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             Abjuration of poperie, by Thomas Abernethie: sometime Iesuite, but now penitent sinner, and an unworthie member of the true reformed Church of God in Scotland, at Edinburgh, in the Gray-frier church, the 24. of August, 1638
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           ABJURATION
           OF
           POPERIE
           ,
           BY
           
             THOMAS
             ABERNETHIE
             :
          
           Sometime
           Jesuite
           ,
           but
           now
           penitent
           
             Sinner
             ,
             and
             an
             unworthie
             Member
          
           of
           the
           true
           reformed
           Church
           of
           God
           in
           Scotland
           ,
           
             at
          
           Edinburgh
           ,
           
             in
             the
          
           Grayfrier
           
             Church
             ,
             the
          
           24.
           
             of
             August
             ,
          
           1638.
           
        
         
           
             EXOD.
             23.
             2
             
          
           Thou
           shalt
           not
           follow
           a
           multitude
           ,
           to
           do
           evill
           .
        
         
           
             Matth.
             7.
             13
             ,
             14.
             
          
           Enter
           yee
           in
           at
           the
           strait
           gate
           ,
           for
           wide
           is
           the
           way
           that
           leadeth
           to
           destruction
           ,
           and
           many
           there
           be
           which
           goe
           in
           thereat
           :
           Because
           strait
           is
           the
           gate
           ,
           and
           narrow
           is
           the
           way
           which
           leadeth
           unto
           life
           ,
           and
           few
           there
           bee
           that
           finde
           it
           .
        
         
           
             VERITAS
             .
             JINCET
             .
             TANDEM
             .
          
        
         
           Printed
           at
           
             Edinburgh
             ,
          
           in
           
             King
             James
          
           his
           College
           ,
           by
           
             George
             Anderson
             .
          
           1638.
           
        
      
       
         
         
           To
           the
           courteous
           Reader
           .
        
         
           
             COurteous
             Reader
             ,
          
           in
           these
           subsequent
           pages
           ,
           excuse
           I
           pray
           thee
           ,
           the
           shortnesse
           of
           the
           matter
           ,
           and
           the
           rudenesse
           of
           the
           style
           ,
           and
           attribute
           that
           to
           my
           calling
           ,
           being
           long
           a
           Souldiour
           ;
           and
           this
           to
           my
           education
           ,
           which
           hath
           beene
           more
           out
           of
           my
           native
           Countrie
           than
           in
           it
           ,
           and
           make
           thy
           use
           of
           the
           matter
           which
           I
           have
           set
           downe
           for
           thy
           well
           ,
           rather
           than
           to
           censure
           the
           defect
           of
           my
           language
           .
           Farewell
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           
             LORD
             bee
             mercifull
             unto
             me
             ,
             heale
             my
             soul
             ,
             for
             I
             have
             sinned
             against
             thee
             .
          
           
             PSAL.
             xli
             .
          
        
         
           THis
           day
           (
           right
           Honourable
           ,
           Reverend
           ,
           and
           Welbeloved
           ,
           in
           our
           common
           Lord
           and
           Saviour
           Christ
           Jesus
           )
           is
           keeped
           very
           solemne
           and
           holy
           ,
           by
           these
           who
           equalize
           ;
           yea
           prefer
           some
           of
           their
           fabulous
           saincts
           dayes
           ,
           to
           the
           Lords
           owne
           day
           ,
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           relation
           they
           
           say
           it
           hath
           to
           the
           Apostle
           
             Bartholomew
             ,
          
           who
           being
           excoriat
           ,
           should
           have
           suffered
           martyrdome
           on
           such
           a
           day
           ;
           but
           of
           You
           is
           solemnized
           ,
           to
           the
           end
           Yee
           may
           behold
           a
           poore
           wretched
           sinner
           ,
           pull
           off
           and
           
           throw
           away
           his
           old
           skin
           of
           Popish
           Idolatrie
           and
           superstition
           ,
           that
           he
           may
           compeare
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           God
           and
           men
           ,
           with
           a
           new
           garment
           of
           righteousnesse
           ,
           dyeed
           in
           the
           blood
           of
           
             that
             immaculat
             Lambe
             ,
             who
             taketh
             away
             the
             sins
             of
             the
             world
             .
          
        
         
           I
           know
           that
           my
           presence
           for
           this
           action
           will
           be
           no
           small
           subject
           of
           admiration
           to
           you
           all
           that
           heare
           and
           see
           me
           this
           day
           ,
           for
           truelie
           ,
           I
           finde
           it
           to
           my self
           ,
           so
           that
           I
           may
           justly
           say
           with
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           
           
             I
             am
             made
             a
             spectacle
             unto
             the
             world
             ,
             and
             to
             Angels
             ,
             and
             to
             men
             .
          
           To
           the
           wicked
           world
           a
           spectacle
           of
           indignation
           and
           hatred
           ,
           for
           quiting
           it
           ,
           and
           taking
           me
           to
           the
           precious
           blood
           of
           my
           Saviour
           Christ
           ,
           To
           the
           good
           Angels
           ,
           at
           the
           conversion
           of
           a
           sinner
           :
           To
           men
           ,
           
           of
           compassion
           and
           admriation
           .
           In
           you
           ,
           I
           perceave
           
           this
           admiration
           to
           be
           joined
           with
           joy
           and
           gladnesse
           ,
           considering
           the
           diligent
           care
           of
           your
           sweet
           LORD
           ,
           and
           loving
           Master
           ,
           in
           bringing
           home
           your
           lost
           brother
           upon
           the
           shoulders
           of
           His
           mercie
           ,
           to
           His
           owne
           sheepfold
           :
           in
           me
           poore
           Publican
           with
           shame
           
           and
           confusion
           of
           face
           ,
           beholding
           my
           long
           suffering
           God
           ,
           and
           you
           from
           whom
           I
           have
           gone
           ,
           alace
           ,
           too
           long
           astray
           .
           In
           you
           with
           pitie
           and
           compassion
           ,
           to
           view
           me
           thus
           cruelly
           tormented
           with
           so
           many
           ravening
           wolfes
           ,
           in
           me
           with
           indignation
           ,
           for
           suffering
           my self
           to
           be
           deceaved
           so
           long
           with
           these
           infernall
           theeves
           :
           In
           you
           ,
           with
           praise
           and
           thanksgiving
           ,
           to
           see
           me
           brought
           home
           againe
           alive
           ,
           in
           me
           ,
           with
           feare
           and
           trembling
           of
           my
           Saviours
           wrath
           for
           going
           and
           straying
           so
           long
           astray
           .
        
         
           Now
           to
           give
           satisfaction
           in
           some
           measure
           to
           your
           admiration
           ,
           I
           will
           let
           you
           understand
           the
           cause
           thereof
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           my
           cursed
           life
           in
           Poperie
           ,
           and
           how
           it
           hath
           pleased
           my
           gratious
           God
           to
           convert
           me
           from
           it
           ,
           exponing
           these
           few
           words
           of
           the
           royall
           Prophet
           ,
           
             Lord
             be
             mercifull
             unto
             me
             ,
             heale
             my
          
           
           
             soul
             ,
             for
             I
             have
             sinned
             against
             thee
             .
          
           In
           which
           words
           yee
           may
           perceave
           ,
           that
           the
           Prophet
           having
           gone
           astray
           ,
           touched
           with
           remorse
           of
           conscience
           ,
           first
           he
           returneth
           to
           his
           God
           with
           unfeined
           repentance
           ,
           and
           beggeth
           pardon
           for
           his
           sins
           ,
           
             Lord
             be
             mercifull
             unto
             me
             :
          
           Next
           ,
           because
           his
           soul
           was
           deadlie
           wounded
           ,
           he
           prayeth
           earnestlie
           for
           the
           health
           of
           it
           ,
           
             heal
             my
             soul
             ;
          
           And
           thirdlie
           ,
           he
           gives
           the
           reason
           of
           his
           petition
           ,
           
             for
             I
             have
             sinned
             against
             thee
             .
          
           In
           imitation
           of
           this
           mightie
           King
           ,
           now
           turned
           a
           humble
           supplicant
           ,
           I
           minde
           ,
           Godwilling
           ,
           to
           show
           you
           these
           
           things
           following
           .
           1.
           
           How
           I
           have
           wounded
           my
           soule
           ,
           and
           sinned
           ,
           by
           following
           of
           Poperie
           ,
           
             I
             have
             sinned
             against
             thee
             .
          
           2.
           
           How
           it
           hath
           pleased
           God
           of
           his
           only
           mercie
           to
           heale
           my
           soul
           in
           his
           own
           time
           :
           
             Heale
             my
             soul
          
           3.
           
           I
           shall
           crave
           pardon
           first
           of
           God
           ,
           then
           of
           my
           deare
           Countrey-men
           ,
           in
           
             Scotland
             ,
          
           of
           you
           that
           bee
           heere
           present
           ,
           and
           of
           all
           these
           who
           professe
           with
           sinceritie
           the
           reformed
           Religion
           ,
           according
           to
           Gods
           written
           word
           ,
           saying
           ,
           
             LORD
             be
             mercifull
             unto
             me
             :
          
           4.
           
           And
           lastlie
           ,
           I
           shall
           answere
           to
           some
           idle
           objections
           against
           this
           my
           sincere
           confession
           ,
           and
           heartie
           resolution
           .
        
         
           Concerning
           the
           first
           point
           ,
           the
           words
           containe
           foure
           things
           worthie
           of
           consideration
           ;
           1.
           
           The
           person
           that
           hath
           sinned
           ,
           in
           the
           word
           (
           
             I
          
           )
           2.
           
           The
           person
           against
           whom
           the
           sin
           is
           committed
           ,
           in
           the
           word
           (
           
             thee
          
           )
           3.
           
           The
           sin
           it self
           ,
           in
           the
           word
           (
           
             sinned
          
           )
           and
           4.
           the
           madnesse
           of
           a
           sinner
           ,
           to
           oppose
           himselfe
           agoinst
           so
           strong
           a
           partie
           as
           GOD
           ,
           in
           the
           word
           (
           
             against
          
           )
           Neither
           will
           I
           insist
           upon
           the
           word
           (
           
             have
          
           )
           supponing
           this
           confession
           of
           the
           Prophets
           ,
           and
           mine
           to
           be
           of
           bygone
           sins
           ,
           whereof
           remorse
           of
           conscience
           draweth
           us
           to
           a
           confession
           ;
           nor
           minde
           I
           to
           be
           curious
           ,
           exponing
           the
           literall
           ,
           anagogicall
           ,
           tropologicall
           ,
           or
           other
           senses
           of
           the
           words
           ;
           because
           I
           intend
           only
           to
           make
           a
           relation
           of
           my
           life
           in
           Poperie
           ,
           with
           an
           abjuration
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           and
           not
           a
           preaching
           ,
           knowing
           that
           no
           man
           should
           take
           that
           calling
           upon
           him
           ,
           
             but
             he
             who
             was
             called
             of
             God
             ,
             as
             was
             Aaron
             .
          
           
        
         
           But
           to
           come
           to
           the
           words
           ,
           this
           particle
           (
           
             I
          
           )
           first
           showeth
           the
           qualitie
           of
           the
           person
           that
           sins
           ,
           I
           that
           am
           a
           King
           ,
           quoth
           the
           Prophet
           ,
           have
           sinned
           against
           
           thee
           ,
           which
           consideration
           doeth
           likewise
           aggravate
           my
           sin
           ;
           for
           I
           may
           say
           ,
           I
           who
           was
           brought
           up
           of
           honourable
           parents
           ,
           with
           a
           most
           religious
           Minister
           of
           Gods
           word
           ,
           for
           the
           space
           of
           six
           years
           have
           sinned
           ,
           renouncing
           that
           Heavenly
           doctrine
           which
           I
           learned
           of
           them
           ;
           I
           who
           had
           exponed
           my
           life
           in
           the
           wars
           ,
           to
           all
           hazards
           whereto
           that
           calling
           is
           subject
           ,
           sundrie
           years
           in
           
             Germanie
             ,
          
           for
           the
           overthrow
           of
           Poperie
           ;
           was
           not
           a
           year
           out
           of
           the
           wars
           ,
           till
           in
           my
           travels
           passing
           through
           
             Italie
             ,
          
           I
           was
           made
           a
           prey
           in
           
             Florence
             ,
          
           by
           an
           
             English
          
           Jesuite
           ,
           called
           
             Thomson
          
           or
           
             Gerard
             ,
          
           both
           to
           his
           religion
           and
           profession
           .
           This
           word
           may
           likewise
           serve
           for
           reproof
           to
           those
           who
           delight
           more
           in
           descriving
           their
           neighbours
           sins
           ,
           than
           confessing
           their
           owne
           ,
           forgetfull
           of
           our
           Saviours
           words
           ,
           
             Judge
             not
             ;
             that
             yee
             be
             not
             judged
             ,
          
           
           
             for
             with
             what
             judgement
             yee
             judge
             ,
             yee
             shall
             be
             judged
             .
          
           And
           thereafter
           ,
           
             Thou
             hypocrite
             ,
             first
             cast
             out
             the
             beame
             out
             of
             thine
             own
             eye
             ,
             and
             then
             shalt
             thou
             see
             clear
             lie
             :
             to
             east
             out
             the
             moat
             out
             of
             thy
             brothers
             eye
             .
          
        
         
           The
           second
           thing
           considerable
           heere
           ,
           is
           the
           person
           offended
           ,
           against
           whom
           I
           have
           sinned
           ,
           and
           this
           is
           God
           Almightie
           ,
           for
           against
           
             GOD
          
           are
           all
           sinnes
           which
           are
           committed
           either
           mediatly
           or
           immediatly
           ;
           
             against
             thee
             only
             have
             I
             sinned
             ;
             and
             done
             thïs
             evill
          
           
           
             in
             thy
             fight
             .
          
           The
           words
           may
           serve
           for
           confutation
           and
           admonition
           ;
           confutation
           of
           the
           Papists
           errour
           ,
           who
           confesse
           their
           sins
           to
           earthly
           men
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           God
           ,
           receiving
           forgivenesse
           of
           their
           Priest.
           I
           said
           (
           and
           not
           to
           God
           )
           whereat
           I
           know
           they
           will
           take
           exceptions
           ,
           but
           they
           need
           not
           ,
           for
           millions
           of
           them
           confesse
           ,
           who
           scarcelie
           know
           any
           other
           God
           but
           
           the
           Priest
           ,
           who
           hath
           his
           stile
           booke
           of
           interrogatories
           ,
           where
           to
           they
           answere
           ,
           and
           thereafter
           are
           absolved
           ;
           moreover
           ,
           although
           they
           know
           
             GOD
             ,
          
           yet
           I
           am
           perswaded
           ,
           that
           confessing
           to
           the
           Priest
           ,
           they
           confesse
           not
           to
           
             GOD
             ,
          
           because
           
             GOD
          
           desires
           not
           the
           Priests
           help
           ,
           for
           he
           sayeth
           
             Come
             unto
             me
             all
             ye
          
           
           
             that
             labour
             ,
             and
             are
             heavie
             loaden
             ,
             and
             I
             will
             give
             you
             rest
             ,
          
           &c.
           
             and
             yee
             shall
             finde
             rest
             unto
             your
             soules
             .
          
           And
           the
           Royall
           Prophet
           sayeth
           ,
           
             I
             acknowledged
             my
             sin
             unto
             thee
             ,
             and
             mine
             iniquitie
             have
             I
             not
             hid
             ,
             I
             said
             I
             will
             confesse
             my
             transgressions
             unto
             the
             LORD
             ,
             and
          
           
           
             thou
             forgavest
             the
             iniquitie
             of
             my
             sin
             .
          
           The
           ●poore
           Publican
           said
           not
           ,
           Ghostlie
           father
           ,
           but
           
             GOD
             be
          
           
           
             mercifull
             unto
             me
             a
             sinner
             :
          
           And
           
             John
          
           giveth
           us
           this
           assurance
           ,
           that
           ,
           
             if
             we
             confesse
             our
             sins
             ,
             he
             is
             faithfull
             ,
             to
             forgive
             us
             our
             sins
             ,
             and
             to
             cleanse
             us
             from
             all
             unrighteousnesse
             .
          
           Thirdlie
           ,
           all
           the
           
             Jesuits
          
           that
           ever
           have
           written
           scholastick
           divinitie
           ,
           agree
           in
           one
           voice
           ,
           that
           the
           remission
           of
           the
           confessed
           sins
           to
           the
           Priest
           ,
           is
           done
           by
           the
           contrition
           of
           the
           heart
           ,
           which
           contrition
           must
           preceed
           (
           as
           they
           confesse
           )
           the
           Priests
           absolution
           ,
           either
           by
           prioritie
           of
           time
           ,
           or
           of
           nature
           ▪
           and
           therefore
           ,
           absolution
           ,
           and
           confession
           of
           ,
           and
           to
           Priests
           are
           altogether
           unnecessarie
           ,
           except
           it
           be
           to
           informe
           
             that
             Man
             of
             Sin
          
           of
           all
           his
           clients
           intentions
           of
           heart
           ,
           and
           actions
           whatsoever
           ;
           for
           they
           must
           confesse
           to
           their
           Parish
           Priest
           all
           their
           thoughts
           ,
           words
           ,
           and
           deeds
           ,
           once
           at
           least
           in
           the
           yeere
           ,
           under
           the
           paine
           of
           eternall
           condemnation
           ;
           or
           else
           to
           gather
           in
           moneyes
           by
           restitution
           ,
           almes
           ;
           penance
           for
           great
           sins
           to
           the
           Cloisters
           ,
           and
           such
           like
           ends
           :
           but
           heere
           I
           will
           not
           insist
           upon
           the
           knaverie
           of
           
           auriculare
           confession
           ,
           hoping
           in
           
             GOD
          
           to
           let
           it
           be
           better
           known
           heereafter
           to
           the
           world
           .
        
         
           They
           serve
           for
           admonition
           of
           my
           ingratitude
           towards
           my
           good
           
             GOD
             ,
          
           and
           gratious
           Lord
           ,
           against
           the
           Lord
           I
           have
           sinned
           ,
           who
           elected
           me
           to
           glory
           ,
           before
           the
           foundation
           of
           the
           world
           ;
           who
           created
           me
           in
           time
           ,
           to
           thy
           owne
           similitude
           and
           likenesse
           ,
           
           who
           by
           withdrawing
           of
           thy
           helping
           hand
           ,
           might
           have
           redacted
           me
           to
           nothing
           againe
           ,
           and
           yet
           by
           thy
           Divine
           providence
           ,
           thou
           hast
           conserved
           me
           ,
           so
           long
           from
           many
           perils
           and
           dangers
           ,
           and
           given
           me
           so
           large
           time
           of
           repentance
           ;
           who
           furnished
           me
           with
           good
           education
           ,
           and
           bestowed
           severall
           good
           gifts
           of
           nature
           upon
           me
           :
           O
           more
           than
           brutish
           ingratitude
           !
           Thou
           gave
           thy
           only
           begotten
           Son
           for
           my
           sins
           ,
           when
           I
           was
           thine
           enemie
           ;
           and
           I
           have
           gone
           about
           to
           destroy
           thy
           glory
           ,
           and
           his
           kingdome
           ▪
           but
           yet
           my
           comfort
           is
           ,
           that
           ,
           
             If
             when
             we
             were
             enemies
             ,
          
           
           
             we
             were
             reconcealed
             to
             GOD
             ,
             by
             the
             death
             of
             his
             Son
             ,
             much
             more
             being
             reconciled
             ,
             we
             shall
             be
             saved
             by
             his
             life
             .
          
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           I
           must
           relate
           the
           sins
           themselves
           which
           I
           have
           committed
           against
           this
           gratious
           
             GOD.
          
           Alace
           
             LORD
             ,
             I
             have
             sinned
             against
             thee
             ,
          
           neglecting
           that
           precious
           time
           of
           my
           youth
           ,
           wherein
           I
           imployed
           more
           my
           understanding
           to
           learning
           ,
           then
           my
           will
           to
           pietie
           ,
           attending
           rather
           to
           become
           a
           good
           scholler
           then
           a
           good
           Christian
           ,
           conferring
           more
           with
           
             Aristotle
             ,
          
           and
           his
           
             followers
             ,
          
           than
           with
           
             Christ
          
           and
           his
           
             Apostles
             ;
          
           I
           have
           sinned
           by
           curiositie
           ,
           exposing
           my self
           in
           forraine
           Countries
           ,
           especiallie
           in
           
             Italie
             ,
          
           to
           occasions
           in
           conference
           ,
           and
           disputing
           with
           the
           
           Jefuits
           ,
           who
           knew
           cunninglie
           how
           to
           circumveene
           me
           ,
           and
           can
           worke
           their
           owne
           ends
           ;
           I
           have
           sinned
           by
           weake
           and
           inconstant
           facilitic
           ,
           yeelding
           too
           soone
           to
           their
           alluring
           delusions
           ;
           I
           have
           sinned
           using
           too
           much
           diligence
           in
           drinking
           the
           cup
           of
           their
           pestiferous
           doctrine
           ,
           the
           space
           of
           nine
           yeeres
           ,
           both
           in
           
             Italie
          
           and
           
             France
             ,
          
           where
           I
           studied
           three
           yeeres
           to
           their
           deceitfull
           philosophie
           ,
           foure
           yeeres
           to
           their
           sophisticall
           divinitie
           ▪
           and
           two
           yeeres
           to
           their
           hypocriticall
           superstition
           ,
           or
           superstitious
           hypocrisie
           ,
           in
           their
           Novitiate
           at
           
             Rome
             ;
          
           I
           have
           sinned
           ,
           desiring
           so
           earnestlie
           after
           my
           studies
           to
           returne
           to
           my
           countrey
           ,
           for
           seducing
           of
           others
           ,
           as
           I
           had
           beene
           seduced
           my self
           ,
           using
           all
           the
           tricks
           and
           conceats
           which
           the
           wit
           of
           man
           ,
           or
           hell
           could
           affoord
           me
           ,
           to
           deceave
           the
           Godly
           :
           True
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           I
           had
           rare
           masters
           in
           this
           calling
           ,
           and
           good
           help
           to
           performe
           my
           duetie
           ,
           to
           wit
           ,
           an
           ample
           power
           to
           difpense
           with
           all
           things
           both
           to
           my self
           and
           others
           :
           I
           have
           sinned
           ,
           imploying
           my
           wits
           and
           travels
           to
           seduce
           
             GODS
          
           elect
           ,
           the
           space
           of
           two
           or
           three
           years
           ,
           for
           the
           most
           part
           ,
           in
           the
           North
           ,
           amongst
           my
           friends
           ,
           in
           ,
           and
           about
           
             Aberdeene
             ,
             Elgin
             ▪
          
           and
           
             Ban●ff
             ;
          
           as
           likewise
           in
           
             Cathnes
             ,
          
           where
           I
           lived
           more
           as
           an
           yeare
           Chamerlane
           and
           Baillie
           to
           my
           Lord
           of
           
             Berriedail
             ;
          
           (
           this
           office
           I
           made
           choice
           of
           ,
           that
           by
           the
           frequent
           varietie
           of
           people
           I
           might
           worke
           my
           owne
           ends
           ,
           without
           suspicion
           .
           )
           I
           have
           sinned
           by
           wresting
           of
           Scriptures
           ,
           perswading
           others
           to
           believe
           that
           whereof
           I
           had
           no
           evidence
           in
           
             GODS
          
           word
           ,
           
             I
          
           have
           sinned
           ,
           distilling
           my
           braines
           to
           finde
           out
           meanes
           ,
           make
           great
           journeyes
           to
           obtaine
           them
           ,
           and
           
           propone
           them
           to
           high
           personages
           ,
           for
           the
           extirpation
           of
           
             GODS
          
           true
           religion
           in
           
             Scotland
             ;
             I
          
           have
           sinned
           ;
           by
           not
           living
           so
           duerifully
           to
           my
           
             GOD
          
           these
           three
           yeeres
           bygone
           ,
           (
           for
           so
           long
           time
           have
           
             I
          
           beene
           a
           seeming
           member
           of
           the
           true
           reformed
           Church
           of
           God
           )
           as
           became
           a
           true
           and
           sincere
           reformed
           Christian
           These
           ,
           and
           many
           more
           are
           the
           grievous
           sins
           wherewith
           loaden
           ,
           with
           the
           Publican
           ,
           
             I
          
           stand
           afar
           of
           ,
           not
           worthie
           so
           much
           as
           to
           lift
           up
           mine
           eyes
           unto
           heaven
           ,
           but
           smitting
           my
           breast
           ,
           say
           ,
           
             GOD
             be
          
           
           
             mercifull
             unto
             me
             a
             sinner
             .
          
        
         
           Fourth
           ,
           and
           lastly
           ,
           the
           word
           (
           
             against
          
           )
           drawes
           me
           to
           a
           consideration
           of
           my
           madnesse
           ,
           opposing
           my self
           against
           so
           strong
           a
           partie
           as
           God.
           What!
           knew
           
             I
          
           not
           
             that
             it
             were
             hard
             for
             me
             to
             kicke
             against
             the
             pricks
             ?
          
           Knew
           
             I
          
           not
           poore
           
             Nadab
             ,
          
           and
           
             Abibu
             ,
          
           
           notwithstanding
           they
           were
           the
           sons
           of
           
             Aaron
             ,
          
           were
           destroyed
           for
           offering
           strange
           fire
           ?
           
             And
             there
             went
          
           
           
             out
             fire
             from
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             devoured
             them
             ,
             and
             they
             died
             before
             the
             Lord.
          
           Knew
           
             I
          
           not
           ,
           that
           
             Vzzah
          
           was
           smote
           to
           death
           ,
           for
           laying
           his
           hand
           of
           good
           intention
           to
           uphold
           the
           Ark
           from
           falling
           ,
           being
           shaken
           with
           the
           oxen
           that
           drew
           it
           ?
           
             And
             the
             anger
             of
             the
             Lord
             was
             kindled
             against
             Uzzah
             ,
             and
             GOD
             smote
             him
          
           
           
             there
             for
             his
             errour
             ,
             aud
             there
             he
             died
             ,
             before
             the
             ark
             of
             GOD.
          
           Knew
           I
           not
           that
           
             Corah
             ,
             Dathan
             ,
          
           and
           
             Abiram
             ,
          
           although
           they
           were
           
             Levits
             ,
          
           were
           swallowed
           up
           quicke
           for
           murmuring
           against
           
             Moses
             ?
             And
             the
          
           
           
             earth
             opened
             her
             mouth
             ,
             and
             swallowed
             them
             up
             ,
             and
             their
             houses
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             men
             that
             pertained
             unto
             Corah
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             all
             their
             goods
             .
          
           Knew
           I
           not
           thy
           almightie
           power
           ,
           by
           the
           Prophet
           speaking
           this
           of
           thee
           ?
           
           
             And
             I
             will
             shake
             the
             heavens
             ,
             and
             the
             earth
             ,
             and
             the
             sea
             ,
             and
             the
             dry
             land
             ?
          
           Knew
           I
           not
           that
           thou
           art
           the
           
             GOD
          
           of
           hosts
           ,
           having
           infinite
           multitude
           of
           Angels
           for
           thy
           souldiours
           ,
           with
           all
           the
           rest
           of
           thy
           creatures
           ,
           as
           instruments
           of
           thy
           just
           wrath
           ,
           and
           indignation
           against
           sinners
           ?
           O
           intolerable
           madnesse
           of
           mine
           !
           This
           all
           ,
           and
           much
           more
           I
           knew
           ,
           and
           yet
           persisted
           in
           my
           wickednesse
           against
           so
           strong
           a
           partie
           .
           O
           infinite
           Ocean
           ,
           and
           superaboundant
           treasure
           of
           mercie
           !
           What
           shall
           I
           say
           ?
           I
           poore
           naughtie
           worme
           ,
           yea
           ,
           dust
           ,
           opposed
           my self
           to
           that
           great
           
             GOD
          
           of
           heaven
           and
           earth
           ,
           by
           such
           kinde
           of
           grievous
           sins
           ,
           and
           hainous
           crimes
           ;
           as
           idolatrie
           ,
           taking
           away
           of
           his
           glorie
           ,
           spoiling
           him
           of
           his
           offices
           ,
           taking
           upon
           me
           his
           authoritie
           ,
           by
           forgiving
           of
           sins
           ,
           and
           such
           like
           ;
           and
           yet
           he
           out
           of
           his
           Fatherly
           love
           desisted
           not
           to
           do
           me
           good
           ,
           preserving
           me
           from
           many
           perils
           and
           dangers
           ,
           both
           in
           pest
           ,
           wars
           ,
           and
           travels
           :
           roborating
           my
           memorie
           to
           receave
           ,
           and
           keep
           great
           diversitie
           of
           languages
           ,
           and
           strengthning
           my
           understanding
           to
           learne
           the
           experience
           ,
           and
           government
           of
           diverse
           kingdomes
           ,
           and
           Countreys
           .
           Lord
           ,
           I
           continued
           to
           offend
           thee
           ,
           and
           thou
           continued
           to
           blesse
           me
           ;
           Deare
           Saviour
           ,
           who
           will
           consider
           these
           wonderfull
           works
           of
           thine
           on
           mee
           ,
           and
           not
           likewise
           confesse
           with
           me
           ,
           that
           
             thou
             art
             ,
             a
             father
             of
             mercie
          
           
           
             and
             GOD
             of
             all
             comfort
             ?
          
           That
           not
           only
           by
           nature
           ,
           but
           also
           by
           miscariage
           
             I
          
           was
           a
           childe
           of
           wrath
           ,
           
             but
          
           
           
             GOD
             ,
             who
             is
             rich
             in
             mercie
             ,
             for
             his
             great
             love
             wherewith
             he
             loved
             me
             ,
             even
             when
             I
             was
             dead
             in
             sins
             ,
             bath
             quickned
             me
             .
          
           Now
           truely
           
             I
          
           see
           most
           loving
           Father
           ,
           
           〈◊〉
           
             〈◊〉
             wilt
             have
             〈◊〉
             .
             on
             whom
             thou
             wilt
             have
          
           
           
             mercie
             ,
             and
             wilt
             have
             compassion
             on
             whom
             thou
             wilt
             have
             compassion
             :
          
           And
           consequentlie
           ,
           
             I
          
           may
           proclame
           
           
             the
             Lord
             ,
             the
             Lord
             God
             mercifull
             ,
             and
             gratious
             ,
             long
             suffering
             ,
             and
             abundant
             in
             goodnesse
             and
             truth
             :
          
           and
           
           conclude
           this
           first
           point
           with
           the
           Prophet
           
             David
             ,
          
           that
           
             thy
             tender
             mercies
             are
             over
             all
             thy
             works
             .
          
           For
           most
           meeke
           father
           ,
           although
           I
           have
           most
           grievouslie
           sinned
           against
           thee
           ,
           yet
           thou
           hast
           beene
           most
           mercifull
           unto
           me
           ,
           Glory
           ,
           Honour
           ,
           and
           Praise
           ,
           be
           unto
           thy
           holy
           Name
           therefore
           .
        
         
           This
           my
           Confession
           and
           acknowledgement
           of
           the
           mercies
           of
           
             GOD
          
           towards
           me
           ,
           are
           not
           done
           by
           me
           to
           courage
           others
           ,
           in
           the
           continuance
           of
           their
           sins
           :
           For
           that
           same
           
             GOD
             ,
          
           who
           out
           of
           his
           free
           mercie
           ,
           spared
           me
           for
           a
           time
           ,
           he
           destroyed
           with
           thunder
           
           from
           heaven
           that
           tyrannous
           apostate
           
             Julian
          
           in
           the
           heat
           of
           his
           sin
           ,
           crying
           out
           with
           despare
           ,
           
             Thou
             hast
             overcome
             O
             Gililean
             :
          
           and
           suffered
           
             Judas
          
           to
           enter
           into
           desperation
           ,
           at
           the
           sight
           of
           the
           greatnesse
           of
           
           his
           sin
           ,
           and
           cut
           off
           his
           miserable
           life
           with
           his
           own
           hands
           .
           I
           know
           that
           the
           Prophet
           sayeth
           ,
           
             though
             your
             sins
             be
             as
             skarlet
             they
             shall
             be
             as
             white
             as
             snow
             ,
             though
          
           
           
             they
             be
             red
             as
             crimsone
             ,
             they
             shall
             be
             as
             woole
             ;
          
           Yet
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           the
           master
           of
           all
           Prophets
           sayeth
           thereafter
           ,
           
             but
             except
             yee
             repent
             ,
             yee
             shall
             all
             likewise
             perish
             ;
          
           
           for
           as
           
             GOD
             ,
          
           is
           mercifull
           ,
           so
           is
           He
           likewise
           just
           .
        
         
           That
           worthie
           Doctor
           
             Austine
          
           sayeth
           ,
           
             Humanum
             est
             peccare
             ,
             Diabolicum
             perseverare
             ,
             &
             Angelicum
             resurgere
             :
          
           It
           is
           a
           humane
           thing
           to
           fall
           in
           sin
           ,
           a
           devilish
           to
           persevere
           therein
           ,
           and
           an
           angelick
           ,
           or
           supernaturall
           ,
           to
           rise
           from
           it
           .
           Therefore
           ,
           having
           in
           the
           
           first
           point
           of
           this
           discourse
           showne
           you
           ,
           how
           it
           hath
           pleased
           God
           to
           suffer
           me
           to
           fall
           by
           humane
           fragilitie
           ,
           and
           devilish
           perseverance
           in
           that
           monstruous
           sin
           of
           Poperie
           :
           In
           this
           second
           I
           will
           ,
           Godwilling
           ,
           let
           you
           understand
           ,
           how
           it
           hath
           pleased
           God
           to
           raise
           me
           up
           ,
           from
           that
           Lithargie
           of
           superstitious
           idolatrie
           ,
           and
           heale
           my
           soul
           wounded
           with
           Poperie
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           second
           thing
           proponed
           by
           mee
           in
           the
           beginning
           .
        
         
           Upon
           these
           words
           ,
           
             Heale
             my
             soule
             ,
          
           I
           might
           expatiat
           my self
           ,
           and
           amplifie
           this
           discourse
           largely
           ,
           with
           two
           considerations
           ▪
           First
           ,
           inquiring
           wherein
           consisteth
           the
           health
           and
           perfection
           of
           mans
           poore
           wounded
           soule
           ;
           and
           secondly
           ,
           considering
           the
           nature
           and
           properties
           of
           the
           soule
           which
           is
           healed
           ,
           touching
           the
           first
           ,
           I
           might
           have
           to
           doe
           with
           three
           sorts
           of
           persons
           ,
           
             morale
             Philosophers
             ,
             scholastick
             Divines
             ,
          
           and
           
             erroneous
             Papists
             .
          
           Showing
           the
           first
           ,
           that
           the
           perfection
           ,
           health
           ,
           and
           happinesse
           of
           our
           soul
           doth
           not
           consist
           in
           worldly
           pleasures
           ,
           riches
           ,
           sensuall
           lusts
           ,
           carnall
           concupiscences
           ,
           adoption
           of
           morall
           vertues
           ,
           speculation
           ,
           or
           contemplation
           of
           Gods
           creatures
           ,
           or
           in
           the
           dominion
           of
           the
           soule
           of
           man
           over
           his
           owne
           passions
           ,
           as
           many
           of
           them
           have
           had
           these
           severall
           opinions
           .
        
         
           Discoursing
           with
           the
           second
           ,
           and
           trying
           ,
           whether
           or
           not
           that
           eternall
           felicitie
           ,
           and
           happinesse
           of
           our
           soules
           ,
           doeth
           consist
           in
           the
           actions
           of
           the
           understanding
           ,
           or
           of
           the
           will
           ,
           or
           of
           both
           ,
           and
           in
           what
           kinde
           :
           And
           refuting
           the
           third
           in
           four
           points
           ;
           first
           ,
           Letting
           them
           see
           their
           errour
           ,
           when
           they
           imploy
           their
           Saints
           at
           
             Rome
             ,
             Loret
             ,
             Galatia
             ,
          
           and
           where
           they
           
           think
           expedient
           for
           health
           to
           their
           soule
           ,
           besides
           Christ
           ,
           or
           betweene
           them
           and
           Christ
           :
           2.
           
           Showing
           them
           ,
           that
           the
           Sacrament
           of
           Baptisme
           is
           not
           so
           absolute
           a
           salve
           ,
           but
           it
           leaveth
           behinde
           it
           the
           root
           and
           seed
           of
           sin
           ,
           
             fomitem
             peccati
             .
          
           3.
           
           Demonstrating
           to
           them
           ,
           that
           mans
           good
           works
           ,
           although
           they
           be
           tokens
           or
           symptomes
           ,
           yet
           are
           they
           not
           the
           cure
           and
           salve
           of
           the
           health
           of
           mans
           poore
           wounded
           soule
           :
           And
           4.
           
           That
           ,
           that
           true
           meane
           of
           the
           health
           of
           our
           soule
           ,
           
             Repentance
             ,
          
           is
           not
           to
           be
           defiled
           by
           their
           auricular
           confession
           ,
           and
           execrable
           satisfaction
           ,
           but
           is
           to
           be
           understood
           of
           a
           broken
           and
           contrite
           heart
           ,
           applying
           by
           faith
           the
           deare
           merits
           of
           that
           precious
           blood
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           to
           our
           poore
           wounded
           souls
           .
           But
           all
           these
           points
           of
           doctrine
           ,
           with
           their
           severall
           spirituall
           observations
           and
           uses
           ,
           I
           remit
           to
           an
           other
           time
           and
           place
           ,
           giving
           them
           
             Augustines
          
           resolution
           for
           all
           their
           questions
           ,
           
             Creasti
             nos
             Domine
             propter
          
           
           
             te
             ,
             &
             inquietum
             est
             cor
             nostrum
             ,
             donec
             requiescat
             in
             te●
             :
          
           Thou
           hast
           created
           us
           (
           O
           Lord
           )
           for
           thee
           ,
           and
           our
           soule
           is
           restlesse
           till
           it
           repose
           on
           thee
           .
           O
           thou
           carnall
           minded
           ,
           and
           sensuall
           man
           !
           look
           if
           thou
           hast
           this
           restlesnesse
           or
           not
           in
           thy
           soule
           ;
           Thou
           drunkard
           ,
           glutton
           ,
           adulterer
           ,
           fornicator
           usurer
           ,
           oppressoui
           ,
           invyer
           ,
           backbiter
           ,
           liar
           ,
           ambitious
           ,
           proud
           ,
           presumptuous
           ,
           angrie
           ,
           politick
           or
           atheist
           man
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           you
           ,
           
             whose
             end
             is
             destruction
             ,
             whose
             god
             is
             your
             belly
             ;
          
           
           
             and
             whose
             glory
             is
             in
             your
             shame
             ,
             who
             minde
             earthly
             things
             ,
          
           looke
           and
           consider
           neerely
           (
           for
           it
           concerneth
           eternitie
           )
           if
           yee
           expect
           the
           health
           of
           your
           soules
           ,
           from
           these
           your
           particular
           gods
           and
           idols
           ,
           or
           whence
           the
           Apostle
           expecteth
           it
           ,
           when
           hee
           sayeth
           ,
           
           
             For
             our
             conversation
             is
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             whence
             also
             we
          
           
           
             look
             for
             the
             Saviour
             ,
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             Christ
             :
          
           And
           the
           Prophet
           in
           my
           text
           ,
           
             LORD
             be
             mercifull
             unto
             me
             ,
             heale
             my
             soul.
          
           Take
           heed
           I
           say
           ,
           take
           heed
           ,
           least
           it
           be
           said
           to
           you
           sometime
           ,
           as
           the
           Apostle
           said
           to
           the
           
             Romans
             ;
             what
             fruit
             had
             yee
             then
             in
             those
             things
             ,
             whereof
          
           
           
             yee
             are
             now
             ashamed
             ?
             for
             the
             end
             of
             these
             things
             is
             death
             :
          
           Or
           as
           Christ
           our
           blessed
           Saviour
           said
           ,
           
             what
          
           
           
             shall
             it
             profite
             a
             man
             ,
             if
             he
             shall
             gaine
             the
             whole
             world
             ,
             and
             losse
             his
             own
             soul
             ?
             or
             what
             shall
             a
             man
             give
             in
             exchange
             for
             his
             soul
             ?
          
        
         
           That
           which
           I
           might
           have
           spoken
           of
           the
           nature
           and
           properties
           of
           the
           soul
           ,
           I
           passe
           for
           the
           present
           ,
           remitting
           the
           courteous
           Reader
           to
           the
           commentaries
           upon
           
             Aristotles
          
           books
           of
           the
           soul
           ;
           And
           coming
           to
           my
           particular
           ,
           I
           will
           show
           you
           how
           it
           hath
           pleased
           God
           ,
           in
           his
           owne
           appointed
           time
           ,
           to
           heale
           my
           soule
           from
           the
           pest
           of
           Poperie
           .
        
         
           And
           therein
           I
           finde
           two
           things
           to
           be
           remarked
           ,
           the
           time
           ,
           and
           the
           causes
           of
           this
           my
           restored
           health
           .
           As
           for
           the
           first
           ,
           it
           is
           evidently
           known
           ,
           that
           the
           Lord
           hath
           his
           owne
           time
           in
           calling
           of
           soules
           ,
           
             Calling
          
           
           
             some
             about
             the
             third
             ,
             some
             about
             the
             sixt
             ,
             some
             about
             the
             ninth
             ,
             aud
             some
             about
             the
             eleventh
             houre
             .
             Peter
             ,
          
           and
           some
           other
           of
           his
           Apostles
           he
           called
           ,
           when
           they
           were
           busied
           mending
           ,
           and
           dressing
           their
           nets
           :
           Others
           ,
           as
           
             Matthew
          
           waiting
           upon
           their
           customes
           ,
           
           greedie
           gaine
           ,
           and
           drosse
           of
           the
           world
           :
           Some
           as
           
           
             Paul
          
           when
           they
           were
           persecuting
           his
           flocke
           :
           Others
           
           by
           reading
           of
           holy
           Scriptures
           ,
           as
           was
           
             Augustine
             :
          
           Some
           by
           publicke
           preaching
           ,
           as
           the
           most
           part
           of
           all
           Christians
           ,
           and
           others
           by
           private
           discourses
           ,
           as
           
           the
           Queene
           of
           the
           
             Ethiopians
             Eunuch
             :
          
           Neither
           can
           
           there
           be
           given
           any
           other
           reason
           of
           this
           ,
           but
           the
           good
           pleasure
           of
           
             GOD
             ;
             For
             it
             is
             not
             of
             him
             that
             willeth
             ,
             nor
             ,
             of
             him
             that
             runneth
             ,
             but
             of
             GOD
             that
             sheweth
             mercie
             :
          
           Who
           in
           his
           owne
           time
           ,
           without
           any
           of
           
           my
           deservings
           did
           call
           upon
           me
           ,
           when
           I
           was
           plunged
           in
           idolatrie
           my self
           ,
           and
           drawing
           others
           dayly
           to
           that
           same
           precipice
           ,
           taking
           up
           the
           dueties
           and
           customes
           of
           
             Caithnes
          
           as
           Chamerlaine
           ;
           where
           it
           is
           to
           be
           remarked
           ,
           that
           this
           dissimulation
           of
           apparels
           ,
           offices
           ,
           &c.
           is
           a
           common
           policie
           of
           the
           Jesuits
           ,
           to
           the
           end
           ,
           some
           of
           them
           may
           be
           intelligencers
           in
           Kings
           Courts
           ,
           as
           I
           know
           two
           ;
           One
           as
           a
           Noble
           man
           ,
           and
           another
           as
           a
           Knight
           in
           
             London
             :
          
           the
           first
           lives
           in
           
             Clarkenwall
             ,
          
           the
           second
           in
           
             Drurie-laine
             ;
          
           the
           one
           is
           provinciall
           and
           superiour
           of
           some
           five
           hundreth
           Jesuits
           in
           
             England
             ,
          
           the
           other
           a
           prime
           Scholler
           ,
           and
           Courteour
           .
           Others
           go
           thus
           ,
           for
           perverting
           of
           Kings
           and
           kingdomes
           ,
           as
           with
           
             Sigismund
             ,
          
           late
           King
           of
           
             Pole
             ,
          
           they
           went
           as
           
             Hyducks
             ,
          
           or
           infantrie
           ,
           into
           
             Sweden
             ,
          
           for
           the
           perversion
           of
           that
           people
           ,
           which
           being
           detected
           ,
           the
           King
           and
           they
           were
           thurst
           out
           of
           
           his
           own
           righteous
           Kingdome
           for
           ever
           :
           or
           as
           
             Demetrius
          
           Emperours
           of
           
             Musco
             ,
          
           who
           taking
           them
           in
           after
           that
           same
           manner
           ,
           lost
           his
           life
           and
           his
           empire
           ,
           as
           his
           wifes
           brother
           in
           law
           ,
           
             Constantine
             Koribut
          
           Duke
           of
           
             Visniovits
          
           in
           
             Pole
          
           related
           to
           my self
           ,
           and
           that
           hee
           had
           suffered
           three
           yeeres
           imprisonment
           for
           it
           in
           
             Musco
             ,
          
           which
           maketh
           him
           detest
           the
           Jesuits
           ever
           since
           .
           Some
           of
           them
           go
           for
           their
           own
           re-establishment
           as
           
             P.
             Peter
             Cotton
             ,
          
           to
           get
           themselves
           in
           again
           in
           France
           ,
           after
           they
           were
           banished
           ,
           for
           attempting
           
           to
           kill
           ,
           and
           for
           wounding
           King
           
             Henry
          
           the
           fourth
           :
           This
           is
           no
           calumnie
           ,
           for
           one
           was
           execute
           in
           
             Paris
             ,
          
           and
           all
           banished
           out
           of
           France
           ,
           and
           a
           pyramide
           of
           ignominie
           erected
           against
           them
           ,
           where
           the
           treature
           was
           execute
           ,
           for
           this
           businesse
           .
           Some
           go
           dayly
           thorow
           
             Venice
             ,
          
           dealing
           with
           ambassadours
           ,
           and
           making
           friends
           to
           get
           in
           there
           againe
           ;
           others
           to
           acquite
           by
           indirect
           wayes
           the
           favour
           of
           Kings
           ,
           for
           they
           seeke
           no
           more
           but
           presence
           and
           accesse
           to
           pervert
           
           Kings
           and
           Princes
           .
           Or
           if
           they
           can
           not
           prevaile
           ,
           they
           cut
           them
           off
           ,
           and
           are
           worse
           then
           the
           devill
           ▪
           for
           
             resist
             the
             Devill
             ,
             and
             he
             will
             flee
             from
             you
             ,
          
           
           but
           they
           will
           not
           quite
           their
           point
           ,
           till
           they
           worke
           the
           mischiefe
           .
           Beware
           therfore
           Kings
           and
           Princes
           ,
           beware
           kingdomes
           and
           common-wealths
           .
           
             Beware
             of
             false
             prophets
             ,
             which
             come
             to
             you
             in
             sheeps
             cloathing
             ,
          
           
           
             but
             inwardly
             are
             ravening
             woolves
             .
          
           And
           thou
           
             Britaine
          
           especially
           
             Scotland
             ,
          
           my
           deare
           countrey
           ,
           the
           purest
           portion
           of
           Christs
           Church
           in
           the
           world
           this
           day
           ,
           assure
           thy self
           ,
           and
           I
           assure
           thee
           ,
           for
           I
           know
           it
           ,
           that
           thy
           good
           people
           are
           as
           sheepe
           in
           the
           mids
           of
           woolves
           ,
           be
           yee
           therefore
           (
           heads
           and
           members
           thereof
           )
           
             wise
             as
             serpents
          
           Casting
           out
           
             this
             bound
             woman
          
           
           
             and
             her
             Son
             ,
          
           by
           the
           execution
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           of
           
           the
           kingdome
           ,
           
             ad
             amussim
             ,
          
           punctually
           ,
           not
           granting
           them
           a
           pecuniall
           libertie
           of
           conscience
           ,
           or
           any
           toleration
           whatsoever
           ,
           and
           
             GOD
          
           will
           help
           you
           ,
           yet
           notwithstanding
           yonr
           imminent
           dangers
           ,
           whereof
           I
           shall
           advertise
           you
           in
           the
           end
           of
           this
           discourse
           ;
           otherwise
           your
           liberties
           and
           kingdomes
           are
           lost
           ,
           and
           Antichrist
           hath
           prevailed
           .
           Concerning
           the
           time
           likewise
           ,
           it
           is
           to
           bee
           considered
           that
           which
           an
           ancient
           
           remarks
           of
           
             Paul
             ,
          
           to
           wit
           that
           God
           did
           call
           him
           being
           a
           
             persecuter
             ,
          
           brought
           up
           among
           the
           learned
           at
           
             Gamaliels
          
           fleet
           ,
           knowing
           all
           their
           plots
           and
           conspiracies
           against
           Gods
           elect
           ,
           he
           might
           better
           being
           converted
           give
           antidots
           again
           their
           poyson
           ;
           for
           it
           he
           had
           done
           somuch
           out
           of
           blinde
           zeile
           ,
           for
           the
           defence
           of
           
             his
             Fathers
          
           
           
             traditions
             ,
             much
             more
             would
             he
             for
             the
             true
             service
             of
             GOD
             ,
          
           wish
           that
           he
           were
           
             an
             accursed
             from
             Christ
             for
             his
             brethren
             .
          
           Even
           so
           thinke
           I
           truelie
           that
           my
           deare
           Saviour
           have
           dealt
           with
           me
           ,
           not
           calling
           me
           when
           I
           entred
           to
           their
           errours
           ,
           nor
           when
           I
           was
           drinking
           in
           their
           pernicious
           doctrine
           ,
           neither
           when
           I
           was
           imployed
           to
           worke
           the
           mysterie
           of
           iniquitie
           against
           the
           true
           Church
           of
           God
           :
           but
           when
           I
           had
           learned
           all
           their
           tricks
           ,
           plots
           ,
           conspiracies
           ,
           devices
           ,
           and
           inventions
           ,
           for
           the
           extirpation
           of
           Gods
           true
           religion
           ;
           that
           being
           brought
           up
           at
           
             Vrbanus
          
           feet
           ,
           and
           knowing
           their
           malice
           ,
           I
           might
           the
           better
           with
           Gods
           grace
           provide
           remedics
           against
           their
           pernicious
           designes
           ;
           and
           as
           I
           had
           taken
           great
           paines
           for
           the
           atchieving
           of
           their
           malitious
           ends
           ,
           much
           more
           should
           I
           labour
           now
           in
           Christs
           vineyeard
           ,
           for
           the
           edification
           of
           Christs
           mysticall
           body
           
             the
             Church
             .
          
           The
           
           Lord
           of
           his
           infinite
           mercie
           grant
           me
           his
           favourable
           assistance
           ,
           and
           powerfull
           grace
           thereto
           .
        
         
           The
           second
           thing
           that
           I
           proposed
           ,
           was
           ,
           the
           causes
           of
           the
           health
           of
           my
           Soul
           ;
           and
           these
           are
           four
           ,
           materiall
           ,
           formall
           ,
           finall
           ,
           and
           efficient
           ;
           the
           first
           is
           the
           soul
           it self
           taken
           specificative
           ,
           the
           second
           is
           the
           same
           soul
           taken
           reduplicative
           ,
           
             ut
             sanata
             ,
             as
             healed
             ;
          
           the
           third
           or
           finall
           ,
           is
           that
           eternall
           joy
           and
           felicitie
           ,
           for
           the
           which
           before
           time
           God
           hath
           elected
           ,
           and
           in
           
           time
           created
           ,
           not
           only
           me
           ,
           but
           all
           these
           likewise
           who
           serve
           him
           with
           true
           sinceritie
           ;
           which
           felicitie
           the
           Apostle
           thus
           describeth
           :
           
             the
             eye
             hath
             not
             scene
             ,
          
           
           
             nor
             eare
             heard
             ,
             neither
             hath
             entred
             into
             the
             heart
             of
             man
             ,
             the
             things
             which
             God
             hath
             prepared
             for
             them
             that
             love
             him
             .
          
           The
           fourth
           and
           last
           is
           threefold
           ,
           principall
           ,
           meritorious
           ,
           and
           instrumentall
           .
           The
           principall
           efficient
           cause
           of
           the
           health
           of
           my
           soul
           was
           the
           blessed
           and
           holy
           Trinitie
           ,
           it
           being
           an
           action
           
             ad
             extra
             ,
          
           and
           all
           such
           are
           common
           to
           the
           three
           persons
           of
           the
           Trinitie
           ,
           as
           Divines
           teach
           .
           The
           meritorious
           was
           ,
           the
           pretious
           blood
           of
           my
           sweet
           and
           loving
           Saviour
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           for
           it
           is
           through
           this
           only
           oblation
           that
           we
           are
           made
           holy
           ,
           and
           have
           eternall
           redemption
           .
           
             By
          
           
           
             His
             will
             we
             are
             sanctified
             ,
             through
             the
             offering
             of
             the
             body
             of
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             once
             for
             all
             .
             For
             by
             one
             offering
             hee
             hath
             perfected
             for
             ever
             them
             that
             are
             sanctified
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             their
             sins
             and
             iniquities
             will
             hee
             remember
             no
             more
             ;
          
           now
           where
           remission
           of
           these
           are
           ,
           there
           is
           
             no
             more
             offering
             for
             sin
             .
          
           And
           the
           Apostle
           
             Peter
          
           sayeth
           ,
           
             Nei
             her
             is
             there
             salvation
             in
             any
             other
             ,
             for
             there
          
           
           
             is
             none
             other
             name
             under
             heaven
             given
             among
             men
             ,
             whereby
             we
             must
             be
             saved
             .
          
           The
           whole
           new
           Testament
           proveth
           this
           trueth
           ;
           and
           yet
           the
           force
           of
           errour
           is
           so
           great
           ,
           that
           they
           who
           live
           in
           that
           
             Sodomitish
             Babylon
             ,
          
           do
           not
           perceave
           it
           ,
           but
           run
           headlong
           to
           other
           cures
           for
           their
           wounded
           soules
           ,
           than
           to
           the
           meritorious
           blood
           of
           
             that
             immaculate
             Lambe
             ,
          
           
           
             who
             taketh
             away
             the
             sins
             of
             the
             world
             .
          
           Away
           then
           ,
           away
           ,
           
             depart
             from
             me
             all
             yee
             workers
             of
             iniquitie
             ;
          
           away
           yee
           that
           flee
           for
           cure
           of
           your
           Souls
           ,
           to
           your
           Ladies
           ,
           
           Saints
           ,
           good
           works
           ,
           reiterat
           false
           sacrifices
           in
           
           the
           Masse
           ,
           relicts
           ,
           crosses
           ,
           holy
           water
           ,
           pilgramages
           ,
           processions
           ,
           works
           of
           supererogation
           ,
           indulgences
           and
           pardons
           ,
           working
           of
           true
           and
           false
           sacraments
           ex
           
             opere
             operato
             ,
          
           and
           to
           an
           infinite
           number
           of
           idolatrous
           rites
           and
           ceremonies
           ,
           forged
           by
           the
           ancient
           Pagans
           and
           Popes
           ancient
           and
           moderne
           ;
           away
           I
           say
           ,
           for
           
             I
             tell
             you
             ,
             except
             yee
             repent
          
           (
           of
           these
           
           your
           idolatrous
           courses
           )
           
             yee
             shall
             all
             likewise
             perish
             .
          
           
           Away
           ,
           and
           see
           that
           with
           
             Paul
             ,
             yee
             rejoice
             in
             nothing
             but
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             and
             him
             crucified
             .
          
           Remember
           that
           it
           is
           momentanie
           which
           delighteth
           ,
           and
           eternall
           which
           tormenteth
           .
           Take
           heed
           ,
           that
           when
           yee
           shall
           compeere
           at
           that
           great
           day
           ,
           with
           your
           souls
           ulcerat
           ,
           by
           your
           idolatrous
           superstition
           ,
           crying
           for
           cure
           ,
           that
           Christ
           the
           only
           Physitian
           of
           souls
           answer
           you
           not
           ,
           
             I
             never
             knew
             you
             ,
             depart
             from
             me
             yee
             that
             worke
          
           
           
             iniquitie
             :
          
           Or
           as
           hee
           sayeth
           in
           another
           place
           ,
           
             Depart
             from
             me
             yee
             cursed
             into
             everlasting
             fire
             ,
             prepared
          
           
           
             for
             the
             devil
             and
             his
             angels
             .
          
           Now
           God
           of
           his
           goodnesse
           open
           your
           eyes
           ,
           and
           let
           you
           understand
           the
           intolerable
           wrongs
           which
           yee
           doe
           to
           his
           divine
           Majestie
           ,
           his
           Church
           ,
           and
           your
           owne
           souls
           ,
           that
           doing
           unfeined
           repentance
           ,
           yee
           may
           efchew
           his
           fearfull
           judgements
           .
        
         
           I
           come
           now
           to
           the
           third
           efficient
           cause
           ,
           calledinstrumentall
           or
           second
           cause
           ,
           whereby
           God
           wrought
           this
           wonderfull
           cure
           in
           me
           .
           If
           any
           man
           expect
           here
           of
           me
           the
           decision
           of
           that
           philosophicall
           question
           of
           Gods
           concourse
           with
           the
           second
           causes
           ,
           for
           the
           production
           of
           their
           effects
           ,
           being
           necessare
           for
           the
           understanding
           of
           that
           contraversie
           ,
           
             de
             authore
             peccati
             ,
          
           of
           the
           author
           of
           sin
           :
           I
           pray
           him
           excuse
           my
           brevitie
           ,
           
           and
           addresse
           himself
           to
           the
           interpreters
           of
           
             Aristotles
          
           treatise
           ,
           
             de
             causa
             efficiente
             :
          
           But
           to
           our
           purpose
           .
        
         
           No
           man
           can
           doubt
           ,
           but
           the
           Lord
           as
           he
           is
           infinitely
           mercifull
           in
           the
           conversion
           of
           sinners
           ;
           so
           is
           he
           infinitely
           wise
           and
           rich
           ,
           in
           the
           externall
           meanes
           which
           he
           imployeth
           for
           that
           use
           :
           I
           speak
           not
           of
           the
           internall
           ▪
           meane
           of
           the
           conversion
           of
           a
           sinner
           ,
           which
           according
           to
           Divines
           is
           
             gratia
             praeveniens
             ,
          
           and
           
             gratia
             excitans
             ,
          
           a
           preveening
           and
           stirring
           up
           grace
           ,
           
             quae
             operatur
             in
             nobis
             sine
             nobis
             ,
             which
             worketh
             in
             us
             ,
             without
             our
             help
             ,
          
           as
           
             Augustine
          
           
           affirmeth
           :
           Of
           these
           externall
           meanes
           wee
           have
           many
           in
           sacred
           records
           .
           Christ
           healing
           some
           with
           a
           look
           only
           ,
           
             the
             Lord
             turned
             ,
             and
             looked
             upon
             Peter
             ,
             &c.
          
           
           
             and
             Peter
             went
             out
             and
             wept
             bitterly
             :
          
           Others
           as
           
             the
             woman
             diseased
             with
             the
             issue
             of
             blood
             ,
             by
             touching
             his
             garment
             ,
             receaved
             present
             health
             both
             of
             body
             and
             soule
             .
          
           
           Some
           by
           his
           divine
           conference
           ,
           as
           the
           
             Samarit
             an
             woman
             ▪
          
           
           Others
           by
           the
           example
           of
           his
           wonderfull
           
             patience
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             miraculous
             passion
             ,
             as
             the
             thief
             upon
             the
             crosse
             ,
          
           Some
           
             by
             touching
             and
             feeling
             his
             pretious
             wounds
             ,
             as
             the
             Apostle
             Thomas
             :
          
           Others
           by
           extraordinarie
           courses
           ,
           as
           
           the
           
             Apostle
             Paul
             :
          
           Neither
           need
           we
           enquire
           for
           any
           reason
           of
           these
           proceedings
           of
           Christ
           ,
           but
           that
           that
           
           the
           Apostle
           giveth
           ,
           when
           he
           cryeth
           out
           ,
           
             O
             the
             depth
          
           
           
             of
             the
             riches
             ,
             both
             of
             the
             wisdome
             and
             knowledge
             of
             God
             ,
             how
             unsearchable
             are
             his
             judgements
             ,
             and
             his
             wayes
             past
             finding
             out
             ,
             for
             who
             hath
             beene
             his
             counsellour
             .
          
        
         
           As
           for
           the
           externall
           meane
           ,
           or
           instrumentall
           cause
           of
           my
           conversion
           to
           GOD
           ,
           and
           recovered
           health
           of
           my
           soul
           ,
           it
           was
           truely
           the
           reading
           of
           holy
           Scripture
           ,
           after
           this
           forme
           ,
           It
           fell
           out
           some
           three
           yeers
           ago
           (
           or
           thereabout
           )
           in
           
             Cathnes
             ,
          
           that
           after
           I
           had
           
           ended
           my
           ordinarie
           superstitions
           ,
           as
           Breviarie
           ,
           Masse
           ,
           Beeds
           ,
           and
           suchlike
           trash
           ,
           I
           used
           commonly
           to
           read
           a
           chapter
           of
           the
           Bible
           ;
           and
           one
           day
           reading
           these
           words
           of
           
             Paul
             ,
             Beware
             least
             any
             man
             spoile
             you
             thorow
          
           
           
             philosophie
             ,
             and
             vaine
             deceat
             ,
             after
             the
             traditions
             of
             men
             ,
             after
             the
             rudiments
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             and
             not
             after
             Christ
             ;
          
           and
           so
           foorth
           to
           the
           end
           of
           the
           chapter
           ,
           I
           was
           presentlie
           seazed
           with
           a
           doubt
           against
           Poperie
           ;
           that
           the
           Apostles
           admonition
           was
           ,
           that
           Gods
           children
           should
           beware
           of
           them
           ;
           and
           that
           the
           same
           time
           I
           was
           illuminate
           with
           an
           extraordinary
           light
           ,
           whereby
           comparing
           the
           words
           of
           the
           Apostle
           with
           their
           doctrine
           and
           actions
           ,
           I
           was
           convicted
           in
           my
           minde
           to
           define
           Poperie
           to
           bee
           
             a
             superstitious
             masse
             of
             policie
             ,
             under
             pretext
             of
             religion
             :
          
           And
           examining
           more
           narowlie
           
             I
          
           found
           these
           foure
           points
           ,
           
             philosophie
             ,
             vaine
             deceat
             ,
          
           or
           
             sophistrie
             ,
             traditions
             of
             men
             ,
          
           and
           
             the
             rudiments
             of
             the
             world
             ,
          
           to
           be
           the
           foure
           pillers
           wherupon
           that
           
             Babylonish
          
           tower
           of
           
             Rome
          
           doth
           stand
           ;
           or
           else
           the
           foure
           wheeles
           whereupon
           that
           fyrie
           cart
           of
           superstitious
           masses
           and
           heathnish
           idolatrie
           is
           drawn
           thorow
           the
           world
           and
           will
           be
           drawn
           ,
           till
           it
           please
           God
           ,
           
             to
             consume
             that
             Man
             of
             Sin
             with
             the
             spirit
             of
             his
             mouth
             ,
             and
             destroy
             him
             with
             the
             brightnesse
          
           
           
             of
             his
             coming
             .
          
        
         
           I
           might
           (
           and
           minde
           Godwilling
           heereafter
           )
           demonstrate
           ,
           that
           all
           the
           contraversies
           betweene
           papists
           and
           us
           ,
           may
           bee
           easily
           brought
           to
           these
           foure
           monstruous
           heads
           of
           poperie
           ,
           but
           for
           the
           present
           I
           will
           only
           indicat
           some
           few
           ;
           Their
           transubstantiation
           is
           grounded
           upon
           that
           Logicall
           treatise
           of
           the
           Quantitie
           ,
           where
           they
           destroy
           the
           nature
           of
           
           quantitie
           ,
           to
           build
           their
           breadie
           god
           ,
           their
           justification
           by
           works
           ,
           and
           their
           free
           will
           are
           built
           upon
           that
           physicall
           question
           of
           Gods
           concourse
           with
           the
           second
           causes
           in
           
             Aristotles
          
           treatise
           of
           the
           efficient
           cause
           .
           That
           high
           question
           of
           predestination
           ,
           upon
           the
           foreknowledge
           of
           good
           works
           ,
           standeth
           upon
           the
           decision
           of
           that
           Logicall
           question
           ,
           
             de
             futuris
             contingentibus
             ,
          
           of
           contingent
           things
           to
           come
           ;
           their
           fundamentall
           ground
           of
           all
           papistrie
           ,
           the
           popes
           hierarchie
           is
           built
           upon
           
             Aristotles
          
           politicks
           ,
           and
           taught
           in
           the
           Jesuits
           morall
           philosophie
           .
           Moreover
           ,
           their
           popes
           infallibilitie
           is
           but
           vaine
           deceit
           and
           sophistrie
           ,
           as
           likewise
           ,
           their
           absolute
           necessitie
           of
           baptisme
           ▪
           dispensation
           with
           solemne
           vowes
           ,
           judging
           of
           Gods
           word
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           ;
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           their
           five
           bastard
           sacraments
           ,
           with
           all
           their
           superstitious
           rites
           and
           ceremonies
           ,
           sacrifice
           of
           the
           masse
           for
           the
           quicke
           and
           the
           dead
           ,
           canonization
           of
           saints
           ,
           invocation
           of
           angels
           and
           saints
           departed
           ,
           worshiping
           of
           images
           ,
           relicts
           ,
           and
           crosses
           ,
           dedication
           and
           consecration
           of
           churches
           ,
           altars
           ,
           and
           dayes
           ,
           baptizing
           of
           bels
           ,
           and
           ships
           ,
           blessing
           of
           holy
           water
           ,
           and
           sprinkling
           of
           it
           upon
           men
           and
           beasts
           ,
           to
           gaine
           moneyes
           (
           as
           at
           
             Rome
          
           on
           S.
           
             Antonies
          
           day
           ,
           is
           done
           to
           all
           the
           horse
           and
           beasts
           in
           the
           countrey
           whereby
           the
           monks
           get
           that
           day
           to
           entertaine
           them
           well
           in
           their
           leacherous
           idlenesse
           ,
           till
           that
           time
           twelve
           month
           )
           All
           these
           I
           say
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           that
           stinking
           tr●sh
           ,
           depend
           and
           hang
           upon
           these
           three
           pillars
           ,
           
             vained
             ceit
          
           or
           
             sophistrie
             ,
             traeditions
             of
             men
             ,
             and
             the
             rudiments
             of
             the
             world
             ,
          
           which
           to
           blinde
           poore
           soules
           ,
           maketh
           them
           bring
           in
           that
           new
           found
           distinction
           of
           Gods
           word
           ,
           written
           and
           unwritten
           .
           
           And
           as
           for
           their
           philosophie
           ,
           for
           by
           that
           which
           I
           have
           above-mentioned
           ,
           their
           owne
           great
           pillar
           
             Albertin
             ,
          
           a
           Jesuite
           ,
           hath
           set
           out
           three
           volumes
           
             in
             folio
             ,
          
           where
           he
           showeth
           all
           their
           scholastick
           Divinitie
           ,
           and
           controversies
           of
           religion
           to
           be
           grounded
           upon
           the
           principles
           of
           humane
           philosophie
           .
           O
           base
           and
           sandie
           ground
           ,
           for
           articles
           of
           faith
           ,
           and
           matters
           of
           salvation
           !
           O
           wise
           philosophers
           ,
           or
           rather
           
           foolish
           ignorants
           !
           Know
           yee
           not
           
             that
             other
             foundation
             can
             no
             man
             lay
             ,
             then
             that
             is
             laide
             ,
             which
             is
             Jesus
             Christ
             ?
             And
             that
             the
             wisdome
             of
             the
             world
             is
             foolishnesse
             with
             GOD
             :
          
           for
           it
           is
           written
           ,
           
             He
             taketh
             the
             wise
             in
             their
             owne
             craftinesse
             .
          
           And
           againe
           
             the
             Lord
             knoweth
             the
             thoughts
             of
             the
             wise
             that
             they
             are
             vaine
             .
          
        
         
           Now
           if
           any
           man
           ask
           me
           ,
           wherefore
           I
           left
           Papistrie
           ?
           I
           answere
           before
           my
           
             GOD
             ,
          
           as
           the
           Lord
           shall
           save
           me
           in
           that
           great
           day
           ,
           when
           all
           secret
           thoughts
           shall
           be
           revealed
           ,
           that
           no
           carnall
           thought
           ,
           or
           worldly
           rentation
           did
           move
           me
           to
           take
           this
           resolution
           ;
           but
           only
           ,
           that
           after
           serious
           examination
           ,
           and
           reading
           of
           Gods
           word
           ,
           by
           conference
           with
           Jesuits
           in
           
             Pole
             ,
          
           and
           Ministers
           in
           diverse
           countries
           ,
           although
           neither
           of
           them
           knew
           me
           to
           have
           beene
           a
           Jesuite
           ,
           I
           found
           that
           Papistrie
           was
           built
           upon
           this
           sandie
           foundation
           
             of
             Philosophie
             ,
          
           
           
             sophistrie
             ,
             traditions
             ,
             and
             the
             rudiments
             of
             the
             world
             ,
          
           and
           not
           
             upon
             that
             invincible
             rock
             Christ
          
           
           
             Jesus
             ,
          
           And
           therefore
           I
           resolved
           to
           
             come
             out
             of
             Babylon
             ,
             that
             I
             should
             not
             be
             partaker
             of
             her
             sins
             ,
             and
             that
             I
             should
             not
             receave
             of
             her
             plagues
             :
          
           And
           hid
           my self
           in
           the
           clift
           of
           this
           rocke
           ,
           that
           is
           in
           the
           wounds
           of
           my
           deare
           and
           only
           Saviour
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           denying
           all
           other
           meane
           of
           salvation
           ,
           but
           that
           which
           is
           written
           
           in
           his
           holy
           word
           ,
           adjoining
           my self
           to
           the
           true
           reformed
           Church
           of
           God
           ,
           in
           
             Scotland
             .
          
           Whereof
           if
           any
           man
           aske
           the
           reason
           of
           adjoining
           my selfe
           to
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           in
           
             Scotland
             ,
          
           rather
           then
           to
           another
           church
           ,
           as
           
             England
          
           or
           
             Germanie
             :
          
           I
           answere
           them
           ,
           that
           I
           minde
           to
           use
           a
           part
           of
           the
           Physitians
           counsell
           ,
           who
           give
           for
           a
           singular
           antidote
           ,
           against
           the
           pest
           of
           the
           body
           three
           things
           to
           observe
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           
             citò
             ,
             longè
             ,
             tardè
             ;
          
           which
           is
           somuch
           ,
           as
           whosoever
           will
           bee
           free
           of
           the
           bodily
           pest
           ,
           let
           him
           go
           soone
           away
           from
           the
           place
           infected
           ,
           next
           go
           far
           away
           ;
           and
           thirdly
           ,
           to
           stay
           long
           away
           ,
           that
           the
           place
           be
           well
           cleansed
           before
           he
           returne
           :
           so
           say
           I
           ,
           whosoever
           will
           be
           free
           of
           that
           spirituall
           pest
           of
           Antichrist
           let
           him
           use
           three
           things
           ,
           
             citò
             ,
             longè
             nunquam
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           let
           him
           go
           soone
           away
           from
           it
           ,
           next
           far
           away
           ;
           and
           thirdly
           never
           to
           return
           back
           againe
           to
           it
           :
           And
           because
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           in
           
             Scotland
          
           observeth
           best
           this
           infallible
           rule
           of
           any
           of
           them
           all
           ,
           being
           farrest
           from
           all
           popish
           superstition
           ,
           and
           neerest
           to
           apostolicall
           puritie
           ,
           therefore
           I
           have
           adhered
           thereto
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           any
           of
           the
           rest
           .
           And
           because
           reading
           of
           the
           Scripture
           was
           the
           occasion
           ,
           and
           instrumentall
           ▪
           cause
           of
           this
           my
           recovered
           health
           ;
           I
           exhort
           ,
           by
           the
           tender
           mercies
           of
           Christ
           ,
           that
           every
           man
           take
           some
           paines
           every
           day
           to
           read
           a
           portion
           of
           Scripture
           ;
           especially
           yee
           blinded
           papists
           ,
           to
           whom
           it
           is
           a
           mortall
           sin
           to
           read
           it
           ,
           more
           than
           the
           Alcoran
           ,
           except
           yee
           have
           a
           dispensation
           ,
           for
           both
           are
           alike
           forbidden
           ,
           read
           the
           Scriptures
           often
           ,
           and
           yee
           shall
           surely
           finde
           comfort
           to
           your
           souls
           ,
           so
           that
           yee
           read
           them
           with
           prayer
           and
           humilitie
           ,
           and
           not
           
           for
           contention
           ,
           as
           wee
           used
           to
           read
           them
           :
           
             For
             all
             Scripture
             is
             given
             by
             inspiration
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             is
             profitable
          
           
           
             for
             doctrine
             ,
             for
             reproof
             ,
             for
             correction
             ,
             for
             instruction
             in
             righteousnesse
             ,
             that
             the
             man
             of
             God
             may
             be
             perfect
             ,
             througly
             furnished
             unto
             all
             good
             works
             .
          
        
         
           An
           other
           reason
           which
           did
           confirme
           me
           in
           this
           my
           godly
           resolution
           ,
           was
           ,
           I
           could
           finde
           no
           warrand
           in
           Scripture
           for
           poperie
           ;
           and
           yet
           I
           preased
           to
           strain
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           and
           throw
           it
           to
           my
           purpose
           ,
           but
           could
           never
           satisfie
           mine
           owne
           conscience
           :
           As
           for
           example
           ,
           that
           fundamentall
           point
           of
           their
           tyrannous
           hierarchie
           ,
           of
           
             Peters
          
           being
           at
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           by
           what
           right
           the
           popes
           serve
           themselves
           heire
           to
           
             Peter
             ,
          
           more
           than
           the
           Churches
           of
           
             Antioch
          
           and
           
             Alexandria
             ,
          
           which
           are
           more
           ancient
           Churches
           then
           that
           of
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           that
           
             Peters
          
           succession
           is
           tyed
           to
           the
           towne
           of
           
             Rome
             ,
             jure
             divino
             ,
          
           as
           I
           was
           taught
           by
           them
           ,
           that
           of
           the
           popes
           infallibilitie
           ,
           notwithstanding
           their
           contradictions
           one
           to
           another
           in
           fundamentall
           things
           ,
           his
           usurped
           authoritie
           upon
           Gods
           Scriptures
           ,
           and
           mens
           consciences
           ,
           and
           all
           their
           traditionall
           trash
           ,
           have
           no
           true
           warrand
           in
           Gods
           word
           :
           Yea
           ,
           I
           wonder
           that
           learned
           men
           ,
           who
           know
           this
           silence
           of
           their
           opinions
           in
           Gods
           word
           ,
           should
           remaine
           in
           
             Babylon
          
           any
           longer
           ;
           for
           we
           are
           commanded
           to
           
             search
             the
             Scriptures
             ,
          
           
           
             as
             they
             which
             testifie
             of
             Christ.
          
           The
           Apostle
           
             Peter
          
           sayeth
           ,
           
             That
             we
             have
             a
             more
             sure
             word
             of
             prophecie
             ,
             whereunto
             yee
             do
             well
             that
             yee
             take
             heed
             ,
             as
             unto
             a
             light
             that
             shineth
             in
             a
             dark
             place
             ,
             untill
             the
             day
             dawne
             ,
             and
          
           
           
             the
             Day-star
             arise
             in
             your
             hearts
             .
          
           O
           poore
           soules
           that
           ly
           caught
           in
           these
           snares
           (
           and
           you
           conformists
           who
           run
           post
           to
           them
           )
           know
           yee
           not
           ,
           that
           
             praestat
          
           
           
             obedire
             Deo
             quàm
             hominibus
             ,
             Wee
             ought
             to
             obey
             GOD
          
           
           
             rather
             then
             man
             :
          
           And
           
             Peter
          
           and
           
             John
             answered
             and
             said
             unto
             them
             ,
             Whether
             it
             be
             right
             in
             the
             sight
             of
             God
          
           
           
             to
             hearken
             unto
             you
             then
             unto
             God
             ,
             judge
             yee
             :
          
           That
           is
           as
           much
           to
           say
           ,
           as
           when
           the
           obedience
           towards
           God
           ,
           and
           that
           towards
           man
           ,
           not
           altogether
           conforme
           to
           that
           of
           Gods
           ,
           are
           put
           in
           ballance
           against
           other
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           no
           question
           which
           of
           them
           we
           should
           make
           choice
           of
           .
           God
           commands
           thee
           to
           search
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           and
           the
           pope
           commands
           thee
           not
           to
           read
           them
           ,
           under
           the
           paine
           of
           mortall
           sin
           :
           God
           ordaineth
           thee
           to
           take
           the
           cup
           at
           the
           Communion
           ;
           the
           pope
           commands
           the
           contrarie
           :
           
             GOD
          
           commands
           thee
           that
           
             thou
             shalt
             not
             make
             any
             graven
             images
             ,
             &c.
          
           the
           pope
           commands
           thee
           to
           have
           ,
           use
           ,
           and
           worship
           them
           .
           
             GOD
          
           sets
           thee
           at
           Christian
           libertie
           ,
           from
           the
           ceremoniall
           law
           ,
           and
           rudiments
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           the
           pope
           binds
           thee
           with
           that
           infinite
           number
           of
           his
           tyrannous
           lawes
           :
           For
           
             they
          
           (
           the
           pope
           and
           his
           councel
           )
           
             binde
             heavie
             burdens
             ,
             and
             grievous
             to
             be
             born
             ,
             and
          
           
           
             lay
             them
             on
             mens
             shoulders
             but
             they
             themselves
             will
             not
             move
             them
             with
             one
             of
             their
             fingers
             .
          
           Look
           about
           thee
           ,
           and
           consider
           the
           miserable
           estate
           thou
           art
           in
           ;
           be
           not
           terrified
           with
           boasting
           ,
           to
           declare
           thee
           an
           heretick
           or
           a
           rebell
           ;
           resolve
           thy self
           constantly
           ,
           and
           say
           with
           
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           
             I
             am
             not
             ashamed
             of
             the
             gospel
             of
             Christ
             ,
             for
             it
             is
             the
             power
             of
             God
             unto
             salvation
             ,
             to
             every
             one
             that
             believeth
             :
          
           And
           in
           another
           place
           ,
           
             But
             this
             I
             confesse
             unto
             thee
             ,
             that
             after
             the
             way
             which
             they
             call
             heresie
             ,
             so
             worship
             I
             the
             GOD
             of
             my
             Fathers
             ,
             believing
          
           
           
             all
             things
             which
             are
             written
             in
             the
             Law
             and
             the
             Prophets
             :
             And
             heerein
             do
             I
             exercise
             my self
             ;
             to
             have
             alwayes
          
           
           
             a
             conscience
             void
             of
             offence
             towards
             GOD
             ,
             and
             towards
             men
             .
          
        
         
           I
           speak
           nothing
           of
           their
           brutish
           and
           Sodomitish
           life
           ,
           worse
           then
           that
           of
           the
           
             Pagans
             ,
          
           described
           by
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           which
           although
           it
           ▪
           be
           not
           universall
           thorow
           all
           the
           popes
           dominions
           ;
           yet
           it
           is
           common
           and
           notorious
           in
           the
           privie
           chamber
           (
           that
           is
           
             Italie
          
           )
           of
           that
           
             Babylonish
          
           whoore
           ,
           as
           is
           known
           to
           the
           world
           by
           relation
           ,
           and
           to
           me
           by
           auricular
           confession
           .
           Neither
           touch
           I
           that
           superstitious
           and
           hypocriticall
           life
           in
           publick
           of
           their
           ghostly
           Fathers
           ,
           and
           their
           odious
           licentious
           lives
           in
           their
           private
           cloisters
           and
           chambers
           .
        
         
           I
           know
           my
           old
           fellowes
           ,
           the
           
             Jesuits
          
           will
           exime
           themselves
           from
           this
           my
           censure
           ,
           casting
           it
           upon
           the
           bellygod
           friers
           ,
           pretending
           puritie
           from
           such
           things
           in
           themselves
           ;
           but
           let
           a
           judicious
           man
           consider
           their
           dayly
           good
           entertainment
           ,
           weekly
           feasts
           in
           their
           houses
           of
           pleasure
           in
           the
           fields
           ,
           and
           their
           frequent
           banquets
           upon
           their
           saincts
           dayes
           thorow
           the
           year
           ,
           the
           goodnesse
           of
           their
           wines
           ;
           that
           they
           are
           young
           ,
           noble
           ,
           and
           gentle
           ,
           quick
           witted
           youths
           for
           the
           most
           part
           ,
           having
           thereafter
           great
           notice
           of
           sins
           by
           auricular
           confessions
           and
           almost
           hourely
           familiar
           conference
           with
           women
           of
           all
           conditions
           ,
           both
           publickly
           and
           privately
           ,
           and
           then
           judge
           what
           they
           are
           ,
           or
           what
           they
           may
           bee
           .
        
         
           The
           third
           point
           which
           I
           proponed
           in
           the
           beginning
           ,
           was
           to
           crave
           pardon
           of
           these
           my
           rehearsed
           errours
           .
           
             What
             then
             shall
             I
             render
             unto
             the
             Lord
             for
             all
             his
             benefits
             towards
             me
             ?
             I
             will
             take
             the
             cup
             of
             salvation
             ,
             and
          
           
           
             call
             upon
             the
             name
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             I
             will
             pay
             my
             vowes
             unto
             the
             Lord
             ,
             now
             in
             presence
             of
             all
             his
             people
             .
          
           My
           vowes
           are
           first
           to
           crave
           humble
           pardon
           at
           God
           almightie
           ,
           as
           
           I
           do
           from
           the
           bottome
           of
           my
           heart
           ,
           crying
           with
           the
           Prophet
           
             David
             ,
             Lord
             be
             mercifull
             unto
             me
             ,
             heal
             my
             soul
             ,
             for
             I
             have
             sinned
             against
             thee
             :
          
           And
           with
           the
           forlorne
           childe
           ,
           
             Father
             ,
             I
             have
             sinned
             against
             heaven
             ,
             and
             before
          
           
           
             thee
             ,
             and
             am
             no
             more
             worthie
             to
             be
             called
             thy
             son
             ,
             make
             me
             as
             one
             of
             thy
             hired
             servants
             .
          
           Againe
           ,
           
             O
             Lord
             ,
             truely
          
           
           
             I
             am
             thy
             servant
             ,
             I
             am
             thy
             servant
             ,
             and
             the
             son
             of
             thine
             handmaid
             ▪
             thou
             hast
             loosed
             my
             bonds
             ,
             I
             will
             pay
             my
             vowes
             ▪
             unto
             the
             Lord
             ,
             now
             in
             the
             presence
             of
             all
             his
             people
             ,
          
           Craving
           pardon
           at
           my
           Countreymen
           in
           
             Scotland
          
           in
           generall
           ,
           at
           You
           ,
           right
           Honourable
           ,
           Reverend
           ,
           and
           Welbeloved
           in
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           that
           be
           here
           present
           ,
           and
           all
           these
           wheresoever
           they
           be
           ,
           that
           professe
           the
           true
           reformed
           religion
           ,
           according
           to
           Gods
           word
           ,
           for
           the
           scandall
           which
           I
           have
           given
           you
           and
           them
           ,
           by
           living
           so
           long
           in
           poperie
           ,
           requesting
           you
           to
           pray
           my
           sweete
           Saviour
           for
           the
           remission
           of
           these
           my
           enorm
           sins
           ,
           and
           that
           as
           his
           divine
           Majestie
           hath
           begun
           this
           good
           work
           in
           me
           ,
           likewise
           he
           will
           be
           pleased
           to
           perfect
           it
           ,
           and
           I
           shall
           never
           cease
           to
           cry
           ,
           
             Lord
             be
             mercifull
             unto
             me
             ,
             heal
          
           
           
             my
             soul
             ,
             for
             I
             have
             sinned
             against
             thee
             .
          
           And
           with
           the
           same
           Prophets
           saying
           I
           will
           conclude
           this
           point
           ,
           
             Blessed
             be
             the
             Lord
             ,
             who
             hath
             not
             given
             me
             as
             a
             prey
             to
             ,
             their
             teeth
             ,
             my
             soul
             is
             escaped
             ,
             as
             a
             bird
             out
             of
             the
             snare
             of
             ▪
          
           
           
             the
             fowlers
             the
             snare
             is
             broken
             ,
             &
             I
             am
             escaped
             :
             my
             help
             is
             ▪
             in
             the
             name
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             who
             made
             the
             heaven
             and
             earth
             .
          
        
         
           Fourth
           and
           lastly
           ,
           against
           thus
           my
           sincere
           confession
           ,
           and
           cordiall
           resolution
           ,
           there
           bee
           three
           sorts
           of
           persons
           who
           oppose
           themselves
           ,
           
             some
             friends
             ,
             enemies
             some
             ,
             and
             some
             adiaphorists
             .
          
           The
           first
           proceede
           out
           of
           love
           and
           zeale
           ,
           the
           second
           out
           of
           malice
           and
           rage
           ;
           the
           third
           out
           of
           policie
           and
           craftinesse
           ,
           
           to
           every
           one
           of
           these
           three
           classes
           must
           I
           answere
           ,
           before
           
             I
          
           closse
           this
           my
           abjuration
           .
        
         
           The
           first
           sort
           then
           may
           say
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           heard
           to
           believe
           ,
           than
           I
           ,
           who
           was
           so
           fullie
           possessed
           with
           poperie
           ,
           can
           be
           truely
           converted
           in
           my
           heart
           ,
           having
           so
           many
           allurements
           and
           occasions
           of
           tentations
           to
           continue
           slave
           to
           the
           purpurat
           whoore
           ,
           and
           therefore
           it
           were
           good
           to
           try
           me
           ,
           before
           I
           be
           trusted
           .
        
         
           My
           answere
           is
           first
           ,
           that
           I
           had
           many
           snares
           to
           hold
           me
           fast
           in
           poperie
           ;
           one
           was
           that
           I
           was
           obliged
           by
           their
           tyrannous
           Lawes
           ,
           to
           reject
           and
           cast
           away
           any
           doubt
           that
           came
           unto
           my
           minde
           against
           the
           
             Romish
          
           profession
           ,
           under
           no
           lesse
           paine
           than
           mortall
           sin
           ,
           and
           eternall
           condemnation
           ,
           no
           lesse
           than
           the
           thoughts
           of
           murther
           ,
           treason
           ,
           filthinesse
           ,
           leacherie
           ,
           &c.
           
           Where
           it
           is
           to
           be
           remarked
           that
           the
           Turks
           do
           only
           forbid
           hearing
           ,
           or
           disputing
           of
           any
           other
           religion
           but
           their
           own
           ,
           under
           the
           paine
           of
           death
           ,
           which
           they
           and
           we
           thinke
           very
           heard
           ;
           but
           these
           
             Romanists
          
           are
           much
           worse
           ,
           condemning
           both
           body
           and
           soul
           to
           hell
           eternally
           ,
           for
           a
           thought
           only
           against
           their
           profession
           ;
           This
           snare
           is
           the
           strongest
           wall
           of
           Poperie
           :
           Another
           snare
           is
           ,
           that
           which
           intangleth
           the
           Doctors
           and
           learned
           men
           ,
           who
           examining
           the
           doctrine
           of
           their
           church
           ,
           and
           finding
           their
           conscience
           touched
           with
           the
           evidencie
           and
           trueth
           of
           Gods
           word
           ,
           resolve
           that
           these
           tentations
           proceed
           of
           weaknesse
           of
           their
           understanding
           ;
           and
           therefore
           conclude
           ,
           seeing
           their
           church
           can
           not
           (
           as
           they
           alleadge
           )
           erre
           that
           the
           resolution
           of
           the
           church
           is
           only
           true
           ,
           and
           Gods
           true
           light
           inspired
           in
           them
           ,
           but
           only
           tentation
           
           of
           Sathan
           ,
           and
           so
           preoccupied
           with
           a
           prejudged
           minde
           ,
           continue
           in
           their
           errour
           ,
           This
           is
           the
           secondwall
           of
           that
           babylonish
           tower
           ,
           I
           speak
           nothing
           of
           riches
           ,
           and
           pleasure
           ,
           contentment
           of
           minde
           for
           worldly
           things
           ,
           for
           it
           is
           knowne
           that
           the
           Jesuits
           (
           whereof
           I
           was
           one
           )
           have
           the
           most
           contented
           life
           in
           this
           world
           of
           any
           men
           whosoever
           ,
           and
           therefore
           if
           
             I
          
           had
           looked
           to
           my
           particular
           commodities
           more
           than
           to
           the
           light
           of
           Gods
           word
           ,
           and
           my
           own
           conscience
           which
           did
           presse
           me
           ,
           I
           had
           never
           come
           out
           of
           poperie
           .
        
         
           Secondlie
           ,
           I
           answere
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           no
           wonder
           if
           they
           do
           not
           give
           me
           full
           trust
           as
           yet
           ,
           because
           
             Paul
             ,
          
           
           after
           his
           conversion
           ,
           although
           he
           was
           
             a
             chosen
             vessell
             to
             beare
             Christs
             name
             before
             the
             Gentiles
             ,
             and
             Kings
             ,
             and
             the
             children
             of
             Israel
             ,
          
           was
           not
           trusted
           in
           the
           beginning
           ,
           yea
           ,
           neither
           did
           
             Ananias
          
           believe
           Christs
           
           own
           testimonie
           of
           him
           ;
           
             then
             Ananias
             answered
             ,
             Lord
             ,
             I
             have
             heard
             by
             many
             of
             this
             man
             ,
             how
             much
             evill
             he
             hath
             done
             to
             thy
             Saints
             at
             Jerusalem
             .
          
           What
           reason
           then
           should
           they
           have
           to
           trust
           me
           poore
           sinner
           ,
           a
           stranger
           in
           a
           manner
           to
           them
           ,
           untill
           they
           try
           me
           :
           In
           the
           meane
           time
           
             I
          
           request
           these
           my
           friends
           to
           suspend
           their
           judgements
           for
           a
           time
           ,
           seeing
           
             exitus
             acta
             probat
             ,
          
           the
           event
           prooves
           the
           deeds
           ,
           And
           take
           
           Christs
           way
           a
           tryall
           ,
           
             by
             their
             fruits
             yee
             shall
             know
             them
             :
          
           And
           pray
           for
           me
           ,
           that
           as
           I
           was
           a
           persecuting
           
             Saul
             ,
          
           so
           I
           may
           bee
           a
           preaching
           
             Paul.
             
          
        
         
           The
           second
           ,
           my
           deadlie
           enemies
           for
           rage
           and
           despight
           that
           I
           have
           left
           them
           ,
           will
           (
           I
           know
           )
           spew
           out
           all
           the
           venemous
           poyson
           that
           malicious
           hearts
           can
           invent
           ,
           especiallie
           that
           I
           have
           not
           left
           the
           Jesuits
           ,
           
           but
           that
           for
           my
           odious
           and
           detestable
           life
           I
           have
           beene
           cast
           out
           from
           among
           them
           .
        
         
           To
           these
           I
           answere
           ,
           first
           ,
           that
           
             benifaciend●
             ne●lnem
             timeo
             ,
             doing
             well
             I
             am
             feared
             for
             no
             man
             :
          
           Secondly
           ,
           their
           evill
           speeches
           and
           misreports
           ,
           are
           an
           evident
           token
           ,
           that
           Christ
           my
           loving
           master
           favoureth
           me
           ,
           giving
           me
           occasion
           (
           although
           innocent
           )
           to
           suffer
           calumnies
           as
           he
           did
           ;
           he
           was
           both
           God
           and
           Man
           ,
           and
           yet
           he
           was
           said
           
             to
             cast
             out
             Devils
             in
             Beelzebubs
             name
             .
             And
             that
             he
             had
             a
             devill
             .
             That
             he
          
           
           
             was
             a
             eater
             and
             drinker
             and
             keeper
             of
             companie
             with
             publicanes
             and
             sinners
             ;
          
           What
           then
           should
           I
           expect
           ,
           poor
           sinfull
           wretch
           ,
           from
           viperous
           tongues
           ,
           but
           all
           what
           hell
           can
           devise
           against
           me
           ?
           Thirdlie
           ,
           I
           answere
           ,
           that
           they
           wrong
           themselves
           much
           more
           than
           me
           ,
           objecting
           thus
           ,
           for
           either
           they
           must
           make
           me
           vitious
           ,
           and
           casten
           out
           before
           I
           came
           into
           the
           countrey
           ,
           or
           when
           I
           was
           in
           it
           or
           else
           since
           I
           went
           out
           of
           the
           countrey
           .
           Not
           the
           first
           ,
           because
           it
           were
           great
           imputation
           to
           their
           own
           order
           ,
           to
           send
           vitious
           men
           to
           be
           Apostles
           (
           as
           they
           call
           them
           )
           and
           convert
           souls
           amongst
           their
           enemies
           ,
           who
           could
           ,
           and
           would
           spy
           all
           their
           actions
           .
           Moreover
           ,
           it
           is
           known
           by
           all
           these
           who
           know
           them
           ,
           that
           the
           first
           thing
           they
           looke
           for
           in
           a
           missioner
           (
           such
           as
           I
           was
           )
           is
           a
           godly
           life
           and
           conversation
           ,
           otherwise
           the
           Generall
           doeth
           not
           give
           them
           their
           Letters
           patent
           ;
           which
           I
           receaved
           ,
           and
           did
           let
           not
           only
           them
           ,
           but
           many
           others
           in
           
             Scotland
             ,
          
           see
           ;
           neither
           without
           it
           had
           
             I
          
           beene
           receaved
           and
           imployed
           by
           the
           superiour
           in
           
             Scotland
             ,
          
           as
           
             I
          
           was
           ;
           which
           he
           cannot
           deny
           ,
           so
           many
           of
           all
           conditions
           ,
           both
           ,
           in
           and
           out
           of
           
             Scotland
          
           knowing
           it
           .
           
           Secondly
           ,
           for
           the
           time
           that
           I
           was
           in
           the
           countrey
           ,
           concerning
           my
           life
           and
           conversation
           ,
           
             I
          
           submit
           my self
           to
           the
           censure
           of
           these
           ,
           both
           Protestants
           and
           Papists
           ,
           with
           whom
           
             I
          
           lived
           at
           that
           time
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           Letters
           which
           the
           Superiour
           receaved
           in
           my
           favour
           from
           the
           noble
           man
           with
           whom
           
             I
          
           lived
           ;
           neither
           suppose
           
             I
          
           had
           beene
           vitious
           ,
           could
           the
           Superiour
           in
           
             Scotland
             ,
          
           cast
           me
           out
           of
           his
           order
           ,
           for
           as
           the
           reception
           into
           their
           order
           ,
           is
           proper
           actions
           to
           their
           Generall
           ;
           so
           likewise
           is
           the
           dismission
           ,
           for
           he
           only
           can
           absolve
           from
           their
           vowes
           these
           that
           are
           dismissed
           .
           Moreover
           ,
           if
           
             I
          
           had
           beene
           such
           as
           
             I
          
           know
           out
           of
           malice
           they
           will
           call
           me
           ,
           they
           had
           surely
           admonished
           me
           as
           their
           custome
           is
           ;
           but
           before
           my
           God
           
             I
          
           say
           it
           ,
           
             I
          
           was
           never
           reproved
           of
           the
           superiour
           ;
           or
           any
           other
           ,
           all
           the
           time
           
             I
          
           was
           in
           the
           countrey
           ,
           but
           for
           going
           to
           the
           churches
           ,
           in
           
             Scotland
             ;
          
           and
           exposing
           my self
           and
           them
           to
           danger
           ,
           by
           going
           openlie
           thorow
           the
           countrie
           .
        
         
           Finallie
           ,
           if
           they
           had
           cast
           me
           out
           ,
           they
           had
           not
           entertained
           me
           so
           kindlie
           at
           my
           departure
           out
           of
           
             Scotland
             ,
          
           as
           they
           did
           ,
           for
           then
           the
           Superiour
           gave
           me
           Letters
           to
           go
           for
           
             Doway
             ,
          
           and
           there
           teach
           the
           youths
           of
           the
           College
           their
           controversies
           ,
           and
           heare
           their
           confessions
           ,
           moneyes
           to
           carrie
           me
           there
           ,
           and
           three
           of
           his
           Jesuits
           after
           kinde
           entertainment
           in
           this
           Town
           convoyed
           me
           a
           myle
           off
           my
           journey
           :
           These
           all
           were
           signes
           of
           love
           ,
           and
           not
           of
           outcasting
           from
           their
           Societie
           ,
           and
           they
           and
           
             I
          
           know
           them
           to
           be
           of
           veritie
           :
           Wherefore
           I
           remit
           all
           to
           God
           ,
           let
           Him
           be
           Judge
           betwixt
           mee
           and
           them
           .
           As
           for
           their
           misreports
           ,
           I
           care
           no
           more
           for
           them
           than
           for
           the
           winde
           
           that
           bloweth
           ,
           
             I
          
           being
           known
           both
           in
           
             Scotland
          
           and
           abroad
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           any
           of
           them
           ,
           both
           great
           and
           small
           .
           Thirdly
           ,
           since
           I
           went
           out
           of
           
             Scotland
          
           last
           ,
           they
           could
           not
           cast
           me
           out
           of
           their
           order
           ,
           because
           since
           ,
           I
           was
           never
           in
           any
           house
           of
           theirs
           ,
           nor
           keeped
           companie
           with
           them
           ;
           And
           as
           for
           my
           life
           and
           conversation
           ever
           since
           ,
           I
           am
           sorrie
           ,
           it
           was
           not
           so
           good
           as
           became
           a
           reformed
           Christian
           ;
           yet
           whatsoever
           it
           was
           ,
           they
           had
           nothing
           to
           doe
           with
           it
           ;
           and
           there
           be
           many
           worthie
           Cavaliers
           ,
           both
           at
           home
           and
           abroad
           ,
           in
           whose
           companie
           
             I
          
           have
           lived
           this
           time
           bygone
           ,
           who
           know
           that
           my
           life
           was
           neither
           scandalous
           to
           my
           profession
           ,
           shamefull
           to
           my
           Nation
           ,
           or
           any
           wayes
           disgracefull
           to
           my
           particular
           calling
           of
           a
           Souldiour
           .
        
         
           The
           third
           sort
           that
           is
           adiaphorists
           ,
           or
           
           CONE-formists
           ,
           out
           of
           their
           craftinesse
           and
           policie
           ,
           say
           ,
           that
           they
           know
           not
           what
           to
           judge
           of
           me
           ,
           for
           charitie
           urgeth
           them
           to
           believe
           me
           ,
           and
           prudencie
           forceth
           them
           to
           beware
           of
           me
           ;
           and
           there
           they
           stand
           in
           doubt
           ,
           as
           that
           father
           whom
           they
           paint
           betweene
           
             Christ
          
           
           and
           
             Marie
             ,
          
           knew
           not
           what
           side
           to
           turn
           himself
           ●o
           ,
           
             Positus
             in
             medio
             ,
             quò
             me
             vertam
             nescio
             ;
             hinc
             pascor
             à
             vulnere
             hinc
             lactor
             ab
             ubere
             .
             On
             the
             one
             side
             I
             perceive
             Christs
             wounds
             ,
             on
             the
             other
             Maries
             paps
             ;
             heere
             I
             am
             nourished
             with
             the
             milk
             of
             a
             virgine
             ,
             there
             I
             am
             fed
             with
             the
             bloud
             of
             a
             Saviour
             .
          
           Charitie
           bids
           them
           
             judge
             not
             ,
             and
             they
             shall
             not
             be
             judged
             ;
          
           Prudencie
           commands
           them
           not
           to
           trust
           before
           they
           try
           .
           All
           this
           is
           good
           ,
           but
           what
           tryall
           can
           they
           bring
           in
           against
           mee
           ?
           Have
           they
           any
           thing
           to
           object
           or
           say
           against
           this
           my
           resolution
           and
           declaration
           ?
           Yes
           ,
           say
           they
           ,
           because
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           extreme
           policie
           
           of
           Jesuits
           ,
           it
           may
           be
           that
           out
           of
           policie
           I
           have
           beene
           sent
           out
           by
           them
           ,
           to
           the
           end
           
             I
          
           may
           set
           
             Reformists
          
           and
           
             CONE-formists
          
           by
           the
           ears
           together
           ,
           whereby
           the
           Papists
           and
           Jesuits
           may
           the
           more
           easily
           overcome
           both
           ,
           and
           I
           received
           in
           againe
           with
           them
           ,
           may
           be
           thought
           to
           have
           done
           great
           service
           to
           the
           church
           of
           
             Rome
             :
          
           The
           reason
           which
           moveth
           them
           to
           judge
           thus
           is
           ,
           because
           (
           say
           they
           )
           these
           who
           are
           converted
           ,
           and
           come
           out
           of
           the
           
             Romish
          
           church
           ,
           use
           commonly
           to
           take
           them
           to
           a
           church
           ,
           which
           endeavours
           to
           draw
           Protestants
           and
           papists
           to
           a
           conformitie
           ,
           selecting
           out
           the
           best
           of
           both
           ;
           because
           not
           in
           extremitie
           ,
           but
           in
           mediocritie
           consisteth
           vertue
           .
        
         
           This
           discourse
           formed
           by
           a
           not
           reformed
           Minister
           of
           this
           Town
           ,
           and
           related
           to
           me
           by
           a
           sufficient
           Gentleman
           ,
           to
           whom
           it
           was
           spoken
           ,
           containeth
           three
           things
           in
           it
           :
           1.
           
           The
           Jesuits
           policie
           ,
           whom
           they
           suspect
           might
           have
           sent
           me
           out
           :
           2.
           
           The
           end
           of
           my
           out-coming
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           to
           stir
           up
           dissention
           betweene
           
             Reformists
          
           and
           
             CONE-formists
             :
          
           And
           thirdly
           ,
           a
           question
           of
           my
           adjoining
           my self
           rather
           to
           the
           reformed
           Church
           of
           
             Scotland
             ,
          
           than
           to
           that
           of
           
             England
          
           or
           
             Germanie
             .
          
           These
           bee
           their
           politick
           arguments
           ,
           to
           which
           I
           must
           answere
           ,
           and
           then
           finish
           this
           discourse
           .
        
         
           To
           the
           first
           then
           I
           answer
           ,
           that
           I
           have
           touched
           something
           alreadie
           of
           the
           Jesuits
           policie
           ,
           in
           sending
           out
           their
           sect
           ▪
           mates
           like
           grashoppers
           through
           the
           world
           ;
           And
           now
           
             I
          
           answer
           againe
           ,
           that
           these
           who
           argue
           thus
           ,
           know
           not
           the
           Jesuits
           policie
           well
           ;
           for
           surely
           they
           never
           send
           out
           any
           of
           policie
           ,
           to
           detect
           their
           owne
           policie
           ,
           neither
           doeth
           their
           policie
           reach
           
           that
           far
           ,
           as
           to
           permit
           and
           dispense
           with
           these
           whom
           they
           send
           out
           ,
           to
           renounce
           and
           abjure
           the
           Romish
           doctrine
           ,
           and
           professe
           the
           direct
           opposite
           thereto
           ,
           as
           
             I
          
           have
           done
           .
           It
           is
           true
           ,
           that
           they
           have
           dispensation
           among
           Protestants
           ,
           to
           live
           as
           Protestants
           ;
           among
           
             Lutherians
             ,
             Arrians
             ,
             Henricians
             ,
          
           and
           the
           like
           ,
           as
           they
           do
           ,
           for
           life
           and
           conversation
           that
           they
           may
           seduce
           them
           ,
           but
           not
           for
           their
           doctrine
           .
           They
           ground
           this
           forme
           of
           dissimulation
           upon
           the
           words
           of
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           
             I
             am
             made
             all
             things
             to
             all
             men
             ,
             that
          
           
           
             by
             all
             meanes
             I
             might
             save
             some
             :
          
           A
           specious
           pretext
           indeed
           ,
           which
           blinds
           the
           eyes
           of
           many
           poore
           souls
           ;
           but
           if
           they
           would
           look
           neerer
           ,
           they
           could
           easily
           discover
           the
           nakednesse
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           see
           clearly
           they
           pretend
           one
           thing
           ▪
           and
           intend
           another
           :
           Wherefore
           (
           I
           pray
           you
           )
           doe
           the
           Jesuits
           flocke
           so
           thicke
           to
           
             Mexico
          
           and
           
             Peru
             ,
          
           that
           new
           
             Spanish
          
           treasure
           ,
           but
           not
           so
           to
           
             Scythia
          
           or
           
             Tartarie
          
           and
           
             Volinia
             ,
          
           to
           
             England
          
           and
           
             Holland
          
           in
           droves
           ,
           to
           
             Scotland
          
           and
           
             Sweden
          
           but
           scattered
           ones
           ;
           to
           great
           townes
           where
           they
           onlie
           dwell
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           dorps
           and
           villages
           where
           ignorance
           abounds
           ?
           The
           reason
           is
           ,
           that
           they
           pretend
           zeale
           ,
           and
           intend
           gold
           ;
           they
           pretend
           to
           gaine
           soules
           ,
           and
           intend
           to
           gaine
           riches
           .
           It
           is
           true
           ,
           they
           are
           cunning
           tradsmen
           ,
           and
           can
           worke
           well
           according
           to
           their
           owne
           wayes
           ,
           but
           they
           must
           have
           a
           good
           fat
           Subject
           to
           worke
           upon
           ;
           and
           this
           for
           the
           Jesuits
           policie
           .
           The
           second
           shall
           bee
           answered
           after
           the
           third
           .
        
         
           To
           the
           third
           then
           I
           have
           likewise
           answered
           before
           ,
           and
           now
           answere
           againe
           ;
           First
           ,
           because
           I
           finde
           the
           reformed
           Church
           of
           GOD
           in
           
             Scotland
          
           
           to
           bee
           furthest
           from
           Popish
           idolatrie
           ,
           and
           neerest
           to
           Apostolicall
           puritie
           .
           Secondlie
           ,
           because
           that
           
             I
          
           was
           never
           ,
           am
           not
           ,
           neither
           ever
           (
           God-willing
           )
           shall
           bee
           a
           
             lukewarme
             Laodicean
             ;
          
           especially
           
           seeing
           that
           my
           Saviour
           Jesus
           Christ
           promiseth
           ,
           
             To
             him
             that
             overcommeth
             ,
             will
             I
             grant
             to
             sit
             with
          
           
           
             mee
             in
             my
             Throne
             ,
             even
             as
             I
             also
             overcame
             ,
             and
             am
             set
             downe
             with
             my
             Father
             in
             His
             Throne
             .
          
           What
           madnesse
           (
           
             I
          
           pray
           you
           )
           were
           it
           in
           a
           Mariner
           ,
           for
           to
           come
           out
           of
           a
           sunken
           ship
           ,
           to
           enter
           into
           another
           which
           is
           sinking
           ,
           and
           may
           have
           a
           tight
           one
           ?
           In
           a
           prisoner
           relieved
           out
           of
           a
           low
           pit
           ,
           to
           cast
           himselfe
           into
           free
           ward
           ,
           having
           his
           libertie
           in
           his
           option
           ?
           In
           a
           sensible
           man
           fled
           from
           a
           pestiferous
           towne
           ,
           to
           reteere
           himselfe
           to
           another
           where
           the
           same
           sicknesse
           hath
           taken
           encrease
           ,
           when
           hee
           may
           have
           with
           great
           ease
           a
           palace
           of
           pleasure
           ,
           voide
           of
           all
           kinde
           of
           suspicion
           of
           any
           infection
           whatsoever
           ?
           None
           truely
           (
           
             I
          
           thinke
           )
           would
           bee
           so
           madde
           ,
           and
           destitute
           of
           judgement
           ,
           but
           he
           ,
           who
           going
           out
           of
           this
           valley
           of
           miserie
           ,
           to
           the
           heavenly
           mansions
           ,
           would
           stay
           ,
           and
           take
           in
           purgatorie
           for
           his
           winter
           quarters
           .
        
         
           Yet
           they
           say
           ,
           that
           it
           were
           well
           done
           to
           conforme
           to
           a
           middle
           religion
           between
           Protestants
           and
           Papists
           ,
           because
           extremeties
           are
           to
           be
           avoided
           ,
           and
           mediocritie
           embraced
           ,
           To
           these
           I
           answere
           ,
           that
           if
           they
           had
           studied
           their
           Logick
           as
           well
           as
           their
           Politicks
           ,
           they
           had
           known
           ,
           that
           of
           the
           four
           logicall
           ,
           oppositions
           ,
           there
           is
           one
           called
           
             Contradictoria
             ,
          
           which
           will
           admit
           no
           middes
           ,
           
             Inter
             propositiones
             contradictoria●
             non
             datur
             medium
             ;
          
           such
           is
           the
           state
           of
           the
           matter
           
           between
           us
           and
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           they
           say
           that
           we
           are
           hereticks
           ,
           we
           deny
           it
           ,
           they
           can
           not
           prove
           it
           ,
           seeing
           we
           believe
           the
           Scriptures
           
             which
             are
             given
             by
             divine
             iuspiration
             ,
             and
             are
             able
             to
             make
             the
             man
             of
             God
             perfect
             unto
             all
             good
             workes
             .
          
           We
           say
           that
           the
           Pope
           is
           Antichrist
           ,
           they
           deny
           it
           ,
           but
           we
           can
           prove
           it
           ,
           out
           of
           the
           prophet
           
             Daniel
          
           the
           Apostles
           
             Paul
             ,
          
           and
           
             John
             ,
          
           and
           so
           foorth
           in
           all
           the
           rest
           of
           controversies
           ,
           betwixt
           them
           and
           us
           ,
           so
           that
           there
           can
           be
           no
           composition
           ,
           no
           more
           than
           betwixt
           light
           and
           darknesse
           ,
           God
           and
           
             Beliall
             ;
          
           For
           Christ
           saith
           plainlie
           ,
           
             He
             that
             is
             not
             with
             me
             ,
             is
             against
             me
             ,
             and
             he
             that
             gathereth
          
           
           
             not
             with
             me
             ,
             scattereth
             abroad
             .
          
           Therefore
           there
           is
           no
           mediocritie
           heere
           .
           And
           the
           reason
           of
           this
           is
           ,
           because
           as
           the
           Apostle
           averreth
           ,
           there
           is
           but
           
             One
          
           
           
             Faith
             ,
          
           in
           respect
           of
           its
           formall
           object
           ,
           Gods
           written
           word
           ,
           the
           authoritie
           whereof
           is
           from
           the
           Author
           ,
           God
           himself
           and
           so
           is
           divine
           ,
           and
           what
           is
           contradictorie
           to
           it
           ,
           is
           not
           divine
           ,
           nor
           to
           be
           believed
           to
           salvation
           :
           And
           therefore
           no
           meeting
           nor
           trysting
           with
           
             Rome
             .
          
           If
           it
           be
           said
           that
           the
           Papists
           believe
           many
           points
           common
           with
           us
           ,
           as
           the
           Trinitie
           ,
           Incarnation
           ,
           &c.
           and
           therefore
           that
           they
           must
           have
           faith
           ,
           and
           so
           faith
           will
           not
           be
           indivisible
           :
           I
           answere
           ,
           that
           they
           have
           a
           materiall
           faith
           ,
           as
           
             Turks
          
           and
           
             Jewes
          
           likewise
           have
           ,
           but
           not
           a
           formall
           faith
           ;
           which
           depending
           upon
           the
           authoritie
           of
           God
           ,
           revealed
           unto
           us
           in
           his
           word
           only
           ;
           and
           no
           other
           faith
           can
           be
           profitable
           for
           salvation
           .
        
         
           The
           second
           branch
           of
           this
           politick
           objection
           is
           ,
           their
           doubt
           of
           my
           out
           coming
           from
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           to
           wit
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           to
           stir
           up
           diffension
           betwixt
           .
           
             Reformists
          
           
           and
           
           CONE-formists
           ,
           for
           the
           Papists
           and
           Jesuits
           profite
           ,
           To
           these
           I
           answere
           ,
           first
           ,
           that
           their
           Critick
           spirits
           proceed
           more
           out
           of
           Philosophicall
           ,
           and
           Mathematicall
           ,
           than
           out
           of
           Christian
           or
           Thologicall
           grounds
           ,
           in
           this
           their
           censure
           of
           my
           sincere
           proceedings
           ;
           Philosophie
           teacheth
           them
           that
           ,
           
             Quic
             quid
             reciptur
             ,
             ad
             modum
             recipientis
             recipitur
             ,
             whatsoever
             is
             receaved
             ,
             it
             is
             receaved
             according
             to
             the
             measure
             of
             the
             receaver
             ?
          
           And
           Mathematicians
           in
           their
           Opticks
           teach
           that
           the
           visible
           speces
           passing
           from
           the
           object
           to
           the
           organe
           which
           receaveth
           them
           ,
           take
           upon
           them
           the
           colour
           of
           the
           mids
           where
           through
           they
           passe
           ,
           which
           daylie
           experience
           confirmeth
           ;
           and
           therefore
           ,
           according
           to
           their
           dispositions
           and
           affections
           they
           judge
           of
           me
           ,
           as
           their
           passions
           transport
           them
           ,
           but
           not
           as
           Christian
           charitie
           exhorteth
           them
           ,
           for
           the
           Scripture
           teacheth
           that
           it
           is
           
             Christ
             that
             justifieth
             ,
             who
          
           
           
             is
             he
             that
             condemneth
             .
          
           Secondlie
           ,
           I
           answere
           ,
           that
           as
           God
           is
           my
           witnesse
           ,
           they
           wrong
           me
           pitifully
           ,
           for
           ,
           as
           the
           Lord
           knoweth
           ,
           I
           desire
           
             one
             Lord
             ,
             one
             Faith
             ,
             one
             Baptisme
             ,
          
           not
           only
           in
           
             Britaine
             ,
          
           but
           likewise
           thorow
           the
           whole
           world
           ,
           and
           that
           we
           think
           alwayes
           the
           same
           ,
           
             till
             we
             all
             come
             in
             the
             unitie
             of
             faith
             ,
             and
          
           
           
             of
             the
             knowledge
             of
             the
             Son
             of
             God
             ,
             unto
             a
             perfect
             man
             ,
             unto
             the
             measure
             of
             the
             stature
             of
             the
             fulnesse
             of
             Christ
             ;
             That
             we
             hencefoorth
             be
             no
             more
             children
             tossed
             to
             and
             fro
             ,
             and
             carried
             about
             with
             every
             winde
             of
             doctrine
             ,
             by
             the
             slight
             of
             men
             ,
             and
             cunning
             craftinesse
             whereby
             they
             ly
             in
             wait
             to
             deceave
             .
          
        
         
           Now
           to
           let
           you
           see
           that
           my
           conversion
           is
           not
           to
           make
           dissension
           betwixt
           you
           ,
           
             I
          
           will
           brieflie
           let
           you
           understand
           how
           the
           Papists
           ly
           in
           wait
           to
           deceave
           
           you
           :
           And
           that
           it
           may
           be
           seene
           that
           I
           am
           not
           partiall
           ,
           I
           speake
           to
           all
           the
           three
           Kingdomes
           of
           
             Scotland
             ,
             England
             ,
          
           and
           
             Ireland
             ;
          
           minding
           to
           show
           you
           all
           three
           that
           Papists
           ly
           in
           wait
           to
           deceave
           you
           by
           two
           meanes
           ,
           seminaries
           ,
           and
           pensions
           ;
           yet
           it
           is
           first
           to
           be
           remarked
           that
           the
           ground
           of
           both
           is
           that
           Councell
           in
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           called
           ,
           
             Congregatio
             de
             propaganda
             ,
          
           or
           rather
           
             extirpanda
             fide
             ,
             a
             congregation
             of
             propagating
          
           (
           or
           rather
           )
           
             extirpating
             of
             Faith.
          
           This
           Congregation
           hath
           a
           most
           sumptuous
           Palace
           in
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           and
           extreme
           rich
           ;
           the
           members
           of
           it
           ,
           are
           the
           Pope
           ,
           as
           head
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           his
           nephew
           Cardinall
           ,
           
             Francis
             Barbarine
          
           as
           his
           Lieutennant
           ,
           diverse
           others
           Cardinals
           ,
           the
           Generals
           of
           severall
           Orders
           ,
           the
           great
           Master
           of
           the
           inquisition
           ,
           and
           some
           Doctors
           all
           as
           judges
           ;
           they
           conveene
           every
           fryday
           ,
           or
           ofter
           as
           they
           please
           ,
           the
           end
           of
           their
           meetings
           is
           to
           finde
           out
           meanes
           to
           bring
           all
           people
           and
           Nations
           under
           the
           popes
           dominion
           ,
           for
           thus
           end
           they
           have
           sundry
           meanes
           ,
           such
           as
           their
           Seminaries
           of
           diverse
           nations
           ,
           and
           their
           pensions
           .
           The
           Semenaries
           are
           furnished
           with
           youths
           out
           of
           their
           severall
           Countries
           ,
           by
           Jesuits
           ,
           who
           have
           the
           care
           of
           them
           ;
           These
           youths
           are
           of
           two
           sorts
           ,
           the
           one
           called
           
             Convictores
             ,
          
           because
           they
           pay
           for
           their
           entertainment
           ,
           and
           these
           are
           Noble
           ,
           Barons
           ,
           and
           Gentlemen
           Sons
           ,
           sent
           thither
           by
           their
           popish
           parents
           ,
           to
           be
           brought
           up
           for
           diverse
           ends
           :
           The
           other
           are
           called
           
             Seminarists
             ,
          
           and
           these
           have
           their
           food
           ,
           raiment
           ,
           studies
           ,
           books
           ,
           &c.
           all
           the
           time
           of
           their
           studies
           out
           of
           these
           colleges
           ;
           with
           condition
           ,
           that
           after
           they
           have
           stayed
           three
           moneths
           in
           one
           of
           these
           Colleges
           ,
           they
           must
           make
           
           a
           vow
           to
           take
           priesthood
           upon
           them
           ,
           and
           to
           returne
           to
           their
           severall
           Countries
           ,
           when
           they
           shall
           be
           found
           fit
           ,
           by
           the
           Jesuits
           their
           Masters
           ;
           to
           the
           end
           they
           may
           seduce
           others
           as
           they
           were
           seduced
           themselves
           ;
           And
           therefore
           after
           their
           studies
           ,
           they
           are
           sent
           into
           the
           countrie
           ,
           furnished
           with
           all
           things
           necessarie
           ,
           as
           apparels
           ,
           moneyes
           ,
           masse-graith
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           thought
           of
           ,
           and
           have
           moyen
           at
           Court
           ▪
           Of
           their
           seminaries
           ,
           there
           be
           five
           of
           our
           nation
           out
           of
           the
           countrie
           ,
           at
           
             Rome
             ,
             Paris
             ,
             Madrid
             ,
             Doway
             ,
          
           and
           
             Brounsberg
             ;
          
           and
           one
           promised
           by
           the
           Emperour
           in
           
             Osnabruck
             ,
          
           which
           the
           
             Swedens
          
           keepe
           for
           them
           ;
           of
           
             Irish
          
           some
           ,
           and
           many
           and
           great
           of
           
             English.
          
           These
           Seminarists
           Jesuits
           ,
           and
           other
           Priests
           ,
           send
           their
           relation
           every
           year
           of
           all
           what
           passe
           in
           the
           countrie
           ,
           spirituall
           or
           temporall
           ,
           to
           the
           foresaid
           congregation
           ,
           wherein
           all
           treasons
           ,
           massacres
           ,
           and
           other
           bloudie
           mischiefs
           are
           hatched
           ,
           as
           the
           the
           histories
           of
           
             England
             ,
             France
          
           and
           
             Spaine
          
           can
           testifie
           .
        
         
           This
           presupposed
           as
           an
           assured
           truth
           ,
           I
           spake
           first
           to
           thee
           
             Scotland
             ,
          
           my
           dear
           countrie
           ,
           that
           thou
           wrongest
           thy self
           mightily
           ,
           to
           suffer
           these
           scismes
           and
           divisions
           in
           thee
           ,
           which
           are
           now
           with
           great
           pitie
           to
           bee
           seene
           ,
           and
           shame
           to
           be
           heard
           :
           That
           every
           one
           of
           you
           saith
           ,
           
             I
             am
             of
             Paul
             ,
             and
             I
             of
             Apollo
             ,
             &c.
             
             Is
             Christ
             divided
             ,
          
           
           
             was
             Paul
             crucified
             for
             you
             ,
             or
             were
             yee
             baptized
             in
             the
             name
             of
             Paul
             ?
          
           One
           sayeth
           ,
           
             I
          
           am
           a
           Covenanter
           ,
           another
           ,
           I
           am
           not
           .
           What
           meanest
           thou
           ,
           not
           covenanter
           ?
           wilt
           thou
           not
           subscribe
           the
           contract
           which
           thy
           Parents
           Godfathers
           ,
           and
           Godmothers
           ,
           as
           thy
           spirituall
           tutors
           made
           for
           thee
           at
           baptisme
           ,
           and
           promised
           to
           make
           thee
           subscribe
           the
           same
           ,
           being
           of
           perfect
           age
           ,
           seing
           it
           is
           for
           God
           and
           his
           truth
           only
           .
           God
           is
           partie
           contracter
           ,
           the
           
           angels
           were
           witnesses
           ,
           and
           hell
           fire
           the
           penaltie
           ;
           take
           heed
           ,
           and
           fight
           not
           against
           God
           ,
           for
           as
           he
           is
           Al-seeing
           ,
           so
           is
           Hee
           Almightie
           ;
           and
           as
           Mercifull
           ,
           to
           have
           spared
           thee
           so
           long
           ,
           so
           is
           Hee
           Just
           ,
           to
           punish
           thy
           inexcusable
           wilfulnesse
           .
        
         
           But
           some
           will
           say
           ,
           that
           there
           be
           great
           doctors
           not
           Covenanters
           ,
           and
           wherefore
           may
           they
           not
           likewise
           stand
           out
           as
           well
           as
           these
           learned
           men
           .
           I
           answer
           first
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           but
           few
           ,
           and
           to
           my
           judgement
           (
           for
           
             I
          
           have
           discoursed
           with
           some
           of
           them
           )
           not
           the
           learnedest
           of
           the
           kingdome
           ,
           brought
           up
           in
           a
           town
           which
           was
           never
           yet
           cleansed
           from
           poperie
           ,
           and
           where
           I
           have
           seene
           an
           hundreth
           at
           Masse
           in
           one
           time
           within
           this
           few
           yeeres
           :
           Secondly
           ,
           these
           Doctors
           suppose
           they
           be
           both
           good
           and
           learned
           ,
           (
           as
           I
           know
           some
           of
           them
           are
           )
           shall
           not
           answer
           for
           thee
           in
           that
           great
           day
           ,
           
             wherein
             there
             shall
             be
             had
             no
             respect
             of
             persons
             ;
          
           for
           assure
           thy self
           ,
           that
           
             Anima
             quae
             peccaverit
             ,
             ipsa
             punietur
             ,
             The
             soul
             that
             sinneth
             ,
             it
             shall
             be
          
           
           
             punished
             .
          
           Thirdly
           ,
           what
           if
           these
           Doctors
           would
           maintaine
           poperie
           ,
           and
           hinder
           a
           reformation
           ,
           as
           their
           predecessors
           have
           done
           ,
           would
           thou
           follow
           ?
           God
           forbid
           :
           that
           the
           doctors
           of
           that
           same
           town
           proceeded
           after
           this
           kinde
           in
           the
           time
           of
           the
           reformation
           ,
           it
           is
           manifest
           by
           
           our
           historie
           ,
           the
           words
           are
           these
           ;
           
             And
             shortlie
             after
             the
             Lords
             summoned
             the
             principall
             learned
             men
             of
             the
             realme
             foorth
             of
             the
             univesities
             of
             S.
             Andrewes
             ,
             Aberdeene
             ,
             Glasgow
             ,
             and
             other
             parts
             ,
             to
             give
             a
             reason
             of
             their
             faith
             ;
             and
             among
             other
             ,
             these
             of
             Aberdeene
             tooke
             upon
             them
             to
             dispute
             with
             John
             Knox
             ,
             John
             Willock
             ,
             and
             M.
             Goodman
             .
          
           Neither
           is
           it
           to
           be
           thought
           ,
           that
           the
           historian
           a
           stranger
           ,
           wrote
           any
           thing
           out
           of
           partialitie
           in
           this
           point
           against
           that
           town
           ,
           more
           as
           against
           
           any
           other
           of
           the
           kingdome
           ,
           hee
           being
           alike
           stranger
           unto
           all
           .
        
         
           My
           counsell
           now
           to
           you
           that
           are
           Covenanters
           ,
           is
           ,
           
           that
           ,
           
             Qui
             stat
             ,
             videat
             ne
             cadat
             ,
             Let
             him
             that
             thinke
             hee
             standeth
             ,
             take
             heed
             least
             he
             fall
             ;
          
           for
           the
           crown
           of
           glory
           is
           only
           for
           him
           that
           overcometh
           ,
           
             Qui
             perseveraverit
             usque
             in
             finem
             ,
             hic
             salvus
             erit
             ,
             He
             that
             shall
             endure
             to
             the
          
           
           
             end
             ,
             the
             same
             shall
             be
             saved
             .
          
           Yeeld
           not
           in
           a
           word
           ,
           a
           syllab
           ,
           a
           jote
           ,
           least
           thou
           scandalize
           thy
           weak
           brother
           ,
           and
           give
           occasion
           to
           
             Rome
          
           to
           stand
           and
           expect
           thy
           returne
           ,
           she
           not
           so
           much
           as
           beginning
           a
           motion
           towards
           thee
           :
           For
           they
           seeing
           your
           novations
           of
           
             Bishops
             ,
             Deanes
             ,
             Doctors
             ,
             kneeling
             at
             Sacrament
             ,
             crosse
             in
             Baptisme
             ,
          
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           these
           articles
           ,
           were
           in
           assured
           confidence
           ,
           that
           yee
           were
           turning
           to
           them
           againe
           ,
           and
           used
           commonly
           to
           say
           ,
           
             See
             so
             faine
             as
             they
             are
             to
             creep
             in
             to
             us
             again
             ,
          
           which
           did
           confirme
           all
           our
           people
           ,
           and
           made
           sundrie
           of
           yours
           to
           follow
           us
           .
           If
           these
           points
           ,
           which
           sometime
           by
           the
           most
           part
           were
           thought
           allowable
           ,
           did
           so
           much
           harm
           to
           Gods
           church
           ,
           what
           their
           English
           masse
           ,
           canonicall
           inquisition
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           that
           ,
           almost
           banished
           ,
           trash
           had
           done
           ,
           if
           they
           had
           not
           beene
           preveened
           by
           that
           Al-seeing
           God
           ,
           judge
           yee
           .
           And
           finally
           ,
           grant
           thou
           nothing
           that
           
             Rome
          
           desireth
           of
           thee
           ,
           for
           it
           hath
           no
           warrand
           from
           God
           ,
           and
           thou
           knowest
           no
           conformitie
           to
           be
           admitted
           
             betweene
             God
             and
             Dagon
             ;
             hold
             fast
          
           then
           
           
             that
             which
             thou
             hast
             least
             another
             take
             thy
             crown
             from
             thee
             .
          
        
         
           And
           to
           you
           not
           Covenanters
           I
           say
           ,
           that
           of
           your
           Bishops
           
             I
          
           never
           saw
           any
           but
           one
           ;
           neither
           would
           I
           mourn
           ,
           albeit
           
             I
          
           never
           saw
           more
           of
           them
           in
           
             Scotland
             ;
          
           and
           I
           am
           their
           friend
           or
           enemie
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           Christs
           :
           yea
           ,
           more
           I
           say
           ,
           if
           yee
           knew
           as
           vvell
           as
           they
           and
           I
           know
           ;
           even
           
           the
           draughts
           that
           are
           drawn
           against
           you
           ,
           the
           strength
           and
           policie
           of
           your
           enemies
           without
           ,
           and
           your
           inward
           enemies
           ,
           against
           this
           poor
           church
           of
           God
           ,
           I
           am
           cercertainly
           perswaded
           that
           yee
           would
           all
           subscribe
           that
           worthie
           Covenant
           ,
           before
           that
           yee
           went
           out
           of
           this
           Church
           ,
           or
           else
           
             I
          
           would
           hold
           you
           as
           internall
           papists
           ;
           for
           there
           bee
           both
           internall
           and
           externall
           .
        
         
           
             I
          
           perceive
           you
           all
           curious
           to
           demand
           me
           a
           question
           ,
           if
           modestie
           could
           permit
           you
           to
           speak
           ,
           to
           wit
           ,
           what
           is
           this
           that
           I
           know
           more
           than
           other
           men
           ,
           let
           us
           (
           say
           ye
           )
           understand
           it
           ,
           and
           we
           will
           yeeld
           to
           reason
           .
        
         
           To
           this
           lawfull
           question
           
             I
          
           answer
           ,
           that
           
             I
          
           know
           more
           than
           any
           Protestant
           in
           
             Scotland
          
           of
           this
           businesse
           ;
           for
           
             I
          
           was
           imployed
           in
           it
           ,
           the
           year
           of
           God
           1632.
           and
           gave
           in
           (
           among
           other
           points
           of
           my
           commission
           )
           a
           petition
           to
           the
           foresaid
           Congregation
           at
           
             Rome
             ▪
          
           and
           else
           where
           ,
           desiring
           them
           to
           advise
           upon
           the
           meanes
           ,
           for
           the
           reduction
           of
           
             Scotland
          
           to
           
             Rome
             ;
          
           diverse
           were
           proponed
           by
           these
           politick
           heads
           ,
           who
           studie
           only
           to
           destroy
           Kings
           and
           pervert
           kingdomes
           ;
           of
           many
           ,
           these
           few
           were
           most
           considerable
           :
           First
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           all
           imploy
           their
           wits
           for
           the
           perversion
           of
           his
           Majestie
           ,
           our
           Soveraigne
           Lord
           ,
           and
           contribute
           for
           the
           levying
           of
           an
           armie
           ,
           under
           pretext
           of
           giving
           assistance
           to
           some
           confederate
           Prince
           ,
           and
           therewith
           to
           force
           libertie
           of
           conscience
           :
           This
           opinion
           was
           rejected
           as
           dangerous
           ,
           till
           all
           things
           were
           surer
           ,
           and
           their
           faction
           stronger
           :
           2.
           
           That
           if
           they
           could
           not
           attaine
           to
           their
           purpose
           with
           his
           Majestie
           ,
           they
           should
           endeavour
           to
           get
           two
           Jesuits
           in
           our
           Prince
           his
           service
           ,
           for
           his
           Graces
           instruction
           ,
           and
           education
           in
           poperie
           :
           3.
           
           That
           pensions
           should
           be
           given
           by
           mediate
           wayes
           ,
           through
           the
           Vniversities
           ,
           and
           other
           
           parts
           where
           they
           might
           work
           their
           ends
           :
           4.
           
           Yet
           this
           was
           all
           thought
           little
           of
           ,
           by
           one
           of
           our
           Countriemen
           ,
           who
           advised
           them
           to
           set
           their
           whole
           mindes
           for
           the
           perversion
           of
           
             England
             ;
          
           which
           being
           neerer
           to
           them
           in
           points
           of
           doctrine
           ,
           forme
           of
           service
           ,
           worship
           ,
           and
           ecclesiasticall
           government
           ,
           they
           might
           work
           surer
           ,
           and
           with
           greater
           hope
           of
           prevailing
           ,
           then
           with
           his
           Countriemen
           ,
           whom
           he
           assured
           to
           be
           of
           a
           stubborn
           nature
           ,
           dangerous
           to
           be
           dealt
           with
           ,
           and
           great
           Puritans
           ,
           directly
           opposite
           to
           the
           church
           of
           
             Rome
             :
          
           And
           therefore
           nothing
           more
           should
           be
           desired
           of
           them
           ,
           but
           conformitie
           in
           matters
           of
           religion
           with
           
             England
             ,
          
           which
           the
           
             English
          
           church
           would
           gladly
           wish
           ,
           as
           if
           she
           were
           a
           mother
           church
           whereof
           others
           did
           flow
           ;
           neither
           could
           his
           Countriemen
           deny
           it
           ,
           in
           respect
           of
           his
           Majesties
           Supremacie
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           union
           of
           the
           two
           Crowns
           and
           Kingdomes
           ,
           that
           they
           both
           might
           have
           but
           
             one
             Lord
             ,
             one
             faith
             ,
             one
             baptisme
             ,
          
           &
           one
           King.
           For
           the
           execution
           of
           his
           counsell
           ,
           he
           proponed
           mutuall
           intelligence
           to
           be
           procured
           betwixt
           
             England
          
           and
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           which
           shortly
           after
           was
           begun
           by
           an
           
             Italian
          
           priest
           ,
           a
           great
           politician
           ,
           well
           versed
           in
           the
           
             French
          
           tongue
           ,
           called
           
             Il
             Signor
             Gregorio
             ,
          
           who
           stayed
           more
           as
           an
           year
           and
           an
           half
           in
           
             London
          
           for
           that
           effect
           ,
           and
           with
           whom
           
             I
          
           conferred
           in
           his
           owne
           ludging
           ,
           in
           the
           
             Convent
             garden
          
           at
           
             London
             ,
          
           and
           with
           two
           great
           men
           of
           our
           nation
           ,
           and
           now
           continueth
           there
           himself
           ,
           with
           great
           grudge
           to
           both
           the
           kingdomes
           ,
           seeing
           this
           mutuall
           intelligence
           was
           never
           heard
           of
           betwixt
           
             Rome
          
           and
           us
           ,
           since
           the
           Cardinals
           
             Wolsey
          
           and
           
             Polus
          
           dayes
           ▪
           neither
           is
           it
           necessarie
           ,
           as
           Statesmen
           may
           see
           .
           Now
           ,
           not
           Covenanter
           ,
           is
           thy
           curiositie
           satisfied
           ?
           This
           I
           know
           ,
           and
           more
           ,
           looke
           thou
           to
           it
           in
           time
           ;
           and
           bee
           
           not
           one
           of
           these
           ,
           who
           for
           vanitie
           or
           other
           ends
           vvill
           bee
           thought
           singulare
           against
           Gods
           cause
           ,
           and
           thy
           ovvne
           promise
           in
           baptisme
           .
        
         
           And
           I
           will
           end
           this
           discourse
           ,
           that
           my
           enemies
           say
           not
           that
           I
           minde
           to
           put
           dissension
           betwixt
           
             Protestants
          
           and
           
             CONE-formists
             ,
          
           letting
           our
           neighbours
           
             England
          
           and
           
             Ireland
          
           see
           some
           of
           the
           dangers
           wherein
           they
           stand
           of
           that
           
             Romane
             antichrist
             ,
          
           and
           his
           congregation
           
             de
             extirpanda
             fide
             .
          
           First
           then
           ,
           yee
           stand
           both
           in
           danger
           as
           well
           as
           we
           ,
           of
           these
           our
           related
           dangers
           ;
           especially
           of
           that
           mutuall
           intelligence
           between
           
             Rome
          
           and
           
             England
             .
          
           2.
           
           Of
           your
           Countrie
           mens
           affection
           to
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           if
           they
           be
           papists
           ,
           for
           alleadged
           rights
           of
           the
           popes
           upon
           you
           both
           ,
           the
           one
           called
           
             Peters
             pennie
             ,
          
           the
           other
           called
           
             Peters
             patrimonie
             .
          
           3.
           
           Your
           extreame
           great
           number
           of
           Jesuits
           and
           other
           Priests
           ,
           extending
           in
           
             England
          
           to
           five
           or
           six
           thousand
           ,
           so
           that
           they
           are
           striving
           among
           themselves
           ,
           and
           writing
           books
           against
           other
           (
           which
           I
           my self
           carried
           to
           
             Rome
          
           )
           for
           Bishopricks
           in
           your
           Church
           .
           As
           for
           
             Ireland
          
           it
           hath
           fifteene
           papists
           bishops
           alone
           .
           This
           is
           a
           great
           danger
           .
           4.
           
           Your
           populous
           multitude
           of
           Papists
           in
           you
           both
           ,
           extending
           to
           many
           thousands
           ,
           so
           that
           I
           am
           of
           that
           minde
           ,
           that
           in
           
             England
          
           the
           people
           (
           if
           not
           alreadie
           )
           may
           shortlie
           desire
           a
           Generall
           Assemblie
           ,
           for
           libertie
           of
           conscience
           .
           5.
           
           The
           education
           of
           your
           Nobilitie
           at
           schooles
           in
           forraine
           countries
           ,
           who
           having
           drunke
           in
           the
           doctrine
           of
           iniquitie
           from
           their
           tender
           age
           ,
           are
           both
           more
           perverse
           in
           themselves
           ,
           and
           more
           dangerous
           ,
           bringing
           in
           their
           friends
           and
           neighbours
           ,
           by
           their
           Priests
           to
           perdition
           with
           them
           .
           6.
           
           That
           which
           is
           to
           be
           lamented
           of
           all
           ,
           that
           you
           have
           good
           lawes
           ,
           both
           of
           you
           ,
           against
           Papists
           ,
           and
           very
           good
           reason
           to
           
           execute
           them
           ▪
           but
           alace
           ,
           money
           break
           them
           ,
           granting
           to
           all
           Papists
           a
           pecuniall
           libertie
           of
           conscience
           ▪
           and
           present
           banishment
           to
           all
           these
           poore
           reformed
           Christians
           ,
           who
           will
           not
           conforme
           with
           you
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           is
           to
           be
           laughen
           ,
           or
           rather
           weeped
           at
           ,
           that
           yee
           would
           blinde
           peoples
           eyes
           with
           your
           searchers
           ,
           going
           on
           the
           one
           side
           to
           apprehend
           priests
           ,
           and
           punish
           papists
           ;
           and
           on
           the
           other
           side
           ;
           to
           have
           your
           customers
           to
           receave
           moneyes
           ,
           and
           give
           discharges
           for
           libertie
           of
           papistrie
           ,
           O
           God!
           who
           doth
           not
           evidentlie
           perceave
           these
           monstruous
           dangers
           ,
           and
           not
           oppose
           himself
           with
           all
           his
           power
           to
           them
           ,
           if
           there
           remaine
           but
           a
           sponk
           of
           true
           Christianitie
           in
           him
           ?
           Truelie
           ,
           who
           doth
           it
           not
           ,
           I
           must
           of
           necessitie
           think
           him
           an
           internall
           papist
           .
        
         
           The
           last
           danger
           of
           all
           the
           three
           kingdomes
           is
           
             Pensions
             ,
          
           whereof
           we
           may
           consider
           four
           things
           .
           1.
           
           The
           giver
           ▪
           2.
           
           The
           persons
           to
           whom
           they
           are
           given
           .
           3.
           
           The
           quantitie
           of
           the
           summes
           .
           4.
           
           And
           the
           end
           wherefore
           they
           are
           given
           .
           There
           is
           certainlie
           pensions
           given
           in
           the
           Countrie
           ,
           for
           priests
           and
           intelligencers
           ,
           and
           out
           of
           the
           Countrie
           ,
           for
           Semenaries
           and
           correspondents
           of
           these
           intelligencers
           ;
           but
           to
           come
           to
           the
           particulars
           .
           1.
           
           The
           givers
           are
           the
           house
           of
           
             Austria
             ,
          
           and
           the
           foresaid
           Congregation
           ,
           
             de
             extirpanda
             fide
             .
          
           2.
           
           The
           persons
           to
           whom
           it
           is
           given
           in
           
             Scotland
             ,
          
           to
           my
           knowledge
           are
           the
           Priests
           (
           whereof
           
             I
          
           vvas
           one
           )
           the
           man
           that
           goeth
           for
           it
           ,
           and
           the
           thesaurer
           or
           keeper
           ,
           I
           knovv
           the
           names
           and
           residences
           of
           the
           rest
           ;
           and
           had
           set
           them
           dovvn
           heere
           ,
           if
           I
           had
           not
           declared
           them
           sufficiently
           by
           vvrit
           alreadie
           :
           And
           if
           there
           be
           given
           pensions
           to
           any
           other
           as
           to
           these
           ,
           the
           superiour
           vvith
           his
           counsellours
           and
           the
           Treasurer
           knovv
           it
           ,
           for
           me
           
             I
          
           knovv
           not
           ;
           but
           
           this
           
             I
          
           am
           assured
           of
           ,
           that
           there
           was
           more
           sent
           into
           the
           country
           ,
           than
           was
           bestowed
           upon
           the
           foresaid
           persons
           .
           3
           The
           quantitie
           
             in
             cumulo
          
           is
           best
           known
           to
           them
           ,
           I
           being
           none
           of
           the
           Superiours
           counsellours
           ,
           in
           respect
           of
           my
           travels
           for
           the
           mission
           ,
           the
           quantitie
           that
           we
           who
           were
           Priests
           gote
           ,
           was
           an
           hundred
           crowns
           in
           the
           yeer
           from
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           and
           eighteene
           pence
           every
           day
           from
           
             Spaine
             ,
          
           besides
           our
           purchase
           by
           our
           
             Masses
             ,
             Confessions
             ,
          
           and
           
             Pardons
             ,
          
           which
           was
           more
           or
           lesse
           ,
           conforme
           to
           out
           imployment
           ,
           and
           the
           persons
           with
           whom
           we
           dealt
           .
           4.
           
           Lastly
           ,
           in
           a
           word
           the
           end
           of
           these
           gifts
           is
           pretended
           zeal
           and
           piety
           ,
           but
           truely
           intended
           
             Hierarchie
             of
             Rome
             ,
             and
             Monarchie
             of
             Spaine
             ,
          
           which
           may
           appear
           by
           the
           deposition
           of
           M.
           
             George
             Ker
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Jesuits
           
             Abercrumbie
             ,
             Crighton
             ,
          
           and
           
             Gordoun
             ,
          
           with
           three
           Noblemens
           letters
           intercepted
           with
           him
           ,
           and
           registrat
           in
           this
           town
           ,
           the
           year
           of
           God
           1592.
           by
           his
           pensions
           given
           to
           us
           ,
           and
           his
           pretended
           rights
           over
           our
           native
           countries
           .
           If
           this
           be
           not
           an
           evident
           danger
           to
           suffer
           so
           many
           forraine
           Princes
           pensioners
           in
           your
           bosome
           ,
           God
           see
           to
           it
           in
           his
           own
           time
           ;
           and
           give
           me
           grace
           that
           I
           may
           follow
           my
           sincere
           and
           heartie
           resolution
           ,
           that
           at
           the
           houre
           of
           my
           death
           ,
           
             I
          
           may
           say
           wirh
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           
             I
             have
             fought
             a
             good
             fight
             ;
             I
             have
          
           
           
             finished
             my
             course
             ,
             I
             have
             keept
             the
             faith
             ,
             hence
             foorth
             there
             is
             laid
             up
             for
             me
             a
             crown
             of
             righteousnesse
             which
             the
             Lord
             the
             righteous
             judge
             shall
             give
             me
             at
             that
             day
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           And
           I
           shall
           be
           surely
           one
           of
           these
           ,
           to
           who
           my
           blessed
           Saviour
           shall
           say
           in
           that
           day
           ,
           
             Come
             yee
             blessed
             of
             my
             Father
             ;
             inherit
          
           
           
             the
             kingdome
             prepared
             for
             you
             from
             the
             foundation
             of
             the
             world
             .
          
           To
           this
           gratious
           Father
           ,
           vvith
           his
           blessed
           Son
           ▪
           and
           the
           holy
           Ghost
           ,
           be
           all
           povver
           praise
           ,
           and
           glory
           ,
           honour
           ,
           and
           dominion
           ,
           for
           ever
           .
           Amen
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A20820-e240
           
             Pet.
             Ribadineira
             in
             vita
             Sancti
             Barthol
             .
          
           
             See
             the
             4.
             chap.
             to
             the
             Ephes.
             11.
             22
             ,
             23
             ,
             24.
             
             Ioh.
             1.
             29.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             4.
             9.
             
          
           
             Luke
             15.
             7.
             
          
           
             Ioh.
             10.
             16.
             
             Luk.
             18.
             13.
             
             Pfal
             .
             119.
             176.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             42.
             4.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             5.
             
             ●
             ▪
             ●
             ▪
             
          
           
             Matth.
             7.
             
             ●
             .
             2.
             5.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             51.
             4.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             11.
             28.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             32.
             5.
             
          
           
             Iohn
             1.
             9.
             
          
           
             Genes
             .
             i.
             27
             
          
           
             Rom.
             5.
             10
             
          
           
             Luk.
             18.
             13
             ▪
             
          
           
             Acts.
             9.
             5.
             
          
           
             Levit.
             10.
             2.
             
          
           
             2
             Sam.
             6.
             7
             
          
           
             Numb
             .
             16.
             32.
             
          
           
             Hag.
             2.
             6.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             1.
             3.
             
          
           
             Ephes.
             2.
             4.
             5.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             9.
             15
             
          
           
             Exod.
             34.
             6.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             145.
             9
             
          
           
             Euseb.
             
          
           
             Matth.
             27.
             and
             5.
             
          
           
             Isay
             1.
             18.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             13.
             5
             
          
           
             August
             .
             soliloq
             .
          
           
             ●
             Phil.
             3.
             19.
             
          
           
             Ibid.
             V.
             20.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             6.
             21.
             
          
           
             Marc.
             8.
             36
             
          
           
             Matth.
             20.
             3.
             5.
             6.
             
          
           
             Matth.
             4.
             18
             
          
           
             Matth.
             9.
             9
             
          
           
             Acts.
             9.
             6.
             
             Ridab
             .
             2.
             8
             
             ▪
             August
             .
          
           
             Acts.
             8.
             30.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             9.
             16.
             
          
           
             In
             the
             histories
             of
             Swaden
             &
             Pole.
             
          
           
             Nota
             bene
             intelligenti
             pauca
             .
          
           
             Iam.
             4.
             5.
             
          
           
             7.
             15.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             10.
             16
             
          
           
             Gen.
             21.
             10
             
          
           
             Rom.
             9.
             3.
             
          
           
             Col.
             1.
             24.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             2.
             9.
             
             See
             Revel
             .
             21.
             22.
             chapters
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             10.
             14.
             2.
             and
             17.
             c.
             18.
             
          
           
             See
             Heb.
             10.
             
             &
             Romans
             the
             5.
             
          
           
             Acts
             4.
             12.
             
          
           
             Joh.
             1.
             29.
             36.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             9.
             8.
             
          
           
             Luke
             13.
             3
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             2.
             2.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             7.
             23.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             25.
             41
             
          
           
             August
             .
             dc
             gra
             .
             &
             llb.
             arb
             .
          
           
             Luke
             22.
             61
             ,
             62.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             9.
             22.
             
          
           
             Ioh.
             4.
             15.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             23.
             40
             ,
             41.
             
          
           
             Ioh.
             20.
             27
             and
             28.
             
          
           
             Act.
             9.
             4.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             11.
             33
             ,
             34
             ,
             35.
             
          
           
             Colos.
             2.
             8.
             
          
           
             2
             Thes.
             2.
             8.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             3.
             11
             ,
             19
             ,
             20.
             
          
           
             Colos.
             2.
             8.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             7.
             25
             16
             ,
             18.
             
             Rom.
             9.
             33
             1
             
             Cor.
             10.
             4
             1
             
             Pet.
             2.
             8.
             
             Revel
             .
             18.
             4
             
          
           
             2
             Tim.
             3.
             16
             ,
             17.
             
          
           
             Ioh.
             5.
             39.
             
          
           
             2
             Pet.
             1.
             19.
             
          
           
             Act.
             5.
             29.
             
          
           
             Act.
             4.
             19.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             23
             4.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             1.
             16
             
          
           
             Act.
             24.
             14.
             16.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             116.
             13.
             14.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             15.
             18
             
          
           
             Psal.
             116.
             16.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             41.
             4.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             124.
             6
             ,
             7.
             8.
             
          
           
             Act.
             9.
             15.
             
          
           
             Act.
             9.
             12.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             7.
             20
             
          
           
             Matth.
             12.
             24.
             
             Ioh.
             8.
             48.
             
          
           
             Thus
             Papists
             paint
             Austen
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             9.
             22
             
          
           
             Rev.
             8.
             16.
             
          
           
             Rev.
             3.
             21.
             
          
           
             Math.
             12.
             30.
             
          
           
             Ephes.
             4.
             5
             
          
           
             Rom.
             8.
             33
             
          
           
             Ephes.
             4●
             13
             ,
             14.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             1.
             12.
             13.
             
          
           
             Ezech.
             18.
             20.
             
          
           
             Hollins●ed
             ,
             pag.
             495.
             
             Anno
             1561.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             10
             12.
             
          
           
             Mac.
             24.
             
          
           
             1
             Sam.
             5
             Rev.
             3.
             11
             13.
             
          
           
             2
             Tim.
             4.
             7.
             8.
             
          
           
             Matth.
             25.
             34.