A REPLY TO A LETTER Printed at NEWCASTLE under The name of an Answer, sent to the ecclesiastical Assembly at LONDON, about Matters concerning the KING, and the Government of the CHURCH. With the Copy of the said LETTER to the Assembly, in the name of JOHN DEODATE, D. D. ALSO, A Certificate from one of the Scribes of the ASSEMBLY at LONDON.  
LONDON, Printed by J. C. 1646.   

The Animadvertors Epistle to all well-affected Englishmen, who are unwilling to be seduced to believe lies.  
Countrymen and friends,  
SO soon as I received this printed Pamphlet from Newcastle, (which came to me enclosed in a letter, dated Newcastle the 10. 1646.) from an eminent person of that place, who advertised me, that it was all that the Printer had published since his residing there,) I did forthwith repair to some members of the Assembly of Divines at Westminster, to acquaint them with it, desiring to know whether they had ever received any such letter. And upon search finding it to be a mere forgery, I thought fit to publish this Antidote to preserve the people from being poisoned by it.  
I have perused it: and must censure them very simple that will be seduced with such a notorious fiction, invented by some profane Atheist: for none else durst dare so often to blaspheme the Name of God to countenance such abominable lies. A stranger he is indeed, but so unlike Doctor Deodate, that the good old man will be full of sorrow to hear that a press should be conveyed to Newcastle to the King, to surprise him with such a scandal.  
Take this cordial (therefore) to heart, which I have prepared to correct the malignancy of that corrosive, and corroborate the simple-hearted people, who are too apt to drink in such sugared potions.  
Who this pretender of translating the doctor's letter, is, I know not; but this I am sure that he appears a Cheater, a Jesuit, a Digby (what shall I say more?) an Ormond, a mere Machiavil.. And therefore the scandals that he hath written against the Parliament and the Assembly, are no more to be valued then what wise men expect from such: All which doth amount to a very poor justification of the royal actions.  
The Lord bring into the way of truth all such as have erred, and are deceived, So prays he, who is,  
Yours in the Lord. LUKE HARRUNEY. Gracious street this 15. of December, 1646.   

Some Animadversions upon the Letter pretended to be Doct. Deodates, but written by a Malignant at Newcastle, to the Assembly of Divines.  
AS the Printer at Newcastle pretends this Book to be printed at Geneva, so the episcopal Malignant at Newcastle pretends the matter of it to be Doctor Deodate's letterr from Geneva; by which they both approve themselves to be a couple of cheating knaves.  
And if any be not satisfied that this letter is forged, they may repair to the Assembly at Westminster, and see that which is the right.  
And although this might be a sufficient answer to it for rational men, yet lest some poor ignorant souls should be overcome before they discern the danger of the poison, I will pass some Animadversions upon it.  
For that passage in the marginal Note pag. 5. observe the liar: Did the Church of England flourish by the publishing of profane Books of sports on the Lord's day? By stopping the mouths of godly Ministers, cropping off both branch and fruit of all godliness, and planting Popishly affected, covetous, and proud Clergy in all the chief places of the kingdom? The Pope indeed had a flourishing party waging war against the Protestants and Parliaments of England. This Metropolitan of our divisions was fomented by the Hierarchy; they divided between the King and kingdom, head and body, father and son, brother and brother: a right Babylonish division.  
The Scorpion stings himself, pag. 6. & 7. His note is still under episcopacy, which carried such a glorious face with their Cathedrals and Courts, (as the Cardinals and Fry of Rome with their abbeys and Monasteries?) And therefore it was that they stirred up the King to force the Popish Service-book upon the Scots: and when that could not be effected, they animated him to raise an Army against the Parliament of England, and caused the Sheep and the Pastors to gore each other, till the land wallowed in blood, yet still as Bernard saith, they have conscientia mala & tranquilla, no remorse, no sting of conscience, nothing but a dead slumber, a damnable hardness of heart.  
And whereas he magnifies the King's benignity, as of the best of Princes; and that he is the most absolute in wisdom to redress these miseries; I wish that his Majesty may confirm the same by passing the Propositions of the wisest of counsels, the Parliaments of both kingdoms presented to him at Newcastle.  
In the eight page you may see what a disparagement he would cast upon the Parliament and city of London, as if they should (by driving away the King) be the cause of the war and bloodshed; when as his Majesty left them against their will, because they desired and laboured that justice might be executed according to law.  
There were many Popish and prelatical Tares sown in the Church of England: And as God hath hitherto, so I doubt not but he will perfect his work by the Parliament, as his angel with the sharp sickle to cut down that harvest before it doth attain ripeness in these kingdoms. Blame not therefore the city, and the reverend Assembly (though they deserted those Vipers) to join in hand and heart with the Parliaments, to preserve the Church and people of God.  
And how ever the libeler vapours for the Hierarchy, in the note of the eight page: yet we know how opposite they were to Christ, and that by woeful experience. Christ's commands to preach the word in season and out of season, 2 Timoth. 4. 2; But they forbade more than one Sermon a week, nay would have had preaching but once a month. God commands the Lord's day to be kept holy, Exod. 20; but they prevailed with the King to have sports and recreations allowed on the Lord's day. God's word requires spiritual worship, John 4. 23; They forced human Traditions upon the Ministers and people. And the first Bishops we read of, were no more but Presbyters, preaching Elders, 1 Tim. 3; They proved prelatical Tyrants.  
It is true, as page 9 there have been many overtures for peace; but the prelates have so wrought into his majesty's affections, that the prelates and evil councillors of their faction, have still hindered the good issue, they have still been the chief incendiaries. How many protestations have they forced from his Majesty to stick to them, and not to leave them?  
They would be held up, though three kingdoms be ruined, choosing rather to see England, Scotland, and Ireland, all in a sea of blood, than the pomp of their prelatical kingdom should be overwhelmed. These have always been the men that have set the whole earth in a combustion.  
Though they have unhappily engaged the King in their cause, yet let them know, that there is no Law that allows their actions lawful by that power to destroy the Land.  
The King governs his people by power, not only regal, but politic. If the King's power in England was royal only than he might change the laws of the Realm without consent of his subjects: But here the King's government being politic, he cannot wage war against his Parliament.  
And surely (we may observe upon the notes, pag. 9) there is a woe to these Prelates, Papists, and Malignants, who have thus traduced the King, and caused the war: And God will find them out with their Babylonish garments, and wedges of gold; and not only strip them, but bring them to condign punishment.  
And for the other note, of suffering, rather than resisting with arms; it is true, we must let God work his work, yet we must do our duty in serving him, every one in his own place, we must use the means.  
And let me tell the Prelates; (which is no more but truth) The Court of Parliament is so transcendent, that it makes laws, and enlargeth laws, diminisheth, abrogateth, repealeth, and reviveth laws, Statutes, and Ordinances, concerning matters ecclesiastical, capital, criminal, Common, civil, and martial. It is of that high Honour and Justice, that none ought to Imagine any thing dishonourable, that proceedeth from that high Court, Mitt. Cap 2. Sect 4. 7. 10. 14. Cap. 4. de default, and Cap de homicide. Cap 1. Sect. 13. Cap 4 And those that resist that power; resist the Ordinance of God, which is a damnable Act. Rom. 13. 2.  
As for the adjurings, and conjurings, by the pretended holy groans, Sacred Censers, and hypocritical ecstasies; I cannot look upon them as tending really to a peace. And we may daily see how big the malignant's hearts swell with poison, to foment (if it were possible) a new war. why do they plead for humility, and yet kick against our fasts? What inclination of a good mind can they have towards the people of God, whilst they burn in malice against the Parliament, the Assembly, and the City?  
So that (notwithstanding the marginal notes pag. 11.) It is clear that the Malignant party seek peace only for themselves, that they may be able to raise a new war: and though the forger of this letter would lay the guilt of all the blood that hath been shed in this war, upon the Parliament, and their party; yet it is most certain, that the Prelates, & Papists have been the very cause of all this bloodshed that hath been spilled in the 3. Kingdoms, wherein so many thousands of Innocent people, have been barbarously murdered for no other cause, but that they were Protestants; and could not profess the superstitions Commanded by the prelate's Authority. And for the latter Annotations in pag. 11, we may easily see that they are still the same incendiaries as before, not repenting unto this very day, as is before expressed.  
And for that excellent State of the Church, observed by the notes on page 12. whence is it? Their Councelling of the King to these courses, so destructive both to himself and kingdom? Their Activity in cruel oppressions perpetrated by them upon the Innocent people and exorbitant illegal and tyrannical invasions upon the just laws of the kingdom, and natural Liberties of the subject? Could these put the Church into an Excellent State? who can endure such abominable untruths. These always were our blemishes.  
But to conclude, He that will approve this piece of Newcastle forgery; must be either a papist, or an atheist: A Protestant he cannot be except (to use his own words) he be a Malignant, and a right Malignant too, even such a one who seeks to foment a new war; from whom, good Lord deliver us  
Amen.   

An Answer sent to the Ecclesiastical Assembly at London, by the reverend, noble, and learned man John Deodate, the famous professor of Divinity, and most vigilant Pastor of Geneva.  

The Translators Preface to the simple seduced Reader.  
READER,  
MAy the Father of lights open thine eyes to see over this stranger's shoulders, and by this impartial Perspective, what thou, whilst kept down thus low by thy new Masters, and through thy Seducers false Mediums, hast not hitherto been suffered to perceive, it being now purposely hid from thine eyes: Behold a mere stranger, that notwithstanding his manifold Obligations, and personal engagements to a contrary Discipline in the Church, & different form of Government in the State, yet overruled by the manifest Truth & Honesty of the King's Cause, breaks through all those Restraints of his Liberty (as far as he may) to tell thee thus much plain English Truth: Behold here Genevas veneration, & full vindication too of thine own Mother the Church of England, as it stood under episcopacy traduced here at home by her own Spurious brood for Superstitious, Popish, Antichristian, what not? And this Apology directed to the Assembly-men in answer to their Letter what ever it was.  
Behold here again, a clear justification of the King, vilified by his own for that for which strangers do admire him; His Clemency, his inclination to Peace, his acts of grace, &c. Behold here the root of Gall, that which hath brought forth all these national mischiefs, the popular tumults and conspiracies pointed at here, is the only evident cause of the King's Divorce from the Parliament. See here, by whom poor Ireland was deserted: one thing also thou mayst here take notice of from these standers by, That the Glergy in their own proper Sphere, may be as fit and as honest, and perhaps, in some respects more able for the good speed of a Treaty, than those that do slight them with utter preterition.  
Last of all, behold here the loyal and religious Subjects only Militia, or his own proper Magazine; to wit, the known laws of the Land, that and prayer & submission are the only defensive weapons allowed here by this Master of Fence.  
I say no more to thee, save only, that I do heartily pity thee, and therefore I do still pray for thee, and for all thy fellow-bondmen, that God will bring into the way of Truth all such as have erred and are deceived,  
Amen.   

Reverend, godly, and worthy Sirs, our dear Brethren and Companions in the Work of the Lord.  
IF proportionably to the grief we have conceived at your Letters; (wherein you have expressed the most sad face of your affairs) we had but as much ability either by our Consolations to assuage your sorrows, or by our counsels to ease your butthens, or by any our cooperation to help your extremity: we should think ourselves very happy in so well corresponding with your honourable, & most loving compellation of us: and right glad we should be thus to requite you with our best and effectual good offices. But alas, as the scantness of our capacity in this; kindso the ignoranceof the more inward causes of so many miseries, & chiefly the perplex & dangerous nature of matters now in agitation among you: All these put together, strike us quite dumb we are as men wholly at a stand, able only (in a kind of silent astonishment or holy horror) to admire, & to adore that finger of God, which is now lifted up over you all.  
But since, being by you so lovingly invited to it, we must needs at last break off our silence: We are reduced to an extraordinary suspense both of Minds and of Pens, what to say first or last, or indeed what to say at all.  
And now in the end, after long deliberation, lest, as Jobs friends, we should transgress by precipitate or unseasonable discourse: Behold our hearts and mouths topful of the senses and Expressions of our hearty commiseration, our eyes running down with tears of compassion, our breasts even swollen up with sighs & groans at your calamities. These are they, God is our witness, that fill up the greatest part of our private prayers, of our public Devotions, Fastings, and Humiliations: In all which we are resolved to give the Father of mercies no rest, until your tranquillity being once more ordained in Heaven, God do extend peace upon Earth unto you all like a River, & the fullness of his Blessing, like an ever flowing stream.  
Our affairs, yea the general interest of all the reformed Churches are so closely involved in yours, and so mutually depending thereon, That your safety once procured, assures us all of our own good Estates.  
Therefore, especially during this grievous Tempest, which may seem to bring about again the heavy times of the Saints great primitive Tribulation, we are, in a manner, compelled with trembling hearts and lips, to pour out our lamentations into the ears of our most gracious and heavenly Father, no longer now only preparing to contend by Fire, as he once revealed it in a Vision to his Prophet Amos, Amos 7. 4. 5. but already for a long time really contending by Fire indeed: And how then can we forbear from crying out? O Lord forgive, cease we beseech thee, by whom shall Jacob arise, for he is small, and round about all in a flame, by the fire of thy burning indignation. From this our own Watch-Tower, untouched as yet by Divine miracle: We have beheld this furious conflagration, spreading itself all over; We have seen the Grisoen-Italian Churches utterly defaced, the Gospel in Bohemia its ancient Seat, wholly extirpated; the Palatinate devoured; the French Churches deprived of all human supports & resuges (like so many poor little Callow Birds, alive indeed, but only during pleasure the) German Churches almost all over-shaken; yea, more than half destroyed, your own Ireland swallowed up with an unexpected deluge of assassins and Robbers, one only thing was wanting to that huge heap of public calamity; namely, that flourishing England (the very eye and excellency of all the Churches, Christ's own choice, purchase, and peculiar; the Sanctuary of the afflicted, the Arceonall of the faint-hearted, the Magazine of the Needy, that Royal Standard of good hope) should by so unlooked for an accident, without an external Enemy, or foreign Impression, become in a manner its own Fe●o de se, and make an end of its self with its own cruel hands.  
What a sad spectacle is this to see that Church thus trodden under foot? To see that glorious Fould of our Lord thus ransacked, yea worried, not by the wild Beasts of the forest, not torn in pieces by the merciless paws of the lion, or of the wolf, but utterly dismembered by its own unnatural sheep enraged and exasperated one against another.  
An horrid example this, and till now never heard nf among the reformed Churches.  
It seems, heretofore, like Christ's own true sheep, they were kept tame by the fear of God, united by the same bond of Faith, knit together by the apprehension of the common enemy: and so long they did both express and exercise holily and faithfully their mutual charity, quiet and unity amongst themselves: in all which they preserved themselves from the rage of the wolf by the Christian simplicity of their own conditions, by the innocency of their pious lives, by the sunctity of their Religion, by the constant undauntedness of their holy Faith.  
But now we are wholly struck with horror at the change of that so glorious Face of your Church, whilst we hear at this distance the loud report of those deadly wars that are now flaming up between the King and his People: to see at Daggers drawing indeed Brethren against Brethren, Parents against their own Children, Christ's sheep pushing against and goring their own fellows, nay their own shepherds: At all this we are utterly amazed, and would scarce have believed, that in the selfsame pitched field, one and the same God and Father, in the name of one and the same Mediator, at one and the same time, could be invocated for help on both sides, to shed the blood of those, that for the Major-part had hitherto by so many clear Demonstrations in the whole equal course of their lives, equal in their Piety towards God, equal in their love and loyalty towards their Country, approved themselves such faithful and srue Brethren one to another. Strange, that these should now against their own Bowels, turn all their war like power, far better if employed in the just punishments of their own treacherous neighbours, or towards the relief of their dearest Brethren so long bowing the back under the weight of their bondage, and even at the last gasp for help.  
What marvel then, if these your cruel distractions have awakened; yea, divided even to a variety the judgements and affections too of Christendom?  
Neither do we ourselves deny but that for a while we did somewhat stagger at, and as it were fluctuate about it; yet that demur of ours did neither proceed from prejudice against, nor from partiality towards either side, as not being called upon by either, neither publicly nor privately, till now of late in your reference unto us, which we do reckon as no small piece of honour, since in your esteem, our judgement may seem of so much weight, as able to advance or balance down either party, both being of such extraordinary quality.  
We have contained ourselves within the bounds of a conscionable judgement, and impartial charity towards both parties, for indeed we are both Brethren; We have neither way exceeded the compass of our own measure, but still kept a mean, as rejoicing on the one hand at those good things which we did hear were entertained with the general applause of all good men; So on the other hand, we could not but behold with grief those other Sinister passages that in themselves did carry a more fatal appearance.  
We were overjoyed at the issue of the Scottish troubles, that seemed at first to presage a combustion, not unlike this of yours, and yet far sooner quenched, for as by God's own admirable handiwork (So by the never-enough-magnified of your most gracious King, & by the Concord of that wary Nation) that fire was in time put out, ere it did burst into a more open flame.  
At the first report of these your own Commotions, our minds were possessed with a good hope that all past offences might with the same promptitude and facility be forthwith repaired, and all matters composed.  
So that what actions or counsels should appear amiss, might by the benignity of the best of Princes be easily redressed, and consequently both Church and commonwealth without noise or blood shed, be kept in due order:  
In pursuance of all which, we could not but admire the happy and glorious beginnings of the Parliament, and the more than Fatherly affection of his most gracious Majesty, evidenced by his enacting those laws, from which for the time to come, there was a clear hope of a Government full of equity, and freed from all corruption:  
An example not so rare, as indeed singular in this our wild Geneneration so fertile of violent Powers and Princes. But all these our goodly hopes were soon blasted by that raging storm and tempest of popular tumults among you, that did force away both your most gracious Prince from his Parliament, as also a great part of the Parliament from itself. Since which we have heard indeed of many attempts and enterprises, many Propositions and Projects, but all of them come to nothing, nothing is yet brought to perfection, nothing is yet rightly settled or established.  
The business of the Church might seem the chief object of your care and solicitude: If it had been handled and debated at times, & with minds calm and quiet: had the opposite judgements been compared and impartially weighed one with another; such an orderly course might happily have purchased a lasting Peace to your kingdom, and also rendered unto your Church that most desired Primitive face of the apostolical times: 
a Such was Episcopacy in its first Apostolical vigour of Discipline & Government, the which as at the synod of Dort this very man did both acknowledge unto Bishop Carlton to be the best Form of Church-Government, and also did heartily wish for it in his own Church; so doth he sufficiently commend the happy effects of it above pag. 5. in that full passage of his containing the Superlative Praises of the former flourishing estate of the Church of England, as before these troubles it stood under episcopacy: The Restauration of which former good Estate, is again by this Author at the latter end of this Epistle, pag. 12. earnestly wished and prayed for.  but behold how quite contrary the event hath fallen out? for the minds of both sides being averse from, yea, violently bent one against another, this very matter hath proved the great rock of offence by exasperating the wound, and tearing it wider and wider, by distracting more and more asunder the hearts of each party, distempered enough already through former partiality and discord of affections. Nay, if the report be true, these Church Distractions have opened a wide gap to so many boysterors and private spirits, which we hear have assumed to themselves the most mischievous Title of Independents, than which Destructive Sect nothing could more undermine, ●●ea quite overturn the very foundation of the Church.  
Besides all that, we have been extremely grieved at this, That the spirit of division hath so plentifully sown among you his pernicious Tares of fears and Jealousies, that they have not only fructified, but even overgrown all over all manner of mutual trust, in despite of so many royal protestations sealed and bound up with so many most grievous Imprecations. But the very top and height of all our sorrows on your behalfs, hath been this, That all that cursed fuel thus heaped on, is now at last kindled into bloody war, lengthened on both sides by a multiplication of deadly feuds, So that during such an universal combustion, what ever men's bare words, & never so frequent Protestations other wise may pretend, yet the royal Honour, Power and Dignity, cannot but fall into utter contempt: and on the contrary, the licentiousness of the most audacious and lawless, cannot but gather strength, and out-grow the other: and then consequently Piety must needs decay, mutual love and charity must needs vanish away; and instead thereof, a kind of savage disposition, yea brutish rage must needs invade at last the minds and manners of the men of this Generation, who in process of time will no longer look upon the old original causes that began the war, but rather upon the new mutual injuries freshly done, or received in the very progress or prosecution of the war between two parties divided, far more by an odious difference of reproachful Names, as it were, infamous brands fixed upon each other, then really by the cause itself. It had been far more easy unto us, and all good men else, to deliver our judgements upon your case: had the Major part of either side differed from the other, either in the more essential points of Religion, or else dissented about the Fundamental laws of the commonwealth: or had either party been oppressed 
b woe be to them that first began that war whose Nonnecessity, yea Injustice strangers themselves can so far off so plainly perceive and condemn too.  by the other in a direct way of open persecution, or had there been an introduction of public tyranny against the laws through the baseness and pusillanimity of the other party: But as for you, you have abundant cause of comfort or seeurity against all these evils. 
c To wit, in a fair, quiet, legal Parliamentary way, not in a martial way: therefore he mentions not at all the power of arms, but only the power of the laws.  since by virtue of your own most just and powerful laws, those laws that already have been indifferently agreed upon by the general consent of all parties concerned, you may with ease prevent, or put all those forementioned evils which in other kingdoms may seem almost unavoidable. All these considerations put together, have moved us for a long while seriously to deliberate and advise what might be at last, the best expedient left to procure an honest and sure Peace among you. Indeed we have been much scandalised, that all the Mediations of several kingdoms and Provinces in league with you, have been tried and used all in vain: Howbeit it came into our mind to propound this one Medium more, whether now at last there be yet any hope to obtain from the Kings most gracious Majesty, and from the Parliament, that, of both sides, ecclesiastical persons may be chosen of unquestioned Trust, and fame-proof beyond all suspicion, to whom this great business may be committed; Namely, that comparing the chief points now in controversy, they may chalkout some good way towards an holypeace. But first these men must by God's good Spirit themselves be dispossessed of all factious inclinations, that so they may become fit umpires and trusties of the public Peace, and impartial ambassadors of Reconciliation between both parties, and also able and studious too by all their Speeches, Exhortations, and Sacred Obtestations to charm the hearts that on both sides are so obdurate in War and Bloodshed.  
This were the ready way, by thus interposing the Sacred Censer in the very midst of these public flames, to quench all the heartburnings: for who knows whether at the devout Prayers and holy groans of Persons Sacred, thus prostrate at the footstool of the Heavenly grace, the Divine power and glory may not break out once more, and show forth itself by moving the hearts of both Parties to lay down all hatred, and public enmities? The only way to procure such sound council of both sides, and to purchase again the precious blessing of a general Peace, is especially when all human helps fail, to call in the Divine Assistance, which no man did ever try in vain. By these good means that may be brought to pass (what cannot be hoped for from civil war, however the success prove) that by a voluntary Inclination of minds, the wound shall be so fully closed up, as that Love and Charity may in time perfectly be recovered.  
The good opinion which you have conceived of us, may suffer us to offer these Considerations unto you. It might be immodesty in us to prescribe, or to advise you any further: But no Law of Modesty can ever forbid us to wish, and to Vow, and to beseech God for you, yea to appeal unto God, and to adjure you all in his Name.  
O then above all, take a speedy and special care for a sure and sound Peace, what ever it be 
d What would this peacemaker have said if he had seen or heard of so many royal reiterated offers of peace wherewith the sovereign hath and still doth woo his stiffnecked Subjects, certainly, the more peaceable side hath always amongst good men had the Reputation of the better side.  'tis to be preferred before any civil broils. Beware lest the fortune of war smiling upon you, draw you on, and tempt you to commit your great affairs to the Ambiguous Chance of Victory, than which nothing can happen more deadly, yea pernicious unto the Common wealth. roll away that huge scandal that lies so heavy upon the whole Christian world, yea wash and wipe off that foul stain of black oppression charged especially upon the purest Profession of the gospel, as if still it did in a kind of Antipathy, or secret hatred, oppose and oppugn all Kingly power, and supreme authority. Mitigate and assuage the exulcerated, and too-too much provoked mind of your King, and do not compel Him to pinnacles and Precipices.  
Rather bear with some blemishes and Corruptions from which no Empire could yet wholly be free, no not in its most flourishing Estate. Account not those Remedies the best, that are abruptly applied and accumulated; but those rather, that being taken in by degrees, may in time, by little and little, go down more easily, and digest the better, and so at last obtain a Confirmation. And last of all, by the Bowels and mercy of Christ, suffer yourselves to be entreated, that we may no longer see that Wealth, Power, and Strength which God hath graciously bestowed upon you, employed, yea, utterly wasted in the fatal ruin of your own selves, but rather let it be stretched out to the relief, and support of so many of your own 
e This was very good counsel from a Stranger: had the Subjects had the grace to follow it in time; then had there been an end of the old war, and a happy Prevention of a new war, which, except stopped by timely submission, can portend nothing but the utter national ruin of Church and State, which God in mercy avert.  most afflicted Brethren, even panting after your own Peace. 
f Of Ireland   
May the God of Peace himself hear, accept, and grant these our sincere Devotions; May God defeat all the P●o●s, and disappoint all the Machinations of the devil, and of Antichrist. May the same God restore your Kingdom and your Churches to that High State and pi●ch of holiness and of Glory, in which, on the theatre of the universal Church they have hitherto excelled & out-shinedall the 
g This full Testimony of the excellent State of the Church of England (still as it heretofore stood under Episcopacy) outspeakes all the former, and to this good Ejaculation from Geneva, no right, Protestant-Malignant but will heartily say, Amen.  Churches upon Earth.  
As for us, take in good part this our plain sense delivered freely unto you, in a Brotherly Confidence, and Pardon and Impute our delay of Answer unto these weighty Reasons. The Report was here very strong, that you were now very fair for a Treaty of Peace: Therefore we thought it fit to expect what a day might bring forth, that so all our words and all our affections too, might overflow with mere gratulations and full expressions of our joys. But sorry we are, that we have yet again been deceived with vain hopes. And now that we may speedily recover and enjoy that happiness we both wish and pray, with as much Devotion as becomes your dearest Brethren, (who glory not a little in your good esteem of us) That God will pour down upon you his richest Benedictions, together with a large Measure of his wisdom, and spiritual Strength. Farewell, and prosper in the Lord.    

The Copy of a Certificate from one of the Scribes of the Assembly to a Minister in London.  
SIR,  
I Have perused the paper and examined the Records, and find that there was never any such letter sent from Dr. Deodate in the Name of the Church of Geneva to the Assembly: the whole letter now printed at New castle is an abominable forgery, I find that we did receive a letter from the Church of Geneva in answer unto ours sent unto them, but not Signed by Deodate but 2. others in the name of all the Pastors and professors of the Church and University of Geneva: but there is no likeness between the one and the other.  
FINIS.