MYSTERIES ee DISCOVERED. Bae = OR . A Mercwriall Pi@ure pointing out the as way from Basyton to the oe - City, for the good of all fuchas during that night ~ of generall Errourand Apoftafie, 2 Thef.2.3 _ Revel.3.10. havebeen folong mifled — with Remes hobgoblins. Ree ‘Byme a oe Prifones ie: ae fee the Gatehoule, at Se cashes pel, a lt Mma staat A ai i aie aac alent a e Si hehe 8) ya <5 me >9 SERRE UE tn — AAbABAaseantsoeses sonserseys Rigiinuiiiiiis MYSTERIES — DI SCOVERED. Crap, 1. é manner, as firlt for the difcharge of my confcience i oGod, andman; that woe is meeif likea feare _- fuiboridlefervant I fhould bury that imple talent; Secondly , for the vindication of my reputation , if E - fhould ficdownein filence, Imightfeeme to be an accef- fory. to the falfe accufation of thofe that blaftme with the molt odious: infamy of blaphemy (‘to deny the heaven ly - Tuinity, and Jefiis Chriftto be our bleffed Saviour , ): and: the truchof thefacred Canonicall Scriptures; Laftly , by my long and exceffiveindurance , being that I cannot pro- cure by the befttriends Ihave, or of thofe that areappoin- ted by the: Parliament , a Petition to be prefented to the Honourable Houfe of Commons in Parliament, to omit, — _ that Icannot receivethat {mall Annuity due unto ‘me out of York hire, befides the falfe reports of injurious and ~ ignorant perfons, that Iam not onely a moft debofh’d, and defperate , but-a diftrated and’ madman ; which} hope will be a fufficient plea to indifferent judges for the publifh- ing of my bonds. And Tappeale to my Countiey and alf good Chriftians, whether or no by fo long imprifonment, Without any allowance, or haying 2 determinate hearing, A~3 Nes B Eing fo extreamly neceflitated after fo. manifolda | (1) - notwithftanding above rco Petitions. printed and written _ tothe Houfe in general], and the moft eminent (and con- cerning members) I be not debarred of Chriftian, butof the liberty of a Subje&t contrary to Law, Ordinance of Parhament : equity and humanity. So that without a fpeedy remedy of fuch common continuate,and unheard of cruelties our enfuing ead is like tobe worfe then that which we fuffered in our late Civill Wars. Foritis not thecon- tinuance ef our mock-fafts that willexcufe , fo longas our oppreffion continueth, //2.58.5,6. @c. yea, of fuchas con- clude their Falts like that of Famuary 28. 1645, at Wef- miner, with a confultation how tomurther an innocent, and that after a moft cruell. (morethen Heathenifh manner without any legal] hearing) much leffe laudable proceed. | ing : (being not allowed of the Davines once to oppofe, or yet to give an advifed Anfwer by writing ) Lord, lay not _ thistotheir charge, being but an intent ( through igno- ee o rance) which by Gods providence, and the more gracious. of the Parlament was prevented. For my difcovery of two grand myfteries , viz. that - anomious or lawlefle myftery, 2 Theff/-2. from thethirdto. the thirteenth Verfe, As allo Revel.17.1,5-and its oppofite, Revel.to.7. themyftery of God, to wit, the Father and Creatour,14.17, Forthe better cleering of which mifty myfteries, Imagine forne great King like fomeof theold Perfians , that would feldome or never be feen of the peo- ple, fhould fend his fonne and heire fully acquainted: with his willand pleafure ,-as his vicegerent plenipotentiary and prolocuter, whether the fonne being equivalent (to ufe » shat terme) in way of reference, John 14.9. a8 13.20. 1 Theff.2.13. be in himfelf cocquall to the King , for that (a8) Jobn 5.23. is an Adyerbe of like quality and not e- quality ; this we know that God the Father is that inyifi- ble and indivifibleKing, 1 T77.1.17,6.15,16. Fokr 1.18. §-37-1 John 4.12.and that the inauguration or anointing of -outblefled Saviour was his baptifme, JZatth. 317s 4.176 Ads — Adés 1622.10,37. which is therefore termed the beginning, viz. of his Gofpel, Joh 1.1. 1 Lola 1.1. and that new creation , 2Cor.5 17. fo that Chrift is to us both Ged | and his Word, as AZofes wasto Aaron, and A arontohim, Exod.4.16. Dot thata word is Chrift , or Chrift life ever- lafting , but ina figurative fence after a Scripture manner and meaning , according to the charaéter of that beloved Apoftle , as Erafmus obferveth in his argument to his Epiftles,and Hierome in his Preface to his Gofpel fheweth _ thatthis Apoftlehad a fpeciall intent to confute Corinthus __ and the Edsoustesthat affirmed Chrift to be butan ordina- ry man the fonne of Fefeph, &c. this A poftlebeine the beft ~ Commentater of his own meaning; how Chriftis faid tobethat vifibleGod , as /f'2.40.7.the word, John ee hae yea, and palpable word, 1 Johwt.r, life eternall, 5.20. that Lambe of God, John 1.36. our Paffeover , 1 Cor.5.7.the the rock 10.4. David our King, Exek.34.23. Hofea 3.5. an them typicall predications , and the like , Fokurs.r, Matth.17.12. Ift.t0. Revel.11.8. bya Metaphor , or Metonymy, as Perkins and Alfted intheir Tra&ts of {acted _ -Fropes ; where Adffed expounds that 1 Cor. 15.28. then fhall the fonne alfo himfelf be fubje&., thatis acknowled- ged tobe. ' Ne | Bo res Cuap. Ze T'O:come to the Queftion whether Chri ( after the doctrine of Athanafins in his Symbele ) be coequal with the father ? Wee know what charge the Apoftle Pie veth, Ga/.1.10.againft fuch {etters up of new Creeds with- out warranty, contrary to che firft and great Commandé= ~. ment fet forth by proclamation of the ereat King, exprefly: teftifying not only his unity, Deut.6.4. Pfal.83.18.86.103 — dfa37116. ee Ge.Gc. buralfo his{upremacy and majo- sity, Se a w oe rity, Pfal.1305,5¢ Folr.10.294 14.28. Ephefir.ry. 4.6 | Luke 1.32. Fobwt7.3. ALark13.32- in exclufive and fu- perlativeexpreffions ¢ Of which fee more, AL at.20.23.27, 46. Iohn 20.17. Heb. 9. UCor-¥5, 28. the fon being te- ant ia Capite,to God the Father, 1 Cor.11.3» both for his words, works, and honours, Joh# 3.34. 5019+ 2PeteL-17- and therefore not coequall , for without contradiction the leffe is dignified by the: greater. Alfo-God and Chrift are diftinguifhed, John 14,1. 1 Theff.3-11. it being an ob= ~ fervation of thelearned Erafmus , that where God is put -_abfolutely the Father isunderftood, as Iohn8.54. Tocome- to the offices of Chrift our Mediatour , 1 T#.2.5. as a King, Aéts17.31- Md arth.25.34,a8aPrieft, Heb.7.24. of aProphet, Devr.18,18. according to that moft ufuall epi- thite of hisfandtification, the Sonofman, denominations, being for the moft parttaken from themore worthy , {o. John 8.40. Atts,2,23.13.38, Rom.5-15-¥ Cor.15.21 Colt 15+ Heb.2016. 4515.2. Efdras 13.25 ,32 which were to- no purpofe if the better pareof his. perfon werenotman’ there being but a graduall difference betwixt him and ~ Mofesond us, Heb.3.5,6.4.15+ Rom.8,17- there pene not one fueh word , orany.onetext tending tothat purpofe inthe whole holy Scriptures, but many to the contrary 3 Jf we have refpect tothe {cope , coherence, analogy, and the originalls, in difcerning figurative forfns and phrafes ac- cording tothefenceand meaning , which is the fpirit and life of the two Teftaments, Revel.11.12.whereas the letter is but the corpes common as the high-way throughout Chrifiendom. ‘Wherefore to fpeak definitively of the heavenly Trinity. I beleeve the Father to be God him- (elf, ast Theff: 3.11. exprefled by thefe adjundts, the God of heaven, Revel.11.13. theliving God and Pather,Joh.6s — $.7-69.. and that the Son is:our AZeffiah, 4.26. whomGod made Lord and Chrift, Ats 2.36: Prince and Saviour, jo — 34+. And that-the hols gsisitis che very. power of God, Luke 1..35.24,49. a8. LGpr.2.00, or the Father ya igs sits of a 2 qe oo " tallyy ' sine a = rs a “= Ee LG ET —— ; tially the Sonne vicentially, the holy Spiritpotentially,or | | _ theFather God above all, Ephef.4.6.theSonof Godwith { | us, MZatrh.1.23. the holy SpiritGodwithinus,1Cor.2 = t | x6. but for the Son:to becoequalltotheFather,ortheho- ae _ dySpirit a diftin€&coequall perfon I cannot ‘finde; and] be- leeve that thefethteeare one, or agreeand confpire inthe es _ fubftance of thefametruth to falyation. See 1 Cort 3.12. 1 Joku 5.8. of two Trinities withoutcoequalls, oryetper- fons. * And that of three coequall perfonsito be but the * Purchas = . > : . sii > (Ra open ere a er Seer aaa Buxtor fii the- faur.2.10. Drufixs uito Elobim. - (notalmighty God) above all appellative gods, 1 Cor.8.5. implyed. | a foe his wifdem , or communication with the holy Angels by way of approbation, as 1 Kiwgs22.19. Tob V.6. or enallas ge of the plurallnumber forthe fingular , for the more ho- nour, * as Job 18.2. Dan.2.36. Iohn 3.01, as Kings write - in the ftyle of Majefty after the manner of the holy tongue, fee Gen.24,9.0f Abrakam his Matters, Jofh.24.19. hee ts holy Gods, //.19.4.54.5.&c-but to infer three coequal pere fonsfrom thence, the perfon of Chrift (2ccording to the ~ flefh) nor then exifting is altogether inconfequent ; of the — like fort feems that to be, Ecclef.12.1. if parents be not For them high and glorious Epithites, //4.9.6.0f aman-— child that wasto be born, itis granted, they are vety great and excellent, yet well befeeming our blcffed Saviour , the founder and governour of hisChurch ; of whofe wonder- ~ fullbirth and works wee have fufficient tcftimonies ; being of his Fathers moft intimate Counfell, a mighty God Revel.1,5. the everlafting Father , orof the Ageto come, (as Ierome) eythet by way of Regeneration , and that by, an excellency or equivalency ; as John 14.9. of whofe goe - yernmentalthough there were a beginning , Heb.10.6. yet fhall there be no enduring the term militant, or of morta- lity, t Cor.15.26. So that it isnot a {mall ching for Chrift to befo dignified by theFather , unleffe hee bedeifiedand — equallized with the Father, fee Gew.41.43. Ex0d.34.14- 1 Sam.18.23. Efter 6.9.aS1f.49.6.- | That Fer.23.6. is but an argument fromthe namefor fome relation to God, as'Gew.22.14. Exod.17.1§ Judg.6. — 24. 2Sam.6.2.as itmay appeare,. 1 Cors1.3062 Cor.5.21- unleffe wee. would make Jebovabine gods. in the plural], ~ which were diffonant to that incommunicablename. That Zach.13,7.{pdaketh of a fociall and not acoequall. _ party, as [udg.18.20...Aéts 35.28. God and Chrift con- — curring asfociall¢caufes, to Wit, primary efficient,and prin- . cipal] inftrument.in.the: bufinefle of falvation , Jobn 6.44. 146+ 1 [ohn1.3,6. : | ther or a falfe Chrift , or (to deal plainly with friends)an _ IdollChrift,or two Gods (as muchas inuslyeth) the gtcat, gy indignity to his imparalleld Father, which the indignation = ’ Es > of his moft pious Son, in wounding theFatherthroughhis. 4 Ae / >) fides, and I feare that which wenow, andothers hereafter ' ee oy 2 thal fuffer for,as Revel. 6.16,17, foras itis high Treafon. ey . toequallize even theKings Sonne, with the King hinfelfe gl | fo itis high bla(phemy to equallize the fir borne ofevery f ' creature, Col.1.15. with the Creator himfelfe, Rom. 1.250: and I fuppofe that blafphemy of the Beaft, with feven a _ heads and ten hornes, Revel. 13.1,3,5,8c. and thatmy- fiery of iniquity written in the forehead of the G. Where, _ “1755- diametrally oppofite to that of the Fathers Name, — written in the forehead of the 144000, 14,1,7;7,3,&c. _ As for that common evafion, applyed to Chrift asheis. | God, and as he isman, it is contrary both to reafon and — fF >... > Scripture, to limirate by fo great a difparity, as FTof.t1.90. 4 i = for 1 am God and notman, J/a.3%. 3. 4o.17.implying 4 ~& ~~ contradi&tion, as he is, and.as he isnot, and is but a pre. | e __ famptuous bepging of that which isin queftion, andifie Be be illogicall tolimitate by aluperiour,orfubordinate(asthe. oe Popeerrs, notas he isPope ; butas heisanan ) itis Much _ . : moreabfurd to limitate by a difparate, and that of infinite . a difparity, toomitthat Luke 2, 40. the grace of God was. eee With him,and_4é, 10. 38, for God was with him,whieh te Ro. 4 SOE a. iy i Asi i > ae (11) “were an idle tailtalogie if he were God ; onely he is called God bya metaphor, as Gabriel aman) Daz.9.21. and f ; Fudasadeyill, Llu 6.70. N oes \ = x Cu AP. 6, | x ie wemay petceive how by iniquity of time the re~ . all truth of God hath been trodden under foot by a: _ yerball kinde of Divinity, introduced by the Semi-. pagan Chriftians of the third Century in the Weftern Church, immediately upon the ceafing of the Heathemifh _ Empetours, whofor their open hoftility were likened toa ‘Lyon, 2 T#.4.17. astheir lucceffors toa Dragon for their ferpentine fubtilties, continuing 1260 years, begun by the firft. Nicen Councillabout 328, and made Catholike by the. Imperiall decree at Theffalonica, 342, Hift. Tripart. 9.7. : but that prefcription is no plea againft God , and God be thanked, the time ofthis generall Apoftafie is expired, the _ myftery difcovered, and theunity of God, Zach.14.9+ _ come upon the ftage, Covenant. The fecond particular, — that I-cannot forbeate but to cty out with the people, st a. | Gallen it ts fallen, Babylon the great, whiles J etceive that: Sirft refurreCtion from Antichriftian errouy 2S Waper,and — the calling of the Jews comming fo fof on, Rom. 11.15; &c. to make one (heepfold, Fob. 39,16. Wherefore to. make theG. Whote ftigmaricall, 4rft, by her brandin the forehead, Revel.t7.5. by tharwhich 1s inthe very frontif-. piece of all the Catholiks Confeffions concerning the Tri-. “nity. Secondly, by prefertion (or marke in her hand). thereunto Reve/.13.16.. Thirdly , by her feat and place ~ ' Motorious, by feyen hds,andten Kingdoms,17.9. Fourth-. ly,by that fo wel Iknown name-Latemos, 13.18.28 Moalia. In his accomplifment of Prophecies.. Fifthly , by her PO pets. 1 a af ss pe LIOR. 2 PLT PL an fi y) Se K aN ‘ . : fASS % Tae er ie ate ears 4 i Sep ee one 7 Ce ey ~ petfecution of the Saints, r2,13,7.17.6. D.aw.17.21. Sixt- ly, byaheathenith Polytheofie of many Gods , and Apo- _ theofie of a man-God. Seventhly, by her. Trscotomy of the three Catholike profeffions,Revel-16.19.holding with — the Whore in tailgenerall. se. : : - Cua Pe Je ; P{Owteever Constantine by Gods providence was or- _ dained for ceafing the heathenifh pex.ccutions, yethad he nocommiffion for fetting up a new religion of redivived Echnicifme,as A@ede, Revel.11.3, in imitation of the three fons of Saturve , their three major Gods ; the deifying of | Hercules, Auguftus, &c, their Heroes ; in forcing fome _ more difficult and figurative textsto confirme their inven= - _ tions ; whereas that which is moft plain , common and commanded is the meafire of that which is more difficult - and obfcure; for whieh caufe theyaretermed Gentilesinthe Revelation ; and the truebeleevers Jews. To pafle by the — Teports of Zo/imus concerning theconverfionof Conffan=_ tine ; ‘we may obfetve by thofe, Judges8.27. 2 Sam.17. 23. 1 Kigo11,5,12,28. Jer.44.17. how Kings, Captains, and Counfcllotss (albeit renowmed)are not prefidents for Religion more thts meaner men, as 1 Cor.1.27.2,6, fo that fuch fervile cattell an&mmen-admirers for advantage , Jude -Yo,arethe very bain of 4] ingenuity and Chriftianity. : Cuap. 8. | To cometo the firft Nicer Council (the Load-flar of - ~~ the three following); befides thathumane Councils are = ee os ea PRIS ES ia i ani at tals ba , Ria ia hn as ie eine nee oicindin alee alia ~ 2 . ~ butexternall and accidental! means of truth ; it was falfie fied by Sexsmeus the Civilian concerning the point of Pri- macy; andis genetallycondemned for there-baptization. of the Cataphrygians; their three and ten veares penance ; that menfhould pray rather ftanding then kneeling; and is _teproved by Hierome , for equallizing the Hiftory of Ja-- dith with the holy Canon , befides that divers of the beft earned of them aiffented from the ref} and major part, according to that, Exed.23.2. alio Calwine could not endure that very God of yery God aintheir Creed ; for God being amoft pureact, a begotten God ( tofpeak properly ) isa mott sroffe contradiction : And that begottet not made, contrary to that, Rom.1.3.Gal.4.4. generation being pro- per to living and mortall creatures for continuance of their kind ; thus by going forch of mens buildings or fyftemes, as 2 Efaras 10.54. tranfported by fome good Angell into _- the Walderneffe, as Revel.17.3.. [gota glympfe not onely - ~ of theG. Whore, but of the Spoufe of Chrift, 12.6.21.9. which things although they may feeme flrange and new, the reafon refidesin the abolifhing of an old errour , {ee Zech.14.7. Ke, [fa.30.26. 2 Efdras 5.4,6. 2%. For my- fteries they are eitherofthings more hard to beunderftood as parables notexpounded , AZarrh.13.11. prophefies not fulfilled, Ephef-3.3,4- godlinefle toa fenfuall worldly and wicked man, 1 Cor.2.14. or that cannot be underftcod, __. as meerlyes in believing things thatarenot, efpecially ex- __ preffecontradictions concerning the unity and fupremacy’ of God, as .2 Theff 2.11. Revel.22.15, For to multiply the Deity, ordetract from its Unity is blafphemy, as all the Doctors define... CHaPe Z ai , si Ti wad We es La sa ig Sos t Ree re oe icc tae way ener See v Sis eer merce aS ae as Rice 2 ito So eA 7 bres Hes ‘ Fl s ‘ s ; é | ; Ks = : te So Te : 3 “ hh a 7 } ti 4 % : 2 oe Seer se. | oe » i 4 \ H pice, 5) ae : , Ne t / ae ea J = y \ 5 5 ; Pi & | me a 2s \ ° a Z _ “oN (14) sae 2 # < ao ais St ee z rae : : co SB AR. Ge: , Bu me thinks I{mellaFox orrathera Wolfe, intheFae ~~ ble, and unleffe the Lord puttohishelpinghand ofthe = Magiftrate, for the manacling of Satan in that perfecuting ae power, Revel.20.2. there is little hope either for the liber- ? —-..- tyoftheSubject, or Law of Godamongft us, Pfali19. > ¥36.f0 this wo willnotdepart untillit reft ina poorandrer- rified remnant, asRevel.11.13. And I cannot underftand - what detriment could:redound either to Church or Com- mon wealth by the toleration ofteligious,not antipoliticall, ae but rather benefit,as we fee by example in Holland and: a | Poland. ) : : ee MUA? 10. oe ae Fo that which was obje&ed concerning Arrins his formidable end, it israther an aroument of hisequiyo- ee | Calbperjury, &c.. Ai/t. Tripart, 3.10. like Ananias and Saphira, Att.5. or Judas t. 18. then of thecaufe: As for 7 a | that which is commonly anfwered, that'God is not divided’ : - 7 but diftingoifhed into three equall perfons, isasmuchasif = they had not a reall,butonly a relative or rational being’. 4 OF exiftence, as if effence and exiftence differed -in God, or in any thing whofe kind confifts in one individual : for hy~ - poftaticall unionand communion of properties , theyare but reall] contradictions, and the froglike ctoakine of the - Dvagon, the beaft and falfe Prophet, Revel.16.13. by ver - Be , : tue ofa Focus Pocus anda Babylonian mouth , thus after E | the precipice of this Romith Jexabel,and thedeathofher j _ two daughters, Homoufia and S yusoulia like Aholab, a | a | ok ce ae eek. fener ee ee ae os bene yer elie hs wes SI SE ee } ' PEP IE TS ian RRA rey ev ys) / \ 2 ignd Mhalibab , Exech.23. 1 perceive how thie Welterh "pleat beforethe revolution tothe Eaht(where itfirtt began) -— trepolis of Syria, (famous for that, Aéts 11.6; and the ten ree ~ Perfecutions, bounded on theEaftby Euphrates. cane : cene Fathers, and the Pope his Holineffe, for chat Job 32.22, _ ing to.our beftunderftanding, Mark 12033 Lerig.%4. this ‘moft memorableand approyedtimes, places, and perfons ; tions amongft men ; nor to beleeye the Hiftories of AZo~ __ fes,Chrift, &c. becaufe they had not the happy houre of ah ¢ i et, ae ae 3 : Rees ——— = L Aoi es re ¥ Satis = pe pA aa i sans Aaa eine aE ieage atie an San mth IN RNOLD AR Ao ails aot 9 a 8 ee Lee Te eee (as) | Sun declineth to its period and fetting 2 oAhd as for that ehird Refotmation which fieceeded the Calvinia uponthe Tyrki Terticories more temote froin the Romifh tyrans ny, e(pecially, about Amo ts6o, in Tranfilvania, Litna uta, Livonia, and Polomea , wee cannot exbect to be coms Revel-7:9,9°14,16.1%. (therebeing t2Bithopsfucceliively = ‘at Antioch, untothe yeer 400 , * Antioch being ‘the Me- More’s Chro- noll. Magde- ft rgd S for prefumption , to profeffe that which God com- ‘mands, yea, that firft and great Commandement I a- ver ittobenone, Dext.18,20. and the fon of Syrach 3.23. 5.10. be it oppofed by never fo many, of great ; Numb.14, 44. 16.2, ornever fo glorious titles of the orthodox Ns “hs therefore, howfoever fome object that it is damnable to beleeve no more then what wecan comprehend, as Joo 11. 7. yet let them confides that in the precepts neceflary to fal- yation, we are to beleeve what we may apprehend accords. I {ay tothe fhame of fuch as fhut their eyes again{t the molt illu@rious and authenticall teftimonies of all or the hardly to bebrought that ever they had greater grand Fa- thers, &c. not allowing any more of authentiek and claf- fick teftimonies, then themoft vain and improbable tradi- oo. (16) | S'. Thomas, ot others tobe {eeing, and fenfible witneffes as Lobn 20.27. I Tohn i. I, x . ; Bes : : The Lord God of his moft gracious goodnefle grant, = that the chore able and ingenuous, like true and trufyfoule diers of Jefus Chrift , whofe eyes the God of this woild , hath notblinded ; would do their utmot endevour to re- duce the reft from that long captivity of our {pirituall Ba- byloz, under that Manof fin ; andthat God would profper 4 their endevours that are ftudious of thefincere Truth: and ftrivefor the fame to death, as the {on of § yrach,4.28; and | defend : Juftice for their life , to the exaltation of their Nation, as Prov.14.34; thatreleeve theoppref- __ / ded, 8c. as [fa.1.7; that fo wee may. ae Lac ms enjoy the good things of | ’ at : 2 | | theLand, | BE as + ; ia i : a ‘ f : e BO on ‘ . : : ~*~ 3 ay —_— ki | x q vt ‘ x ; oY x ® : [i y ; a F ~S yy : 5 3 \ ct \ 7 ] 3 ai Araneta inan ei ac Bi A ear ae cei piscespsr , 7 ys hl a ata ail lale nal bi ei ea lal ka Mai a ae at ee é . ¥ ; “ ER NOE EE ee a IO ee SO ROR IT wpe i ini ictal acta i aa a it ip asciiaisis i — = bs ké ae sa ’ =] 5 -~ z ‘ cS 4 x F = ~ - e 4 * Pt To the Honourable H oust of Commons at WestminsTER. The humble Petition of P AUL BEST Prifoner in the Gatehoufe. Humbly fheweth, i Hat whereas’ your Petitioner hath been 2 ™ clofe Prifoner ever fince the fourteenthof February 1644, onely for this his premifed rea- fons or opinion committed toa Minifter (afup- pofed friend) for his judgment and adviceonely ; _ having at all times fhewed himfelfa liege loving and active Subject to the utmoft of his ability : in thefe and whatfoever elfé humbly fubmitting himfelf to your moft ferene and able judgments. . . Your Honours would be gracioufly pleafed _ tncommiferation of his exceeding diftre[~ fed Eftate, with what fufferings hee hath alreddy endured , to grant him his releafe or judgment, according tothe worth and wifdome of this Honourable aud indepen dant Court, And your Petitioner fhall pray, &e, Sore bo weit vol 925i, #5) = id f to oy ye 2b balusls le © a ~iQ, 8 bang et VAMOS 25 eh wit lsh A hysikednies 8A psi AN LNT — 2 es ave u tele daiee sia aks) 5 aries . yore mealies ¢ ims AN By * we 5 PERI es Nie saree ot 04 aati. “ieeshal > a -aegghat ‘eon ae ao EL wit A hs sis, | nics ql otf ontoiti 99 qu ayy" bau tL ie AVA