall. Elegaet. 
 Kb.4>,cap.75. 
 
 If there be any m^ yet onfatisfied, that thiif gre*E Phi- 
 lofopher, Mathematician, Oratowr (and anything but what 
 he pretended to be, a Divine) bgtii had nomorehoaoar at 
 his death, thai a platne Tombe-flene, and fiich afgng of U- 
 mmatioft as was lakai up fpr ,?««/, let him read this fol- 
 lowing Catechifme j and if he be either Papift, or Proteftant, ^ 
 he will be latjsfied, if he be true to his owoepfiflciptes, 
 
 A Frophane Catechifoe , colle<5led 
 out ®f Mr ChfOff^-^iQrtbfWotks, 
 
 Queftioti. . 
 
 HOvfJhaU 1 he ahle to prove to an .i/ftheifi, that thire & 
 * God, and that the Beok* of the Wd and New Tefia- 
 mentarethewerdofgedf 
 
 Anfw/ wj^ J0jotieit«ite mxm agatoff ip*)®* , tm 
 
 tijat 
 
od^ofMr ChilliBgworths tver^. 
 tbat bF^cctpfyre all tt)Uigs atifflhitel^ (ft«(^ be p^obcQ? t£l)t'(t) 
 
 to a ^mi^tt, t^ac t^ers t0 a dl^oi), ot t^at r^e ngoib callsii 
 
 ^ctipture is flje toojB of <©ot> fto ( a« ]&« faffb a Urtle 
 
 befoie) nof&tngtfi p?otjei) truebpbemgratoo; tDjittcnina 
 ]i0inb,but(inlf b?2I^raDttioii, lo^t^ts a SCt)ms crei>tl)40 of 
 iiiZXtt, chap^ it« p,55. Sc6t.8. the fiitt Editioa approved at 
 Oxford. 
 
 Doubtleflethe Atheifts and Papifts will give him hearty 
 thanks for this anfwer:, which doth preferre Tradition ( which 
 the Atheift vilifies ) befcre Scripture, which the Papifts:vili- 
 fie : he hath pleafed them both. The Papifts will bee weH 
 pleafed to fee this doftrine licenfed by the Protertants of the 
 Univ^rfity of Oxfati, that Tradition is more Credible then 
 Scripture, for Traditbn is ciedible /««•«■ felfe; but the Scrip- 
 ture, when it is to beproved a perfeft Rule to M,i$ tredibfe 
 only.h Traditieit in Mr ChiJliMgtvorthf coneeitypag.^rf', and 
 where {ball we meet wkh thi&univerfall Tradition? 
 
 a. But I fitode another anfwier.TMg.jj. Ktabitian map bt 
 Istiffttf outbp natural Meafori. Controverlies , wherein the 
 Scriptwre it ielfe is the fiibjeaft.of the qiieftion, cannot be de- 
 teBtrtiijgd, iaith Mx C^<tf/'^ortA,.b^Jtby^A7<««r<«^,Rea{b^, 
 thcvnly principle, -befide-Scriptuje', which is common ta 
 ChriftianSi cap.ia. left.;. And in his marginal! obfervations 
 on a paffage of Mr Hoo^rths^hyes downcthis as a Rule ; Nx- 
 wr«// Riglfen then built on principles conancittn to all men, is 
 thjcj*/? litfifytfpp, :p3g. 6 $• Nay, 'R<eifOn is in fonrte (oitGodt 
 vor^, jee bis.anfwer. to the Erfeocei.'plag. a j . How then ('^rH 
 theiA.theift;%'} is Rcafcm^credibte for it felfe, fmee ( Mr 
 Ci^^luigpffftb laith) that^Godsword is not credible for it 
 felfe? purely thefeanlwerswillTiever bring a man to divine 
 feith ; for to rdy upon Tradition, is biit to rdy- tipdn A?«- 
 mane teftimonyj and fiich •askhe- ttttintioiiy is. luch is the 
 faitb> il the teltinODny , which istheground of faith, be hn- 
 mane, then the faith cannot be divine. Againe, naturaU Rea- 
 fon is not infallible, nor is it able tojudge of truths which are 
 above iReafon mow it is cleare> that wpematurall truths arc 
 
 F above 
 
,bove mturall Realb^. Finally , faith is not grounded npou 
 Reafon, but upon Authority. _ ^^. .„ ^ 
 
 He gives a third anfvver, cbap^i.pag.^^. ©00 Vm Con- 
 grmeD wetioJtn'neof ftc&cttptarc bp miracles : but thenr 
 he faith , vye have nothing to aflure us of the truth of thofe^ 
 miraplesy. but Tradition ; and therefore we are not got one. 
 fteppe nearer feith or Heaven by that (liift : and if he flie back 
 to Realbn, then confider what he faith, pag. 117. God hath- 
 no where cdmirianded men to belee vc all that Reafon induccth : 
 them to beleeve. 
 
 . . Qn. But tfthii grtut fohtliiufi be tried hy Reafih,7vhat 
 li^afin can /9H predftce, to prevt the Scripture to be the werd 
 of God? 
 
 An. W^tft was gscD «afon faj it, as fttre is to bcliate 
 fl^cr ftojigsoj matters of 2Cra0ition • He requires men to 
 yeeld jurt,;fuGh s.ki»de. or_,</^cr of aflent 'toetbe Gofpel of 
 Chriftj as they yeeld to other ftoriesof^matters of Tradition, 
 chap.i. pag.37. fprGod;defiresius only toteleeve the con-- 
 duhon as mijchas thcpretnifes deferve-, ib. "i^^. 8.p. 3^.. 
 And the Chronicle ofEpgAind., jo^ied with the general! 
 tradition of our aqqwaintance, deserves as much credit in 
 Mr' ^hil/iHgwortht '} conceit -y a?< the Goipel- :of Chrift ;' 
 for his .words are theft, chapii.fesSii'ijp. p. tiS.iif.-W^e 
 have,, I beleeve, m grpAt reafi»i to beleeve there was fiidi a 
 man, as Henry the eighth King, oi England, as -that JefiK^^ 
 Ghflii, fulferedunder '/'<»»r»«».iP«/<»ft The Lord tebutethat- 
 ipirit <)f errqur, \vJfeii<5hi moved the- great men of Oxford to 
 llcqife.thisjbl^fpherny ! \v:hati have; I no more reafon to be- 
 leeye theiiireie perlbns 'in the holy Trinity, fpcaking intbeii?. 
 glorious (?opel tOT!(iy.he4rt 9.ndconfBieKce,ihen I have to be- 
 leeve Stew-es Chronicle ,;0r cbe geneKaUitraStion of tfi^^ GVvnc 
 acqu^taip<^j orcfon^ fpcljfetbcfcialibletelHwjQBy ?J' • ' ' 
 
 Q5. "But r^hM if I \ ^^fmoiibgififfmed , th4t jiiiji'pkri'ofth^ 
 S.cripture is tk^ word ef^Gpli^ m4} Ihefnptimivkemi^ee'vlni 
 thkiveighty^fofntj, . j^^. ..,v. ..i : s r ■■■.-■ .0 []:' \ :..i. r-:. '■! ■ r y 
 
 Ap. |^,W, faith MtiCMiltHgm'rfhyChsp.i. feiSKij^i if a 
 
 WW 
 
out »fMrCh-m%mitt1;ssf^oris. 
 
 IW9 Klje accoj&fng ta <t,farb a man f^6ngl> |«J5ouIb not ftHo&j, 
 tn notbtUeiiZ ft«i ^cjrtptufe to be alSufeof faim, tto mt to 
 bt f^e tooja of (^o& ,- m^ opinfpn tsij^tiiai^ lie faSeD, Ex- 
 cellent Divinity indeed.' what, is not this a principle of Chri- 
 ftianity, that Scripture isthe word of God. and rule of faith ? 
 and if it be, how then isitpnfliblefor a_man tobdeevethe 
 Chriftian Religion wholly and entirely , and yet not. faeleeve 
 this principle? p>t3, 3 ma? telafae fi)« ^crtpture as f ioe 
 
 ;auguftmgi»0lfee,pag.il4. ; •■ - '1^- t' -,v 
 Qu. Btttiflamajfuredthatfome Scripture is the vord 
 ef God, horf jhall I k»oT» yvhut boekl ^^re Canonicall^ and what 
 Met? -1 . ■" \% 
 
 An. aiBp umterfafl Srra&tftoii. I muft receive thole 
 books for Canonicall, of whole Authority there was never 
 any doubt or queftion in the Church, p3g.i48- I may then, 
 it feetns, doubt of the Epiftle of J^w//^ thefecpndof/'/fpr, 
 the fecohd and third Epiftles of Jehu, the Epilile tps theffifm 
 breives, the Epiftleof jFWr » the bopfc^f the Revel^ipv, the 
 books o(Jeb,£flher, Ecdefiiifies, &e.,^JHfe fajth, he cannot izi 
 ^ realbn fo undoubtedly beleeve thofebboks to be Canonieall, 
 which have beene quelHonedj as thole whiph jwi?ne ne^'er que- 
 ftioned. :: At Icaft I have no warrant to damng any man — 
 that flJat/ dewy them w>)»v having the exatnfJepf Saints in 
 Heaven, either ?«;»/«/?? or excufeluch — 't heir dcKittU, chap. 2. 
 ie^.38.. pag.(J7. Surely here is a pretty tempting excule lor, 
 if not a ;ulitification of thofe Libertines vvho quelHon thefc 
 books,. andniay- upon lA-z ChUUngworths principles queltion 
 all the reft, if they. acknovvledg^-.!onp,^i^._jEhe.^<'j^<f/f, that 
 containes as much as aU the rettiijjt^iigOfjthat is iiifficient, 
 pag. 9J.-ICI- :'b:m t " \ vyn^^siVAfi ■'» -i .M o-;. :".' ^ ^■ j -j-'-, 
 
 But if they helisieve m^^t-%^^, CJ^iOjiicall , and there- ^ 
 fore w ill not afleto to any -book ©f Script^jejicbey doe not com- 
 mit a-finneof derogation froffii' Gods perfe<^;^nd pure veracity; 
 for he onely gives God the lye>iwho denies ibme book or point 
 jvhieh he himfeife^kvowes or belet-uesto b' revealed by ^e<i/,chap. 
 3.1e^.i5,i(5,i7.Now itisimpofliblethatamanfhould know 
 one thing to betrtic, and belccye the contrary ; or know it and 
 " • :'. F 2 not 
 
)Q0tbefeeveit,reft.t8.' Whither thefc-and the like principles 
 (^whith frequently occurre in his writings) tend, let thctnoft 
 fober and charitable men judge. The only Fundamental! Er ^ 
 xowlnyJltChillmgwa^th judgement, is to deny ibmeching 
 which the party himlelfe knowes or beleeves to be revealed 
 by God : sind therefore in his judgement, none but downe- 
 tight Aiheitts efre ftindamentally.cap.j.p.ij 5.1 j^.Athcjime 
 then, as the Jcfuites and Arminians conceive, is the formality 
 of an Heretick, p. 100. for it is down-right Atheilme for any 
 man to deny that to be true, which he acknowledges to be 
 ^Oken by the God of truth. 
 
 Qu. But if I doe beleevt the Seriftnre to he ^odswtrd, it 
 it necejjitry to ieUeve that contr over fits are to be decided by that 
 W^rdf 
 
 An, SOj faith Mr ChiUiftgvporth, ^i& in no iTHniamcn* 
 tall point ', his words are ftdl. I fiiy thai this ptfiti<m:( Scrip- 
 ture alone i^ th^ rulfe whereby they vyhich feleeve it to bee 
 G6ds word; are to judge all cfenrroverfies in j&irh) //»<» F««- 
 damefif/iilpoif)tiJ^i^.^,fa§. 1 1 y .- His'>ii]tent is by this affers- 
 tiofl to tnake^dbd adieameofhis, that fomeixsntroverfies 
 in faith lieednMbe judged or determined at all, MrCkilUng* 
 wdt^h pretends, that he holdk the Scriptureto be a ^jfe^ 
 mie of faith, and yCtlie feith it is not neceffary to judge all 
 controverfics (and thofe fto fmall oBe$,becaufe they are con- 
 trovenRcs ) in faith by that pcrfe(ft rule. It is a perfeft rule, 
 butvVe need not be ruled by it in-all points of iaith. 
 
 Qri. i9»^ is thei^etheft any either way to decide ct^artverfiti 
 which hath any eofyHHiffrobabili/yfiem the Scripture? 
 
 All. f^^S : nine or tenfcvcrall meanes of agreement of- 
 fered themfelvesto Mr Chi/Ungwerth upon the fijdder, (and 
 haply more might have beene thought on if he had hadtkie) 
 ahd t-hefe that are bfleied, hive as much probability )!^ew S^rip' 
 ture, as that which Papifts obtmde fipon us. And truly be 
 ' WasTiieh a r«f<fe// bla^haner, that he could veat extemporary 
 itdptfiiaies ; yctfuch as the Li<:entiousmenatO;F/4r<f appro- 
 ved, ehap.j.pag. 130.131. 
 
 Firft hef»it}>, m-fttOd^if we)»otdd,*ff^by A*jr, whofe Do^ 
 
 Srine. 
 
out of Mr Chillingworths works, 
 
 Arine is true, and whofe 61fe; for which he cite* Prov. id.??. 
 It may be, this Sophifter did caftlots for his Religion, and it 
 was his hard lot to draw Popery firft, then Arminianifme, aiW 
 then his dodrine run lower and lower, till it came almoft to 
 the very dregs of Socinianifme. 
 
 ■ Secondly, we couU referre it to the IQh^, Trov 1 6. i o. and 
 2 1. 1. Mr ChiUwppmh might make merry with his owne 
 ^o/>/7«w dodrine, but I admire that he iliould dare to fport 
 himfelfe with the iMajefly of Scripture, and the Majetty of 
 the King : But truly I am afraid, that fome are fo indifferent 
 in point of Religion, that they are content not only to referre 
 ittotheKing,butto/Aif.^ir>»(f. It were proper for them to 
 vent iijch Do^rine, who haveyas the old Tradition and pro- 
 verbe hath it, taken an 6»th to be of the -^i»^/ Religion. 
 
 Thirdly, to m z/^ffemblji of C hnifii^m affembUd itt the nmme 
 of Chrift, (JUath. \^.2o. Letth^mnot then blame the Par- 
 liament/or confultingan Affembiy ofleamed and pious Chri- 
 ftians, andmoft of them Minillers oftheGofpel,afrembled in 
 thenameofChrift. 
 
 Fourthly, ta any Triefi, iMalach. 2.7. This makes well 
 of the .Queens fide. 
 
 Jr'Ably, tt amy Preacher of the ^ojpel, Pa.ficnryOr'DoSiaHr, 
 AfAth. 28, 2c. Sure Mr Chilliugworth was more independent 
 then • they that are commonly fo called. 
 
 Sixthly, to tmy Bifhop or Prelate (. why not then to the Bi- 
 fliop of Rome ? ) for it is writrcn.Obey your Prelates, Heb .13. 
 17. Mr^i&»//»p^j)»orf/&fiBce his pretended converfion was very 
 apt to be ieducedby the vulgar ( or Rhemifh ) tranflation, or 
 fome verfion received at Saint Ow«-i ; but this was a volun- 
 tary and devifed meanes, as he faith in the fame page. 
 
 Seventhly, to any particular Church of ChrifitAns^ fe">^g it 
 ii a particular Church fWhich it calledthe houfe of God, a pillar 
 and groundof truth, I Ttm.^.i^, aud feeing ef any particular 
 Church' it is uTiwa, He that heareth not the Church, let him 
 be unto thee an Heathen; Matth. 18. Mr Chillfngworthis 
 femetimes Prelaticall, and fometimes Coȣregatioiiall. 
 
 E ighthly, we might referre it to any man that prayes fir Gods 
 
 F 3 fpirit- 
 
jifrophdfte Catechifme, coBiBed 
 
 J^fpirit; for it is written, every one that asteth ,' receives ;, 
 (this is one lleppe beyond the Brovvnifts) ^MattL 7.8- 
 
 Laftly, vfe might referre it to theJewes,farwithoHt Ml doubt 
 »/?;[!««« »>//wr/»t*», My fpirit that is in thee,^e. Ifaiah 59.21. 
 And why not to the Socinians ? they have naturall reafon,a very 
 competent Judge in Mr ChilUngwtrths conceit. What wonder 
 is it that fo many blalphemies and quibbles for evory qnihhle 
 ttpon Scripture is a bla^hemy) fhould be licenfed by grave and 
 karned Profeffours or Divinity ? what if Papifts taie liberty 
 toblafphemeandput the Scripture upon the rack to force it to 
 confeffe what makes for their turn ; mult Protcftants or fuch 
 a one whb undertakes the common Caufe of Proteftants 
 (though he was no Proteftantjbee permitted to blai^heme by 
 the Licence of an Univerfity? Repent deare Dodtors.oncc 
 more repent ; stnd I will pro9eed. ' 'C- 
 
 Qu. But how JhaUIk»oT^thetruefihfepf Scripture, therebe' 
 ingfsuh variety of conceits which pli,jfefor luterprettiiions ? 
 
 ^nfw. ^eret)0lpmee IsraTon again and gjmpltcft JFaftl. 
 
 For., the laft Refolutionof my Faith in his conceit muft be in- 
 to Reafon,page65. 96. and ftill he labours-to prove that Aea- 
 fon is Judge ; and he frequently jeares at K»ot for accounting 
 it an abfordity for every man and woman /« rely upon their Rek- 
 yo« in the interpreting of Saiprure p. 98. Realbnsdrawn out 
 of the circuttittances of the Text cannot convince me, unleffe 
 I judge of them by my Reafon ; and for every man or woman 
 to rely on that-^^ in the interpreting; of Scriptiire, you fay is 
 anhoriribleabfardity. Atidp.99. Reafon will fliew this to be 
 the meaning : yes, if we may uie our Reafon, a»d rely upo» «>, 
 Protettants ufe their realbn, but Socinians r*/;- upon their rea- 
 fon. And he teaches implicitiaith all along his bcxjk: Prote- 
 •flants, faith he, do agree with an Implicit faith in that fenfe of 
 the wbole Scripture which God intended, whatfoever it tvasy 
 p 119.15^) cap.5.fe6t.3. a ready way to tempt men to beleeve 
 very little concerning the feniddf ,&:ripture : for, men will be 
 apt to fay, that the fenie of this and the other place of $eripturt 
 is Hot plainly .and fully jrevealed, and lA.t:ChiiU»gtverthdoth,nQt 
 
 ' require 
 
tut of Mr Chillingvrorths fvorki. 
 
 require any thing to be beleeved with an explicit faith which 
 is not plainly and undoubtedly deliveredin Scripture. Myrea- 
 fon (faith he) is convincing and demonftrative :, becaufc no- 
 thing is necclfary to be beleeved, but what is plainly revealed, 
 p. 9 2 . But nothingin his judgennent isplainly revealed about 
 any point which is called in queliion, if there be « feeming con- 
 fiiQ of Scripture vyith Scripture, Reafon with Realbn, Autho- 
 rity with Authority ; in fudi a cafe he cannot well underftand 
 how it can be truly fayd, tha,t God hath tnanifcrtly revealed the 
 truth on either fide, chap;3.fe(ft.9.p. 1 36.1 57. Well, butad- 
 mit that the appearances on my fide areanfwerable, and grant 
 that Scripture, Reafon, Authority, are all againrt me, becaufe 
 oil theothcr fide ; yet confiderthe ftrangepower oiEducatioH 
 and Prejudices jnftilled by it , and what PaJJions I am fubjedt 
 to., and then my errour is unavoyd^ble, and dierfbre exculable; 
 forthough the tiuth is ihitfetfe revealed plainly enough, yet to 
 fuch aonez^lzrcii pr^jpojl^ with contrary opiiiions, the truth 
 in that poiiit is not plainly revealed, read page 157. Sure the 
 corixiption of our Nature, is as unavoydable as prejudices and 
 paflions, and therefore he muft (according, to his, principles) . 
 CX))nclude that Goiwhekiterves tvhereofvpie are made, will noten- 
 ttr intoJHdgemefJtnith usforthofe thmgs which (all things cen- 
 fidertd) W^e mavoydtthlt; . they are his own words page 137. 
 ^Jay, befides education , prejudices, and paffious, inadvertence. 
 npayin the.fburth placeexcule us if we dif-beleeveaplain Re- 
 velation- Finally, in the fift place, multitude of buifineffe, 
 d(ftra6Uens,. Hindcraitices^vvill^xcufe us, and hinder God from 
 imputing our errours to us as finnes. Inhisanfwer to the pre- 
 face p.i p. I am verily perfwadeid that <3od will not impute er- 
 rours to ttjcm as finnes, who ulefuch a meafure of indufiry ia 
 findingtruth,as/»»OT4«tf prudence andtrdmary difirepsou^thtic 
 abiiities^d, opportunities, their diftraAions and hinderances, 
 andall.pt|]erthing§cpnfide|:edi)i (hewillbi^iiire to. give liberty- 
 enough) fhall advife them xano in a matter of fuch confeT 
 quence. iBiut certainly humaneprudcnee and ordixiaiy difcre- 
 tion-w ill teach meiv to plead thefe excufes , which he hathfta-) 
 njcdfor thero , whcn.any point pf faith ftiaUbepreffedupoa 
 .... • ■ - them;; 
 
A vfophaKe Catechifiae, coffeBed 
 them ; they will fay, our opportunities are few, bur diftraai- 
 ons ankhinderances ttiaifly,our education riieane , our abihties , 
 weake,our prejudices ttrong, our paflions violent, our inadver- 
 tence pardonable, and iheretbre we will content our felves with 
 amodefi kuml>le implicitefdith ; wthdeeve the whole Scnp- 
 tore to be true, in that fenfe which Godrntaidedywh/ttfiever 
 »f K>^ ,but we h ave not time to fedrch, or aiiility to jttdgt what it. 
 ivas: ifwebeleeve nothing explicitcly, or to disbeleevca clear 
 revelatioBjthatrevelation, thotigh cleare in itfelfe, is not cUare 
 to tti> ourerrour ('the corruption of our nature, our prejudices, 
 contrary opinions, with which we are already prepoffeft, and all 
 other things confidered) is unavoidable:, and therefore God 
 willnever impute it tous as a finne. Whither thefe Principles 
 tend, let the pretended Parliament at Oxford juds,e. 
 
 Qu. But are we not bomdto he Are what the Cf^nrch will fay 
 toiu for our direBieninwe'tghty faints^ , 
 
 Anf.3iraHftl)Cleet)etije c^uccijfn eberp f^titg Oje pjoijg«, 
 either b? ^crfpture, Ke^afon, o?. unitjerfali CrajiiftoH, be 
 it iFunoamentatt , « bee ft not iFtinOamcntaU , pag i4<r. 
 Thefe disjunftives feem to imply that Ibmething fundamentall 
 ' may be proved by reafon, or uni yerlall Tradition, whii;h cannot 
 be proved by Scripture. The Licencers may do well to declare 
 whatthat Fundamentall point is, or how many there are, if 
 there be more then one: I may go to Heathens,! need not go to 
 the Church for any thing which Reafon teaches, the Philofo- 
 : pherscan ftrfficiently inffruAme ; aid ifwhat the Church teal- 
 ches be finally rclblved into my owne reafcfn, as he aflRrmes p. 
 <j5.tl^en 31 60 not belee^B cither €5oo 02 fte ci>urcft,bntmp isUjn 
 teafott: By yon (faith Matter CA»4!»»^flrtA to ^wrj as wellas 
 by Vi6tel}aiits,aliis finally refffhed into )fOHrewwreafi»^ Seft. 
 I T 5. cap. 2. Sure I am then that ftichProteftants arid Jefuites 
 are in their high-way to pure Secmiamfi»h\atid therefore itis 
 no marvell if fome Jefuites havebeen fitch «^»r?^7T»'»fer;<r»f 
 as Mafter Chilliegworth pleads in his owne defoic^. 'Preface 
 and Anfwer to the direftions to iV. AT. Sefti t <S, 1 7 x 8,&c. the 
 Churc^h hath loft the ihtei^feration of oWcpte-pIaces, pag^-'jS 
 andplainc places need no expofitiorvatall. - 
 
oat tf Mr CbiUiagworths »^»r^^ 
 
 Q^^EutwhMiftheC'l'iireberrtf 
 
 Ani; a^n a ram ma> leartieyof tJ^at Telf tme €}fixtf^ 
 (which taughc him) to Confute t(e errours sf t^at €\fa(t^i 
 that isj I majrleame to confute the^rroMww coHclHjiens of that 
 Church, by thole very r*/« aad principles which that Church 
 tenehttSZnap 5,fe^.^c.^. 1 5 o. Firft then^ a private man is pre- 
 fioncd to have more Logicke then that tiaching Church. Se- 
 condly, the Prelates (who call themfelves the Church) may 
 give my brethren of the Affembly leave to con&te tbeif erro- 
 neous conclufionSjby fbtne rules and principles which they 
 theiplelvps have delivered. Thirdly, a man inay leame of the 
 Church how to teach the Church. Prititiples which lead to 
 thefeharfti truths,being licenced at OxfariyZit an argument to 
 me that they approveothis booke before they read it. 
 
 Qu. Bnt how JhMUwe doe then t« fimde eat the true ^httreh, 
 andthetrueRelfgiouf 
 
 AnC Jftsir comtnanDSto (ieU(tit€ifat^^t;Sbttiot^ittatt 
 Wt^anp; and Ibeleeve(laithheto Kuet) you (ifyou wereto 
 (hew them) wouldbe yourfclftofeek. Cap. 3.SeA.4i.p.i 50. 
 And for Religion , how little paines ot care we are to take 
 about it, hiath been already ihevved. 
 
 Qj?«r which mftfi a man chnfefirflfiisReltgien^er his Cbmreh i 
 
 Aai'. Q^terp man is to tuOje^e fo) 6itnrelf u»t6 HiefuOsaient of 
 il{rccetion,(which'he calls humane prudence, and ordmary dif- 
 eretion,in the place of his Ahfwerto the prefece fore-cited, 
 p.ip.) ano to t\fatt tiOitt i)f« religion WcVt, f tiva (;{< C^Urtl^, 
 as Mafter ChiU/Mgmerth laith ; or as Kuot:yhis Church firft, and 
 then his Religion, pag.y 7. Everyman then is Judge,the Scrip- 
 ture (forfifhions fake) he calls the rule, but he makes every 
 mans naturallreafon the rule, to judge whether fucha Text be 
 the Word of God, and then what js the fenfe of that Text ; 
 iifidfi tHiisfiill fiiixth refilvediuto our owne reafin, into hu- 
 mane piudcnce , anddrinary di&retion j for Tradition is a 
 pjirciple, notin Chriftianiry , but in B-eafin; nor proper to 
 Chriftians, but common tpallmen, p.72,cap.2.ie(S.5i.Comc 
 away then to the Schooliebr.S»cm«, for this is juft,/f anim^ 
 mea eum Thihfiphis. Read/roro the p to the 1 00 page. I w ill 
 
 G advifc 
 
A frofbatte CtaiKhifmty eoSeBtd 
 
 advife with Godand that Reafon he hath girentncpage 158. 
 he adored God bid-Reafon. ] , 
 
 <ju. Bntit kftgtpffible far mm to hcomeMthfiJlwftheMi 
 either Chtereh or Scriftttre ? 
 
 Anf. ^t«i b? ^t mtlss Of (00^ Ut^BUt nit, ano #e Hain 
 flf<D!fiDtojfttmmu«ft^ mature. ^ '..,.. 
 
 EitheroftbefewayestrtightnialcefomettithftiUtnenwith- 
 ©ut cidicrneCeffityofScripmreor Gburch,ch.2.fe6t.i24^.io9 
 Qn, What4t Ftrith f 
 
 AaC Utis tl>e SMfenicif our^inl)erKant»Wss» 
 
 anhraced.wkhoio'wiUS 
 
 An. Cl^ afljeii£«c onr nnDnftanntngs fs veqtifrett«ft««ii 
 but no sbeD^mce ftma enr loflle, chap»4.{ea.a.p.r93. 
 
 Qjt fTi&^t dr* fJ&</J SffetaiaUdfiRrittaofChr^MKkjS l ; 
 Anh 3 bo not IcnotD. 
 
 Qjj. D/>/oit Met kn9v> nfhatye tere to ieleeve ? Or, e»im»t the 
 ehttreh tell what the fe neceJfarjTriaht e*Utd the E^tmiiUl mi 
 JPu?3dameMtaU farts efChi^ifii*myf or*? 
 
 Anfw. Isfo, there's no fach Ghuudi that Mr. Chiffingwonfr 
 was ever acquainted with. WX/$ sm dot to ICHOI Ott^i ClRirtl^ 
 to|ati0f(inoam$fltall. caj^.^Xed.jp- 
 
 Qji, trhat doth Mr CmmemitdiiitiH»iJ'$it»Umemall? 
 
 Anf. au potnte li^ic][)atce«atj:tnretaUto t^C«f)c«ant iie$ 
 
 ttD^uD^ObSRb man. page i^3.cap..4,red*^. 
 Qu, what are the fepoimsf 
 
 An^ He^eiitancefromjmbtoa^ mbtsftJ^^C^MH^fet 
 
 f UJS t|e fonne of J^09, (oli that he wonidhavc conftffed Mm t» 
 
 be God) miit fstfyUm 9& m UxQld : m^ » «S\ ilot te firanri? 
 n«tefIatp,pag«iS9» 
 
 Qa^. «^^f /J «t f btJeive in Chrifi ? 
 
 Atiiw. %tx» to txpett temiSitm of fame , sttii folbaUoif 
 from ^itnii]Mn Itte perfintmnte of Q)( coADtttons fK c^utces^ 
 
 p. 134. Oblerve,rriore cbadiriofts befide^ith required colu- 
 ftification 2. No mention made of Chtiftsperfcrwance* hut 
 mts. 3. No mention offrcegrae* : it runs liic a Covenant 
 ^" works. 
 
 XiH- frh0t*rethtfe fenStitm? 
 
out of Mr ChilVtB^oithsJVtrks, 
 
 &i|)(n It i£(fusutentlp lettered to iiabebeme ret»«ate({tPtiim< 
 
 You have had the Englifti of dm alreadyxread pag,i 34. 
 
 Q« . /' itfimpljr mcejftry re fahatim to beteeve in Chrifi ? 
 
 AnCJtfa OmpTp ncceDbrpfot Qrtnr ra U^9tttfai'{i^fMF<£te|ff 
 tfl famdentlp t^ODSun iieo^^js neceffar? to fdtimff on, p. t ^4. 
 
 . i HeiwillwrangfewiEhyottif yottfay feith in Cbtift is fiifiS- 
 cientlypfcipottndedto Tcwes, Turks, Htathens: fee <*iferyc 
 tbache prdfendy addes in theftlfe famcpage. That may be fiif- 
 fickntfy dedacdl tqoneCaU thingsceoIideted)whidi (all diir^ 
 ODofidcied) to another is not faffidehtly declafed,andconie- 
 qnend^hat may be FuiKlamewaU and naef&iy to one, which 
 to another is not fo . /» his conceit then it is not neceff'arjfvrfamt 
 mOftJaivdtin*, tbtt they fi>*ttld keleeve n Ckrifi. And ic bath 
 beene formerly obfervcd , that fome men ( as he conceived) 
 jaa^btbemade feithfoll men without neceffityofChmchor 
 SdriptuJe, Finaffy, in the rjjjpage hefaith exprefly, that 
 C*¥ne(tttsrr3s buta meereGcnrrte, one that bclecred not in 
 CFirrftj and knew not but tuen Tciv^zbe war^^fed ; sad yet^t 
 are ailuied, diat hi^ prayers and almes, even whilft he was /« 
 that ejfaie, were accepted. Ergo in hisjudgement a meere 
 Heathen nad an fdoUter may h^ve accefle to God in prayer, 
 and be accepted without the mediation of our only Mediator 
 the Lord lefus, (Jodblejfedfpr ever. But the truth is, Cornelius 
 was a Profelyte, inftrufted inthe lewilh Religion, who be- 
 leeved in the Mefliah , and that faith was iufificient for his ac- 
 ceptance,, before the Gofcelof Chrift was preached untohint^ 
 The prayers and almes ofidolatrous Heathens (who know not 
 But they may worfhip men) cannot be accepted without feith 
 In Chrirt : nor do their prayers and almes pleal^ God fi) well, 
 a« thatfor them orby them they ^ov\dbe\rametedto a higher 
 degree of kfforpledge^the ktuwledge ofChrifi,thatfi thejf maj 
 befaved, by Chrifi: : for what is this, but todeferve a Saviour, 
 which is nrcritum dc ceugrm at leaft? nay , let the Lieenftrt 
 tonfider, whether fdefetvt Chrifi, be not more then ta dtfervt 
 Heaven. Moreover, Ik is much nuftakeo, when he £uth, that 
 they whoaeveibGacdof Cbi:ift,mayieek GodvcopkaTehim, 
 
 G 2 %°d 
 
- ji prophaKe Catei;h^m,foSeSed 
 atid that they fhaU be rcwardedfot their feeking of him witfc 
 the Inowledge o the Goipell brfaith in Chrili ; for be who 
 doth not feek Gbdinandby Cbrift our only Wcdiarour, doth 
 not come to God, but run»quiiebefidebiin : tofuchacarrall: 
 leeking,Godnever yetproinilediuch a^irituaU rcwa.rd..Confi- 
 der that of the Apottle^ow. 9vgo, 3 1 ,32,3 J .and thencxt diap- 
 ter,the fecond and third verfcs. That text He^. 1 1.6, (hodi 
 be compared with, and expounded by fohn 14. <5. and then it 
 will be evident that no man can feek foas to fihde him.or come 
 to him after anacceptablemanner, unleflehefeek G6din, and 
 come to hiroby Ijefus Chrift, who is the w*/,, the trMth, and 
 the Iffe, the true way to eteaiali life. I hatien to the next 
 qaeftion. . ,v 
 
 Qu; what other Conation it thcrt of the^CeviMn^tepdtihe-' 
 leevitig I 
 
 (0od is « punU^sr gt t^em t^ obftinatelj? asmn ^im ; ti»xt- 
 fmt tti^mtmtz of Unne isr necelfacp, ana %il\x» Cfi^ift t;^ q^e 
 fonne of \0qd urn ^al)tonr of ttie U)0}(ti,bp obeDtmce to U){|oni 
 men intift (cDh to be faDeo, p. 1 01 . Mark, he doth not %, ^7 
 wAo/J obe4ience liienmaft be juftifiedj and yct-thiis is thcraiteft 
 eoiifefllpnthat Tcannneet with : I' read often of out obedience 
 to Chrifti but I never read fifty thli^ yet in Mr Chiltmgwertht 
 book, of'C/^f'i/?/ obedience imputed to lU; now it is the imptUatioti 
 ofChriflt'obedience to us, and Gads f'eefatdoHtfoHr dijpbedience^ 
 which mike the covenant appeari to be a iovenatft ofjgrAct. . 
 Q^ (f^hdt iirefrtntaisce? 
 
 A ni w. 0n unitietrall Co;rolo foi atl t^ofe fifnncjs tol^fct) toe 
 istlotdbietjatiecdmwttteD^ finiiUit)tc^Uie feare lortttapfiafie 
 committeo. Anfwer to the Preface ^. 20. Ifwchavcbeenc 
 betray edihto, or kept in errourby any fin of our will , if that 
 errour be difcovered, there mult be a particular and exflwitt 
 repentance of that erroutj if it be not difcovered, then a gew- 
 rail and imfltcite repentancefoi ail finnes knowne and'unknowB 
 doth Suffice, Ib.p. ii.Oblervethathc faith nothing of the ha- 
 tred efftnne, orthefirfHkingef fit)ne,in which the7»^ and pow- 
 er of repentance dothconfift. ^yfrnanm^^live and die in' hit 
 Jinwi^MndkefHvtd bj^n Hmverf4ll firrifir. '-• Men am damned, 
 '■'■' -'-' laith. 
 
•ut6fMrC\0i%wonhsfF«rks, 
 
 fai th he, who die in wlHull crtonrs rrhhuit rifent*"*** I ^ut what 
 if they die inthtr errourt withrtpenUinet f JiJifvier to' thc^ Prc- 
 fiice p. so. That is a contradiftion,6ith the lefnit, and hcfaith 
 true; but itappeares by that fpeech, that Maftcr ChiHingwetth 
 coTKsivedihat SH Httiverfall firr»wfir fime-jfitkeitt My hatred 
 «fi«rtHrningfremli»ne;i»4if*9ingripentttHct, 
 
 Qu. what ether conittionUrenHirediHtheX^wennnthemeeH 
 GidandmknmC^rift} 
 
 Anfw.&intere oleDtcnte. Aft^vvertothe Preface,;, i S.This 
 indeed is the firitnecondition hen*canes,when hefaith; />- 1 3 ^ . 
 "Thai to beleiik in Chl^fi^t istoexpitti>enn[sienof fi^tites.frem 
 Chrtit upoftthedendttiens hereijHires. This i^^itSecimaHifime^ 
 totieleeve that we fhall be pardoned upon our obedieixe , or as 
 theiSff«»M«/exprefle it,and juftified (according to the Cove^ 
 naxAyhy our ovneihedieriee -^ notaSwefay, bj the otedieweef 
 Chrifi,and freely^ pardoned /or the alfiiffictenf fates faS:ioM of 
 f^brifl^mttdeinour fleady andput ttptxeur accounts BeiddeSjif * 
 man negle^l never loirany duties;livein never'fo many errors^ 
 andconunit never fo many groffe finnes; he conceives that an 
 ImpJicite Faith and a general! Repentance of all finnes knownp 
 andunknowne, are liifficient Antidbtei> and his ObedieiKC 
 fhali paffe for fincere Obedience j as you tnay clearly fee in 
 thole places which have beene already alleadged. If ajman be 
 not-convincedthat Chrift is God, \ by his principles) an Ina^i- 
 eit Faith and generall Repentance vvillferve the tume, though 
 that truth hath beene (iiftidetttly^propounded to hln^rland itis 
 meerly his own fault that he is notconvinced;forin hasiconceit 
 as longas thismanrennainslashe faith)unconvinced,(biita$we 
 ■lay.'obftinat^) fo long be doth not derogate any thing from 
 Gods veraci^or truth.His words are thefe.But ifthepropolall 
 beonly foiijfficient, noti tbattheparty^tovvhomit isn)ade)is 
 convincedjbut only that he j?>o«/«i, & butferhk ownfa^lt^onld 
 have beene convinced ofthe divine verity of the do(Sh:inepro- 
 pofcd. The crime then is not fo great, for the belief t of (jods 
 veracttymajrvelleenfiftwithfuchanerreur. Yet afeult I con- 
 feflc it is, and withouc Repentance, damnable, if all drcmn- 
 Aaoco coattidered (ifiacis,tiaen$^iripnS; hiitdrances^ &ci<»i>&' 
 
 6 3 <ler<jii 
 
,,A pr(fbM*^ Cateebifme, soUeSed 
 
 deied as-aboveiaii) the pEopotaUbefiiffieienr, p. i%, of his an- 
 ivvet to the Preface. No^w what he meanes by repentance hath 
 beenefhewen.a genecaUibrrow for allfuines knowne and un- 
 knowne ^ fmhArefemaweMwiH co»0witba matts ohfitMte 
 denies of Atrta^if^fer htwAyciie mthutrrowr wkh AfafierCkH- 
 lingworths repentw^tt *Mi peifher the- erroxr nor the ohifixaete 
 jhaH^ u»p»tU t» ha», AecMtjfi he it for rv for bek»ov0es not 
 wi&^r, and remained unconvinced of his errour, though, it was 
 aieecly his owncfelult that he was rK>t convinced.^ Thisisarea- 
 dy way to fave leveiJ'Mrktt^S^aamM^i 'PspiflsJtifidtlt,^^ alt- 
 Sat h e doth naeefk retain^ the nanaes of faith , repentance, fin- - 
 ceredKdiencejiwiEQoutjrhe fubttapce, lifei and power of xhem. 
 TheFaith hecalltesof,leavtsthewiUat liberty Mhe llaitsatthe 
 Apoftlespluai6./-/iWff^f«fe*w*»f/<Mf^-- You (laith he to Knot) 
 fey there© [omewerit in faithjwe foKneobedieace init, which 
 UXiht»Mj:ha^f pinee whtrt thtrtir w f^sihfli^if dffalieiUeMe, 
 as'ifoe^eis not, wheie the landerftanit^ dotfe aU, and the will 
 lyjchiagip. 519. Sure I am, the Devill hath fueha f'aith^<«^ 
 fnemthiigtoMisme y his feiiih is no faith, bee^ulbgEoiaided 
 mcerJytipQnpEObabilkies ; he only fiith th^t the precepts of 
 Ghrifiikhlty anemoftHkdiy to cotne ftonn God, ^^ $&< r/Mjy,. i. 
 bntthe Spirit of God being isnplo«ed by dewQuc and btuanbJe 
 piayei, and fircete dDedience, may aadwill by degrees ad- 
 vancebisfeEvantstoan higher certainty,^. 361,57. Buc thkcer- 
 taincy is a reward given tobekeversjfo then men sue bdfeever$ 
 faefoiBitheSjpiritgiviesthemaiw eertaintyithat the Chafiaan 
 gteli^oEtdiiidfpajoeeed fiom the iomieaime of gsoidne^ : Nqw.he 
 who only bcfeeves the Chriftian ijeligjeo of alli other religioBS 
 CO 6e mafi' lit^ly. tobe truc,iiSnot verjUktlj^ to inn|)loBe the 'Spi- 
 rit •0^17 «<»r«5f?^ either by prayer or obedience J for who will 
 obey the pieeeps of Chriftianity till he be affured that they 
 and the promiles are divine ? Bat laicb Matter ChiHiftgworth, 
 men may taliethehr plea&Eetrf" anablbliiiise, ahdimoft infiililale 
 certainty, but did they generally bekevejhat obedieneeto 
 Cbcift were the only w^ .('maritethatithe onely way^ 10 pre^ 
 &m,spdttewsil]A&Myiyi«tM,fiiiwtljimd w«A^ jchat 
 
 there is fuchaCicyas e«»?^«wifrapii,:Bay bucas mvsh ^s^jefafv 
 
 Comme»taries, 
 
9ta if Mr Chillingwortfas w^tks. 
 C»mmetitar$et,erth«H'i/lerf ^ Sahfl', I-beJeeve the Iffes of 
 tnoft men, both Papifts and Proteftants woalfl be better then 
 xhtyzKychaf. 6.pa^.^zj. $iire Chrirts obedience for us is 
 the way to happinefle, therefbreour obedience is not thfe only 
 way. a- It jscertaine that. a3I trae Protd^ants dobele^e i;hp 
 Gofpelmorefimily then (^Cff^rs (Commentaries ot^alftjt)T,t<i- 
 phaneHiftories, ;.SuqhaFaillias this will not irrplore-tiieSpi - 
 ricby devout and humble prayer, or by /incereobedi^ance. 4. 1 
 appeale to all indiiFerent men what kind of obedience is like to 
 ^ringfrom an unplidtc feitfa in unfaailtfed leafonj a faith 
 thatisabareaflentwicfaoBtobediojoe, the feidiof Dcviis, not 
 thefidthofChriftianSi 5. The repentance ofobftinate men, 
 (1 meanein fenjit e«mpaptif,is Ms^CMlmgwrth means) a 
 geneiall forrow whichne cals repentance f that is, hnmiliarion 
 WithoucrefiMttlation) repentaiice of finnes which IJove and 
 livcin^anddunnabteerroursvyhlch'-I die in,1s'not 'that repen- 
 tance ftotn dead works whid» ^h rift requires ; ikv^ He reue.in 
 the language of the Apoftle is a work qf rhefldli,andiiieiefois: 
 as<!»d a work as any orher ; we may then fefely condode(*/»«et 
 anmtpUcite fiUth initMft^ifiedreufoM cr faiMh tr^dahni and 
 a genetall fortow fori know nor wtiat finnes 3nderrora(thotgh 
 grofle enough for tblse known) iuch fiiines andenoursas tiie 
 party doth love, live, and die in, and never fo much i»confeflc 
 tobeiitanesorcrtPOure.becaafebeisfocfcftinatethatbewllliKa: 
 1)e convinced of them) Ii{iy,iafclycoocltid8,thatthi$yit/>j&«iMi 
 thtffirrew arvhi/thm€hriftiui,ifmtAmichrifi4MnMc.x\ax bach 
 mimplieitefnithkiini ^Ht ««/5M»ff«^4(reafon;Wialc€shii!nieife 
 « P'^e. SanSlified leafen fees batin^part, and thereftae un- 
 faniSlificd reafonis ^rittally blind, it cannot fee anydiii^ 
 which is ipmnally discerned. BeJides, I feare that he concei- 
 ved there Was Ibme merit of ■congmity in ti>^ /!«wr obedience 
 ofthis^/Aribefeevefj Ixieaufe he laith the jf*«w »^<t>wv of 
 ftch abelccvcr dHh imfHotdthe Sfirit^ Now whether aman 
 that nriicr npMi hii owne reafott, awl his owne obedience, 
 ip ftead of relying upon Godsauthoticy "and Chrifisoibedience, 
 can be ravcdbytne'CoTcnjBitofGrace j ktall ttwe Chrifti- 
 ansjodget 
 
jt frophtfte^Catichifme, cdSeBed 
 Qa. WA<r theriftnditim m r»^mr*d cftui ~ 
 
 Anfw. atrue,fin«reaii5M>M"attIot>eof (006. Anfwer t^ 
 
 .the Prefacc,^.«o. - .^ 
 
 Qu. H»w mMj d m4M be raifidf this teve ? 
 
 Anfw. ilSptpeconfioeratwnof <I5o0a moCt infinite gaB- 
 nel&tottS} aitbouc obin almo/t inSnits bitckeuicOe asatnS 
 ^fm 7 A$>t)d0 Spirit cooprrating toitt) usi, magraiTe tue to a 
 
 iCUe, (tn«rC9ttO acojDtalUotjeofC'Op. in the fame pages. 
 
 Qu. fFhtrein doth this i»fi»it€ goodrteffe efGod mMtfcft k- 
 felfe? • - 
 
 Anfw. 1 . 3Itt crcattiiB us of notI|(ng.2 Sn treaftaff u?{aftec 
 |)t£i obn image, j. ^n creating all tijn^s fn our tifeaRO be- 
 nefit. 4. in ffreamtngdoUinel^isfat^iirs on u$ elb^rp mo- 
 tnentoroucUtjes. s.^inOeQgningitjei, if wc ferve4iinq,to infi= 
 nUean&etemaUbaivtnefle. 6. |nreD&intngustbitbt^ep}e< 
 ttotu: h\sm of ()ts aeloteo jg^onne 7. ^p l^is patience tsy- 
 - iBacDjEUsinejrpKttngouccont^er&cn. 8. inUnmng^aUaring, 
 leaoingf anti bp alt meanes (iDDtcl^ j^i^stoirbom^ catiruggtS 
 unto||tiii,ais>man8itatNc« 10 capable of) bjaunoi ttiem tore* 
 lientance ano faAbctien. . , . . 
 
 I havepicked out the marrow ofhii notions the beft Dlviiu- 
 ty hi* works afford, but oblervc. i. Weare(laithhe) defign- 
 ed to etcrnaM Happinefle ifwtfcrve.^odli .which is p^k&Por 
 pery, ftiaU liay.orSociniflnifine? hercisjacondijtionall dc-^ 
 cree, and the condition is works. 2. Godp)^^6^s ourconver- 
 licai.I thought he had etfedied our convetfiotj; if God ftay ' till 
 wc will turne off ourfelves or cotpetate with, hit Spirit iv the 
 .firfidB if tur comrerfiotii we (hall nevcrbe converted. Sure I - 
 aro, this Imf^cite feith grounded on urtfindifiedreafon, aqd 
 feUibJc traditaonj will rather refijf ^thcn cooperdte with.theholy 
 Spirit. TheScripturetcls us thiatwedo never love God in good 
 carnett till wc doe bdeeve Gods love to ns : compare the 1 6- 
 aod i 9. verfes ofthe i Idhii 4. Andfeithis not wrought in hs 
 by aurc»9peratip» with the Spirit, but by jth« Almighty power of 
 God who quickens u$ whonq he finas dead in trelpaffes and 
 finnesuritoa lively ftiih ; as is evident ip the tyvo fall; chapters 
 ofthe EpilWe to the ff^f/Jawjp. ^ ' 
 
 Qu,. /f it pejiibltfiirji mantbMlivct dnddie* <c Papiji t» ie 
 fnved? 
 
 Anfw 
 
out of Mr ChiWiagwot^^frorks. 
 
 .Anr4-^e?t»erpp(ifeblew!f|ietuBseniejtt of i^after Chilr 
 iingwottb.. if, Becaufe the Papift&;do not erce iD'Eun4aroen- 
 ta},s,chap. ^.SeB. ^6-pag.\i^^. For the only and main rea- 
 fon f feith he) why we beleeve you not t© erre in Fundamen- 
 tals is your holding the Do(9rine of Faith in Chriftand Re- 
 .pentan<;e.' The Tvorfifort of Papifts who have means to find 
 ihe Truth, b^t will not ,diq tl;iem, may belavedif they die 
 .with a generall repentance for all their finnes knowne and un- 
 lnov\ne, becaufe the Truths vvhich they hold of Faith in 
 .Chrift,and repentance are as it were an Antidote againft dieir 
 crrours, and their negligence infeel^ing the truth. Efpecially, 
 feeiiig by confefjion of both fides we agree in much more then 
 is Jimpfy andindifpenfably neceflaiy to falvatiQn,i^A/j;». ?. SeB. 
 1 3. pa£. 13^. And truly I doe beleeve if the worft of Papifls, 
 andtheworli of Pioteftaits did agree in fewer things then 
 ifheydoe^ there would be more hope of thelalvationof Pa- 
 piifts. ,.. 
 
 Qu. what u the hefi rvay to hring fafijis and Pr'otefiants fnto 
 t»e communion ? 
 
 Ann ITlje framing anUpjopoCiigof aJltWfSpfefjJcD bot^ 
 
 fip0S IjOl&latoftlH.P.i 33- This was perchance the great Urata- 
 gemjitnedatin theframingofthatLiturgy which wasfent m' 
 
 toScotldndiaxid this isapointwhich defervesthe confideranon 
 
 of the pretended Parliament or Affejnbly at Oxfird^ 
 
 0^. Is the Spirit ahfilHtelj promijed to the fuccefsian ef Bi- 
 
 AniWr ■^f •• for many of themhave beene notonoufly and 
 eorifeflediy wicked men, men of theworld: whereas this Spi-' 
 rit is the Spirit of truth.whom the world cannot receive, be-^ 
 cauferhe feeth him not, neither knowes him, p- 14^5, i^?- 
 whether this be not as true of Ibme Popifli Prelats in £«- 
 glftndizs of the Bifjhops of ^e«»r,let the learned determine, 
 
 Qu. IVhMifaChurchntatntatne an errour centrnry to (jads 
 RevthittB»k»ovoHebj that Church te ie a divine Revelation I 
 
 Anf. Cljcc&urcliftatBotl) (oie no longer ac(jurtfj. p. 
 
 137. 
 
 Qni. Dith not M4iter Chillingwonh fometmts comradiii 
 
 ri.: J H him- 
 
A propbane CatechifmeyCoUeBed 
 
 htrnfelfe^andeaUthe Rmtan Cbarch the Cathalt^»e ghnrehi 
 
 A*ip. Me feemesto do fo, f i ?2.. His W9rds.are thefei 
 fsatte telffitjie tlje catljoUqne c^tirt]^ cannot .per(l6,pef t^t ffte 
 waw, fiiDDtocrie tnpemtBinotJfuoDawentallj anoti)atl^ja= 
 teftans ioerc sWigeoto fojfafee tljete efwisofi^i: Cf>urcfa,as 
 ihcy did, tijeugli not ti)e Ctjurct) fbj t()0 crrours, for that they 
 didnot, batMnimi!£ij(fctIlmeQtber0oftIjeC^)t>ix&. Obfeive 
 that the queftipin isabout forfaking the Church of Rome , and 
 he" talkes of the Catholique Church- i» The Catholique 
 Church did not erre with the^o»«« ; the Greek Church did 
 Ibrfaketheerroursof thejR(j«i«». 2. Thole Proteftants who 
 did'proteftagainfl: the Church of Xoa*?, were a t'onfidetabl^ 
 part of the Catholique Church. 5. Thoie.Proteftaitsfdid 
 not continue members of the Roman Church.but did renounce 
 her commuxiion, becaufe of her errours. 4. His dittindtion 
 which foUowes betweene the Catholique and Roman Church 
 makes his former bbfer rations non-fence at leaft. - y : He-'faitK 
 they feparated from the Roman Church only in thijngs which 
 
 ihey conceived fuperftitious or impious — — aiid (he farth) 
 
 phey were obliged to doe this under painc of damnation. Not 
 (faith he) as if it were damnable to hold anerrour not damna- 
 ble,p, 152. Did thofe Proteftants rightly conceive thepradi- 
 fes of Rome to be fuperftitious and impiouSi or did they not ? if 
 they did conceive aright, then fuperftioji and impiety are in 
 lAa'A&tChiHingworths judgement not damnable j if they did 
 conceive amiffe, why doth MzRei: ChiSingw^nh juftifie our 
 feparationfrom,theChurch of-ff«i!iw? Sure Mafter ChilUng- 
 fverth was no fit man to maintaine thecommbu caufe" of Pro- 
 teftants againftPapifts. ... 
 
 Qu. LMay not a mm bee damned by otamaining erreurs 
 nvhich are Mot in themfelves damnable? 
 
 AnH f 60, tjecatifc it is batrmable outioatWp topjofcffe ano 
 matntame, am mm totft o^crs in t^« pjacttfeof t^af lobidi 
 intoaroip toe do not l)oIo : fci tftis is { as he con feffes) oamna* 
 \M Dtffittiulatton ano ^ppocrifte, p. 1 32. Men may do well to 
 take notice, that Mr CMingwonh doth account foitnething 
 damnable; and I iiotethis the rather at this time,becaufe 
 
 mea 
 
out Of Mr GniUing«nrorths«'w/&j, 
 
 men are foapt to profeffe one chingih onepkce, and another 
 thing in^nother in thefe dayfes- of liberty, and to joyne with 
 others in the pra^ife of that which they inwardly diUiJsc. Yet 
 Mr ChiUimvporth faith, that if in him alone there fhould have 
 met a confEence of all theerrours which all the Proteftants 
 in the world have fell into out of humane frailty, he would not 
 be fo much afraid of them all, as to ask pardon for them, be- 
 caufe to ask pardon for them, were to imply, that God is angry 
 for them, Anfw. to the Preface p.i p. 
 
 : Qji. May a mangoe conflantlj to Majfe, andhfavtd? 
 
 . Anf» ^JiSi if 6« ;b^ DetJOUt at it (for that ht: mcanes hy a. 
 
 cotily Lay-man ).if ^tbeettronglpperrioaDedtlbaftttjereis m 
 tmptet^ m rupecftttion in Cde nfe ot t^e Jiatine Tertiice, Anfw. 
 to the Preface p.9. feft.7. It Teems there is no fault in the 
 MafTe, but thatit isin Latine. 
 
 Qu. what frefitmight begainedhy the Majfe-hoekjfttwere 
 in Eftgiijk ? 
 
 ' Anf. ^n$ detioticn , intttuttion, tU&t&tim, falbattsn, 
 
 in the place forecited. Was not this a f^out Champion, chofew 
 by Cgnterbury onpurpole, not to confute, hathardenVz^^&s, 
 »nd fedftce Proteftants, 
 
 Qu. fVhat are the caufes eferrour f 
 
 e. d[\ iiegligence in Tettting truf^, uniDtllingnelle to fino tf, 
 vji^e, 0bfiirtacH) a poUtiiiue fiefire ^at t^at Msligton I^ohId i» 
 mt,w^i6> rutes belt loit^ mv enbs* feare d{ mene ill optnten^ 
 oj an^ ot^cr iaoiiU^Ume 02 \»oMv^afe, t^efe fetieh tetrag 
 mtn roj am tseve men, in Damnable cttours, p. 1 5 8 • It is oqe 
 of the moft honeft paffagesin his book. Brethren let us beware 
 of thefe motives. 
 
 Q^. what kiide of ptati wot Knotf 
 
 Anf. ;^ne t^at irent about topclube bt^^i^ingjanocctm^ 
 trc?U)it&ftranBecaptiiw»; Sure Mr C htUtitgwerti) sindhec 
 were IxJth of a make, read 117. 
 
 Qu; HowmayaKiKgHfurfMjbAbfilnteLereifiifandTj. 
 rtau^ over any feoflei 
 
 Anf l^e mxi notFtttlitmfelfto l^trflNbleanem'flftcnltp ot 
 V, -I H a abjogatwu 
 
Afrofhane Catechiftne^eoBeded 
 
 ffbjogatittgiLaiueSjttiatetamaiittaine tommon Mhtttv; fon 
 ^c map fruftrate ttieiir intent, and compaffe W oUm De%t} aa 
 treil, tf b£ can get t^e poiuer aiio auti^it^ to mtecpjet ttietn 
 {>£ &« pleare0] ano to aDDe to t^em U)t)at Uc pleafi^fi, ano to jdatig 
 yig tnterpjet^tions atto aDDtttoniS VUm ftotatoes ; tf b« can 
 rule ijtfii peo le bp Us Jiatos, ano l^ts JLatns bp fjfe iLaiopers, 
 p. 5 1 . cap. 2 . I think our ludges followed his diredtious iifi the 
 point of Ship-money. 
 
 Qu. what tveafons efr^xrfare maf be jufily called carnall ? 
 
 Auf. ^alTacces, CrearonB? pecfecutioitjF? ano tnatoo^D 
 alltncaneseitljcrijtoientojfraMDutent.p. 52. God grant that 
 the /r//i& forces which land daily, doe not make as as well ac- 
 quainted with thiswarfare in England, as they arein/re/<«««i. 
 
 Qu. Pvhatthediericedoe weoweto the lawes akd judgemenu 
 ofQeuru ? 
 
 Anfvv. ^ne% ejctemall obeOtence, not intcmallappjoba- 
 tion. p.p7. 
 
 Qh. // / dtfapprove the judgement of aiy Conrt, am I bound 
 to eomeale my tmne judgement f 
 
 Anf. i5o,3 map latDfuUppjofeDfemp fnagemcnt, mtttt- 
 Vitfent mp reaTons to t^c Mm o^Camtnon^tDealf^ in a ^ac-> 
 Itaotcntjas ^tr Thomas Moore &ia ioit^oat commttfmg anp 
 fault,p.5»7Why then are menfomuch blam'dfor prpfefling their 
 judgement againft Ibme things which feeme to be eftabliflied 
 byLawjand reprefenting their reafons to the Parliament? and 
 why did not Mzttei ChilJingi^orth yeeld exteraall dxdience 
 t6 the Commcxi-wealthof£«g'/4wiin this Parliament? for 
 who can deny that the Gommon-wealth of England is alfem- 
 bledinthis Parliament? 
 
 Qu. May notaCpurtwhieh pretends not to be iiffalliblei be 
 cer'tAtri enough that they judge aright? 
 
 "Anfw. fCiSjOur 3|HDge« arc not infallible in tl^sir iuDgfe 
 menfs, pet arc fte? cettatne fenongl> ftattftep iuDjic aright, 
 anpf^ 9m P^oc&o accotdtng to m etjtoence t^attagttien, 
 loiien tlie^ condenme a t^tefe 02 a murt^er«r to ^ 0atto&ie0» 
 
 Now 
 
mt 0/ Mr Chillingworths wjy/ff. 
 
 Now Reader judge Matter Chillmpvorths workej , my 
 proceedings, and this Treatife according to the evidence given: 
 and thinke an implicite faith in thine owne reafbn altnoft as 
 bad as implicite faith in the Church or Pope of Rome, 
 
 I condude all as Do6lor Fer» concludes his laft bcoJce. 
 The God of Power and Wifdome caft out all Counfels , 
 and defeat all Defignes that are againft the reftoring of our 
 Peace, and the continuance of the true Reformed Religion. 
 Amea. 
 
 Sol* Det glorui. 
 
 FINIS.