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 Hen I heard afymr {icknefl‘e,,(thcmgh c_cm{i&¢-rt-»%
  ingvthe wofufl mifsziemf the timesl’ is» um»
 ally "rather comgmmlatc Witiz mm their  -
    pineflé, Wham God fcemes ta favazumb much
:gstoca1lto~himfe1fc, and to hisowne mm from baing ;fiO€€fiT&€0§$ 01‘
}a&ors or fuflI:rcrs;in theft calamities “wherein this Kixagmmeis in»
A difierent appm»
henfion of your ftatefi from that ef other ordinary fick men, that I
thinke you will not wonder, if all the Kings Subjcfis, who wifih
good fucceflé unto His Majefiie in this warm, cannot impute yam

    

God upon yam, for havinghad fo flrong an influcnccupon the mine
lefthis Kingdom and Church. Po1:,Sir,is it not apparent, thamamang
others your cnuinent: giftsof preaching have been made ufe of for the.
I{indling;ofthQfe.fiaAme$ offlebcllionand civ1l War, and mnfc uncE1ri,-

{Ha.n%b&1m;1dflied*? Have not you Withall the earnefizneffe; and (as you A

gcall it) ezeale imaginable, perfwaded your Heaters to a liberall contriv-

buticn flit the mxiptainipg cf'thispnmatur3fl war 5’ Have not you Fo_r-

fakan ybu_If GW11c_hazjge¢4to accomfvagnyaanci Pcrengthcn the General} of

géc3uJ:’;1’ir H 3y‘ in his rqfoluticn and attempts, againfime jufit pa war aw.
Eifa efhis and j*€5ur /fncrjizred Swemignc .9 D063 not the whole King-=

 domimpute 31s1mo4‘i1%a11the difirafiiem and combufiions therein, as

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the contrivances ofthofe perfons,who fet you on work? Let your own
coofeience be your own judge in this matter, and it will tell you that
if all theft new defignes thould {ueceed to your with, if there Gaoulai
happen a change in government, either of Ktngéom or Church, you

' . would thinke your {elves wrong’;if you fhould be %defmud?ed efibau

ing acknowledged very efiefituall initruments in that eimoge. Thefe
things therefore being to, you cannot accufe of unchetttablenes thofe
who think thefe defignes not only unjuft but ruinous both to }uftice
and Re1igion,A if they attribute it t Gods mercy to them, and van»
geance on you, ifhe take out oF the world fuch a fire»-bratizd as you are.

Sit, whether your fickneffe be, unto death or no, I know not, I um
{um thofe finnes (without unufu-all and ‘miraculous mercy) will
prove finnes unto death in all thofe that are A gttjlty of t_hem,,ttt ant!
die without repentance and amendment, and;AAfat1sfMe§tiontt_tto Gds

Chuchtor thefcandall of them. A And upon thi's+f3gruhé I he>§Wt,t~un~t
worthy foe-vet yet by m y ptofefi‘ion being one of your brethren and 
companionsin the mittiitry of the Got“ pell, thought it my duty to be.‘ A

fcech you in the bowells of Chti1‘tAAtto_tAakeaA{ur’vey of your ptjefentd
cooettion, Wt-eh other eyes then heretofotegtil doubt, you have done ;

e And to take it patiently from my thouglfd {Ranger to your perfomf

I eflet yottfiome jhints, A which yrou-rt owne better underfitandiog will
make ufe of for a more olxaét difeeeni~ngA apptehenfiot: and iudgement

oftghe Anatutetoftlais bufineffegnow to be decided  the fwor&-A*£':§tié**fiiT¢ht ”

though it A prevaile to your ownAe _, yet it isnot the fworcl em»
étory will juititfie you before Gods Ttibunallfiemembetj Sir,jit is note

Clo/E“ Committee peek’: together ofyom Aowne frinds or fafcion, that

mjnft ~AdetetimineA tthecaufevobetweene God and you, neither are they

o my A new imwtmd tfizndazmmtall ~L.me.s of Kingdome or Nature

that areto be your role, ‘but onelythe Lawes of the ANm Cavcmtmg
And from them it is that I intend to fuggeit unto tyoure thoughts, ata-

V Aguments whichl eefite you impartially to examine, to the end that

Atop,p ofe Sifltlf ?e?ii1enotaffu1no£'ueh finfallibility.» A judgemgfgt to

when youappeare before the throne of A C;hriB:“ youfi-tay beablo to! jun
fiifie your fe1fe,eitherAthaeyou‘have'Ft11fifled your duty; or if youhavte

failed therein,‘ yet otelezfi that youhave f'a”i;l'5Tdafftct%:ttteiat'onable god ,

prudent ettetttinatiotltby that Ru;_lc*%..o A At

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your owne pcrfbn or pa;;rty,a-s. to thinka that the wright is {o unqhueftion-~

V ably on your fide, that nothing can be objefled againft: you that de-.-

ferves to be confldered; fiance at leafl: an equall part cf the ibefi judge»

jments inthe King-gdeme, andmo&1;ear_md p:erfonsVin tI1e%Ch.m’.ch, am
% ‘ygu;-A adver{ari¢sA in this caufe 3 And; ( whimh oughtfm be ofgreatma»

ment‘ with you) fincg a fhrxfie gr¢;1ater.-number ef the Membermf .bK;>fla
Heufes (though pe_=:haps tho;ro;ugh negligence 621; Page not now fitting
in weftmin{ter,) do ~prote£?c agaiz‘I.f;’c~, thcfe pt20cced1:1gs. Let itbut be

A granted, thatafl,€}10fe*W~hiCh:0p¢p_§)rf§i you‘hm,re fame feeming pgrcb2r.‘bi~

Ligykon chef; fidc 5 andthen%I,am.%fi11:@yApu.’wi11judga ittmeceflary efpe»

gcially for 3, ayjng pe«rf0n,  (if thatjbfé your pref:-nr‘can%diticm,) to be fl1--

fpicious of him1é3fe,a11d% $0 .h€aifk W ‘*0 all obj¢<5?ri\onS,.andV:.to ufe a1lpru-
;1i¢m _mcAangs for fettling of his‘ g:Q%Anfcienccbefortzhe depart out of the
wc;n‘1d_. ' If Y 0l1.1_cmk.e upofl thi;A$: am;e(;a nd fmeljr ygmr xnisixafeé Wm gm‘:
be f§_bufieeth‘¢r;W4y 3.3.5:1"‘fhW“...f@1E3§§i113€S )r.£>u Wifl»1okc%upant:his war).

 the rcfult pfyour late-twee-yeareser~fcrm‘bns,thc: eff:-25}: of ail thofe”pub..-

1i fh_ed lying Pamphlets, A and diVfcourfes offorged iconfpiracies, team

j % and jca1oufies,,‘(noW {<1 cQn.fe£T.e<iL‘y groundlcm-’,‘&% that theyare bccamc a

Proverb:-“: of vanity) it cannot be zwaided but ycgu will havc%11oW-anal
than fomeaccufing thought-5 EXETWEE éthersz they W111 not be aka»
gethgr; exgufing er j;;fl1fyT1ng._ 1. gar-3.57 you gm‘: me: leave to marfllall

A jg: ot,d€r befcarc ygur _¢ye 3 4:fc;rta1r1e accufing thoughts, and put it ta Hm

3;-yall qf y9ur§awz3- he,ax'i% vgigetizssr they doewithmy ‘force 0rAju£’cic¢
gccufc-3 ymu, I aaflhre y0,M~I‘VU~111»£.&k€*':u:j3fl me Im Further than no accufe

you, %fo1:_i;;i;s, Gbd dimly mufibe ysaur judge, and} befeech‘ him :9

prcjpare you fol‘ that judgement, and%~ to perfofme it with all poffible
g1caaency:amd~m¢rcy- -‘ .   .4  V %  »   
Yam havAe%at1[aR Sm&bta1necl%one4endof ail your endeavours, your

j watchings and faftings and prayers and Sermons! 5 yoziifcc t:1wfe~is at

~1eng!:l1 in warm inflameing the whole A Kingome, you have obtained
that ithe put :9 the tryall offire and fword,whet~her God will {*0 blgffe
bpth theyfaas by their meanes m purge this Kingdmme and Church of
the: ffainaesj, which you fupjwfe air:  them ‘both, A and V fetup that pre#

; tended ‘Sceptar (sf Chriflsflingdbme, the ..Pre.té}te-ry orilmdependmcy .2 A

.(We know nnt%yetAwhe~thz-‘:ris defigwd.)  A h
A _NmvAinF£hi:§ Warts now r.aifed,I fl1§1A principally confider the candy»

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““fifi«L‘i§l§‘ifiT7@f75€fi€'€?.§ €fié§&§§, th?%eh:fe%ra!ife%‘fm~ch Afticiesi of aécu Fat§7~
-on, r“asI*?mui’c‘9n<:e&€3 Afeare yet: cannmchufe but anfwer guilty unto

t%hen1wl.:-mha ba—*rre»%ofconfci€E1ce. Amid thelbl will wnfider, with an

intmifiofl not fa much to *i:;n‘:erpofe npinéowne judgerm:-mt concern»

irrg the1ega3.ity.oVE the;1z,:i7‘aé§ éi‘eiiro”us=m {1r1eV.f%t1~mt ym; , as a Preacher
“0§“fi'1éi Gofipefi, Vo%ught mt £0 to‘ have isifefrzfisd your felfe in themf

WI ‘ 1.; Theparties oppofd andin collifion. againfi one anothcrinthis
warre are; an the our: fide the Ifixgx Majcfiy ‘affified by the moi};

minfiderable part ofthe N 05515;} mid Gentr} and Cammam, and an the A

Clergy thatare indeed khg tmeflrsgli/5 Praraflmrt Clergy ; and on the
mixer Me, ‘No King (near fo much as an ufurping pretendeé King) but
weal}, S:4éjc&.:',. (aira fuch. as might to be fuch; and have often fwmme
they W131 be fixch) and among them, the only forward erions are Sea

;£}m~£.:-3, fuch as abhorré the veil ablifhed Dofirine and Dxfcipfine <;>f‘oAu“r f

Churclwjas appeaires in that ;wherefoevé1: man that _LA1-my ‘ccmesg

there is all the vié1ence_2.ndV defp ight imaginab16e‘ exercifed againft the M
Leiturgyiand Ce.remen1es”oFthc: }VCh;urch,a%nel performs of Church-.men;%
Witilfiflé Canterbury, Warc':fler, Wanckq,/fer, Sm’:':6t1r},*¢7and the mher

_day,Lmméefl:.. :, .   M ‘ % 4  . ~ » M - V

 And herein I accufe yeu firfl: (er rather, I defire you that ycpu mum
%%permi_t yeumwne thaughts to accufe you,. I doe not yak fay to con;-6
dernneyombut accuféj you) that you have forgotten or wilfully tram!‘-
gre{1?«:fid.the dutyofaminificr,of the Gofpell of Peace; in‘béi;1gFeré

ward to l«:inci!*%c a warts of What naturqor with what pretetices foe.-verL. L

Do you in the Gofpe11,Ma&e; 5. fléfifia/2, V» (which is your Cemmifw
(ion) find any ez1ccuragements,or whichis more, any command to F3»
ment Wane? Pram wbmcnzre Warrax, in general}, andfigbtin 1 oz-—
“$3933-,yaa¢ A?‘ S."1amVe.r will anfwer, Come the] norj vém-:7  «PW é3‘.J‘owZv‘i« v,fifiI’&
firam yozsr Zxg/1‘: w/air:/a w4m?'e__§_n jafitr Mcméar: 5‘ Chrifi our Maflrer in-4
,dV‘ecdfzyes.that he came :ofi=}mlfire andfibefmara’ upon five EArfiJ,fl‘s€W«¥
-ing,  not ;wh:zt he intended or Wcommaneicd,‘ but what, throlgghwthc?
Wlckfidmcfife a.m:% mali%%c€s0f' Satzm 31191  praphanc mcn_fWo£13;d‘be4 :§ §;;6r§~‘-
fr:-quem; pfthe :pr¢aching~.*;o£  Gofpéll;  even we ~GafJpe-11 Awhich is
nQtw,i.thfiandVix1g%the Gofpffill of meek€nd_Te,’AanVd patience, and charity;
win. that flat enemies; tfimreofwauld axpreflb all pofiiblc fury and rage

a<ga»%'2x1i3:jc'.~~% Par that fire (asgppearcsin the text) is the mpgyuwef‘ %

P%??fif€Iév§5#t$:“1, Evher§§v§th% Chrifi himfclia andAAh.i:zAft>l11c: wm were mm "

éaptsiud,

«égprjzed,  awairiwa wisercin ~:*he? and 3th egmvénti t~o=n?e“i }?i'3:it‘17&*n’~t4:.«? mmg;r?:iz1_;.-ii

zvmt”ag“énitS he came not topaz the ifigvoird into the izazjidsibutijnm iii:
hmvcls of his own fervzmts. You Rand therefore acicukd for be.:n§:;
arftiive your fclfe, and enconzraging other Chriibanste be aéiive ‘and
invaders inthir warm, for being a 1n0fi"iunchrii%;ia11 Baptizer of Ch:"i-;
iiiiaxfiswvitihithifi fire»  ‘ 4        4 A w. A   A A.  1  
Bu; f;:condly, ~the*a.ccufatian zzgainfiiyou for .bei.nga £o4e‘rit@r cf
gggzguxrc-, in S:¢&jer?: againfi their lawful! Prime-, admoiwlrsdged fox:
ifuch bath by you and them, is fam: more hmvy and preflizug: .{ 
i{r;o,W you 11 arm pfett y _difii:3c"rior:.s Whercbxy you *¢:anMgain‘ea,;.vp1aufe_oi.'3
}£m1f:i“ ir:ar§e:is:;b§éi 4313.? idi.ir2g:ith€iaK iizg immi C barlefir 5£:W:t,andiid¢jFendimg
rm: _;:>nfg': by miurthcriziagthe other ; but remember new it is God 8: your
o.w;1‘i %C_c>.;nfcicn:c<: beflipre whom Iaccufe you, L whd will prove judges

't;Qoacunning tozfifuch £diitin€tions.) For ii.iGeidsiifake th:::*::‘forcA1ay your.

" h{a‘n§:l  your hc:art;_.,i  and 3.31»:-3 yeur .€:)*wx1 foukiwhait prcrt mice at ‘<2x"-“-
 cL1i'eica.n»be fi;)UI}df(J~f‘ t:'his“i11 any law,e”ither '()'f'ith6 KingdomeiofiE1uget
113;,--11d,  gr; Heaven. i Is were any one wordA‘either inithzir Common 0:
;S;;a._§tu;1;g: Law, wiihiichg.1l0WeS ainErxgl:i7i1 Subjcéi Vvith.iArn1e$%i13iha11d

gig reiifirtiie King in. pie,rfam;;Is I26 um:f"i‘m:i.eed, ,‘,ia3l§dw3-.$,,=}’7.C-31:1 have ofncxa

A 17WQr;:a”e; go ._ac,~}<mw1c;dgcihim;iii;i the fi¢p’ream£ iz7r1a2z_unc*b;ini his ‘: domini:  
om Egdocs not ail exercife of coercion and power from al1;_=fCourtis if-: V

iimby His writ '9 Have not A an iuiiordinate ;%Ma;gi[i:ratesi-A tzheir. power
fi_omihim,”¢ and thsrefore: are they notwith refpcfitok 111e¢re ptiw
~:s/are pe1'ifans?Do the two Houiéa ofParliflmcntithicm‘fé1¥€$vi'iri:alltheilt

A gddrefl‘¢s,pet'itions 78cc. unto His Maje&y—a(f.1me,any ~:o2‘thierit;it1eunfio
fi,‘;e111f;}.V;CS both fewrraily and joyntly, but onely Téwr Majefiiax mfifl
iffimélé tfiidffiit/9f”/1SWjct?x .? Thai}: thingsbcingi fo,&' you knowing
;tEza1mtq.beeifo,I bésfeefzh youinextifr;:ar,c%h diligently the-: GQ{Q1i1j,« A :3: firj.;dc
but oxjeiiiclaufe where youaarcé a1lowcci,<:»r’wihere the ieaii im§aiciozi,i;niay

begivcri you that you znayhope that you may in any cafe beMallow§éTd‘£a i

diipcnce W1th:thiS your duty to His ilxriajeflsy ;“ and I will cmniefie that

i yeu and your friends only have ihewed yeurielives igcmd Subjtfiis; and
good i%Chri{%ians,ii and that all we who prayior m';n'a:;d :'%V1i.fl1 ihiimvia
«fiery in th:isA wam'e;,iaa:+: Traitors tea hixim. mid A.g9ofi,ates fr£~>m.‘Chri;Ft*ia«
:zfsii:_v.i,B:.v; no fuch thing appearizzgfis you 2500 wvrrli i<.no‘Wg* (for Ibwiilh

‘_ forjyour .ow;ne fa1«:é% that it were but iignoramze, A that has mad-c you fa
Zj’i<i’-‘$3-i"‘i3$  ‘i3*‘3C?~L1f?«;€.aiS_3’0%—1; §:13~Vi€,ibCCI1i): 1w.vc:m j;.c:—urcadior bat think

i z,1pon'Vthe beginning of theizg Chap. ta»; this :Ro_m.Witi1oL1tihorrour,

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eincifeérett wifhesfi that S. Pdxiihag l)tad ne ink: to Write Words, that
will grove fa Fatallagainit you? Is that Chapter, Mafter Marfbaé’, a
part of that Covenant by which you mutt be judged at the Mt day 3
And can youhope to appeare with any confidence when that iChap-»
tet {hall be tehargd.tupon.you?Ccmfidet: Sir,Erom whom has theliingf
"His power? is it not from God? Does not 8. Pam! fay expteflely, be is
the Miwzfler of God, His Vice»-gerent ta excrcife fame A&s,t which
mt theconfent bf all the menin the World have rightto invefi him
with ?I~’m~ 194- (mm: tbc‘fwom',that is,the power eflifeand dc-:-ath.Has

any manpower _over his owttelife, to relinquifh it at his pleafure? Q

And it being furs he hath may can he communicate to anothet the
difpofiticm mfhié owne fife, (aver whichtno man but God onely, at
they to whom God delegates his power have Authority?) no certain-we
1y,I\/gaffer ":7/Iarjl-all, tfI'l:iewtV:3.1 ma power (at leafcno fuch power) 6»: J
G’aa’,tIae power: that sire, are ardainedaf Gad. Info!-nueh that you Wili
mt find any example of C apitall punilhments in“ the world extrciftfl
by tany,ti11 God gave that power to fnan, Whichto my underflanding
he! fitit g2.ve,andthen mielyin the cafe of murder, to NM/9 (Get-1.9. 4,

5,6. ) {(5 thattbt:-fare. it was under a dire. punifiament forbidden! to kill A A

even; that mutderaus‘Wreth‘ ‘Cain Whimfclfe. The people then, tfietxglz
tEiey1t*hc6fe‘the petfan at their King t (which quef;’cionf1efTe they did by

direétioxi fmmfind at the firfi) yet mt they but God only gives him T
this fupercminent .“povv;er over 115161» and almt1a;1z;zth regard wheteta ,

dmtbtlefle h‘e:ca5t1’s‘?Kittgs man flxpteame Gmvernoursfiipeciafly .E!a—
I2£m;andfaith;B_y we-Kgagx t{zz:'g¢ze;né!mfae«m.~r tiamfaw, tmhes. Paul,
9'5/§fi&tk,refiflet/3 theflt-d£msa}:e af Gm’, mzdtiaa} that refifi, flmilwceigw
to t/bemfélzifiw damnwziw. Thefe vgifl ptme fad Words Matter fdarfiafl

t a dying man, that is guiity   fuhigit» mature refitted, and  
taught otherstm ém fa, tam Efpeezamy eemfidetangwg that tttefeprecepts ~

tfadedience were b_yS. tPmw‘ tm.:t.t: €3tttii?:iam69 % ata time when
the world Vlw‘ ‘gcvettnee by i”:;zch§ ptkszttitiggtfottfi "£‘yté.mtt;. as no -Hiflcory
anenti@ns‘tthe‘}1:iite ‘befate mt  ttaetm; 33 if {Bod zlmentiecl
zhexebym» mt Hail itnagiawfiie piretetizees tat: %&ifocEediei"3ee fat‘ «etsretm 9

 Had matthe” jewtzt teguseat Civiii Wivifiedges at Weeg gtatnteé by
God”'himfe§fe?t1tadnwt they a;eemma'.t1d mt tafit wflwmgt:- wwmrmfi
yet when 3. {hanger had violently t3’{i§Ypfi(§€h§S' powerfldee snot Qhtwt
wmman.d’usta give‘ W Cdefar rims; 2:.»-t;%é>m*a={as,tiTagnec3.: mittw '€%.?1@dgmeE'3§_
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xipemfc wuzhyou, thinke you ?W£‘*id Sa1nt%mI’m2z' fay, yea rsmfi ;m>‘A:.!: Ava:

:_A.SA‘;:£vj.éé1" mt“ am; for “sWA.I.zz3§2 lfzet C aizgfiimce fake, .cl3'4.’1 AXWQ,-QA2.sr*a«::%* rgfi,/53:5

reccizvmé t0AI53A?fl3/(’lf;°AD42?1f2fi?5afl? and were not the perform 2.ga.inFc
whom refifcszncc ».§;asz1uzé.¢ftri:°t1y forbidden, (‘aZi%q:¢/%a,%AorA CZ.m=d:‘m,o:
.2-\?e~;»%o2:pcrfons,c:1a;%a,bhorz'd, and as faras the who1c%p[ow€r o;£i‘1nai2A;:. A
kindtziuid prévaiic_,-fifiticavoured to défiroy CI‘irif’cianity it fe1fc:?And?
.€.3.{1f3At1ing a nexvADifcip1iac, or rooting out fomefpcculative errors,
a_.How you to rerfzfi :1 good Chriflzian Protcfiant Prixme? So truea 1>.%«:oa%

 tcfhnt according to the efiablimed R.c1_igionA 0fAAE;gg7!a:1d’, thati AamA

pe:£waded%%;1c li:g3.thAfca4rcCoz1c Efittiéjéél rzgorei h_eAarty andclzc;}.~10us, a:'id
confian: mu: , and more ready to {amfice H15 hfc for u: ,3tI1en Him-«
fclfé. AA A A A V

But youlmvc been taught of late, and havctaxxght others to fay, that Qéiem

  His .M;A3j°;~fiy is_bound§3ypi‘orpifeA Aaz1Ac'1ve>ath: to fixch and fucI1things,aA:f;d.
with them promiies ’rece1vcd ms  Cro'wnc,»_%wmch is forfcitcd when

thefe promifits are broken. V ¢ A A %
ADoyouindcAedt11iz=;Ak Sir, that any of your maflccrs bclcevc them» say. "'

felvtsr, whcmthey;11akefucAhiobi;p‘tiens? was not His l\/1:1 jcfizyaxing
invtfied wiizh his full pewcr beibrehe made tl1ef::A'promif{:s at his ‘Cd.
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£;1Iegeance«wheAnheAfails in any of the e promifesg? It: will be anfwei‘
table toflod fgpr iAAnj;%?fiice and pcr'f:.11‘y if Ht? break his promifes; »am
that wAAi”I’i be punmjznent fi.2fficientA,% W,iAt:hout %}'our- End em/ou1's to de...
throne him,and tzikt away hislife. The King of Englnfid, all the world

kn'mvs, is not a Duke of Braém, or Ki-ng%Ofe)fA7f}'Ag0m,tI1at réccixrcs
his C1‘oW*11conditiona§nly,with po\»vc1*ofArevocationwhen the corndi;-A A
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ligiam gfthis Kingdom in the pa rity Izherctaf.  I 1:. may ~b.c,;s?cm 
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vezr tom-Le anyloathes of allegiance; neither can“ Il‘condJemnc fthsmi

  mm as“o11tf0“E"tl*1‘E.G0{‘p€"ll'§ who ‘would ‘rather deliver his p:1rf:~: »x1ne~i~l-
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fiilclncc to be —\7vVron%ga.‘**.d  ancl"i‘fit{ we me not lb; ‘" 5. PW! wouldl*=lnev‘c£'=

firmc1?ll»‘T%ru1y Sir, 1;a:‘n fo fzrrfe fmm Ih’mlkling;fc5, lth;i:=lr 

‘ lfgrele ‘£"ipo*11’bo:hl’§l1lc§;fc,_% (rxyotwizhfitandilngxtriennialllsmrlliaments) ye: '

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r>¢£r*f2'I?:2e.r'l'to“5el4;*c:f'wz;¢d‘ed,. l*zzia':;;Ai.Ih€:‘n g0 ”t0“IaW,   llwvonder Whajfizi

'Iext7yx:m could lma£:eellul£'cl“olf tollbringthls Within :1 Sermon:-bufin*e{F:l:o;

‘iiwlnlliwkfifiy and the lifié of ti1eirl“anoy 1-l1t;e‘d Kin ggfiyea and? tht foulcs 
“Both m;3);houlgh‘h¢ lhhid bin "a Tyralnffl‘Tl1is=w;1s<certaiLr1ly a great =faLi11;‘

 you S-ir_.,l and yofgtr lpaft}’;%;:§T'l‘1o%ugl’i thcrahad bctgnlnot only ratiorla 
ffnfgxmcng, ‘but tapp‘ajrcnjt' proofes l'thaa: Op p'r<3'.fH6'n land“Sl‘avéc‘ry wemv

flilreat'nc*ld*£*o this7Nation..w - You n:rightl.l1a%,w:{e  femntl ‘Texrcls in the 
pell, whesemffm fuglz cafés memioln4 was l'madc,‘jand advxfes gxvén for
&l‘1¢.pra€h‘ce ofccrtsun Chrilffan vertueslclalled meglyafle and patience,

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-zlifiéncei, mid acknowllcdging tbs; tbulr l*fi'nnes “have .'ld’€fC1‘VCd, L that fox

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whiexemgiohcrc isixh great; occafions. given for-§tho;e'—-ioxorciifo of %fuch

;“,»_~h_f.jfii&~n vcrmeé, and givenhy ‘perfons in whofe‘ hnocmcc and jug»
‘“‘f»§iice&'ouido xmuch confide: ,; azninot roaming and rxfingup in Arms 3%?”

gaini them, and rcvcngiizg o11rif+:‘iVeis of ‘our fuffét ringsi -upon the para;
ionm rights ofthofo vmom we werohom to live under,and to whom
we had taken fo mzmy oaths ofbmy anal Loyaityt. For mine own part
.-I aflhrc you Sir, if itfnouki pleafo God that you and your Msfhers
«£L*iou!d in the end Legaily become our Governours, either in civill or
~EcAci'Efiafi:icali mat:er's,h»:: as rigorous’-'i& aizifierc as you -p.1c:afc.I do pro:-

Vf!l1i.f€}"0LI in the prcfence of God (who knowsme though you do noty ‘
"and wiflipunifh me ifl lye,  that I will never exliormny man to re»

wage and oppofiziorx againfi you, never will :1 folicitc petitions to

i threaten you,.nor tumults toiadvifc you. If you H-mould command me:

to do things unIavvfulI,f or chjoyn me to fuhfcrihe to docfhrincs which

 thinko erroneous , I will not do thofe things , not profeflis fuch do»

éfrines , but however I will never i"~.’i'fifi3 you, -but either by flying from
you, or {offering as mcokly as~1I can the punifihrrxont and penalties thafi
youihalii inflifl: on me, and I do here ingagc my {elf to procure you as
many feiilow--patients as poflibly  can : tliefo things I take icave to
itevliyoou, upon {uppofition , what ‘all pretendefdfmiforics vwfrfsindfictli
apparezatiy commmgon us, and inovitéiblo, but orreiy by thcfe (to my

L mndorfiandimg) t1’I’ri£_’tV'u'f-‘uil1I1€aI‘!.$.

3; Butnow Sir, fimfc mo fuch t;hingappe»a:rcs prohahlc, or aolmoft poi;
iihle to any man that hath in him left one grainoof Chrifizian charitic ;

iEi;nce‘* whatfoevci‘ former preffircs we groaned under, as Ship~monoy, V

{ind is/Eotio-poioies, zironot’oneIy fo abfolutely takcnaaway, 3.S11Ofi3..fPh~:
«non carrremom of their rccixrnmg ( for which imiany -izhankes andocu
knowiliedgemczztsiare cfuc: a:nd:~wi1li he givcnto His Mzzjcfiie by ail

vgooci Silbjeéits, himw infcnfihic and lIf1ti‘1£lI‘!.i(if12'i’i1’€JEfVCI’ you refo‘1ive‘t:o,»

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ho) ioifiiiaie not onciy all theDeiinqt1;:ntsiin fuch cafes are offiircd itioithc:
triaii zmdpunfiiwmentwof the Law ( cxceptingionoiy thofc whom zliew
§ffim{‘.‘S.'0'f =unci~:aokfuineffo and imaiicc a.ga.inB: .th.::* King, have re n4daoi=od
giufiifiefi and innocent,” anci !.mfit\to* he: q1Ycfw‘.i_<1I$’£‘:d,f0~1;‘ all thxzi; r focmem
ix t‘ib<1*fi1¢$: :3f1€5,.c1s:to‘1*tfio;rxs) ihuti iikcrwifco c;ho;1fiofi icia=ri%1£fi: aflimnioos~i by
£‘.21o13'mozméipughiiqiuo protcfiations and oxfisi freely gigvm w-no hyfihig

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his repair unto thcHo%ufe of?“ Commons  and curfes on'his"ow'n Pct»
fon and his Children: Iiithof: Prota; figtions be not fincere, that fureiy
they that bclievenot his %E~«jaj%efiic (if there be any fizch, for I am confia.
dcntwmcfi ofchofe that fay they do not §3c:iicvc%hi.mL ,' do" blafpheme

thAeirownAfaiths,%% A and are anti-hy4po<.:.rites of infidelity they mvfizcon» ‘

feflé 3. renonancingw of c‘nr§£’c2an c.h:u'itie,~ W/9.2}:-b 5-.=~[i.evw all r/aingsg and.
they i‘£’i7..fl:‘Eh§.W1‘.s}{€3~§'1i5I‘=;"':.1?Ejaf?f.'»i<':‘ dr.Lfil;.'C1;!'.'C' of or:;2%nar}* pmebcznce , fince is
i'Svv&§Il»}Z33.f€i1t{h1it ‘::i1€£t£iS no poffinle“ w':2y for him le.ftto«Rcig;11in :’f'plr:;*:4
601.11“, o1"fo mad; as f2;.'i°"3.:‘—t§,* , Ui“21c{'¥: ht: 2317.116 good tiznfa: ps.'cm1ifi;s by
f'!.1ti1rc-i;1t§'iIi'-3:15‘, ( the g.rcatLPc-. and nzofc ccimfidcrabie part of cm:
{%:c~ng£?‘1 new about-i’nim, £oiiow'inig.hi:n , _%cnEefly‘uponthat a. 7.::':«mceg
and out of €I~;§:sc~a‘§€nC‘ , that zhc Lzzwcss of the Land, which they {'66
vém*ega1*dcd and 2mlizfi::dAby others, are either to be revived‘, and

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 execu-tszd by him, of n<2«£'ats.';1I1.J Sure Ixfiafiar /11’arfly.;zZZ, though‘

his; i§;7aj€fEie_bc a mighty; Prince, yet} may fay, it isbevcnd his‘ po'«.=.*w

4 £0 give us grczzter {€curi{y~of nxakingfirgglazeal the hapiaiefi Kingdome A

under the ':un.in his Co‘e'ernzmnt according to Law and ]u9t:ce,. thaxi

has héth3.1-FCl“..ny.'dC§fiC,}l1'11€fi;3_hé ihmfid daztmonrs %h§mfe1fe;,and girveup

his power‘a~md 1,:-‘ra3t%c:*4f’si<:»n of us , %11isEub§::Ets; from h%i%mfc~M‘é4 into 0.:
that mans hands, whiehif he {}IcmIdattsn1pt todo, he flwuid ht: perv-‘ “

fared; Th.in_}w;ix113,*¢o=L1r fe1ves'of any otshcrlaxvfull femritic. (am
he bcnotmc only P‘erfon’in the Kingdom% map ro*aeé"ced) beyond that

Whic'n-you'z1avc already‘ received , anti I amvery confident you {ball A

have that granted too.

Whey: is thcnyeu.r Chrifiian charitjr alifihis while, Maflscr fi4’:m%»—  

féalf ?' you that are caanamanded to forgiveand receive’ into friendfhip
yourbrotlmr, [mm time: in one fiayfimough haflrwuld offend as many’
times in ant day, whatdifpcnfat1on:do*-you findeg.in the Czofpcll for
thisduty czif chari-tyto j7ourmKir1g=», whom I‘%a‘1n afihrcd, yam. «mu ‘never
:.u:cufe of ever making any zpromiibwith a. refo«1utia{n?to.--breake. in?

 prif you W111 —needsj*be for harck Atérfibe perfwakded yaurfeivefis, where

1 Aiyfiihave you been: taught: m Adifcouraagc and ;—for’c>icLothcArs who at: mo re: A

ééazfie ofbc1iefeVto%-truflzhim?¢ *2=Remem.bei‘ :’~;ir,< when the »laPcA:fatafl
houre comesv, if you havbany fin lying Von.y%o-u» notmroughly morti-
fied, you mufi thmprohrgife untogAimighty"Cod amendment (KI!
éallpkafcbirw £€nsth¢ny°s%¥ dayewnd §1at9$ev3 anfimoré

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{afylrnqtl emely, Forgive me 44 1. I forgazzge,» e;7’~c.y But, ‘23’cZ.»§l:~ifaee aged gzcwygr
af tlaia refizlmimlo/' mine, M21 do, 6%‘. This you mull: fay, yand the one-
ly comfortofyour lowule willbe, plxatfied will corxzjenelximfe-lie wiyh
pxzomifesenely , in«flcead ol; pe1‘3l'or111ances, 11otxw'itl;fi:.ndi::g an hum-

’ dredyypyro_n1i1,€syy:eu did ymalce i,nyov.n'_lil'e time againfi fin, and as many A 

times you forgot zmd neglcfied 3:-hofe promifes: ;Doynetl therefore
A {each Almighty {god an ejs/:11leilelzllagayxeftyolzr lelfe,   Al 4  
Nowlllbefides this extreme and moi’; unchy1‘1{’c;an uncl1aritablene{l'e&,

  and juclgiyng efyour King, lo as yet: dare not foryallehe we rid ald.vehy...

ture robe jl.1y(l.~‘§_(2d‘yOltIrl“€‘l{{l‘, you lnufi: expekflctc be aclcufed “bf 

intollerable difobeldience andfd,?{1o},*e;ltyyto l~}iis_I~.l jef-‘by. Yolu aha: are .

coxnlnizyfzided to éee. fi¢éj¢—‘r7E. 0:«;t‘qf eeizcievzce to I\Q:fe, if he were yoeir

Kingylaac: tome/;:]z‘ /Jim, thyoulglxyhye fhimld \.5Uly‘£l‘l0!.1tl"L3.\V murcleryou; 

yet you have and liar ought appeares , yetydol net onely deny obeydig.

ence to.a111c»fl: rigbte0uSlCl1r£i't?anKing, but yet: hgzveeappeaeed in the 1'
Held amongarmecil Forces agamfihxm ; and(as1:1slafi3;'nM1ed by Gen, 5!

elemen ofqeality, Cfficers i'H;'}TQL1f Army thatlwetre yourA11ditou1‘s)
Wvhereas youp1'ozn1legi yoxxrfiouldyielfs, that they fhouldnever fight:

M- againlhhis Maliefiy, yet when that fearlull day of Eaige--[Bill eémey yogi». 

A ‘ zletonely brqk“e that promife yviyth them, bluty enca;'m1ged seem efimeci-

ally to direi? their flue; taW.u*d time. place where lal£5.(I4}zjefl'y -flood. 7% The
thought of~lthis1am fmfe will {it neareyour l'ou‘le bCl.Ol.‘CVy'6l.1yCllC3e bee

£1-my weuldit have ewntryedelikle boiling Qyle info‘}*oL1rb*Emes,i%lfthefhat ‘

which fmm,0th€;‘t“ha«ndS_~yOyuM aymed agaiyrzfil-4Iis Perfon hlald”notf»=y'ee-
ved :" I affilre you, that you have grealteri male; to blefle God. for prey»

L feevinig His Mlajelfy a.gair:filyom= felfe , ’tl'xa~t day, e;.than“eithcremy felfe,

or any other the meflz fai£l'1fyilrl1«Siubjefiflhe .1}as._l_yI_::y.cequld net be lbw;
~pleafure; for us teyperxfh 9aml7ter,fogj.ifmall alo{l“e.;:; figure: foxjgyou to_ 
with hisabloud upon your fouls, who is Code eAnnointedy,. mellthilnkes

A nhleveryjthemglxt of «the pofiibilitie ofit flaolxzldlbe fi;fficienyttolba~;1i[:h 

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~ mi-nly W"i1l~m&lke;;lil;la {iime that.Il,ln1ulfl:ya,CcL1fey ftyhe  epovelxylty ~§:§f ‘

gtxage which will not. affilgd r;1ari1elltpMyy’e1;i1*ide{{lfai1dittllijwi £311‘ 
’ehe»wolrl;t Layapelrfon inthc.woelydf'muIdlyneyebre gL1iltyyof;,§hyat is (aged
 ynce¢mb¢£eW~eiWs Mazcfiya  already us; he Wmwes

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“of the'11*tm”t:i‘t ‘kind of difrs#~E:cdicnre:,%% fho&%u1dAtak%eLuponyou. tiow ab?folx%c‘%

cex‘taé11e*Souidiers;‘ once his prifoners, anidygracioufly reicafed upcm
 thei%x: oath, nevger mbeare Arms againfi: him more , of tha»t»thcir pm...
“mif€% am: o5aLth,% m,¢1¢g;¢;;; z*f:wm mrofoid mare rbefbildrm éfHefl;t:15m».*¢‘Sc%C.

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*3*0uAtcxts Atevjuficifiethis , I pray youfearch the AV/corzm, Lam cm.
fi_dcntAthe: Alwrzm isnot abookc profeffedly and impudentiy heilifh
enough to w'ar*ran~t this afiiorz. For ;C3oVds<{a,k<: Sir, have fo%mu£h re»
%’%gard to the honcmr=0‘four¢ Nation , as to ufe fomc memes to wipe 0%"

T zhié fcandafl; I‘-at r;o<t7thcA ‘worfdmzhink, that-(We Engiiih-men, if wade .1

  tact be1c:evc,%yct‘atleafihavc fome fufpicion that there is a God, an at» "
venger 0fp”ci'5j+.1r}*. % “Perjury you know was eivfin by the Heathcns ace
imuntcda fin; ‘notioncly deflsnzélrive to the Authours, but tovw-hole
“Cities, and Kingdomes , whmh havcthc%misfortu1z:c %t'0havc;‘ fi1%ch*4‘pcr—
Ions living in them. A Shall Mbellion be reported to be accounted by
“fany Bnglifh Pmttfcamt, nqt oz=zIy a pardonable but a Iawfuii ar?:,“yea‘a
‘-A3/e%rtue";yea ‘fa eminent a v€1‘tt*1c;that like chartty,it—wiF1covcra mu’ltia
’:ud*e 0+ fins;*‘7and$4f@ Tfitafidneteifcwy robe pmi‘*'tifcd~, »:t!1at%razh¢r then
‘EIomit«ted,% %%_pcri1rryi1:~ fcife fhwld be fwallfiowed ,1 hkepe M!a%£Eet}¥4m<~
‘./72.4211 5 His’ Majcflzy hath becnwmifinfbrmed,agjdfihat I am to cr:wc«}*0ur
pardofl far. i%aying%t%o4yVour% chug”: this acczxfation, ‘A A % A _ %
6“ Other thi"n"g%s*t%5l'rei‘ci aré,w%hic~h~A though I hope you did diflikc,& had
M5 ‘Va§tive%*1iri[fli1c1§¢*e -xmfthem, ye": whe=néyou ‘thinks Afadly on, LI bciecve

“ivotx wiil thinks:  prove pm of y'ourVcha1‘ge. As thofcrbloudy. cm-

‘"iriu1tsAfrom the Citic, w%ho£‘c pretence indeed wa?s]u1i’cice anfl Liberty“,
=*+(bAut hathbeene the bam:*c$fbot1g:) A thofi: printings and prea~chin*gs of

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‘:God fco5{bi; *faVc%:ain5ti in his ¢j:;vr‘té ordEha”nce; givii’ng'hi1n ch*anks,for fo ix. “
V *gcdF%_%%:kqi§wri¢s or  Io,§fesfth%c~neg£céting of all manner 05
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Mn;/r.mxz, can.VanyAChriTfi»ia%ndeny. thati-all-zhefe c%h%.i«ngs hav—~etnot beena 
dmc@~.:2md'havinggbcen don_e,can  czccufcbewmadt for them?»-And 3
zhi;»sbeahag%%fo,.11ow cou 1dit scqnfiil wim %a  good con1E:ience~in=y'ou%, *
—(%:«;1:hox1gili youhad_ no han4d+azti%a§i#1 many 0fth€17e.~thi.mgs,)»to dwxH3=:m»blae 
the. tak~ing name o‘ftht~m? not ant: to, p»rea.ch%publxck—Iy(againfl: them 7»
zhmzgia yjm1’knc=w many Aéofyotzr b&hi+;*fe%vA11dmta: rs w~e%reigm1t’y of -t~hcm?~ f
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én.%;t‘h1e‘-:CI1z1Arch,a-s~-the SAn2rp1ic£, Lexanygor a ]f<2*w- new pong
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1;-_.g:h»in;g gga%-inflwh%ic%h,‘toe%xp‘r<.‘flEi* yo11«r’z€a%ie%bat$oneVIy peace, or ”~araC:*~

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yjma ofrhar good op1n7x<on,~who openly‘ maI£nt:a*in’d, t->hat4 far 4a ism’; ma*T.’

fm;e%w£/I t/Jziqgsf mfgfat éé razzmmd, though 5.. PM! fay df five!-1gas+%% he,
weir ¢:£aim-mztionmxér/izre? ’Cou1d4you admit {.9 much fecret —A::hei.fme in-~'~°—
twyaevrtr heart, as to «cxpcék ? from defign es , 1m§lt‘.12ps9-n;A%.fi:«c‘h vrettemy.
"groun'éis,'“andforwarded by finch wicked arts, A V~th%at»agooc?I9ifli»m’*c«~é3mléi f‘
&bflo‘w!”? I ' aflhre you for my fczlfcgzhozwgvh  rcxtreamly grieved tio fezci.-L=
frmh x:hi~n“g%s praflifewd fo uncontrorlably, ygea fo ki4nd1y¢ and «~th~an~kfu1]y”
a«ve£e%iwd~b4y Chri%%:£i€i%‘a%ns: and“ thotrgrh I was a Jangtivimc TfoAiix§i~tmzs of vt»h w~
mineth‘rca<t:ned to «fhies Church;yr:t%4'1£imec* AImul;dVA%=;not phufegbu tfce t%hE,>-~

. I began m be more ”{ccm~rehoth for K‘ingdome>»an%d;-‘ChurchJ}-neeby M 
~ %  that I had ~eit:he~r*AreadA or ctitfld  my%‘fe1%Lfe%concerni'ng4the courfcj_
V vafGods1mofEfwi17e \ancfVho~£y Ap r;o.vici?énec,IwVAc?o;11!d neveérthat »«in% the?

dad-h»‘r;~ L-acver cmiwnd 73w:i:rh«;bI%7£‘fl3ii—gs% that dcfignes «en? erfom that W

fl~1aV1zzie’fuiy»% di1flmnom*;ed ;h1im;,h«’ow holy and? i}2itituaI1’?feAeve~r;rh~e’ix=V grew   
‘t£nc?bsweA‘re;"A$‘ ‘W   A  " %  

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gijwx , V  5pray‘=‘y«'ou"»ti1i.r¥kcA M of‘:%‘rha’t‘, ~Ma‘?€'er* A,Mar;/‘%al!,"} %"zeg4c:fo;;zmAv*
m»‘a1in=taiLni*ng  this, ‘i‘*h?a1s%%;wm=;~fi€d ‘frcsm you you r .1‘17elf«emaa?;5f aeasgc r: a;mé* 1’

iéud +¢:&xhm%tae-Tr‘io%ns,. that men flwu{l;d  %‘rcfol2u::c!yf=for*“Geds1tzmzh,; E
«that they%~wou=1d h-eirhcrfparc :thcir»pur’fe"s _~nor~ th»@i[rv%:lives an *?fo~ho1y ya‘ ~<
mark. Arc Anbtyo.—u Sir, one of 4~thré»fctgodfiyf *Div#ixws*i~«that:s1aa‘m*e bin»%conu: ~
1 fuitefd ~iw~it»h; a~‘s~t‘he Vwho1é$§(é:ngcfIc§.m~ha~th»"bimginrch t~omndErfia»ndE!  ~*:i&T?-=
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ixflic ncczds, nq com?uri.f1g»tIpof ;PAundamenta‘;1‘1%lawcs. of =1‘atur€A or Nam M

ti9nVsnn:p,r new unh<:ard,of Privilczdges) I_ fay once more fC€11'Ch the Co-»
;.§::%1, and if ~A%.thereAappéaronewczrd that givcsvyou warrant. to provoke:
C{h1“iPcia.ns to any, k;mina1%ofw.a%r,refo;%r .,t1-1c_caaufe of l{cl:‘gi;;%-n_% (1-.vi1ich‘»}' er:
a,i:n0fi 9i17C7w1Y l?%:!pi¢+cawfi>A) \‘ :.:will:=Acesn"fc;fTc4myA% felfir a def'<'rto,ur
of~€Lhr_é{f, an betrayzer of ~hjis;%Re%1igvion, for z1ot;.da;r’ing'to flail: mans

; fwc>r;{sViz1 this gua.;rrc:l!.But°in th¢L7<9fp4¢cil I findc that rice wc}apa;¢.rW».gf’%
' az4r}3wz;:fizre;;zrz* not czzrmz/Z, 51¢: fp£r°'irmxZt_' ; I find that tbe'T»are: lvkiclg
‘grew éaflmng the? w£2mr,th:;t is,Ih€: Childrcrn cgf five Wiclged o:rze,[-Ic 1‘-sticks,
agre fo rbidden to 58;p»[flfi‘@“-javzfpVéliidvic:/2i1‘.g?)/emf, gécfare the rim: of I:7¢zrw~fi‘.A%
I;fi_-ndg that gagaiilft ic.he% fenemies a1::d_,Perfe%cutours of’. this Religian

Chriffijefus has furni£hedAius%.~“'*it11 no other weapons, but" dcf‘cnfi3re'

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? o%n<:lyA,;1ifxd thofc, patience or.fli_g}Jf‘at «thcxnofh, Ifind that : fL1Ch_“~W‘C—3-’

p+o.ns,4«and» ;fuch;%oncIy&, A Ch1iift%ian%%AAR;eVligion: prcvafiicd again 4 A %th (: powar

%o"f"c§1;cA%:w:§m1e%RomVa,n.%Empwire».   find not“ that any'onc~: aftheiancgienp

I?athers;%.rLa,ught ,% or thanAwitheur% their%teachi¢ng the F‘rimi%%tAiv cf Ch1'ifti-

ans n1ad¢»ufe (>5 any ot;he_x:' weaponsgbut théfc, or that they thought ,a-»,
my othcr%w¢apons lawful], =~You,know%wi1at %T¢arrzs!{z'.am fpeakes in his.

Ap01®g¥a4;2e§i*». %Athat~ that £12;-Wwsz: rim ( t/mg}:  rive} fw:dvrWg:f2tt1:e;

A fward a;la%132fzz[[£nji‘ré;¢?n¢':st;£rz r?9:'n:‘.¢#fe', t£wy%X17;zr:rcdMng-z;flo§~rn»z22¢[z:jr:,2za:r°%"
A poWc%r,A.7er) dmft‘ szaréetracy their canfciancgmta fscmfutlacir 1£=ue;. ¢ _1t~~is:.
much toVbcdoubted, Sir, that it is notfup"¢:r£’citions orpthm: impu-Jf
t;(:Ad%va1;iti§:s , w*hi%ch,A1naAkcfuch ancient: Writersg..fc<;>,rn?d orbatcdby-V

year f:Ti$f._1s1£i$F,;:.bot11AS.@pérat~ffis;and%Anabap&i'f€5;.w% Io muttih Wihfiffi Vmi

mes Abfpatiencé and chrifiian obedicgncefior which they ar~f:%{fo’f_amc>_u%s,%A

and A%w~herein'you wil1<not be their, S.cho%1lérs.V%$ «NQW a;1h;hisAand a thou»-

£andargtmi€ntsAand rcaf;o-I18-halide thcfe,w£1ich‘might%be a1~leadg€dfi3€~.. .
” ijng ;appAare21t;_., whc»r;et9;%may:;\v!¢ attx'i,bz.}t%c‘iA At11is_:yquAr,cc rtainly n0‘tA g:h¢:i- 
B;ian:Ap%oRd1ic;{i1 w'ayVvofAm~aitaméA£1ifig trujcc B.,eLigi¢on, but?on1y to-,3 %com--%
A f«sffed;Adiih;uPc ,inVC3A$Mojais% %pv1jm(id€nc,e,or% invhis Io‘-we unto% his CAhurcI1.? «that 41
A men;fea’ring 1ef¥:‘God:,f£houldArmt‘ %b1efIé‘;,ch%4e>fc 1nd¢¢d oncly ?bl¢pfi”ecI 
“means of f1,11‘f«cAA.:i:'1§ ,r ~wh.i¢hA=he tcctofom §;w1a=¢::1 }.th€}?¢A~wer¢uf€d W€1}‘€. a1-+4;
‘”way€s pro¢fp.c1%:dV~.-by TAFii;m; gt; .;haveA  afide; thiswfipirituall 33'-A%
mom‘, and have betakcn themfelvcs ta fuch as“ L/7212::/aaimt and ch: 1?‘ur.j.,

la 1W2'ar:'afid thei gAr”ca«t+n1a5{’;%:.=.r%$V“§>“f fbgthi ::%hgé%fc§, 7A1:hA€-;Divefl,% ;t11a:w-Aéazd.

‘Af ‘den m4J:A£aAnd%;deth ma;k§:ufc eef»%;f9z:«d ci’gx+»o}y:i,§iag;t:::u,:: ;;.a.nc§ V

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. iifitracluczng Falfe Religion? If}: in are thet1'11tl10FCimli that tltbfie “of”

/mlielbparation, or thleif~newllall<>ciates. (thougih i:nd€<=.*~:l moll mottall ‘

.enemia:;~3,) the A rzabaptills liaveibeenc [0 bufic miadvaznce : Is in poll.
ifible. “aim: wish all zheir Hratagems and darl<e cc-unliels and p-‘ra.yers and

X -fgfiings, they would not to this daylmve obtamcad from G.od.fcl much
fgezceile as: [O lwcome the malh:-rs of one i{1n§;zi0%me, City or Vzlilszge .5’ A

«exce'ptin;,ri’onely that whicl; they will be afhamedto lzrag of} “tilt: Clay
A-ml? Munfler? V

Oh Sir, How than will you anliwer it to Chrili (who will cartainu
3?ly,iiin this cafe elipecially be a very {Ev-ere judge) that you ha»'»e made
him who mza mt ta a’.s»§2‘r7 :=:—;m: a’1’<"Jc‘?.f 62:1“ to /glwazwi. a pI'€t€I".=CE For‘

‘~Eh8f}1€dCil1’}g-O§lbn‘:JlCh iblood as hath heme and proibably will 
fpii’s.i ? if 1: fluouldlchance mans eyes {hould be opened, and that z._l1:::z

{mouldibclacknogvlcdged an u'nlawl"ull caufe of warrc, \"Vi'l.OTl"3'C3D you

fixpafi that {ii ii: poorelbules, who have <:’ie;l in-the very gall ofbit- l

‘ternellé and raficour of Religion lflaould cu1°«f:.=:,., bait‘-v-‘f.zf€.ll:‘, /&'3£”m‘s”}Fc;~: as

é3ic>u,wh0 have Loldthem ( but moi’: Falfly) that fuch a way OF e:~:po~ ii

ding themfclves :5 death was not oncly acceptable , but ablbluifilyi

lieismmaixdied by Chril} himfelfe? §‘urc,,‘ Sir,War is a bu:’inel7ii=..* olTo in-  

finitely d¢ep concernment,that;it ought not to be undertaken but up»-
ongroundsevxdentlylavvfull and wan-antable. A ‘War themforc far
fieligim 3n:I agamflz 4 /azwfwli "Sfifip::’7‘z'afit7‘_, agalififi whom the Gofpfill

fixappalrently forbids reliflance , mull be groved lawfizll at leaf’: by as. V

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=m:myi and evident Texts, as thoie are which (‘acme m cm
0 Sir, whercaise“ thofe Texts? Why, is not one Gofpell quotation
;prodx;lced'li>r*tl1is purpofe ? Not: one Mailer /l>fm'fl)mY, notone Iinglc
eye, that to any thinking. confidering Chrifiian will {Teams of any
 kmdle 9Fm0m€Hf at 811? Isitiincogirancy‘ or’ ignorance in you Mini-
flersthatrhereis (‘nah Want of the Gofgell in rival}: points? N0 cer-

command it’. -

:ta-inly. icis meetelguilt, or rather a clec2rc<anf7«::l2ioncl1.a.zvlyou cam lime .

110thi“I3ginti1€Gol'pell whereby the Profellburs thereof may be en...W

\ couragedcodeféndit this way. However, lecit be lixppofedithat clue.

lalwfizlncflie hereof might be maincai

C'=?mfl0t_b€ <f_l€1'1i€d3 but that patigncc ( lb of: comm:-mded and blefliiéd
‘E31 Chrxli) IS at lejafl aiilawfull clung to be prafiizeli £00. Nlow that §<:>u

fled in fame pofliblc cafes ; yea’ it. -

fay Religion and Truth is perfccuted; and if’ patience againiir any per~_

lgcutclum certainly, than againfl a la.z«vl"u3l King whegrg M. ;43;}Qg‘ Ft-'.;‘-“‘_r'£.-..

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egztour. How th en corneshit to paH'c, thdt neither you, not any o£"youe~ A
party fiaould exhortmento patience or mattytdome now a Is It out he
of eonfeience that you dare not? Will not the Gofpell warrant fucht

exho:ctations,th1nkeyou? For fltametsir, 1etitthetC“ot1f'efied at Iafi‘,

that vV'*hatfoe.vet other pretences may feerne fpecious. and pepuiar, tree;
that this of E€l'f:.g’.la;¢ (which notwithltantding houlfiers up an othent,
andttwhen the teit f,a_iiee,cee:tuitr;s ,many of your dec:ayec£=Regiments) yet t ~
that this, I f'aj,?,istio Farte from making this..W’at‘Iawfu1l,thatit fe1f‘eis~»

more uniawf 2111., than the Wag;

But ifG’am‘i‘2'zz:2 Reizgzon might be thus defcnied, mufi D.-g7.+z,slm;» 7

therefore he fo defended? mufl Ho croflffig no kz."refwg,_z2a.ocrema2:253;
who p‘/,efct':’ée.=zi' pr:z_y;*r.r_. be (0 defefidfid? or at 131} eipeaké out P/zmz Efizgm

M79 :21 this point too: Is tt indeed the Emglifla Protefiant A Religion of‘ "
the’—Kit3gdor'ne. that you would thus defend .5’ why, did the King ever '- *
petfecute the Relhtgzon of the Kmgdome? Dad-he ever, o‘t*« an}: hheyw
his command hurne the I,:'€ufgIt:,damne the Attzclesttandt Canons. ah"o— e
an ‘ C I C . ? I ‘ ~ ~ .
mtnate the Homtltes 91 the Church . Doe hxs Sou1dxet.t teare Si1IpUC:’.§‘g..

atadithreaten to mutther the wearers ohthem? For flatite fhame,

then fay not that you defend the eflablifhed Emglgflwfroréflmz.-.Rel;gz— ..
an, againfi the Kit1g:that:,K1ng_"Who. feat-ce ever» was once ahfente
ft"OI-‘D-hi5_;0WI'}~C folmtxe Prayetsatpd Sermons. By the wajs remember-

Mafier /14.92711‘/T";f7, your» uocharitable fizfpittons, “your unteafonahley

are yet fhtre more unexcuiétbie then before.

t gtoundi’efl'e deelamations againfi hisMa;'e{%.ietin«thistpoint of'Re1ig1on;- 1

A Buttotakethe maske qu_.§t‘e fromtofiytour faces,rememherthat this? A
Ktngwhom you know to befo conflant a lover of the Reltgionfi

wherein he washred, "yet:th'is.I{ing inta charitable, religious compli;

ancewithtyou, ofletsto ye€1_d to any reafonahie al-r-etations, and to 
take away wh‘atfo‘ever- D'oé’ttmes or tpraéttfes may ieemxngly be o£’ten- t

five to tender confciences ;' oneiy, I beleeye he wouldhe unwilling

tehzve that expofed unto the world fort the..«cont‘efl'cd Religion of’ “ h

the Kingdomewhich £712.11‘ bet agreed upon by an Aflembiy over-Avot—

E£d;0£ over-,aa.-ved hy fueh at profefletthtemfctives.at» Ieait fttamgers. if 7
not enemtes-to thzs‘Church; For1ettheo.efie& ofifuch a meeting be;
what ttwtll, 1:» cannot be called the Rehgxon of ‘En /mad, is; is bus; 3:»

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mofit A?~'Rc’[z;gia72 ‘fo?ME?zLg'Zd36{. Therefore, for Gods fake. let the

  b}e,_fli1e_c1:;tt this Wat notan In_vadet,, h.ut.ot1eIy, as it is apgrarezot--L

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§s,:e.i~ndeed"is, j‘Déf}:¢al:?’, roh him not of the Title of *h1ishGmwnee::i A ~

for clots He take up Armes either for any new additions to his former

Prorogatives. for any new Lawes to the prejudice of H15 Subjcétsg I
iberties, or for any new Articles-of Religion which he has a mmde t0~- ~
iusroziuce by the fword? Wouvld he xnfrinsge any old ~I,awes~ cor» Prm-%»l ,'

ledges, or Articles-? Have not you forcodfhimi to unflieathihis: fwozd;
meorly E0 pircvemz innovations in all rhefe ? Which is than % the znzozzo
dog and which is the dcfexadzng fide? If you be flake enough,“ to be-
wcaood from worldly rcfgtfls, I {hall no: defire a finjterpcrfoh to an...»
{Wet l2i‘il‘S qucliion. *   ' A A   
*No-.~.r {chef}: are Sir. the cprihcipall Heads or Afticlésioircrimcs, of l
moi’: of which I mull needs confzllo I doubt ( aoci Ihopo in Chrifi 1“
Q1311 oot~ho:fom';:d uocharitahle, though Ifhould chance to he miliaw
ken) that you Mailier flfizrfh»:/1 aroguilty. For Chrifi his fake thinker
fadly on sham 5 and advifc with {oz-no grave and holy man of our
Clergie, as wellas your owns; liich asaro Malier S /mre, Docflor Oldf.”
war:/2h8£.c. Thcfe are matters Simhatcertainly delizrve all ppliihle ex»
amination. Aodfyoul-who I heleeve would not trufi an ignorant ‘Law-
yer, though your friend‘? and fellow Seéiario about your cflate, you
lhouldgio rcalon at leaf’: be as careful! of your foul. And wichall, I pray i
you take this alfo into your confideracion, than if you ‘prove indeed A
guilty oflthe1E:th1ngs,.as I mufi Feat: you are, shcn 1£’inc1homl»:lchap_p_eo 
that Gocifhould deals lb znercilixily with you as to convince you of V
them and to give you xrepeoance for them}: will be lilcewilo moi’: me;
c.oli‘lé1rv that you mould on devor to fatisfioGodSChurch for thisle:xEreme.r'
{can-iall given by profizliing your repentance. and atzon1pting*‘tolunde-
ioczve others“ And who l’{l'}O‘:V€3, whothor lincc thofi-:2 crimes. how.fl=:ar-~
full foeveri in their-owns nature. gm: were Eh; oi"r"o»9cs ci1ie‘Ely ofill edum
cation and prejuuitccs in your pxdggemenc not Chz:illc,or want oflovc to  A
him, who klaowesI'li1y~,‘wl:1ether Almigh: y God may_;not.bc.gleafed to 

i aoccpc ofcven a death- had ircpemcance forrhe m; 

I hope Sin you will be oleafed to write or caulk robe written Foime

few vv‘o'"rds'icn"a“nl"wer to this. Forfo much mt thinkos‘~-chaotic l‘*i“lbach*e‘"“* ll

again: to roof who :proEo{lI=: my felfc contrary to you in all thcfe points) —

~ will require froro you. For ccrtaioly‘, eitherithcfc things, which Icallm

acculémonsj are cxtlreame ~ greatiivices, or iextraordioary vercuos,
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