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             A letter of spirituall advice written to Mr. Stephen Marshall in his sicknesse by one of his brethren in the clergy, Mart. I, M DC XLIII.
             One of his brethren in the clergy.
             Marshall, Stephen, 1594?-1655.
          
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             1643.
          
           
             An attack on Marshall's Presbyterian views.
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           Marshall, Stephen, 1594?-1655.
           Church of England -- History.
           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649.
        
      
    
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           A
           LETTER
           OF
           Spirituall
           Advice
           :
           
             Written
             to
          
           Mr
           STEPHEN
           MARSHALL
           IN
           HIS
           SICKNESSE
           ,
           
             By
          
           One
           of
           his
           Brethren
           in
           the
           Clergy
           ,
           
             Mart.
          
           1.
           
           
             M.DC.XLIII
             .
          
        
         
           Printed
           in
           the
           Yeare
           
             M.DC.XLIII
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           TO
           Mr
           STEPHEN
           MARSHALL
           .
        
         
           
             SIR
             ,
          
        
         
           WHen
           I
           heard
           of
           your
           sicknesse
           ,
           (
           though
           considering
           the
           wofull
           miseries
           of
           the
           times
           I
           do
           usually
           rather
           congratulate
           with
           men
           their
           happinesse
           ,
           whom
           God
           seemes
           to
           favour
           so
           much
           as
           to
           call
           to
           himselfe
           ,
           and
           to
           his
           owne
           rest
           ,
           from
           being
           spectators
           or
           actors
           or
           sufferers
           in
           these
           calamities
           wherin
           this
           Kingdome
           is
           involved
           ,
           yet
           )
           I
           assure
           you
           I
           found
           in
           my selfe
           such
           a
           different
           apprehension
           of
           your
           state
           ,
           from
           that
           of
           other
           ordinary
           sick
           men
           ,
           that
           I
           thinke
           you
           will
           not
           wonder
           ,
           if
           all
           the
           Kings
           Subjects
           ,
           who
           wish
           good
           successe
           unto
           His
           Majestie
           in
           this
           warre
           ,
           cannot
           impute
           your
           visitation
           to
           any
           thing
           but
           to
           the
           just
           severity
           and
           revenge
           of
           Almighty
           God
           upon
           you
           ,
           for
           having
           had
           so
           strong
           an
           influence
           upon
           the
           ruine
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           and
           Church
           .
           For
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           is
           it
           not
           apparent
           ,
           that
           ,
           among
           others
           your
           eminent
           gifts
           of
           preaching
           have
           beene
           made
           use
           of
           for
           the
           kindling
           of
           those
           flames
           of
           Rebellion
           and
           civill
           warre
           ,
           and
           most
           unchristian
           bloudshed
           ?
           Have
           not
           you
           with
           all
           the
           earnestnesse
           ,
           and
           (
           as
           you
           call
           it
           )
           zeale
           imaginable
           ,
           perswaded
           your
           Hearers
           to
           a
           liberall
           contribution
           for
           the
           maintaining
           of
           this
           unnaturall
           warre
           ?
           Have
           not
           you
           forsaken
           your
           owne
           charge
           to
           accompany
           and
           strengthen
           the
           Generall
           of
           your
           Army
           in
           his
           resolution
           and
           attempts
           ,
           against
           the
           just
           power
           and
           life
           of
           his
           and
           your
           
             Anoynted
             Soveraigne
             ?
          
           Does
           not
           the
           whole
           Kingdome
           impute
           almost
           all
           the
           distractions
           and
           combustions
           therein
           ,
           as
           much
           to
           the
           
           seditious
           sermons
           of
           the
           
             Preachers
             of
             your
             faction
             ,
          
           as
           to
           the
           contrivances
           of
           those
           persons
           ,
           who
           set
           you
           on
           worke
           ?
           Let
           your
           own
           conscience
           be
           your
           own
           judge
           in
           this
           matter
           ,
           and
           it
           will
           tell
           you
           ,
           that
           if
           all
           these
           new
           designes
           should
           succeed
           to
           your
           wish
           ,
           if
           there
           should
           happen
           a
           change
           in
           government
           ,
           either
           of
           Kingdome
           or
           Church
           ,
           you
           would
           thinke
           your selves
           wrong'd
           if
           you
           should
           be
           defrauded
           of
           being
           acknowledged
           very
           effectuall
           instruments
           in
           that
           change
           .
           These
           things
           therefore
           being
           so
           ,
           you
           cannot
           accuse
           of
           uncharitablenes
           those
           who
           think
           these
           designes
           not
           only
           unjust
           but
           ruinous
           both
           to
           Justice
           and
           Religion
           ,
           if
           they
           attribute
           it
           to
           Gods
           mercy
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           vengeance
           on
           you
           ,
           if
           he
           take
           out
           of
           the
           world
           such
           a
           fire-brand
           as
           you
           are
           .
        
         
           Sir
           ,
           whether
           your
           sicknesse
           be
           unto
           death
           or
           no
           ,
           I
           know
           not
           ,
           I
           am
           sure
           those
           sinnes
           (
           without
           unusuall
           and
           miraculous
           mercy
           )
           will
           prove
           sinnes
           unto
           death
           in
           all
           those
           that
           are
           guilty
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           die
           without
           repentance
           and
           amendment
           ,
           and
           satisfaction
           to
           Gods
           Church
           for
           the
           scandall
           of
           them
           .
           And
           upon
           this
           ground
           I
           how
           unworthy
           soever
           yet
           by
           my
           profession
           being
           one
           of
           your
           brethren
           and
           companions
           in
           the
           ministry
           of
           the
           Gospell
           ,
           thought
           it
           my
           duty
           to
           beseech
           you
           in
           the
           bowells
           of
           Christ
           to
           take
           a
           survey
           of
           your
           present
           condition
           ,
           with
           other
           eyes
           then
           heretofore
           ,
           I
           doubt
           ,
           you
           have
           done
           ;
           And
           to
           take
           it
           patiently
           from
           me
           ,
           though
           a
           stranger
           to
           your
           person
           ,
           if
           I
           offer
           you
           some
           hints
           ,
           which
           your
           owne
           better
           understanding
           will
           make
           use
           of
           for
           a
           more
           exact
           discerning
           apprehension
           and
           judgement
           of
           the
           nature
           of
           this
           businesse
           ,
           now
           to
           be
           decided
           by
           the
           sword
           :
           which
           though
           it
           prevaile
           to
           your
           owne
           wish
           ,
           yet
           it
           is
           not
           the
           sword
           or
           victory
           will
           justifie
           you
           before
           Gods
           Tribunall
           .
           Remember
           Sir
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           a
           
             Close
             Committee
          
           pack't
           together
           of
           your
           owne
           freinds
           or
           faction
           ,
           that
           must
           determine
           the
           cause
           betweene
           God
           and
           you
           ,
           neither
           are
           they
           any
           
             new
             invented
             fundamentall
             Lawes
          
           of
           Kingdome
           or
           Nature
           that
           are
           to
           be
           your
           rule
           ,
           but
           only
           the
           Lawes
           of
           the
           
             New-Covenant
             ;
          
           And
           from
           them
           it
           is
           that
           I
           intend
           to
           suggest
           unto
           your
           thoughts
           ,
           arguments
           which
           I
           desire
           you
           impartially
           to
           examine
           ,
           to
           the
           end
           that
           when
           you
           appeare
           before
           the
           throne
           of
           Christ
           you
           may
           be
           able
           to
           justifie
           your selfe
           ,
           either
           that
           you
           have
           fulfilled
           your
           duty
           ,
           or
           if
           you
           have
           failed
           therein
           ,
           yet
           at
           least
           that
           you
           have
           fail'd
           after
           a
           reasonable
           and
           prudent
           examination
           by
           that
           Rule
           .
        
         
           I
           suppose
           you
           will
           not
           assume
           such
           infallibility
           of
           judgement
           to
           
           your
           owne
           person
           or
           party
           ,
           as
           to
           thinke
           that
           the
           right
           is
           so
           unquestionably
           on
           your
           side
           ,
           that
           nothing
           can
           be
           objected
           against
           you
           that
           deserves
           to
           be
           considered
           ;
           since
           at
           least
           an
           equall
           part
           of
           the
           best
           judgements
           in
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           most
           learned
           persons
           in
           the
           Church
           ,
           are
           your
           adversaries
           in
           this
           cause
           ;
           And
           (
           which
           ought
           to
           be
           of
           great
           moment
           with
           you
           )
           since
           a
           farre
           greater
           number
           of
           the
           Members
           of
           both
           Houses
           (
           though
           perhaps
           through
           negligence
           or
           feare
           not
           now
           sitting
           in
           Westminster
           ,
           )
           do
           protest
           against
           these
           proceedings
           .
           Let
           it
           but
           be
           granted
           ,
           that
           all
           those
           which
           oppose
           you
           have
           some
           seeming
           probability
           on
           their
           side
           ;
           and
           then
           I
           am
           sure
           you
           will
           judge
           it
           necessary
           especially
           for
           a
           dying
           person
           ,
           (
           if
           that
           be
           your
           present
           condition
           ,
           )
           to
           be
           suspicious
           of
           himselfe
           ,
           and
           to
           hearken
           to
           all
           objections
           ,
           and
           to
           use
           all
           prudent
           meanes
           for
           settling
           of
           his
           conscience
           before
           he
           depart
           out
           of
           the
           world
           .
           If
           you
           looke
           upon
           this
           warre
           (
           and
           surely
           your
           minde
           will
           not
           be
           so
           busie
           other
           waies
           ,
           but
           sometimes
           you
           will
           looke
           upon
           this
           war
           )
           the
           result
           of
           your
           late-two-yeares
           sermons
           ,
           the
           effect
           of
           all
           those
           published
           lying
           Pamphlets
           ,
           and
           discourses
           of
           forged
           conspiracies
           ,
           feares
           and
           jealousies
           ,
           (
           now
           so
           confessedly
           groundlesse
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           become
           a
           Proverbe
           of
           vanity
           )
           it
           cannot
           be
           avoided
           but
           you
           will
           have
           now
           and
           then
           some
           accusing
           thoughts
           among
           others
           ,
           they
           will
           not
           be
           all
           altogether
           excusing
           or
           justifying
           .
           I
           pray
           you
           give
           mee
           leave
           to
           marshall
           in
           order
           before
           your
           eyes
           certaine
           accusing
           thoughts
           ,
           and
           put
           it
           to
           the
           tryall
           of
           your
           owne
           heart
           whether
           they
           doe
           with
           any
           force
           or
           justice
           accuse
           you
           ,
           I
           assure
           you
           I
           will
           take
           upon
           mee
           no
           further
           then
           to
           accuse
           you
           ,
           for
           it
           is
           God
           onely
           must
           be
           your
           Judge
           ,
           and
           I
           beseech
           him
           to
           prepare
           you
           for
           that
           judgement
           ,
           and
           to
           performe
           it
           with
           all
           possible
           elemency
           and
           mercy
           .
        
         
           You
           have
           at
           last
           Sir
           ,
           obtained
           one
           end
           of
           all
           your
           endeavours
           ,
           your
           watchings
           and
           fastings
           and
           prayers
           and
           Sermons
           ;
           you
           see
           there
           is
           at
           length
           a
           warre
           inflameing
           the
           whole
           Kingdome
           ,
           you
           have
           obtained
           that
           it
           be
           put
           to
           the
           tryall
           of
           fire
           and
           sword
           ,
           whether
           God
           will
           so
           blesse
           both
           these
           as
           by
           their
           meanes
           to
           purge
           this
           Kingdome
           and
           Church
           of
           the
           staines
           ,
           which
           you
           suppose
           are
           in
           them
           both
           ,
           and
           set
           up
           that
           pretended
           Scepter
           of
           Christs
           Kingdome
           ,
           the
           
             Presbytery
          
           or
           
             independency
             :
          
           (
           we
           know
           not
           yet
           whether
           is
           design'd
           .
           )
        
         
           Now
           in
           this
           warre
           now
           raised
           ,
           I
           shall
           principally
           consider
           the
           condition
           of
           the
           
             persons
          
           betweene
           whom
           it
           was
           waged
           ,
           and
           the
           
             grounds
          
           
           and
           pretences
           thereof
           ,
           and
           from
           thence
           raise
           such
           Articles
           of
           accusation
           ,
           as
           I
           must
           needes
           feare
           you
           cannot
           chuse
           but
           answer
           guilty
           unto
           them
           at
           the
           barre
           of
           conscience
           .
           And
           these
           I
           will
           consider
           ,
           with
           an
           intention
           not
           so
           much
           to
           interpose
           mine
           owne
           judgement
           concerning
           the
           legality
           of
           them
           ,
           as
           desireous
           to
           shew
           that
           you
           ,
           as
           a
           Preacher
           of
           the
           Gospell
           ,
           ought
           not
           so
           to
           have
           interessed
           your selfe
           in
           them
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           parties
           oppos'd
           and
           in
           collision
           against
           one
           another
           in
           this
           warre
           are
           ;
           on
           the
           one
           side
           the
           
             Kings
             Majesty
          
           assisted
           by
           the
           most
           considerable
           part
           of
           the
           
             Nobility
          
           and
           
             Gentry
          
           and
           
             Commons
             ,
          
           and
           all
           the
           Clergy
           that
           are
           indeed
           the
           
             true
             English
             Protestant
             Clergy
             ;
          
           and
           on
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           
             No
             King
          
           (
           nor
           so
           much
           as
           an
           usurping
           pretended
           King
           )
           but
           
             onely
             Subjects
             ,
          
           (
           or
           such
           as
           ought
           to
           be
           such
           ,
           and
           have
           often
           sworne
           they
           will
           be
           such
           )
           and
           among
           them
           ,
           the
           only
           forward
           persons
           are
           
             Sectaries
             ,
          
           such
           as
           abhorre
           the
           established
           Doctrine
           and
           Discipline
           of
           our
           Church
           ;
           as
           appeares
           in
           that
           wheresoever
           almost
           that
           Army
           comes
           ,
           there
           is
           all
           the
           violence
           and
           despight
           imaginable
           exercised
           against
           the
           Leiturgy
           and
           Ceremonies
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           persons
           of
           Church-men
           ;
           witnesse
           
             Canterbury
             ,
             Worcester
             ,
             Winchester
             ,
             Salisbury
             ,
          
           and
           the
           other
           day
           ,
           
             Lambeth
             .
          
        
         
           And
           herein
           I
           accuse
           you
           first
           (
           or
           rather
           ,
           I
           desire
           you
           that
           you
           would
           permit
           your
           owne
           thoughts
           to
           accuse
           you
           ,
           I
           doe
           not
           yet
           say
           to
           condemne
           you
           ,
           but
           accuse
           you
           )
           that
           you
           have
           forgotten
           or
           wilfully
           transgressed
           the
           duty
           of
           a
           minister
           of
           the
           Gospell
           of
           Peace
           ,
           in
           being
           forward
           to
           kindle
           a
           warre
           of
           what
           nature
           or
           with
           what
           pretences
           soever
           .
           Do
           you
           in
           the
           Gospell
           ,
           Master
           
             S.
             Marshall
             ,
          
           (
           which
           is
           your
           Commission
           )
           find
           any
           encouragements
           ,
           or
           which
           is
           more
           ,
           any
           command
           to
           foment
           Warre
           ?
           
             From
             whence
             are
             Warres
             ,
          
           in
           generall
           ,
           
             and
             fightings
             among
             you
             ?
             S.
             James
          
           will
           answer
           ,
           
             Come
             they
             not
             even
          
           
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
          
           ,
           
             from
             your
             lusts
             which
             warre
             in
             your
             Members
             ?
          
           Christ
           our
           Master
           indeed
           sayes
           that
           he
           came
           
             to
             send
             fire
             and
             the
             sword
             upon
             the
             Earth
             ,
          
           shewing
           ,
           not
           what
           he
           intended
           or
           commanded
           ,
           but
           what
           ,
           through
           the
           wickednesse
           and
           malice
           of
           Satan
           and
           prophane
           men
           would
           be
           a
           consequent
           of
           the
           preaching
           of
           the
           Gospell
           ,
           even
           that
           Gospell
           which
           is
           not
           withstanding
           the
           Gospell
           of
           meekenesse
           ,
           and
           patience
           ,
           and
           charity
           ,
           
             viz
             ,
          
           that
           the
           enemies
           thereof
           would
           expresse
           all
           possible
           fury
           and
           rage
           against
           it
           .
           For
           that
           fire
           (
           as
           appeares
           in
           the
           text
           )
           is
           the
           
             Baptisme
          
           of
           
             persecutions
             ,
          
           wherewith
           Christ
           himselfe
           and
           his
           followers
           were
           to
           be
           
           
             baptized
             ,
          
           a
           warre
           wherein
           he
           and
           they
           were
           to
           be
           patients
           only
           and
           not
           agents
           ,
           he
           came
           not
           to
           put
           the
           sword
           into
           the
           hands
           but
           into
           the
           bowels
           of
           his
           owne
           servants
           .
           You
           stand
           therefore
           accused
           for
           being
           active
           your selfe
           ,
           and
           encouraging
           other
           Christians
           to
           be
           active
           and
           invaders
           in
           this
           warre
           ,
           for
           being
           a
           most
           unchristian
           Baptizer
           of
           Christians
           with
           this
           fire
           .
        
         
           But
           ,
           secondly
           ,
           the
           accusation
           against
           you
           for
           being
           a
           fomenter
           of
           warre
           ,
           in
           
             Subjects
          
           against
           their
           
             lawfull
             Prince
             ,
          
           acknowledged
           for
           such
           both
           by
           you
           and
           them
           ,
           is
           farre
           more
           heavy
           and
           pressing
           :
           (
           I
           know
           you
           have
           pretty
           distinctions
           whereby
           you
           can
           gaine
           applause
           of
           your
           hearers
           ,
           by
           dividing
           the
           
             King
          
           from
           
             Charles
             Stuart
             ,
          
           and
           defending
           the
           one
           by
           murthering
           the
           other
           ;
           but
           remember
           now
           it
           is
           God
           &
           your
           own
           conscience
           before
           whom
           I
           accuse
           you
           ,
           who
           will
           prove
           Judges
           too
           cunning
           for
           such
           distinctions
           .
           )
           For
           Gods
           sake
           therefore
           lay
           your
           hand
           upon
           your
           heart
           ,
           and
           aske
           your
           owne
           soule
           what
           pretence
           or
           excuse
           can
           be
           found
           for
           this
           in
           any
           law
           ,
           either
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           England
           ,
           or
           Heaven
           .
           Is
           there
           any
           one
           word
           either
           in
           the
           Common
           or
           Statute
           Law
           ,
           which
           allowes
           an
           English
           Subject
           with
           Armes
           in
           hand
           to
           resist
           the
           King
           in
           person
           ?
           Is
           he
           not
           indeed
           ,
           and
           as
           you
           have
           often
           sworne
           to
           acknowledge
           him
           ,
           the
           
             supreame
             Monarch
          
           in
           his
           dominions
           ?
           does
           not
           all
           exercise
           of
           coercion
           and
           power
           from
           all
           Courts
           issue
           by
           his
           writ
           ?
           Have
           not
           all
           subordinate
           Magistrates
           their
           power
           from
           him
           ,
           and
           therefore
           are
           they
           not
           with
           respect
           to
           him
           ,
           meere
           private
           persons
           ?
           Do
           the
           two
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           themselves
           in
           all
           their
           addresses
           ,
           petitions
           &c.
           unto
           His
           Majesty
           assume
           any
           other
           title
           unto
           themselves
           both
           severally
           and
           joyntly
           ,
           but
           onely
           
             your
             Majesties
             most
             humble
             and
             faithfull
             Subjects
             ?
          
           These
           things
           being
           so
           ,
           &
           you
           knowing
           them
           to
           be
           so
           ,
           I
           beseech
           you
           next
           search
           diligently
           the
           Gospell
           ,
           &
           find
           but
           one
           clause
           where
           you
           are
           allowed
           ,
           or
           where
           the
           least
           suspicion
           may
           be
           given
           you
           that
           you
           may
           hope
           that
           you
           may
           in
           any
           case
           be
           allowed
           to
           dispence
           with
           this
           your
           duty
           to
           His
           Majesty
           ;
           and
           I
           will
           confesse
           that
           you
           and
           your
           friends
           only
           have
           shewed
           your selves
           good
           Subjects
           and
           good
           Christians
           ,
           and
           that
           all
           we
           who
           pray
           for
           him
           and
           wish
           him
           victory
           in
           this
           warre
           ,
           are
           Traitors
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           Apostates
           from
           Christianity
           .
           But
           no
           such
           thing
           appearing
           ,
           as
           you
           too
           well
           know
           ,
           (
           for
           I
           wish
           for
           your
           owne
           sake
           that
           it
           were
           but
           ignorance
           ,
           that
           has
           made
           you
           so
           zealous
           in
           the
           cause
           as
           you
           have
           been
           )
           how
           can
           you
           read
           or
           but
           think
           upon
           the
           beginning
           of
           the
           13
           Chap.
           to
           the
           Rom.
           without
           horrour
           ,
           
           and
           secret
           wishes
           that
           S.
           
             Paul
          
           had
           had
           no
           inke
           to
           write
           words
           ,
           that
           will
           prove
           so
           fatall
           against
           you
           ?
           Is
           that
           Chapter
           ,
           Master
           
             Marshall
             ,
          
           a
           part
           of
           that
           Covenant
           by
           which
           you
           must
           be
           judged
           at
           the
           last
           day
           ?
           And
           can
           you
           hope
           to
           appeare
           with
           any
           confidence
           when
           that
           Chapter
           shall
           be
           charg'd
           upon
           you
           ?
           Consider
           Sir
           ,
           from
           whom
           has
           the
           King
           His
           power
           ?
           is
           it
           not
           from
           God
           ?
           Does
           not
           S.
           
             Paul
          
           say
           expressely
           ,
           
             he
             is
             the
             Minister
             of
             God
             ,
          
           His
           Vice-gerent
           to
           exercise
           some
           Acts
           ,
           which
           not
           the
           consent
           of
           all
           the
           men
           in
           the
           world
           have
           right
           to
           invest
           him
           with
           ?
           
             For
             he
             beares
             the
             sword
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           power
           of
           life
           and
           death
           .
           Has
           any
           man
           power
           over
           his
           owne
           life
           ,
           to
           relinquish
           it
           at
           his
           pleasure
           ?
           And
           it
           being
           sure
           he
           hath
           not
           ,
           can
           he
           communicate
           to
           another
           the
           disposition
           of
           his
           owne
           life
           ,
           (
           over
           which
           no
           man
           but
           God
           only
           ,
           or
           they
           to
           whom
           God
           delegates
           his
           power
           have
           Authority
           ?
           )
           no
           certainly
           ,
           Master
           
             Marshall
             .
             There
             is
             no
             power
          
           (
           at
           least
           no
           such
           power
           )
           
             but
             of
             God
             ,
             the
             powers
             that
             are
             ,
             are
             ordained
             of
             God
             .
          
           Insomuch
           that
           you
           will
           not
           find
           any
           example
           of
           Capitall
           punishments
           in
           the
           world
           exercised
           by
           any
           ,
           till
           God
           gave
           that
           power
           to
           man
           ,
           which
           to
           my
           understanding
           he
           first
           gave
           ,
           and
           then
           only
           in
           the
           case
           of
           murder
           ,
           to
           
             Noah
          
           (
           Gen
           :
           9.
           4
           ,
           5
           ,
           6.
           )
           so
           that
           before
           it
           was
           under
           a
           dire
           punishment
           forbidden
           to
           kill
           even
           that
           murderous
           wretch
           
             Cain
          
           himselfe
           .
           The
           people
           then
           ,
           though
           they
           choose
           the
           person
           of
           their
           King
           (
           which
           questionlesse
           they
           did
           by
           direction
           from
           God
           at
           the
           first
           )
           yet
           not
           they
           but
           God
           only
           gives
           him
           this
           supereminent
           power
           
             over
             life
             and
             death
             ;
          
           with
           regard
           whereto
           doubtlesse
           he
           call's
           Kings
           and
           all
           supreame
           Governours
           ,
           especially
           
             Elohim
             ,
          
           and
           saith
           ,
           
             By
             me
             Kings
             raigne
             ;
             whosoever
             therefore
             ,
          
           saith
           S.
           
             Paul
             ,
             resisteth
             ,
             resisteth
             the
             Ordinance
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             they
             that
             resist
             ,
             shall
             receive
             to
             themselves
             damnation
             .
          
           These
           will
           prove
           sad
           words
           Master
           
             Marshall
          
           to
           a
           dying
           man
           ,
           that
           is
           guilty
           he
           hath
           in
           so
           high
           a
           nature
           resisted
           ,
           and
           taught
           others
           to
           do
           so
           too
           :
           Especially
           considering
           ,
           that
           these
           precepts
           of
           obedience
           were
           by
           S.
           
             Paul
          
           given
           to
           us
           Christians
           ,
           at
           a
           time
           when
           the
           world
           was
           governed
           by
           such
           prodigious
           Tyrants
           ,
           as
           no
           History
           mentions
           the
           like
           either
           before
           or
           after
           them
           ;
           as
           if
           God
           intended
           thereby
           to
           cut
           off
           all
           imaginable
           pretences
           of
           disobedience
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           Had
           not
           the
           Jewes
           as
           great
           Civill
           Priviledges
           as
           wee
           ,
           granted
           by
           God
           himselfe
           ?
           
           had
           not
           they
           a
           command
           
             not
             to
             set
             a
             stranger
             over
             them
             ?
          
           yet
           when
           a
           stranger
           had
           violently
           usurped
           this
           power
           ,
           does
           not
           Christ
           command
           us
           
             to
             give
             to
             Caesar
             that
             tribute
          
           (
           a
           signe
           and
           acknowledgment
           
           of
           that
           Authority
           )
           
             which
             was
             Caesar's
             .
          
           Then
           can
           zeale
           for
           Religion
           dispense
           with
           you
           ,
           thinke
           you
           ?
           Did
           Saint
           
             Paul
          
           say
           ,
           
             yee
             must
             needs
             be
             Subject
             not
             onely
             for
             wrath
             but
             Conscience
             sake
             ,
             and
             whosoever
             resisteth
             receiveth
             to
             himselfe
             Damnation
             ?
          
           and
           were
           not
           the
           persons
           against
           whom
           resistance
           was
           thus
           strictly
           forbidden
           ,
           
             Caligula
             ,
          
           or
           
             Claudius
             ,
          
           or
           
             Nero's
          
           Persons
           ,
           that
           abhorr'd
           ,
           and
           as
           farre
           as
           the
           whole
           power
           of
           mankind
           could
           prevaile
           ,
           endeavoured
           to
           destroy
           Christianity
           it selfe
           ?
           And
           can
           setling
           a
           new
           discipline
           ,
           or
           rooting
           out
           some
           speculative
           errours
           ,
           allow
           you
           to
           resist
           a
           good
           Christian
           Protestant
           Prince
           ?
           So
           true
           a
           Protestant
           according
           to
           the
           established
           Religion
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           that
           I
           am
           perswaded
           he
           hath
           scarce
           one
           Subject
           more
           hearty
           and
           zealous
           ,
           and
           constant
           in
           it
           ,
           and
           more
           ready
           to
           sacrifice
           his
           life
           for
           it
           ,
           then
           himselfe
           .
        
         
           But
           you
           have
           beene
           taught
           of
           late
           ,
           and
           have
           taught
           others
           to
           say
           ,
           that
           His
           Majesty
           is
           bound
           by
           promise
           and
           oath
           to
           such
           and
           such
           things
           ,
           and
           with
           these
           promises
           received
           his
           Crowne
           ,
           which
           is
           forfeited
           when
           these
           promises
           are
           broken
           .
        
         
           Do
           you
           indeed
           thinke
           Sir
           ,
           that
           any
           of
           your
           Masters
           beleeve
           themselves
           ,
           when
           they
           make
           such
           objections
           ?
           was
           not
           His
           Majesty
           a
           King
           invested
           with
           his
           full
           power
           before
           he
           made
           these
           promises
           at
           his
           Coronation
           ?
           or
           does
           he
           tell
           you
           ,
           that
           he
           quits
           and
           releases
           unto
           you
           your
           allegeance
           when
           he
           failes
           in
           any
           of
           these
           promises
           ?
           He
           will
           be
           answerable
           to
           God
           for
           injustice
           and
           perjury
           if
           he
           breake
           his
           promises
           ,
           and
           that
           will
           be
           punishment
           sufficient
           ,
           without
           your
           endeavours
           to
           dethrone
           him
           ,
           and
           take
           away
           his
           life
           .
           The
           King
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           all
           the
           world
           knowes
           ,
           is
           not
           a
           Duke
           of
           
             Brabant
             ,
          
           or
           King
           of
           
             Arragon
             ,
          
           that
           receives
           his
           Crowne
           conditionally
           ,
           with
           power
           of
           revocation
           when
           the
           conditions
           are
           broken
           .
           You
           know
           this
           well
           enough
           Sir
           ,
           and
           therefore
           I
           advise
           you
           to
           prepare
           an
           answer
           for
           Saint
           
             Paul
             .
          
        
         
           The
           other
           ground
           ,
           whereon
           the
           Articles
           of
           your
           accusation
           shall
           be
           lai'd
           ,
           does
           respect
           the
           causes
           or
           pretences
           of
           this
           horrible
           un-Christian
           warre
           ;
           which
           are
           either
           Civill
           
             viz.
          
           vindication
           of
           the
           
             Liberties
             of
             the
             Subject
             ,
          
           and
           
             Priviledges
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             &c.
          
           or
           Spirituall
           ,
           namely
           ,
           the
           
             purging
             of
             Innovations
          
           in
           the
           Church
           and
           
             setling
             the
             Protestant
             Religion
          
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           in
           the
           purity
           thereof
           .
           It
           may
           be
           ,
           you
           will
           reckon
           among
           Spirituall
           grounds
           the
           dividing
           all
           the
           revenues
           of
           Churchmen
           ,
           amongst
           I
           know
           not
           yet
           whom
           .
        
         
         
           For
           the
           first
           ,
           If
           it
           did
           appeare
           that
           His
           Majesty
           not
           onely
           had
           in
           times
           past
           ,
           but
           for
           the
           future
           did
           resolve
           to
           entrench
           in
           the
           highest
           degree
           upon
           both
           these
           ,
           (
           notwithstanding
           trienniall
           Parliaments
           .
           )
           yet
           let
           me
           ,
           speaking
           to
           you
           as
           to
           a
           Clergy-man
           ,
           from
           a
           Clergy-man
           ,
           aske
           you
           whether
           the
           Gospell
           doth
           warrant
           us
           the
           ministers
           thereof
           ,
           to
           incite
           and
           provoke
           Subjects
           to
           warre
           and
           bloudshed
           for
           any
           worldly
           causes
           whatsoever
           .
           For
           consider
           Master
           
             Marshall
             ,
          
           are
           Christian
           Subjects
           bound
           in
           Conscience
           not
           to
           suffer
           the
           effects
           of
           Tyranny
           ?
           Cannot
           they
           be
           saved
           under
           an
           oppressing
           cruell
           Governour
           ?
           Is
           the
           patitient
           suffering
           ones
           selfe
           to
           be
           defrauded
           and
           injured
           by
           a
           lawfull
           Ruler
           become
           a
           sinne
           ?
           Truly
           Sir
           ,
           I
           am
           so
           farre
           from
           thinking
           so
           ,
           that
           I
           cannot
           find
           in
           mine
           heart
           to
           preach
           against
           those
           patient
           Citizens
           in
           
             London
             ,
          
           who
           without
           resistance
           suffer
           themselves
           to
           be
           plundered
           ,
           by
           these
           who
           certainely
           were
           not
           borne
           their
           Princes
           ,
           to
           whom
           they
           never
           tooke
           any
           oathes
           of
           allegiance
           ;
           neither
           can
           I
           condemne
           that
           man
           as
           out
           of
           the
           Gospell
           ,
           who
           would
           rather
           deliver
           his
           purse
           unto
           a
           theife
           ,
           then
           endanger
           the
           wretches
           life
           ,
           by
           resisting
           him
           and
           fighting
           for
           it
           .
           This
           therefore
           being
           so
           that
           it
           may
           consist
           with
           a
           good
           conscience
           to
           be
           wronged
           (
           and
           if
           it
           were
           not
           so
           ,
           S.
           
             Paul
          
           would
           never
           have
           said
           ,
           
             why
             do
             ye
             not
             rather
             take
             wrong
             ?
             why
             do
             ye
             not
             rather
             suffer
             your selves
             to
             be
             defrauded
             ,
             viz.
          
           then
           goe
           to
           law
           &c.
           )
           I
           wonder
           what
           Text
           you
           could
           make
           use
           of
           to
           bring
           this
           within
           a
           Sermon-businesse
           to
           perswade
           Subjects
           rather
           then
           suffer
           such
           things
           ,
           to
           endanger
           their
           own
           lives
           ,
           and
           the
           life
           of
           their
           anoynted
           King
           ;
           (
           yea
           and
           the
           soules
           of
           both
           too
           )
           though
           he
           had
           beene
           a
           Tyrant
           !
           This
           was
           certainly
           a
           great
           fault
           in
           you
           Sir
           ,
           and
           your
           party
           ;
           Though
           there
           had
           beene
           not
           only
           rationall
           suspicions
           ,
           but
           apparent
           proofes
           ,
           that
           oppression
           and
           Slavery
           were
           threatned
           to
           this
           Nation
           .
           You
           might
           have
           found
           Textes
           in
           the
           Gospell
           ,
           wherein
           in
           such
           cases
           mention
           was
           made
           ,
           and
           advises
           given
           for
           the
           practice
           of
           certain
           Christian
           vertues
           called
           
             meekenesse
             ,
          
           and
           
             patience
             ,
          
           and
           
             praying
             for
             enemies
             ,
          
           and
           
             resignation
             of
             our selves
             to
             Gods
             good
             providence
             ,
          
           and
           acknowledging
           that
           our
           sinnes
           have
           deserved
           ,
           that
           for
           them
           ,
           
             God
             should
             deliver
             us
             over
             into
             the
             hands
             of
             Tyrannicall
             Governours
          
        
         
           These
           Textes
           (
           which
           every where
           offer
           themselves
           you
           should
           have
           studied
           ,
           and
           these
           vertues
           you
           should
           have
           commended
           to
           your
           hearers
           ,
           as
           seasonable
           on
           such
           occasions
           ,
           (
           which
           I
           pray
           you
           not
           to
           interpret
           
           to
           be
           boasting
           ,
           If
           I
           tell
           you
           ,
           that
           such
           is
           my
           practice
           in
           these
           dayes
           wherein
           there
           is
           so
           great
           occasions
           given
           for
           the
           exercise
           of
           such
           Christian
           vertues
           ,
           and
           given
           by
           persons
           in
           whose
           innocence
           and
           Justice
           you
           do
           much
           confide
           ,
           )
           and
           not
           resisting
           and
           rising
           up
           in
           Armes
           against
           them
           ,
           and
           revenging
           our selves
           of
           our
           sufferings
           upon
           the
           persons
           and
           rights
           of
           those
           ,
           whom
           we
           were
           borne
           to
           live
           under
           ,
           and
           to
           whom
           we
           had
           taken
           so
           many
           Oathes
           of
           Duty
           and
           Loyalty
           .
           For
           mine
           owne
           part
           I
           assure
           you
           Sir
           ,
           if
           it
           should
           please
           God
           that
           you
           and
           your
           masters
           should
           in
           the
           end
           Legally
           become
           our
           Governours
           ,
           either
           in
           Civill
           or
           ecclesiasticall
           matters
           ,
           be
           as
           rigorous
           and
           austere
           as
           you
           please
           I
           do
           promise
           you
           in
           the
           presence
           of
           God
           (
           who
           knowes
           me
           though
           you
           do
           not
           and
           will
           punish
           me
           if
           I
           lye
           ,
           )
           that
           I
           will
           never
           exhort
           any
           man
           to
           revenge
           and
           opposition
           against
           you
           ,
           never
           will
           I
           sollicit
           petitions
           to
           threaten
           you
           ,
           nor
           tumults
           to
           advise
           you
           .
           If
           you
           should
           command
           me
           to
           do
           things
           unlawfull
           ,
           or
           enjoyne
           me
           to
           subscribe
           to
           doctrines
           which
           I
           thinke
           erroneous
           ,
           I
           will
           not
           do
           those
           things
           ,
           nor
           professe
           such
           doctrines
           ,
           but
           however
           I
           will
           never
           resist
           you
           ,
           but
           either
           by
           flying
           from
           you
           ,
           or
           suffering
           as
           meekly
           as
           I
           can
           the
           punishment
           and
           penalties
           that
           you
           shall
           inflict
           on
           me
           ,
           and
           I
           do
           here
           engage
           my selfe
           to
           procure
           you
           as
           many
           fellow-patients
           as
           possibly
           I
           can
           :
           these
           things
           I
           take
           leave
           to
           tell
           you
           ,
           upon
           supposition
           ,
           that
           all
           pretended
           miseries
           were
           indeed
           apparently
           comming
           on
           us
           ,
           and
           inevitable
           ,
           but
           onely
           by
           these
           (
           to
           my
           understanding
           )
           unlawfull
           meanes
           .
        
         
           But
           now
           Sir
           ,
           since
           no
           such
           thing
           appeares
           probable
           ,
           or
           almost
           possible
           to
           any
           man
           that
           hath
           in
           him
           left
           one
           grain
           of
           Christian
           charitie
           ;
           since
           whatsoever
           former
           pressures
           we
           groaned
           under
           ,
           as
           Ship-money
           ,
           and
           Monopolies
           ,
           are
           not
           onely
           so
           absolutely
           taken
           away
           ,
           as
           no
           suspicion
           can
           remain
           of
           their
           returning
           (
           for
           which
           many
           thankes
           and
           acknowledgements
           are
           due
           and
           will
           be
           given
           to
           his
           Majestie
           by
           all
           good
           Subjects
           ,
           how
           insensible
           and
           unthankfull
           soever
           you
           resolve
           to
           be
           )
           since
           not
           onely
           all
           the
           Delinquents
           in
           such
           cases
           are
           offered
           to
           the
           triall
           and
           punishment
           of
           the
           Law
           (
           excepting
           onely
           those
           whom
           new
           crimes
           of
           unthankfulnesse
           and
           malice
           against
           the
           King
           ,
           have
           rendered
           justified
           and
           innocent
           ,
           and
           unfit
           to
           be
           questioned
           ,
           for
           all
           their
           former
           briberies
           and
           extortions
           )
           but
           likewise
           the
           most
           earnest
           assurances
           by
           solemne
           and
           publique
           protestations
           and
           oathes
           ,
           freely
           given
           us
           by
           his
           Majestie
           (
           joyned
           with
           unusuall
           acknowledgements
           of
           errours
           past
           ,
           
           and
           all
           reasonable
           offers
           of
           satisfaction
           for
           them
           ,
           as
           particularly
           ;
           for
           his
           repair
           unto
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           )
           and
           curses
           on
           his
           own
           Person
           and
           his
           Children
           :
           if
           those
           Protestations
           be
           not
           syncere
           ,
           that
           surely
           they
           that
           beleeve
           not
           his
           Majestie
           (
           if
           there
           be
           any
           such
           ,
           for
           I
           am
           confident
           most
           of
           those
           that
           say
           they
           do
           not
           beleeve
           him
           ,
           do
           blaspheme
           their
           own
           faiths
           ,
           and
           are
           anti-hypocrites
           of
           infidelitie
           )
           they
           must
           confesse
           a
           renouncing
           of
           Christian
           charitie
           ,
           
             which
             believes
             all
             things
             ;
          
           and
           they
           must
           thinke
           his
           Majestie
           destitute
           of
           ordinary
           prudence
           ,
           since
           it
           is
           apparent
           that
           there
           is
           no
           possible
           way
           for
           him
           left
           to
           reigne
           in
           splendour
           ,
           or
           so
           much
           as
           safetie
           ,
           unlesse
           he
           make
           good
           these
           promises
           by
           future
           actions
           ,
           (
           the
           greatest
           and
           most
           considerable
           part
           of
           that
           strength
           now
           about
           him
           ,
           following
           him
           ,
           chiefly
           upon
           that
           assurance
           ,
           and
           out
           of
           experience
           ,
           that
           the
           Lawes
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           which
           they
           see
           unregarded
           and
           nullified
           by
           others
           ,
           are
           either
           to
           be
           revived
           ,
           and
           justice
           executed
           by
           him
           ,
           or
           not
           at
           all
           .
           )
           Sure
           Master
           
             Marshall
             ,
          
           though
           his
           Majestie
           be
           a
           mightie
           Prince
           ,
           yet
           I
           may
           say
           ,
           it
           is
           beyond
           his
           power
           to
           give
           us
           greater
           securitie
           of
           making
           
             England
          
           the
           happiest
           Kingdom
           under
           the
           Sun
           in
           his
           Government
           according
           to
           Law
           and
           Justice
           ,
           than
           he
           hath
           already
           done
           ,
           unlesse
           he
           should
           dethrone
           himselfe
           ,
           and
           give
           up
           his
           power
           and
           protection
           of
           us
           ,
           his
           Subjects
           ,
           from
           himselfe
           into
           other
           mens
           hands
           ,
           which
           if
           he
           should
           attempt
           to
           do
           ,
           he
           should
           be
           perjured
           .
           Thinke
           with
           your selves
           of
           any
           other
           lawfull
           securitie
           (
           that
           he
           be
           not
           the
           onely
           Person
           in
           the
           Kingdom
           unprotected
           )
           beyond
           that
           which
           you
           have
           already
           received
           ,
           and
           I
           am
           very
           confident
           you
           shall
           have
           that
           granted
           too
           .
        
         
           Where
           is
           then
           your
           Christian
           charitie
           all
           this
           while
           ,
           Master
           
             Marshall
             ?
          
           you
           that
           are
           commanded
           to
           forgive
           and
           receive
           into
           friendship
           your
           brother
           ,
           
             seven
             times
          
           in
           one
           day
           ,
           though
           he
           should
           offend
           as
           many
           times
           in
           one
           day
           ,
           what
           dispensation
           do
           you
           finde
           in
           the
           Gospell
           for
           this
           dutie
           of
           charitie
           to
           your
           King
           ,
           whom
           I
           am
           assured
           ,
           you
           can
           never
           accuse
           of
           ever
           making
           any
           promise
           with
           a
           resolution
           to
           break
           it
           ?
           or
           if
           you
           will
           needs
           be
           so
           hard
           to
           be
           perswaded
           your selves
           ,
           where
           have
           you
           been
           taught
           to
           discourage
           and
           forbid
           others
           who
           are
           more
           easie
           of
           beleefe
           to
           trust
           him
           ?
           Remember
           Sir
           ,
           when
           the
           last
           fatall
           houre
           comes
           ,
           if
           you
           have
           any
           sin
           lying
           on
           you
           not
           throughly
           mortified
           ,
           you
           must
           then
           promise
           unto
           Almightie
           God
           amendment
           (
           if
           it
           shall
           please
           him
           to
           lengthen
           your
           dayes
           ,
           and
           wo
           unto
           you
           ,
           and
           more
           
           too
           ,
           if
           God
           does
           not
           believe
           us
           ,
           and
           take
           our
           words
           )
           you
           must
           then
           say
           not
           onely
           ,
           
             Forgive
             me
             ,
             as
             I
             forgave
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           But
           ,
           
             Believe
             and
             accept
             of
             this
             resolution
             of
             mine
             ,
             as
             I
             do
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           This
           you
           must
           say
           ,
           and
           the
           onely
           comfort
           of
           your
           soul
           will
           be
           ,
           that
           God
           will
           content
           himselfe
           with
           promises
           onely
           ,
           in
           stead
           of
           performances
           ,
           notwithstanding
           an
           hundred
           promises
           you
           did
           make
           in
           your
           life
           time
           against
           sin
           ,
           and
           as
           many
           times
           you
           forgot
           and
           neglected
           those
           promises
           :
           Do
           not
           therefore
           teach
           Almightie
           God
           an
           evill
           lesson
           against
           your selfe
           .
        
         
           Now
           besides
           this
           extreme
           and
           most
           unchristian
           uncharitablenesse
           ,
           and
           judging
           of
           your
           King
           ,
           so
           as
           you
           dare
           not
           for
           all
           the
           world
           adventure
           to
           be
           judged
           your selfe
           ,
           you
           must
           expect
           to
           be
           accused
           of
           most
           intolerable
           disobedience
           and
           disloyaltie
           to
           his
           Majestie
           .
           You
           that
           are
           commanded
           
             to
             be
             subject
             out
             of
             conscience
          
           to
           
             Nero
             ,
          
           if
           he
           were
           your
           King
           ,
           
             not
             to
             resist
             him
             ,
          
           though
           he
           should
           without
           Law
           murder
           you
           ;
           yet
           you
           have
           and
           for
           ought
           appeares
           ,
           yet
           do
           not
           onely
           deny
           obedience
           to
           a
           most
           righteous
           Christian
           King
           ,
           but
           you
           have
           appeared
           in
           the
           Field
           among
           armed
           Forces
           against
           Him
           ;
           and
           (
           as
           it
           is
           affirmed
           by
           Gentlemen
           of
           qualitie
           ,
           Officers
           in
           your
           Armie
           that
           were
           your
           Auditours
           )
           whereas
           you
           promised
           your
           Souldiers
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           never
           fight
           against
           his
           Majestie
           ,
           yet
           when
           that
           fearfull
           day
           of
           
             Edge-hill
          
           came
           ,
           you
           not
           onely
           broke
           that
           promise
           with
           them
           ,
           but
           
             encouraged
             them
             especially
             to
             direct
             their
             shot
             toward
             that
             place
             where
             his
             Majestie
             stood
             .
          
           The
           thought
           of
           this
           I
           am
           sure
           will
           sit
           near
           your
           soul
           before
           you
           die
           ;
           but
           how
           would
           it
           have
           entred
           like
           boiling
           oyl
           into
           your
           bones
           ,
           if
           the
           shot
           which
           from
           other
           hands
           you
           aimed
           against
           his
           Person
           had
           not
           swerved
           ?
           I
           assure
           you
           ,
           that
           you
           have
           greater
           cause
           to
           blesse
           God
           for
           preserving
           his
           Majestie
           against
           your selfe
           ,
           that
           day
           ,
           than
           either
           my selfe
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           ,
           the
           most
           faithfull
           Subject
           he
           has
           .
           It
           could
           not
           be
           but
           pleasure
           for
           us
           to
           perish
           after
           so
           dismall
           a
           losse
           ,
           but
           for
           you
           to
           die
           with
           his
           blood
           upon
           your
           soules
           ,
           who
           is
           Gods
           Anointed
           ,
           methinkes
           the
           very
           thought
           of
           the
           possibilitie
           of
           it
           should
           be
           sufficient
           to
           banish
           from
           your
           heart
           all
           manner
           of
           peace
           and
           securitie
           as
           long
           as
           you
           live
           .
        
         
           There
           is
           one
           aggravation
           more
           for
           this
           your
           disloyaltie
           ,
           which
           certainly
           will
           make
           it
           a
           sin
           that
           I
           must
           accuse
           the
           povertie
           of
           our
           Language
           which
           will
           not
           afford
           us
           a
           name
           to
           understand
           it
           by
           ,
           a
           sin
           which
           the
           worst
           Lay-person
           in
           the
           world
           could
           not
           be
           guilt●e
           of
           ,
           that
           is
           (
           and
           if
           I
           remember
           well
           ,
           his
           Majestie
           hath
           already
           in
           one
           of
           his
           writings
           
           charg'd
           you
           with
           it
           ,
           )
           that
           you
           ,
           not
           content
           with
           all
           these
           expressions
           of
           the
           utmost
           kind
           of
           disobedience
           ,
           should
           take
           upon
           you
           to
           absolve
           certaine
           soldiers
           ,
           once
           his
           Prisoners
           ,
           and
           graciously
           released
           upon
           their
           oath
           ,
           never
           to
           beare
           Armes
           against
           him
           more
           ,
           of
           that
           their
           promise
           and
           oath
           ,
           
             making
             them
             twofold
             more
             the
             Children
             of
             Hell
             ,
             then
          
           &c.
           
           I
           will
           not
           make
           you
           blush
           ,
           with
           asking
           ,
           whether
           the
           
             Gospell
          
           will
           afford
           you
           textes
           to
           justifye
           this
           .
           I
           pray
           you
           search
           the
           
             Alcoran
             ,
          
           I
           am
           confident
           the
           
             Alcoran
          
           is
           not
           a
           booke
           professedly
           and
           impudently
           hellish
           enough
           to
           warrant
           this
           action
           .
           For
           Gods
           sake
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           have
           so
           much
           regard
           to
           the
           honour
           of
           our
           nation
           ,
           as
           to
           use
           some
           meanes
           to
           wipe
           of
           this
           Scandall
           ;
           let
           not
           the
           world
           thinke
           ,
           that
           we
           English-men
           ,
           if
           we
           doe
           not
           beleeve
           ,
           yet
           at
           least
           have
           some
           suspicion
           that
           there
           is
           a
           God
           ,
           an
           avenger
           of
           perjury
           .
           Perjury
           you
           know
           was
           even
           by
           the
           Heathens
           accounted
           a
           sinne
           ,
           not
           only
           destructive
           to
           the
           Authours
           ,
           but
           to
           whole
           Cities
           ,
           and
           Kingdomes
           ,
           which
           have
           the
           misfortune
           to
           have
           such
           persons
           living
           in
           them
           .
           Shall
           Rebellion
           be
           reported
           to
           be
           accounted
           by
           any
           English
           Protestant
           ,
           not
           only
           a
           pardonable
           but
           a
           lawfull
           act
           ,
           yea
           a
           vertue
           ,
           yea
           so
           eminent
           a
           vertue
           ,
           that
           like
           charity
           it
           will
           cover
           a
           multitude
           of
           sins
           ,
           and
           so
           fit
           and
           necessary
           to
           be
           practiced
           ,
           that
           rather
           then
           omitted
           ,
           perjury
           it selfe
           should
           be
           swallowed
           ?
           I
           hope
           Master
           
             Marshall
             ;
          
           His
           Majesty
           hath
           beene
           misinformed
           ,
           and
           that
           I
           am
           to
           crave
           your
           pardon
           for
           laying
           to
           your
           charge
           this
           accusation
           .
        
         
           Other
           things
           there
           are
           ,
           which
           though
           I
           hope
           you
           did
           dislike
           ,
           &
           had
           no
           Active
           influence
           on
           them
           ,
           yet
           when
           you
           thinke
           sadly
           on
           ,
           I
           beleeve
           you
           will
           thinke
           must
           prove
           part
           of
           your
           charge
           .
           As
           those
           bloudy
           tumults
           from
           the
           City
           ,
           whose
           pretence
           indeed
           was
           Justice
           and
           Liberty
           ,
           (
           but
           hath
           beene
           the
           bane
           of
           both
           :
           )
           those
           printings
           and
           preachings
           of
           known
           lies
           and
           calumnies
           ,
           those
           revilings
           and
           proscribings
           of
           His
           Sacred
           Majesty
           ,
           those
           shamelesse
           mocking
           and
           upbraidings
           of
           Almighty
           God
           to
           his
           face
           and
           in
           his
           owne
           ordinance
           ,
           giving
           him
           thanks
           for
           forged
           victories
           or
           confessed
           losses
           ,
           the
           neglecting
           of
           all
           manner
           of
           Oathes
           ,
           even
           of
           that
           oath
           of
           your
           owne
           invention
           ,
           
             the
             Protestation
             ,
          
           which
           alone
           if
           it
           should
           rise
           up
           in
           Judgment
           against
           you
           what
           would
           become
           of
           you
           ?
           In
           a
           word
           whatsoever
           almost
           has
           beene
           spoken
           or
           done
           in
           order
           to
           your
           
             great
             designe
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           whole
           businesse
           of
           your
           brethren
           especially
           of
           the
           separation
           ,
           for
           these
           two
           last
           yeares
           ;
           I
           feare
           some
           share
           of
           the
           guilt
           of
           all
           this
           will
           cleave
           to
           you
           ,
           so
           that
           it
           will
           
           concerne
           you
           ,
           to
           advise
           how
           you
           may
           acquit
           your selfe
           of
           it
           .
           For
           Mr
           
             Marshall
             ,
          
           can
           any
           Christian
           deny
           that
           all
           these
           things
           have
           not
           beene
           done
           ?
           And
           having
           beene
           done
           ,
           can
           any
           excuse
           be
           made
           for
           them
           ?
           And
           this
           being
           so
           ,
           how
           could
           it
           consist
           with
           a
           good
           conscience
           in
           you
           ,
           (
           although
           you
           had
           no
           hand
           at
           all
           in
           any
           of
           these
           things
           ,
           )
           to
           dissemble
           the
           taking
           notice
           of
           them
           ?
           Not
           once
           to
           preach
           publikely
           against
           them
           though
           you
           knew
           many
           of
           your
           chiefe
           Auditors
           were
           guilty
           of
           them
           ?
           Are
           you
           so
           tender
           harted
           ,
           that
           you
           cannot
           endure
           such
           sleight
           staines
           in
           the
           Church
           ,
           as
           the
           Surplice
           ,
           Letany
           ,
           or
           a
           few
           new
           postures
           &c.
           and
           can
           you
           over-looke
           such
           abominations
           as
           these
           ?
           Can
           you
           find
           nothing
           against
           which
           ,
           to
           expresse
           your
           zeale
           but
           only
           peace
           ,
           or
           are
           you
           of
           that
           good
           opinion
           ,
           who
           openly
           maintain'd
           ,
           that
           
             for
             a
             holy
             end
             some
             evill
             things
             might
             be
             tolerated
             ,
          
           though
           S.
           
             Paul
          
           say
           of
           such
           as
           he
           ,
           
             their
             damnation
             is
             sure
             ?
          
           Could
           you
           admit
           so
           much
           secret
           Atheisme
           into
           your
           heart
           ,
           as
           to
           expect
           from
           designes
           ,
           built
           upon
           such
           rotten
           grounds
           ,
           and
           forwarded
           by
           such
           wicked
           arts
           ,
           that
           a
           good
           issue
           could
           follow
           ?
           I
           assure
           you
           for
           my selfe
           ,
           though
           I
           extreamly
           greived
           to
           see
           such
           things
           practiced
           so
           uncontrolably
           ,
           yea
           so
           kindly
           and
           thankfully
           received
           by
           Christians
           ,
           and
           though
           I
           was
           a
           long
           time
           solicitous
           of
           the
           ruine
           threatned
           to
           this
           Church
           ;
           yet
           since
           I
           could
           not
           chuse
           but
           see
           thē
           ,
           I
           began
           to
           be
           more
           secure
           both
           for
           Kingdome
           and
           Church
           ,
           since
           by
           all
           that
           I
           had
           either
           read
           or
           could
           informe
           my selfe
           concerning
           the
           course
           of
           Gods
           most
           wise
           and
           holy
           providence
           ,
           I
           could
           never
           find
           that
           in
           the
           end
           he
           ever
           crown'd
           with
           blessings
           the
           designes
           of
           persons
           that
           so
           shamefully
           dishonoured
           him
           ,
           how
           holy
           and
           spirituall
           so
           ever
           their
           pretences
           were
           .
        
         
           The
           other
           great
           pretence
           for
           this
           warre
           is
           
             Religion
             (
             Christian
             Religion
             ,
          
           I
           pray
           you
           thinke
           of
           that
           ,
           Master
           
             Marshall
             ,
          
           )
           Zeale
           for
           the
           maintaining
           of
           this
           ,
           has
           wrested
           from
           you
           your selfe
           many
           eager
           and
           loud
           exhortations
           ,
           that
           men
           would
           stand
           resolutely
           for
           Gods
           truth
           ,
           that
           they
           would
           neither
           spare
           their
           purses
           ,
           nor
           lives
           in
           so
           holy
           a
           cause
           .
           Are
           not
           you
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           one
           of
           those
           Godly
           Divines
           that
           have
           been
           consulted
           with
           ,
           as
           the
           whole
           Kingdome
           ,
           hath
           beene
           given
           to
           understand
           ?
           This
           is
           the
           almost
           only
           thing
           ,
           which
           is
           said
           to
           make
           this
           warre
           to
           be
           ,
           
             pium
             duellum
             .
          
        
         
           But
           for
           the
           honour
           of
           our
           Blessed
           Saviour
           and
           his
           Religions
           sake
           (
           Master
           
             Marshall
          
           )
           I
           beseech
           you
           at
           least
           in
           this
           controversy
           ,
           search
           
           the
           Gospell
           diligently
           (
           for
           that
           sure
           must
           only
           determine
           this
           point
           ,
           here
           needes
           no
           conjuring
           up
           of
           Fundamentall
           lawes
           of
           nature
           or
           Nations
           nor
           new
           unheard
           of
           Priviledges
           ▪
           )
           I
           say
           once
           more
           search
           the
           Gospell
           ,
           and
           if
           there
           appeare
           one
           word
           ,
           that
           gives
           you
           warrant
           to
           provoke
           Christians
           to
           any
           kind
           of
           warre
           for
           the
           cause
           of
           Religion
           (
           which
           yet
           is
           the
           almost
           only
           
             Pulpit-cause
             )
          
           I
           will
           confesse
           my selfe
           a
           desertour
           of
           Christ
           ,
           a
           betrayer
           of
           his
           Religion
           ,
           for
           not
           daring
           to
           flesh
           mens
           swords
           in
           this
           quarrell
           .
           But
           in
           the
           Gospell
           I
           find
           ,
           that
           
             the
             weapons
             of
             our
             warfare
             are
             not
             carnall
             ,
             but
             spirituall
             ;
          
           I
           find
           that
           
             the
             Tares
             which
             grew
             among
             the
             wheat
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           Children
           
             of
             the
             wicked
             one
             ,
          
           Hereticks
           ,
           are
           forbidden
           
             to
             be
             pluck't
             up
             and
             destroyed
             ,
             before
             the
             time
             of
             Harvest
             .
          
           I
           find
           that
           against
           the
           enemies
           and
           Persecutours
           of
           this
           Religion
           Christ
           Jesus
           has
           furnished
           us
           with
           no
           other
           weapons
           ,
           but
           defensive
           only
           ,
           and
           those
           ,
           
             patience
          
           or
           
             flight
          
           at
           the
           most
           .
           I
           find
           that
           by
           such
           weapons
           ,
           and
           such
           only
           ,
           Christian
           Religion
           prevailed
           against
           the
           power
           of
           the
           whole
           Roman
           Empire
           .
           I
           find
           not
           that
           any
           one
           of
           the
           antient
           Fathers
           taught
           ,
           or
           that
           without
           their
           teaching
           the
           primitive
           Christians
           made
           use
           of
           any
           other
           weapons
           ,
           but
           these
           ,
           or
           that
           they
           thought
           any
           other
           weapons
           lawfull
           .
           You
           know
           what
           
             Tertullian
          
           speakes
           in
           his
           Apology
           ,
           
             viz
          
           that
           the
           
             Christians
             then
             (
             though
             if
             they
             had
             thought
             the
             sword
             a
             lawfull
             instrument
             in
             this
             cause
             ,
             they
             wanted
             neither
             numbers
             ,
             nor
             power
             ,
             yet
             )
             durst
             not
             betray
             their
             Consciences
             to
             secure
             their
             lives
             .
          
           It
           is
           much
           to
           be
           doubted
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           not
           superstitions
           or
           other
           imputed
           vanities
           ,
           which
           make
           such
           antient
           writers
           scorn'd
           or
           hated
           by
           your
           freinds
           ,
           both
           Separatists
           and
           Anabaptists
           ,
           so
           much
           as
           these
           vertues
           of
           patience
           ,
           and
           Christian
           obedience
           ,
           for
           which
           they
           are
           so
           famous
           ,
           and
           wherein
           you
           will
           not
           be
           their
           Schollers
           .
           Now
           all
           this
           and
           a
           thousand
           arguments
           and
           reasons
           beside
           these
           ,
           which
           might
           be
           alleadged
           ,
           being
           apparent
           ,
           whereto
           may
           we
           attribute
           this
           your
           certainly
           not
           Christian
           Apostolicall
           way
           of
           maintaining
           true
           Religion
           ,
           but
           only
           to
           a
           confessed
           distrust
           in
           Gods
           providence
           ,
           or
           in
           his
           love
           unto
           his
           Church
           ?
           that
           men
           fearing
           lest
           God
           should
           not
           blesse
           those
           indeed
           only
           blessed
           meanes
           of
           suffering
           ,
           which
           heretofore
           when
           they
           were
           used
           were
           alwayes
           prospered
           by
           him
           ,
           have
           therefore
           cast
           aside
           this
           Spirituall
           armor
           ,
           and
           have
           betaken
           themselves
           to
           such
           as
           
             Mahomet
          
           and
           the
           
             Purple
             whore
          
           and
           the
           great
           master
           of
           both
           these
           ,
           the
           Divell
           ,
           that
           
             Abaddon
             and
          
           
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
          
           hath
           and
           doth
           make
           use
           of
           ,
           for
           destroying
           true
           ,
           and
           
           introducing
           false
           Religion
           ?
           If
           it
           were
           the
           truth
           of
           Christ
           that
           those
           of
           the
           separation
           ,
           or
           their
           new
           associates
           ,
           (
           though
           indeed
           most
           mortall
           enemies
           ,
           )
           the
           Anabaptistes
           have
           been
           so
           busy
           to
           advance
           :
           Is
           it
           possible
           that
           with
           all
           their
           stratagems
           and
           darke
           counsells
           and
           prayers
           and
           fastings
           ,
           they
           should
           not
           to
           this
           day
           have
           obteined
           from
           God
           so
           much
           successe
           as
           to
           become
           the
           masters
           of
           one
           Kingdome
           ,
           City
           ,
           nor
           village
           ?
           excepting
           only
           that
           which
           they
           will
           be
           ashamed
           to
           brag
           of
           ,
           the
           City
           of
           munster
           ?
        
         
           Oh
           Sir
           ,
           How
           then
           will
           you
           answer
           it
           to
           Christ
           (
           who
           will
           certainly
           ,
           in
           this
           case
           especially
           be
           a
           very
           severe
           Judge
           )
           that
           you
           have
           made
           him
           who
           
             came
             not
             to
             destroy
             mens
             lives
             but
             to
             save
             them
             ,
          
           a
           pretence
           for
           the
           shedding
           of
           so
           much
           bloud
           as
           hath
           beene
           and
           probably
           will
           be
           spill'd
           ?
           If
           it
           should
           chance
           mens
           eyes
           should
           be
           opened
           ,
           and
           that
           this
           should
           be
           acknowledged
           an
           unlawfull
           cause
           of
           warre
           ,
           whom
           can
           you
           expect
           that
           those
           poor
           soules
           ,
           who
           have
           died
           in
           the
           very
           gall
           of
           bitternesse
           and
           rancour
           of
           Rebellion
           should
           curse
           ,
           but
           
             such
             Ministers
          
           as
           you
           ,
           who
           have
           told
           them
           (
           but
           most
           falsly
           )
           that
           such
           a
           way
           of
           exposing
           themselves
           to
           death
           was
           not
           onely
           acceptable
           ,
           but
           absolutely
           commanded
           by
           Christ
           himselfe
           ?
           Sure
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           War
           is
           a
           businesse
           of
           so
           infinitely
           deep
           concernment
           ,
           that
           it
           ought
           not
           to
           be
           undertaken
           but
           upon
           grounds
           evidently
           lawfull
           and
           warrantable
           .
           A
           War
           therefore
           for
           
             Religion
             ,
          
           and
           against
           
             a
             lawfull
             Superiour
             ,
          
           against
           whom
           the
           Gospell
           so
           apparently
           forbids
           resistance
           ,
           must
           be
           proved
           lawfull
           at
           least
           by
           as
           many
           and
           evident
           Texts
           ,
           as
           those
           are
           which
           seeme
           to
           discommand
           it
           .
           O
           Sir
           ,
           where
           are
           those
           Texts
           ?
           Why
           is
           not
           one
           Gospell
           quotation
           produced
           for
           this
           purpose
           ?
           Not
           one
           Master
           
             Marshall
             ,
          
           not
           one
           single
           one
           ,
           that
           to
           any
           thinking
           ,
           considering
           Christian
           will
           seem
           of
           any
           kinde
           of
           moment
           at
           all
           ?
           Is
           it
           incogitancie
           or
           ignorance
           in
           you
           Ministers
           that
           there
           is
           such
           want
           of
           the
           Gospell
           in
           these
           points
           ?
           No
           certainly
           ,
           it
           is
           meer
           guilt
           ,
           or
           rather
           a
           clear
           confession
           that
           you
           can
           finde
           nothing
           in
           the
           Gospell
           whereby
           the
           Professours
           thereof
           may
           be
           encouraged
           to
           defend
           it
           this
           way
           .
           However
           ,
           let
           it
           be
           supposed
           that
           the
           lawfulnesse
           hereof
           might
           be
           maintained
           in
           some
           possible
           cases
           ;
           yet
           it
           cannot
           be
           denied
           ,
           but
           that
           patience
           (
           so
           oft
           commanded
           and
           blessed
           by
           Christ
           )
           is
           at
           least
           a
           lawfull
           thing
           to
           be
           practiced
           too
           .
           Now
           that
           you
           say
           Religion
           and
           Truth
           is
           persecuted
           ,
           and
           if
           patience
           against
           any
           persecutours
           ,
           certainly
           ,
           then
           against
           a
           lawfull
           King
           when
           he
           turnes
           persecutour
           .
           
           How
           then
           comes
           it
           to
           passe
           ,
           that
           neither
           you
           ,
           nor
           any
           of
           your
           partie
           should
           exhort
           men
           to
           patience
           or
           martyrdom
           now
           ?
           Is
           it
           out
           of
           conscience
           that
           you
           dare
           not
           ?
           Will
           not
           the
           Gospell
           warrant
           such
           exhortations
           ,
           thinke
           you
           ?
           For
           shame
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           let
           it
           be
           confessed
           at
           last
           ,
           that
           whatsoever
           other
           pretences
           may
           seem
           specious
           and
           popular
           ,
           yet
           that
           this
           
             of
             Religion
          
           (
           which
           notwithstanding
           boulsters
           up
           all
           other
           ,
           and
           when
           the
           rest
           fail
           ,
           recruites
           many
           of
           your
           decayed
           Regiments
           )
           yet
           that
           this
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           is
           so
           farre
           from
           making
           this
           War
           lawfull
           ;
           that
           it selfe
           is
           more
           unlawfull
           ,
           than
           the
           War
           .
        
         
           But
           if
           
             Christian
             Religion
          
           might
           be
           thus
           defended
           ,
           must
           
             Discipline
          
           therefore
           be
           so
           defended
           ?
           must
           
             no
             crossing
             ,
             no
             kneeling
             ,
             no
             ceremonies
             ,
             no
             prescribed
             prayers
             ,
          
           be
           so
           defended
           ?
           or
           at
           last
           speak
           out
           
             Plain
             English
          
           in
           this
           point
           too
           :
           Is
           it
           indeed
           the
           English
           Protestant
           Religion
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           that
           you
           would
           thus
           defend
           ?
           why
           ▪
           did
           the
           King
           ever
           persecute
           the
           Religion
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ?
           Did
           he
           ever
           ,
           or
           any
           by
           his
           command
           burne
           the
           Liturgie
           ,
           damne
           the
           Articles
           and
           Canons
           ,
           abominate
           the
           Homilies
           of
           the
           Church
           ?
           Do
           his
           Souldiers
           tear
           Surplices
           ,
           and
           threaten
           to
           murther
           the
           wearers
           of
           them
           ?
           For
           starke
           shame
           then
           say
           not
           that
           you
           defend
           the
           established
           
             English
             Protestant
             Religion
             ,
          
           against
           the
           King
           :
           that
           King
           who
           scarce
           ever
           was
           once
           absent
           from
           his
           own
           solemne
           Prayers
           and
           Sermons
           .
           By
           the
           way
           remember
           ,
           Master
           
             Marshall
             ,
          
           your
           uncharitable
           suspicions
           ,
           your
           unreasonable
           ,
           groundlesse
           declamations
           against
           his
           Majestie
           in
           this
           point
           of
           Religion
           ,
           are
           yet
           farre
           more
           unexcusable
           than
           before
           .
        
         
           But
           to
           take
           the
           maske
           quite
           from
           off
           your
           faces
           ,
           remember
           that
           this
           King
           whom
           you
           know
           to
           be
           so
           constant
           a
           lover
           of
           the
           Religion
           wherein
           he
           was
           bred
           ,
           yet
           this
           King
           in
           a
           charitable
           ,
           religious
           compliance
           with
           you
           ,
           offers
           to
           yield
           to
           any
           reasonable
           alterations
           ,
           and
           to
           take
           away
           whatsoever
           doctrines
           or
           practices
           may
           seemingly
           be
           offensive
           to
           tender
           consciences
           :
           onely
           ,
           I
           believe
           he
           would
           be
           unwilling
           to
           have
           that
           exposed
           unto
           the
           world
           for
           the
           confessed
           Religion
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           which
           shall
           be
           agreed
           upon
           by
           an
           Assemblie
           over-voted
           ,
           or
           over-awed
           by
           such
           as
           professe
           themselves
           at
           least
           strangers
           ,
           if
           not
           enemies
           to
           this
           Church
           ;
           for
           let
           the
           effect
           of
           such
           a
           meeting
           be
           what
           it
           will
           ,
           it
           cannot
           be
           called
           the
           Religion
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           it
           is
           but
           at
           most
           
             A
             Religion
             for
             England
             .
          
           Therefore
           ,
           for
           Gods
           sake
           ,
           let
           the
           King
           be
           stiled
           in
           this
           War
           not
           an
           Invader
           ,
           but
           onely
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           apparent
           
           he
           indeed
           is
           ▪
           
             A
             Defender
             ,
          
           rob
           Him
           not
           of
           the
           Title
           of
           his
           Crown
           ▪
           for
           does
           He
           take
           up
           ▪
           Armes
           either
           for
           any
           new
           additions
           to
           his
           former
           Prerogatives
           ,
           for
           any
           new
           Lawes
           to
           the
           prejudice
           of
           His
           Subjects
           liberties
           ,
           or
           for
           any
           new
           Articles
           of
           Religion
           which
           he
           has
           a
           minde
           to
           introduce
           by
           the
           sword
           ?
           Would
           he
           infringe
           any
           old
           Lawes
           ,
           or
           Priviledges
           ,
           or
           Articles
           ?
           Have
           not
           you
           forced
           him
           to
           unsheath
           his
           sword
           meerly
           to
           prevent
           innovations
           in
           all
           these
           ?
           Which
           is
           then
           the
           
             invading
          
           and
           which
           is
           the
           
             defending
             side
             ?
          
           If
           you
           be
           sicke
           enough
           ,
           to
           be
           weaned
           from
           worldly
           respects
           ,
           I
           shall
           not
           desire
           a
           fitter
           person
           to
           answer
           this
           question
           .
        
         
           Now
           these
           are
           Sir
           ,
           the
           principall
           Heads
           or
           Articles
           of
           crimes
           ,
           of
           most
           of
           which
           I
           must
           needs
           confesse
           I
           doubt
           (
           and
           I
           hope
           in
           Christ
           I
           shall
           not
           be
           found
           uncharitable
           ,
           though
           I
           should
           chance
           to
           be
           mistaken
           )
           that
           you
           M.
           
             Marshall
          
           are
           guiltie
           .
           For
           Christ
           his
           sake
           thinke
           sadly
           on
           them
           ,
           and
           advise
           with
           some
           grave
           and
           holy
           men
           of
           our
           Clergie
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           your
           own
           ,
           such
           as
           are
           M.
           
             Shute
             ,
          
           D.
           
             Oldsworth
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           These
           are
           matters
           Sir
           ,
           that
           certainly
           deserve
           all
           possible
           examination
           .
           And
           you
           who
           I
           believe
           would
           not
           trust
           an
           ignorant
           Lawyer
           ,
           though
           your
           friend
           and
           fellow
           Sectarie
           about
           your
           estate
           ,
           you
           should
           in
           reason
           at
           least
           be
           as
           carefull
           of
           your
           soul
           .
           And
           withall
           ,
           I
           pray
           you
           take
           this
           also
           into
           your
           consideration
           ,
           that
           if
           you
           prove
           indeed
           guilty
           of
           these
           things
           ,
           as
           I
           must
           fear
           your
           are
           ,
           then
           if
           it
           should
           happen
           that
           God
           should
           deal
           so
           mercifully
           with
           you
           as
           to
           convince
           you
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           to
           give
           you
           repentance
           for
           them
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           likewise
           most
           necessary
           that
           you
           should
           endeavour
           to
           satisfie
           Gods
           Chuch
           for
           this
           extreme
           scandall
           given
           ,
           by
           professing
           your
           repentance
           ,
           and
           attempting
           to
           undeceive
           others
           .
           And
           who
           knowes
           ,
           whether
           since
           those
           crimes
           ,
           how
           fearfull
           soever
           in
           their
           own
           nature
           ,
           yet
           were
           the
           effects
           chiefly
           of
           ill
           education
           and
           prejudices
           in
           your
           judgement
           not
           Christ
           ,
           or
           want
           of
           love
           to
           him
           ,
           who
           knowes
           I
           say
           ,
           whether
           Almighty
           God
           may
           not
           be
           pleased
           to
           accept
           of
           even
           a
           death-bed
           repentance
           for
           them
           .
        
         
           I
           hope
           Sir
           ,
           you
           will
           be
           pleased
           to
           write
           or
           cause
           to
           be
           written
           some
           few
           words
           in
           answer
           to
           this
           .
           For
           so
           much
           methinkes
           charitie
           backe
           again
           to
           me
           (
           who
           professe
           my selfe
           contrary
           to
           you
           in
           all
           these
           points
           )
           will
           require
           from
           you
           .
           For
           certainly
           ,
           either
           these
           things
           which
           I
           call
           accusations
           ,
           are
           extreme
           great
           vices
           ,
           or
           extraordinary
           vertues
           ,
           they
           cannot
           possibly
           be
           things
           
             indifferent
             ;
          
           so
           that
           one
           of
           us
           ,
           in
           the
           
           state
           we
           both
           are
           ,
           must
           needs
           want
           some
           speciall
           Christian
           Graces
           ,
           without
           a
           concurrence
           of
           all
           which
           you
           know
           there
           is
           no
           possible
           salvation
           .
           Now
           if
           you
           be
           so
           pleased
           to
           extend
           so
           much
           charitie
           to
           me
           ,
           you
           shall
           make
           your
           own
           conditions
           either
           of
           secrecie
           ,
           or
           what
           else
           you
           please
           ,
           onely
           my
           desire
           and
           expectation
           is
           that
           I
           may
           hear
           some
           thing
           from
           you
           ,
           if
           at
           all
           ,
           by
           the
           xvith
           .
           of
           this
           present
           moneth
           .
        
         
           Now
           the
           God
           of
           mercie
           and
           comfort
           be
           with
           you
           ,
           and
           repair
           all
           the
           breaches
           of
           this
           poor
           Kingdom
           and
           Church
           ,
           I
           am
           Sir
           ,
        
         
           
             Your
             Brother
             and
             Servant
             in
             Christ
             Iesus
             .
          
           
             1o
             .
             Martii
             1643.
             
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A52041e-130
           
             Deut.
             17.
             16.