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 S T ER ‘'1'. It hath ham mt ardihtzry tttfhm with
' ”  Antichrfi, when he httth hear: tmtthle to do his War/(it:

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t  I endtht Romifh Emifftzrttt htwe/mam! timet tame inta
the Reformed Chttrchex, under pretmte of htittg tam/erred, fame 
them ailing the part: of Arminians (to: in the Law-Cotmtr.sj'ct) to
the almnfl mint hath aft/mt Chttrth twa.’ State : Some of other 5037!,
according tn their itt§?mb'Zioh:,tt2tttl my their Dtfign ret7ttirttl,tht2t they
might Width the Breathe: , mt fivmwt the diftttfes of iPtott:fi‘tzm£‘
Churches, likg Sanballat mad /9225‘ Camplitet, the] ptcttwl to jqytt ht
the BmIldiatg,th.«tt the] may more tffe&’uttl{y hinder it. A

_ Nor hath thzlt Dtfigta hem Wmttittgttmottg 7/£4, ttt ah‘ toohtoo evident
from thtirfmat-flaps. The] have hrottght thfihgs to this .194! 1]}, that
Antithrifl it exalted 6] railiatgttpon him; While the Mme it fpcifltt
ttgmimfl, Mt thtthing hxtgg’d; diver: Pepi/h “0p~i7¢iW¢3 htihg ttltwzdj

tmhrtwed hj thoflr that Wottltl he called Prottflttmnr. ./1.!‘ 4 tlgzjftt/l 

Ghmtfier #3‘ wilting t0._1flft" ah‘.PfiI’737P‘»' at Chtfflt, thttt ht mayhh Tfi'1«'&z}° rt
‘Qtgeeh. And in this Defign We helimrt mam] move ottt ‘cf the fithw
pliotty of their hearts, Like :1Bird that hafleth to the matte? and

knowsuvnot rhatitis for his life: In Which 7‘dis7l.;\7!7£’ p/tzce fame of

thoflt with whom We have to do. It it not longfihce,tz ‘Baa/<;_\’tn~.<tt made

a ABeacon fired togive notice to the State of divers Popifltl and
Blafphemoushliooks, tprintedtand publifhed in Efigltflifid. it twat

hoped and cx%pté'z‘eal,h that the W07‘/{ would not cit/p/mfé mt)’ _/0..£”7::*;v*
Prottfltmt, httt mlm that it Wottlrl fi£'t3’t1]{S’?1 all t-z-tt of t/:rttt’«_/fthssfigc
Sgcmityhnd Let/mtg)’ wherein that} waste. Em heholtt’ tlstfa ttppettr-
ct! fiomt, jazz of thhvfatm that httvegimh up their Name to the Pratt-—
fltmt Cattfc, t/0tZI!‘7”;?;”%1t}‘:7\:;’”t5{¢?7”E6I.’P£:f wilfat gotta’, tmd wt/ithtt é«itt«:‘r Attu
fitter, tmd~to~o/q_ttpan them ta plead the Ctmft "of the 'vi.Jzfl of mm,

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% To the Reader;  

éxprcflj defiring ma U1-1ive%rfa1ToJ%lcra~tion, omdau it Were maflxg J A

Tracvlamariau, Ho avllyclefuites, Blafphcmers , come into Egg-
lmed, preach, write whucyou W111, we: fcar you "not 1 Afiweézra

%_fome4m;m it [eem.ctlmt laatePrcsbyI:c:ry worfi: t/9 m’P_0pe1-y”_ %fz7,m-

W/mt WM thought to 5: dflandd now‘ wrified, That flrong cadm-

"veurs%a;re% ufed to tolerate Popcry, Blafphemygjvc. and what not? %

It wvmflrange up 444, that after tbeh Pafigiament /mdappointed at Fafi;
to direfi‘ them in the Suppre/]?m: of ENf0fi”!a om)? of their fervmarx

_/bosala.’ plmdfar a General Toleration. «AW/am mfirflfmaa z/ac Bwkfi

wbfiaod amazed. ‘Em agfterferiazw ca n_/idemtian we évc/acid and ado-
red the zsmfdomof God; that /with éwrmkg/atj’ec'ret t/aiazgy to lig/ag, mid
bark dfiovered t/ae Defign écfort it was cfified ; We /acipain mer-
c}, that our %Par1iamem.i ma} /M716‘ the 190220”? to prevent it, (and at/mt
:2/[I/J8 peopleflaf the Land may ée the more war}. It wag ,¢z{flgf4;ga;/9,3,»
piece ‘of Divine Providence, t/aatfio mretc/cad at Caufi/boulduée mama-
ged witfi 45 mMcla.we4k_ne[]’e&m. amid fie dcjired. We t/9'op4g/at it‘ our
fvutj, tlmtfm/0 «Text/Eonld not Want at Commwnzr], . and fizz-/:1 pt

‘  of ‘134rk¢4ae;;fi{qe .9: Light, that all men ma}/er: I/ac  and

loath it, and eflrm tigafzixzfl ft,  in/ac great aim of our Anfmax
(God who lqpamr%om' Heart: cam W1tfiE_/ft‘) mad that t./axis my ée’ cjfa-3

Vfhd, 131 the Prayer of %  

LukeFawne. V Iohn Rothwe«11‘.
Sam«ueIGellibrand:.’ ]ofhuaKirton. %
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BEAC0 N   F L A M
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A     .7\@n Olflazntc-._.».'

 :.I-.79 H.vméIe,Informati':m of dimrrvofiirérs ofhthe Ar; Qlenchi

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,;:; 7'; my, and other Well-afififfed Perfom‘ to the Parliammt

   .. and Commonwealth of .E_n_g/otzrd. ” : A  , A

 A73 The Authors of this Book could not be the Ol*l‘i-- Flame;
  ' AA cars of the Army (in charity it may be thought) be-

A raofe they have, profeifcdly to all the world , fought for the

Maintenance of the true Protrefiant Religion in oppofition to P0-
pery, as the Declarationsof Parliament and Commiflions of Of;
ficers do roof! clearly evince.

Nor can they be well-affcfled performs to Religion, for they

A e plead for Baal; Omo the State, for they idolize it by preferring 4

“the Parliament really or feignedly above God, making it farre
more vile to puhlilh Books agairaft the State and the Lord Gene- ”
ral.,than againli the iealous Lord of Hofls, provoked thcrebyto A ’
deflroythe Parliament and Army, as he did I-Jami when the peo-
ple magnified him as God . i 4 A

-Cm7rmiug t/as ..M.szclaia*vi!im1 gm of the P reréjtrriwtns lnawraral ll Quench; v

rjingiavn by the -5'tati0)’dEr.r‘of‘fio;¢a'0n. A A  ‘ A
We {hall try how you will make this good, and whole tide Flame-

M Macbigéuil is on we hope before weiliave done. it A

W Herlmt/lmll rmde /14”Calamyi’ and [2229 part] in tbeirlgzte Wm’-A Quench}

 tings, lcmmot érltlmzde jam glariou; Tz'tlc=.r,to 12:, Speckled vipmr,

j A pefimrce to the Mir, &c.

mgzrtbefer:,&c.v‘ and pag.I4. more parrirgilarly M.Cailamy in /oz}
late,Epcf£le before M.Love’s Swcmtecn Sermon: bang: am it flag of

iB‘i‘ Why

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4 %éiércl:r{ AA 

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gave it in writing unto the Sub-committee. ’

3 A     or The mom 1tl4miwg*£

rW.hyl Rumble you at the Threefhold P a bad begihni'ng prefageé V M

flQg0r0ld;t  Yalfltwfifiéhhfifltfi uoFortt31;nate.in% ‘foerlnlg fo high. ital

  tagoras rolL_tr;irh%eale chepretious~Nam«e, 1'~‘er~lfoln and Miniflery~ ( Li?-
berry,  not life)   Miami»  Thor E..pm1¢i prefixkle u.n:torr
M.Lo'm’s Seaventcen Sermons, where you fay Foch bad language

is ufed,is not M.C'alamie.r; it’s not his flyle, ‘ hath not his name,

himfelf hath difclaim’d boththe Imprimatzrr and Epiflle to that "
l B?ook5before the Corotnitttebe of Plundted 1\/jlfinifiers, mid to a lfutb~- .
‘Co'mmittee~of that,the Bookbinder that printed the {aid book did V

affirm, that M. Calam]  “no hggndqotin eitherthe Licenfing or
~EpiPcle thereof: Whichthatitmtay. be fully believed by all'*t'hat
I-hall reade thefeelinesm ,WH“e‘$‘w:i;;ItL' {tthjoym_hli;ls owttrconfeflion, as he

Téoze  do/Qtewlrdgemetnt of GeolrgeEver{deo Statirmer,

.  l  N5/musvet/J,

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Thea: wheereasllrlpleaced the Imprimmtw of M}. Edmmwd Cat/pzm}

' before the Sev,en;teenl Sermons olf‘“M.Lzme, which fhould have
t been only before Mt..Mmmm Seormon"plrea;cl1cdr at M. Low: Fume-r
ral; andwhereasl put the Letters( E. C-at the latereend of the» r

Epifile of thee fairdAt%Boo,k,f wlhereinel gave occafion to the Reaoder
to believe that it was written by M.Edmtmc( Calamy, andlrfindeil:
accordingly charged upon himin a late Book , called The Beacon
gzmnalaed ; I do hereby acknowledge that herein 1 have gteatlyr
wronged M.Cal4mj, that he wastnot the Author of the Epifille,

thatl added his Imprimatmé to the whole, and {ubfcribed the l
;tLetters;E.r C. to the Epiflle, nlotloutoof anyjmarlice to. him, but do

rneerly and only to make the Book fell   the better, and therefore

‘humbly defitc this Honourable Committee to pard»onthis.greetlr
,0ffence-o V ‘l  A

By th‘isAi't appears how farrc you have abufed the Pagtliamentll

A George mrfdcw. 

(and wronged that Reverend Mitnilllzer of: the Gofpeli) l no to in-

form it that M.Ca14m}calle the Membersfpeckled‘ Vipers,MtmA V

theroersflvc, Eat the fakcrofr your fouls learn tobe more» honefl.
And you our dearrrC0l1.nlttie%me;nr learn from hence not to bterlieve»
everyl bo,ld and fcandlalousm report that isrtraftulpon the rMriniPceryt.. r

,5'peck,l‘ad_,I/' z7prr:,/74/x£"rtllr:rer:,fZ" _m,iter:,.,Eeéel:,Blazfii/aer1.m«.r,,&c.l A ‘
  W!Q?§l}§§ th9.f§.:tI139 l_*%Y¢9f°‘-fl fiichre Eaneuaee blade better
1%  _ h .r  A V % . % Fnarnplergyv %

   zgmgaa A1:=Im§ai;ag.A A V   
ymiannéré; morelovéy to the‘ Commonwealth, and ycaré,¢>1?At‘ha:ir

imwiny welfaré. But what is all this "’toA Atfiye‘ASubI‘r;AriBers, A or Atb Vizfic

Presbyterian Party 2* as for 1.15 We kAncwn¢ Prcsbyyféifim yiliéu:

‘ha;Vh_urcd’any fuchla11guage~t0 6!: Ofthc Parliament-A A A   A M A
T022? Hmozzr: £z;zve’l.?dtel] 53:25 Al/Wm’d with the ihaifé of Pd» (lL1enChJ_A

3;;/7; 3aok§"5 Blafphemawzaagr, &c. and bad we bawdy éhdfiefrsz

. y no more é2z¢t]z¢clafm'r,Gra;jfeWit/aazztwaz SMIQ, &znd't/:éAAPlbAAtJ‘  bin»

t:a2¢j}z:7¢t amflera Jwim;-amwe [Md held Aoflr peace, A A  ‘M A A A. A. A A A
A »We eafily belicveytlfat hadyou héard and fczn no Amégg fzhen Flflmfig
zhe*noifé‘of fuchVBovo'ks,y0u WoulAd have been no more offéndéfl

- ‘at? it then you“ are withthe fair Graf'feA~ of Summer; hm: the Ma--

giflratcs Sword drawn you”: to fuppreffc them you carmotenduré

M to heat of, that’s the Shaké in the bottom than 1'0 niuch Afcéireéy

on. A ‘ ~ A
Y Wa cmmat é»ttV€in‘fxzit1afulmfl'E ttlljazsr Honour: the Plot 13.: to %¢nchj
amufgjoa with the mzfle af P aper] nndfilafp/aemy, and fig the intérim “A
to /firing At/Mir Mirzex to élow #19 your Selma‘, 2‘/at Comical and ‘
Amy,&c.   A   A   A   A
 A‘ Thisyoyu fay and we deny, arid none is the wife.-r by cichcr, ie4x- y}r[,;,,,,_“
cap: to perceyive how skilfuyly you are in plo‘ttin’g mcér fifiiongyour

proofs aretwo,‘m'z:. M A ' A A
” I.‘ For they hope fat for the day to fimz the Siamjd wt of year Quench; A
. /mndx, 2. For mm jam‘ Hon%aAm*:”imagine tlmtfmk Liceaafergrwlso ‘
« write fm/2 yLangmzg.e méazxc-fpzid‘ will ever  y jor4r‘yHo:mvrx Im-AA
ApriAmatur ta my tam, [wt of me We m1c‘le*am ml tiaafimiélq

5 “hit”. ~ y y
PWe appeal to your fclvcs, Whether tlicfffbe clear demAoAnflAra- Flame;
t“ions«t0 prove the Plot; you pAretei1dt0e1i{coAverP As for M.Ca+ A 
lam} wé liclccve he might chaflenge all his ill-willcrs to name one
PiOpifl1,~.Blrifphe"mous Or Treafomblc B0AokAthat«ever was Liter)..-

‘ A fed bAyhirn5 and othersycan ray of him that he huh ALicenfedA as
A A Attjany excellent Books for his time, as .-any that ever inthis Na--‘
1 tronWereimp!y?oyedifityhatytrufl.  A V

 7i '21#d‘A for’ t1aeA5’tattiom%r: fzzéfcriéing to t/aagfléacon, (1: all t/aofl:-' Cklfflfhi’ y

” goldeh C/aaAi7*a*é?er.r.of Zen! and Hvlincjféfivcll any more um; pm»
Prexlrflerjfj ‘ A   ‘ A

By your ownatknowledgétnent they fpAAe1las7mucI1@ And do Flame. 

A ti I1eygoIdeAhCharac‘E%érs of Zeal and Holyinefl”eA fpell Presbytery?
13§0W‘vifelI fate’ yA'o1;rA bearts,you. have fetid more in pAA”raAife‘ of Pref-y

AB 9     y bytery

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Fllemeai l V ~

4. ' A   The new Flaming?

bytericlfhcuwout‘ modeltie would permitus." l And blelled be
it God that Presbyterie Zeal and Holineflsyare ‘acknowledged at

leaf} to accord evenby our adverfaries therofelves. WA _ ~ i I
if: le§et&_.tIae fele of Popifb éaelqelt/oer greete/ll part of the trade of
feme of them ? and p. I 3. who did Intel] quarrel! with one ef their

y ’ defer fame oft/qeir Preelvjterietg Beaks. .
lflwfo  :_

No, it’ not; norarePop‘i(l1books in 'Englifh {old by any of
them, except very rarely to a learned piouefriend whom they
know to be found in the faith, and able tohandle the {make with»-
out being llungzwhich manner of felling may very well ftand with

‘ etzealousdefire that fuch books might neverbe publiflied. And
  this being true, is anfwer enough about theexchange men-

tioned. y   ~
Wlrzotetrai ,.e=lfi: §"z‘roMg1j reported to }5d'U6"e£ fnéter in Rome it

or.   

l i This charge cannot reafonably be faflnedlon any of the Sub.-

l feribers except one, whole Tradeindeed is partly beyond themseas, i
  A but yet fo fatre from having any Faétour at Rome, that neither he
i not his Predeceffours before him in the place and Trade that he is

in,ever had any dealings in any part of Itazéyy: Nor is there

any need of ‘fendiyngttoyReme~f01‘~ Popifh Englifh Bomolts of i
i which the Beacon gives warning, for they are toomnumerous here y

it home. i 4 A i A a

_ Hot/9 not the me]? tree”/‘omtdle deck that ever wee printed egniegfil
the State, hem certainly dong/at let the flaop offeme of them, even fierce
to/obey‘ fireel the Beacon to the Parliament .?

They know no fuch thing; And that any fuch boolcwas fo ~

fold by any of the Subfcribers, or by any for or under them, with

. their knowledge or content, they are ready and willing to deny i
upon oath before your and their betters, if called; do you prove i

the contrary if you can. A

130 mt I/aef: 21/Iereeimrie: heave, t/oeztetfizire ettrrezet fer finder dial A
 fimtet and Writing: in matter: of Gael eemtroverfall, ingeget/a-more
  V/Iymbemnr to write, them: [tap and fltfling to the Spirit of God and

were? i » 

To make you more charitable then to jedgeeus Mercenaries,“ e
. we leave you to the fanétifyingy Spirit of God to work in you the» V 
gtateof Qharityg and are forty you have foegood an opinion of 

" ICls0l£llI€K".5

neiglaéexer Bach-fa»/lemyéeeezttfe-i heovoteld not exchange the Holy Court A

at "Me .Beam;a Flaming} V   A   y   5

Wlydolaterh and Blafpbemers (whofe Arguments aremattcndediwherc

they are predominantnvill I-Ialtertand Faggot) as to éxpeét from
them any [ober Difputes and Writings.:Noiman that is_but‘ltnearlA«

ly verfed in hilItory,.and hath but competent intellcftuals, would ,
 expeét fucb things from the hands of Papifis; Witnefs but one

paffage ( which Mr. Squire relatesin thofe Sermons , "wherein he fZ7eA11tz'cK1rz_'fl05

« proves the Pope to be Antichrilhamong many other fad inflanw pane; .

ces) of the Duke of eAl—z/la, who profefled ptiblickly that he kil-i

led by torment I 8000 of the Prtotefltants in fix yeers fpace, For the y

very caufciof Religion. And yet religious raga» (one of "that

  tribe, that mull be admitted to diipute) complained thathe 

had made the Netherlands worfe by {hewing them toomnch

- mercy. And for yourlaying before us the confideration of the

increafe of books by fuch writings and difputes, to abate out
zeal againft popifh and blafphemousbooks; letuys tell you,that
we fo little regard increafe of Trade by fnch loathfome ware, as
that we were quickncd up for fear of that temptationto pray
againfi the publifhing and increafe thereof, And whereas you
call the {topping and fuppre-fling of popifh and blafphemous
hooka,a {topping and flifling of the Spirit of God : We wifh from

our hearts you would (according to the word of God, and fudge-g ;

merit of all the Churchesthat are come out of Baéjlon, and the
praétice of the Army, that have fometimes feverely punifhed
Blalphemers) confidcr , the punifhing of men for their evil
deeds, and afloppingthe coutfelof Idolatry and«tBlafphemy, the
proper work of the Magilltatc.

Andante book; of Hercfie, Taper], ‘Z3414/pew], if alarm 55 equal! Qzgench.‘
plilrerzj of engaging», 866. ii i i  

We need no other confutation but the fence and experience of Flame;
Wtltefe late yeets wherein this equall liberty hath been ufed. 0 do
not our eyes fee how firangely Errouts of all forts and fizesthave ‘ 
V prevailed with the multitude; partly through thejuit judgement in

of God upon thofethat receive znotthe truth in the love of it :l

partly through the craftinefs and hypocrifie of deceivers, and V‘ »
partly througbthe naturall aptnefa 5 people to imbrace novel-
ties, earnalldoélrines, and will-wot  ip P And though God will .

keep laaii «mm, yet there isla nelce1Tity”j‘in«arcfppe6’c of they weal of a

olchriflianlstatc to keep theatnultitnde to the true ptolfeflioyn, by 
. whole fulfrageagonncelsare form"'d, and bywhpoipc ljcrengththey

$3 3 ‘Might’!

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pp isit not B  l

 Q A   A  Beam Flaming; l A   A  
A "Ma*.°gifii'aéeml‘é‘sl3Aotberwifeweifhallqgtklll BE govern“d BYAE: 
lpticlhriiuan, popifl1,am:lbilafhemousAl A y A A
havclbrughl:To0ut‘AHogs~=1:o a wfaire market I And tilough in A
A wereblafphemy to deny the power andA efficacy ofAChr1fl in his A
‘WAord‘andlrdoinance9slto conquer» the greatefi of his adverfarieo, ~
l l yet it mull befzffirmed alfo from Scripture and experience, that he
’overc0mésaAt1d~rulesl::y the ufe of mt-anal, and particularlyiby his 
ble£fi1zi’gAupon thePower»and Strength of MAen,vas his inflruments A
“ *l1anAd*ir1lofficcpundicr him. How otherwife did God give to Ifiml;

itheLaAncl of Cmmmz, ortolanyflhriflian State deliverance from
Romifh Errours, Slrperfiilzionl, Id0latry_._ond thraldome? And how

other‘wiAfe then by'lI1is‘t~Wo-edged {Word did he pull down Prelacy 
in thefoblations, orwill he pull down Antiichrili? will it not be A

[by imzenfing the Kings of the ezmla againll: that W bore, and can»

A Afiogi them toA}mteAbemmdA bum "hair with fire .9 By your Doétriné”

you fhould have let the Cavaliers alone ( who fought for their

A opinions and way of worlhip, as well asiany thing ell?-:.)l Do you
«think Jcfus ‘Chrifi was not as able to meet rim in the field , and A
iquellthem without your help, as ten phoufand Popes and pDe-g A

vile? your Doéirinel is brave Doétrinc; to jullific our late War;

If them: éelcqmzll lifiertjyilofimgagingo ii A A A
Asvhoulid we have no better chiampions than you to difpute with

Popifis and Blafphemers upon an equall liberty ; by your minycing A

til1AeirAelrrolu:rs and crimes in your lace plea for their more then to-

pwleration, we have caufe to bclecvetlmt no more good will éomcf
A of in, then did of the glreawe Difputlation at Milo/icy in“ job» of
A Lejdem‘ reign; which who will may made” in Slgydcm: I-liifory,
 A or‘tAh~elA¢:;tra<ElispAoF it in Exaglifh. Yct” pore:-naps you would be ace-A
c’ * aw edé"vaAl‘=ian‘~l: cbarillpioos againfl: Popery, becafufcyou i do upon

all oloc{afionsAv«cntifo much heat: withoug reafonogainil “P7”€J'5jlteVj;
forllcoofidoringllAow‘thAemcn of «yousr temper Me“ to call it Anti-3
shrill,or‘AnE“1chrliAlliamfme5, we C—a~l1*n0ot but thirrk rim is one of’

pi you-r Papa:-z3e;r»thha>At you man, when‘ you ‘pray, page 7; 1imggio.fl
Th~atlGod? would ffirliulpl able Writers againl{l~all l'orts»ofpPiapm‘Ae.r,

which upon the title-AoFi your boopkh'avi~n‘glpainte**d‘ vwilthl“th'e"*A

piféioreo of tyranny and cruelty, l youloaffirpm to be‘ woffe thenall l :

  A omemayesor Doéitinc and wor1hip,ljayillg, arm wfvizrb no.

” A tlsingpimorfle. Btrtleousllask whichpof you am.-vet cotwifll 

agiltrateo; and than we l

% Tim ?Ed4¢'M :P'1mz'mg'.“   * A 
A M¢g}b32te4rian4Gowv¢i;rnAme?nt4 a,~im’d»at an England by cIme*Ago.dky4mcn%%, A A
£h~crO5,4tQ have any%tyVra;nnicaA1A orV;hereAAt%iAca£ pxti=nc:i:p1cs*init?%IAtsAcafilyAAWi:d 5% Dz’

A affirmfd, bustgwlzen or %b%yAWhA0rn wa$Vitcvidmc.’d ouwf t:heAprc:~%A-1-heA'{{m;€,”;;
c;e»cadiI‘Pg8A or Writipgs oef fiche AA1fe%m;bFyA ofbivincs, or the Pctiuions; of the Govemq
Q1: ,BQQksAof. aA~ny Pmbytery of this N a;cifan%,AA$ or; eompapy of mm mm of the‘-

 E(§,’!1:1“§Z=I?Tt25£b}7t2€§*Pi$..1l~ "‘ And £0 make youfa aAfli1aAAmcd:fc1r-A all your  °£

 bitfamfnefs aainft the pKfi”3"fiy“te.fiiaAn5;H,: as never coW&1ewyourfacesAA The p,m,;m5, V

A mo%re~uAn£il1AA3%QuhaVe done .pen::meeAat1;ea{t: in a; p~riAntedAfhéetof a1A{femb1y of A

re«:rac$’ca.:x:ion,A We do here for the g!AoAry» of God, and Acomfm af Londqm Vin»
the Church, chAalie_ngAe any of you :0 {haw and declare» atxy one difa”g°” ff
fundaAm£n:a1l:ex%ro.uAr eith.e.4r in Dowfirime or Worflnip, that haAAch 
been held feiitzli or ownAed:A by any Prcsb}7teriAe; on campzmie *0? and [ea 5; 3,2,
1?re%&1:iyt;e:riaArxs~in my paartof th%s¢NaVti0n,mr -fa rru-1c:“h as by anie tyrannicalbor

A qmincntfingiePr¢s:b:Ay+teAAriAanAA_; *i‘hA=.iAsMCrown lmth Gad fetnponlllbe: hfiwtical P1'in". A

A head of éhacPartie.. To him be praife. for;evAez:i,nAA the Church>es.A  be in
A Amm; A . A . ' A A A A '
% Tm,dcmzit:w£2lzam¢tA dmmemm (:1: ramwmA£vm£, Mt/.mt*an& uf their cmench.‘
Lard:%./Ecmidpmclaim timt c'2l;zj]9./aemam: crack SftuApA.0r miméi clerusxt
Brita!-mi%g:us, T/as amazement:  rim tma-rAld* :3: the c1ergaeafBriAc~  A
tam. ’  ~ ’ A  m <
3 A {We believe it to be true and no-crack or AblAafphemie._,fo bencficem: 1: [meg A
hathw that L OR I) been to. this Iflamd ., who afcended up on ‘
high to Agixje gAi.fts* unto men, asAt:hat¢grcat: hath been the nurn.- %
has of his MiniAfiers,AAEmbaIfac&aurs (21 e. Paflmrs and Teachers)
and (to his praife we may [peak in) we think through his pl*e%fa-A
fing upon their% IabAo»urs,Athcre are not m‘oreAglorEfied SaintsA in bra.-
ven, caIled~thit:hcrfincc;Chrifls Afcenfion, out of any (0 little‘
fpot of ground .imzheA wnholhe world, as out of great Britain, andi
no quefiion the gmatnumbAer oEAour*MsiAniflcrs~, foA%leaAAmAed, *pirmsi
 and fuccxeffeful, mauAgreAAa<lttlw Afn.a.Jiw:oF:A mcn»md‘AAcficvi,12’sA caAxmot:~“
A"*bu»t be thea.maAzcmentAi of th%e?vW0rld‘AAA;A=»  go:oAdAA Apeoplc: ofAtheA
wAo~rAlAdAAadmireit and%praAi—fe GadAfor~i;t:, and?tlwfe~nha<rA4beAenemies: A
are amazed and envic them andVthc.Ifla%ndforA$in. A AA » A ‘
A ‘A   A22d%je%tA m*‘mm.-an: mmfffie fired, and At/aw A*l4rm~A given tn the Qleflch.-A
% Lwdgzyfmtex Sword,‘ Arm, Arm,,@‘ic. fm#~Anati%aAAI1mn darefiir ofwr A
A  AA—3'?’iK5fl*A*«C 1argie«%%zaA~A%recem7?vc t1aeclmrga»eaf[wmvfmmj%n ob»n9r#ara%d‘Arali-
AA The vifiblc figns of thwenemies a~ppmacl1AgivcsmA%A/larm t~oAd~Flame2AA
   ;hat%A1@.ggr;hcim§I19tion,AAchwfe few: give w1arnAinigVbyAA fitting Aa   ‘A’ V
 %%  A A W   5   . w.  ..".._.-...N. kficacon

 

t8l 4 i The fiance» Flmingf A e A
r r Beacon on fire; now no man can be blamed for not putting on hie
A Armour‘, before‘ danger, appears; Ourlfieacon. was intended to’
give warnin or only to the Magifirate, but to the Minilier alfo,i

  yeato all the ords people of this Land: for your parts yoitfll
take none, but qnarrelwith us, a fhrewd fignithat you Wrilln A ei...

 ther be taken prifoners by the enemie,t or are refolved to _ revolt;

1 to them. But for out Miniflers they have given fuch good proof
of their skill and zeal in receiving andrepelling the charges of
the Rotnifhl adverfaries in time pal}, that we doubt not of them
for the future, but 1/! will never fpeazlq well; and the truth is, 1'0
much hath been faid in Print and Pulpit already", as thereby it is
pm: our “of M dmht , That the Rotnifh Religion in thofe things A
we complainlof, and to the prafiice whereof the Papifls labour r

fo much to fednce men, is afalfe Religion, made up of Indolatrie, n

Superflition, Will;-worihip , andmaintained and propagatedby I
hellifhlcrueltie, and that the praéiicle or promotion: thereof islan

“l abomination tothé L O R D. So that the Miniiierehaire I: on the r
pointdone their workgethe Magiflrates only remains. i he like

mayrbeifaidteof thofe opinions we call Blafphemy,iais to the un«?; 
doubted and nnfpeakable wickednefs and publifhing of them.7 

States) farmermre of the Printer: mama andreadimejfa to pradzdcei 

Qgench. We ht¢z7¢h{}"'n_cd;2ceiete natflprefuming to prepofe") that join? (the: l

the Atmhm orhriavgert of their Copiaxi, together with flame cane/e-V
£5677! Regulmiom, mtmat jag/fl} 17] my  mm he'i‘compldin’d
e » A aihfl; .’ - l l 
Flame. tgThis Model for Regulating the Prefle fu pnpofes every‘ Bookfel;-—
l i let and Printer a competent and able Judge of whatfoever,mat'terl
A is printed, which He is not; or elfe fuffers hitn to fall into theiiiipitl
before he ihalltbe hid, .Stan‘dr. i It alfo permits any Popifh, Bla-no
e fpheerhotrs, Treafonable Boo‘kl,’ to be,~ 1;. Printed; 2." Sold. “V
3;» “R”ea;d/.. 4. Complained of. 5. Debatedl by the State. to Andj-’l”“”"
‘ laflly,, Adjudtgechbeforeit can be Siupprefledn; Whmflthe Steed _
fiailmyailfhmthea$’tahledoar.“ I l - ‘V   r 7 r  t  A 
” 2  . Thuswe have donewith your firfi iheet, afndi are cometo‘
t;>dy~our fecond, whli‘ch-beginstthus: r  " t “  "l

h Qucn§h_* li'lThei Hiimhleefnfarmdtnion "of dieters Oficerx bf the hArm4] incl «othmt

Welt’-4-ezfllfied Pet-fmi‘ to ithelPm-limzhfient and Cammemfavmlth  
 lendicanceffiingfiafidalom Preshjtérim Bo=éIQ9L  1 l 7% “ ° hi

~) A_z:;,,,,,e_;ii  Whether the gutbpnrsofhthisfiokcouldbe'Ofiicersiof

ftrmicgj 4

Tbazmzirazr 1vl4ming;’    9 i

~ ‘Armie or well-afl°e&ed we have examined alreadie ; we flrallcnot
‘ ‘rnedrdle with the Subfcribers of it,~fn ppofing Col. Pm'ale,l’ and7l‘the
i tell of thesouldiersrnighlt by forne fudden {urprize be drawn! in

to; daft, ' concerning which they had done well to have inform’d

l usgrm we might the better have vindicated-them.‘ But concer-
ining the Information it felt; whofe ever It is, we rnufif truly fay,

Gentlemen, it comes too late; molt of the Books you’ melntion

. having been inforrn"_d egainflby bothers long ago,& edi-veers perfonsy
. l punifhed though wrthrgreat tendernelfe for them, and now (up-

on our letting the Beacon a fire) you would rob thofe of the cre- u
dit of the work, who it feems were better: lovers of the prefent

 Government theniyour felt/esrthe Boolréin your Catalogue“ long

agb difeovcred,and for which many have been in trouble,we {hall
note whenwexcorne to them in order. And that confidered,it may
be without any uncharitablenes ad 1'udged,that had it notbeen to
lhew yourheat againfi Presbyterie(occalioned as you pretend by
our Beaconfircd, thoughiin that we fpeak not a word for Presby- i
tery;,nor againfi Independency,or any Se-«Ft or O“pinion,but Pnper] ’
and B/afiikémj) the Parliament had not been troubled with this
your humble Information, though proceeding (as you lily) from

 conviéiion of duty, which we can hardly believe; for bad con- i

_vi‘é’cion of duty put you uponthis addrefie, you ,,w,oerld'"have
equally complained of t-hofe bitter Boo,ks»'«that'”'“have been made

 ii andipublifhedby others (againli tliefitate) who have declared
; both in Prefleand Pulpit as much Violence and Virulencie a.-
A \ » [gainft the preieynt Government ,~ and the chief men in it,a‘s ever
A j A ‘ It: ramzifhian aft ‘TDMJ t/mt pm: in omtto thrived/mméle Addreffe. ’ Quentin

To move the Parliament to betray‘theirTrufl, forfwearthem*— I"/time.
felves, “provolm-eGodjy to wr;ath,gr‘ieireythe hcairrtnof the generali-—  

yl”ti‘eliof Godsfdearefl feirvants, rejoycetheyhearts of Papifls, lBla.»,-
l_fph‘emers,*i yea‘ theilnfernall Spirits (“if "ever ’ they rejoyce at

any thing) can beno humble Addrelie, but a‘ grand Prefum-
option.   7 l i ‘  i A r e

 iWeh4zIe1:mdnfnd experience of the Platrmml De/fgnr of a;'Prrf§- Quench.
la_yyre7imrPmrrj,“ rfiiecin/Zy mam néimtv the Cizy”Lolndony,lwha Q i

* knvenaranéb /{e21vt¢t”00rrq/;12o1¢‘cx'e:¢c_j.i.m'r/at‘t/safe of Scfltllahfdlig-[wt er!/is

lcontriéured imrnejrfwndwy other encouragement: to their fieveml In» A

i.eur_{z'on.r. l or

 oy * Name

Fa’m:ae:

(kench;

Emma

Qgénch. 

Fhmfi

 nation caf ei<thefr,a~n~Apofilcg Evangelfifl, ot:1>tesb»yterli'e,lvvlete~aA

“ml %   A
 Nalnfe the tri:"en,ltiand,.tfay no mm theti you know; at yoti?
A "womldlnot b==e:j'udg“e»d by the; Lord for falfe wimefli=ng,ancl ll‘:-t“

zfzse‘ m:a:at:z:z,.;»2*2z”g‘;

thofe pctfons, -if any flwllla ~e, anfwet for tlhemfelvw. A But whew

ltlhetltlbtc‘ true or falfe.il:s" notfiitng tfojthe Bcaicloln, ottfxe surmw
V fC1fl¥‘b¢fSl0'f it, mdtl.1eili'lwlw”e fay of allilyolulr charges.  A A A
 “ Afiirming tkatltbe Armjwm ;z*PapiJ% Arm] azmitfzzl1lafP"apz:{z’Lt V

mgd: §‘efz¢£m‘, ‘ mi that M 1' Pete rs mad other: livers ?cfz¢z'tem.l

 ThatWe.Cl01IOF;&f~firm. Only thus much we Izzzvctto fay, That l‘
though;w_e_d.0~nl0t alifelrt that, yletlthatthcrel are Jefuites in the A

Nation. that fo ment our d ifitrences, we tl1ink‘no wife tmansl will ale»
mic. )2. Lctllthel Tract be: yudgetl byl_thle'l fruits, andllefuites by

V ffiefuititaloperationstt 1‘. Icfuitest have allwaiet ma?d~e?i‘t tltel*ilr'dc-5

fign to rulm: the Proteflalrrtt Mmilftetie, as ‘a learned Jman lately

obfetvedlat Pauly, that Adam Gonmm a» "]efuli=te in hisl Politlcks _

lazies thaztlclcxwnl as one way to liitinglnl the Popiflial R€l:lgl0n& A l2«.]c--

fuimslablout to throw clown Pro-:t_efla:nt U‘lWllV€1ffi[l‘E5. They res» t
t me‘m,ber‘weIlh0W theylwetel tormentedlwith the Un»ivctrfilt*ie~ of

~If’irteln6tr,ga*a:t téhlel Rc.fo»tlmat"ilo«n in Germany, from wlhelnlce loam?-

A Jed Amen wc:re9clifpetftd into all parts, who confounded the Popilh A
" partial and Religion in the fevetal Provinces». They remember

lmw out learned men have fl'Qt1-'1 ti-mietor time untavellldl‘ their cit-1-4
lchavntmcnts". 3. Jefuiteslllalbwurtobrling tl1c”Protefla~nt Reliiglilon
into difgrace by the confufionsl,A~ dlfottlers , blwfp‘bletm»its , and hch
relics of Ptotlcl’czmts,« all which are abetted by a genclralTo—I“cralti~"
on, and therefore theylabout to hinder any fettlclment in the
Church. Now this is all we [ha]?! fay to apply it, W/in-rrewzir
the Cup :1: -foztzwl , let him ée‘ talqmn And wherever theft: lldlea:

‘ figns tare‘ agita;tecl,‘l.wc‘may well fay, 1.; mat the mad afyoné

 all lthzist R

A l Andrlmtf/Mia: Lpgy-peopla mm lama cw: of5pi»~;r,4ndd;ddg/,1;mfe

ltl}J*£1l7‘VllG1:]“tJ5.l l A V A A

By this Call of Spirit’ do you mean inward Hlollncffe, or cxtraé-'
ordi_nat'iclGifts P» Ifthe former, Shicw us: from Scripture, iflylotil
tan, that the Habits of Grace. without the Defignation ‘or ()rd’i%-

tfufficient Ca;lll“tllo'tl the Publick ldi‘fp.cnfii1gfof Gods Word which
very odly the _.25tcnol2e»r.c call difpqnfinlg their Gifts : If the lalscr,

»$heW us the mzm,if you -can, A among all the La-y-t-Preachers (at

_ your felveé call them) in England; that can {peak Tongues and

Languages

Thegfleacazz Flaming.‘ 1:: _ ~ » "

A Languages th ey nevcrylta rnedr, wAo.rlt Myraales, anal th‘eWnwAéfixall
feriaufly confider Emmy whence y they come, but untilll tjlmnawc l

  wewilh you had forbom
nance af ]c*rlhslC'htri{l. A 

knowt who {wt 1’. ham. ;

; rWiAth¢mr aha Farmal Hfimane Ordinahces ofPre:é~jrer],vaére ‘IA’-Alau Qqench.‘ - A
‘  Pfiefi: ita diflgzrzfl. ‘ 1 ‘ at l t

t F by this you mean Ordrinatiort of lMinifl:etAsAhy% a Preshytetie, Flame. 
thus ralhlyfto let flit-at fo clear an Ordi- A

I  Tina’: party We appafizoiaz/Z ¢zloagAt.htA= p;oraa—ag; .afAParzza; Qgemh.‘

were againfi them and otrl1er*yStt€taries not yet hatchta

 Not lb neither : fgrwho than all along adhered tocthe Parlla. F2'amla.t
menyt,wheln the Poptfh,‘ Prelatzcal, Socmzan and Arminian partie

yArm’r.t/a)zttl.7efi,=fz7x Sraéfbrilzaw are of the/.amr.Triée,Wi/1.alfi¢ mt»;-4 Q‘-W-nChA~A AA

rai_fefll]appea1f,M 6)’ tbafivqaent Di/cozarfmfoéj tbt=ir_fer.ra'ag the Bm- V

a can cmfire.

Here the great charge againfl the ABo:okAl'ellcrS=,,A is, That they .Flrr9rreg.A

A meenemi-as to the State; and whyis it E! Becaufc t.hcy_arePref-
’ byterians ;  furely thatrcann0t"be atljuclged a Crimelbyytholetl1at~

account P9pe,rieAand Blafphemie none. If we are miftakan, than

l we believe Zlfaclaiavii pafles ithé fentenycc, andlis no Presbyterian

this year: No, Its becautfe they fired the Beacon; at“ firong rea-
fon"’tls,r that does as clearly proveyus the Parliaments enemies, as
yyroqrquenchinghth¢LBtacon proves you then: Friends. Biutathc

yabetterto clifcern the Rrcngth of‘ your Argument, let us put it in-
V to form, andtwthcntrtamxne rty;rYou argttc thus : . Thom rat,-ban rain-:

form the Parliament and Commonwealth of taagzmz hf the Vi-

  ‘gilancicof Roma and Hell (the two greattlt enemies £0 wary

ChriftianAComm0nwcalth) to introduce their D06trlnt*.,Warfhi p
andrGoverr1mt2nt, andipraythe, Parlzanatmt todrawfotth the

A gm: SwordA0f' Gotmrttment thatisin their hands (hm. thtkilf:

hang; _burn or banitfh any man for his Opinion) but to guard the A

A 7 truth and torrepelrall the yAfl'aultsa of Romilh and hlalplrremcxrasy
at aclvertfairles made by Booksror otlren aflcrtma, are antrmies to the

Patliarttt?t1t.t , 38-at the Sztéflriéers of the Emtforz km:~'a 2’)-i.fafo?“W¢t°t;.'l,
&~c." Tlaerefora they’ are anemia; tn the Start’. We. grant ‘c‘!‘A‘vtrA‘¢AAfl’yEtyG0;‘;’A y
that we have l‘0.lnf01‘E11€(l_tl1eaP£1I‘ll£ll'mi‘nt; huttlenie your .fi«r:fajw,y

which if Aryan amaltexnot good, landt at the fametimaprows a lllarre

to be anyOwl, your Corzclufion has to tl1elgtoaund,A;aady¢3u may

3?.  A

11¢ A Tide‘ Beimnt filming?   " V I 

as4%4t1‘u’iy:fay{§ tfieri aft enemies;  b“-ewcaufe they Iarefiicrids  wé *pE;;:y1

you .i:ocon%fide;r what pare fiuffflcws from your prictmdéd 7AVrg'u.
mam, fuppofingit throng, «pigs; You make «Lbs P£§l‘1.i3mE.'flt', Po-A»
perieand Bl%afphe%mie‘At:_o hm atfn ch an agreement, that for any to-

A feel: ytheVSuppreflion% of oneuof them; makes them en-cmies%to the

4   ;o~=Eht“r ;‘ and whrefher t h'*.'? Pobe or t*he:PAar1%ia4m~cn: be mofl %b':ehlol;-7

  fihiéhch;

emmeé '

 

dingunto you for fuch Do&r~i’n*e, we I'eave~you to them ‘\£O“~d‘ew

V termine. Butif the Pariiament and Armie flmuld :( though bm: ‘A

by filebc5c9)-appe1r to be (if ymir minde "%(which God forbid, and
we beleeve not) and caufe all the Organs and Bels in Rome, and

' A allthe Romifix 'Chu£i1:=he“s% to ’m%akeA M’e:lodi»c, yEt‘”W:l': for ovir;pa;r%:s,
% andVA‘manyw:ho ufaud‘s more, would p.ray Godjm give%th'e,m Re...
'pcn:ance, fm" fru‘fl:ra%ting the~ex.pVeE’:ati=oAnsVo‘f thofe, who *i‘:h~:x:‘h;e% A
fimpli-city cf «their hearts advcntured *t”h~seir ‘Li‘bem:i‘es , ~Eflates,f

Lives, A.A4l$I,'. wicbland 1;nde;jt11em5fornothimgfogmu CM‘fh.,3.;5N to ‘ham
the true Reformed Religion (then in great danger) =feltled in

PuAri:tiie, “and fe‘ncAcd' againfi Popsifh amd A%:b*lafp"hcmoL1s P.o111lu--
tions.¢   * ” A

 ’ ‘Far «tI9}sjW' m A:mg~sa1§ama%nderstz»z Va Smta, mddcléglat in mm.»

thing mare time in Perfecmémz of tmcler Confiienaex Z} Fz#'reaz7nd%

Sword. % » ‘

It is worth obferving, how rn~uc‘h thefe men flreinrilz thfe notion;

‘of Aatendcr confcicncc, ‘ chattit may 'be[appIicd to J«dola*ters=ga”ndV

Blafplzemasrs. It is ffrangze that‘God‘fl1ou1d;<app~QLi%p-t:ha%t*any:z:ené- ’

der confcien%ccs.fhould4be put to death 1 ‘Why are yam fo bitter?

Did we ask any more then Supp"refii0n of Poperic, _Blafphemie,j
and the mainta-iu.ing the Faith rt/mt‘\3M4' om:-_ delivered to ‘the-

-5'm'«nt: .9’ And do" you think the Parliamjent hath not wifdom
enough to do th*efc Vwithout Fire and ‘Swmrd ( £.;c; ). ’bum..

V ing, heading, hanging? unleffe men. be obflinate1y‘b;entt;ohe
 hang"'1d. A ’ * A A  %

T/azgy are Bbutefetlx in a S:».:pz-rl;.zti'zze Degree zv Wkc1fiHrhief cazéi

mgt comflxin makjmg Comévmfliam in all W421’!-;‘gavcrn*d‘ ‘Commem-

Wmhh. « A. m M %%' Aé %  
; It is no newathink fot%viru*1ent and!m;aI:c:vou;.s't%m¢en, to raxfe {can-

d«:ils.and caftafpcrfi0nsup~on guilrlefépcrfons. [And if'~it"w%erc 6-

nough ab a,ccufe,who$fl1ould4bc innocent PA Here is a bold accufa- A
A, 7 gjigon, as fxxllofrage arzdpaflion asvcmzdof fcnfeiand renafon, The
VA A axufhours ofit do notfo mucih as;0Fférdany‘cv1d%cn4c%e orargu%m<mt

A A ' % A \  ‘ 4  A   Cw A

  j The Beaaanfilxhhingf A M4 t 13"
r.;to*:provve i-ti } you molt take it upon theirvthare words : Itisébelow
them to prove any thing; and therefore wehold it notworth an t
lAtn‘fwe.r- thinly rhnsmuchfwe {hail fay; If there were no worfe

Q tfioturefemx then wcgtlfotairl m~en‘,Soruidii«crs and othrergmrere asipcaice -

taihly mindtzd as we, and as refoivcd torrkeep within‘their bounds
t~anrdft:att‘ionzs, thre~r«e-wtould -not be fuch rzanfc of great ffearas  ail
rt'h=e Land over, of tdeih*u&iveM»utationrs and Alterations in this

* fiCrommo.nwt:aith. o

 ‘ EAAJM1tJmtrr.tilaeworldmnyithe éetter know t/aefle Sndfirriéerx ,, raw iQuen¢{§ii*ji’"i
~t/a:ir%N'nrmc.r Mal plnoestrofi xiéode, M fallaweth. ‘  h i ‘ . J

A T;hetLorddeiivorusfromwicked and nnresrfonahlé mom for £[,,.m,_ ‘
r*;a.Hin1;ern:he.ve no: faith, and koop up oinriheartstiin Gods ft-at otniy L n

V irfrorn fearing mani,wbwfl2 Iaremn in/azkiyaoflrils, ‘andifo a Rufh for
’iir:i3zon;r tI1ne;ats.4h ‘ ~ ‘ A o ‘

.T»h.é:~‘ :3 were it/17.9 Snlfiriéert of the ,Pa'mp1o[et.i, {mt the iCo72ta«-i~zI€r.r Qgenchv
rand ttCazm¢e/[arr of it, We /7541! in aim: time «mi zzponi jnfloccnfion drf» ’
~¢:‘nrz)er~. 4 r A i . ; A i A t i
Wercan help you in this tDiii:overie*h».=:rter than any others, and p1,,,,,.,L,_
W ‘riatffure you ti*1at"thc‘StIbfi.‘ribers were the‘ only room that contrived.
«-titi; bntwihat if others had? wasthat atnytcrirner.o.coorriive (by
nwary ofrwlnformation arnd.Petiti;on) how thfi truths and Worfhip
of God may be continued, and the fpreading of 'P0.pc-‘tic: irnid

it ‘filafpiiemieftopt? If you judge this to begcridminal, then God

vvbre thanked you have not the Helm of the State in one hand, and
theitswrordtofSupremacieinthe other, and if ever you vfhould, A
we mufl thong: our Thankfgiving into a ‘Praicr, and fay,
flared Lord be merciful 1emtQ_ m, and d‘cli'Ut=‘r mframjffnc/any yaw.

y ‘Am-eni.. . r

V t "iT/mir Pzmrnnéle 13' emheli/lard Wit/Mawrclafheming Zeal, for E26» %ench.

i'wnftirz.ti2:2vi:t of that Goflatl of §‘€f14»5”Clarif1', which were ‘ tatzyzfy ‘ rom-

-menoirzlzle it came am pm: beartri, bmifwe have too great an

pAfl”ma:zrnc‘u that Se! -.imw*cfl is their Aimnml VI-Iypacrzfiet 2/an
ii0h,the heliifh nature of pride, that wouidnor oneiytget into F/;,,,,,;

" I tithe o1unsor;s:are, but ufurprhe Throtnie of God , and pretend
' *n:o‘knoW affnredlythc..fc;:rersoF the hoanrri 1‘heLot'd fudge be-

A rmvreitentnrs nndryon, who proclaim us to be  pocri¢re‘s{iand Aimers

» fl;i::n‘!‘.‘.Od drown carnarliitlnterefiy nothisGlorie, inr~our4a"reDifcoveric 
  A ofPopi~fhiand..biafphemons«Books written ~and?pl;1b1ifl1ejd» by the

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% ‘ faim _/Ema t/Jffl$f£_1'?JE*.s" ii§to% fame; Oflire or Monpp%ozj'% fo7‘.- Licmfifig,
3  l’r.iwtimg7m»zdfi/limg’13’0Q'k§-A    A        A _    
L 4 Iptpsno” M0nopo1ie_to phaVe‘”poWc~rppfrom the Smzzepas ptheir In_fi_rup4~ %
.:memVs t0e'Xecu'tethe-ir~LapW;~:,p yet Vwegdefirecl no fuAchV% €mp1di‘ment.

Itsppmoppre fixtable to the Govemors and Officers of pOL1r"COm]J3n§€? ‘:. r
A nor were‘ we fin-foolifh or A prefumptu-om as‘ to dpefireporp ask: the’
 Eicenfing of Books, its a trufi too great for fuck as we or you pc’ji~‘~
“that; Is i's:'not firazipge that a Phyficianjcannot Life meanspthat

none may fall corrupt Phyfickpbut‘ he muF: be 'jL1dg’d Af pone pttia:

wczuldp mcmopo-Iize all Medicine int his owx1h:;nds ? But to tui'n%

whatyou fayinto plainer Englifla, tliougiai ydu would feemppto
{peak onlypof pus, yetyou plairdy infinuafe pthac the Parliament

cannot, ought not ( by giving power :07 any) fup‘p:‘c1Te Popifli}

and blafphemous B'O4'0kSi, not authorize Licenfem, tE':0‘r:gh¥ ne-p

vet fo-godiywand found init‘I‘:eV fajith. But for thefe things we p
_ leam them to the Puliapmenr, let that Power plead ins own réghnp
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Let the pRe'ad~er take notice, that this I5afI'zzge adjudg¢s the
Beacon fired tgrbe; truly conamendable, their ‘ponely ~excepti'on
ispp, gthacp It comes not from pure hearts, which we leave to

himto dcétermine, whofepPrerogative atom in: is‘.  

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[75 zsaflgept to tfkeflpgfarmedflelzgiom."  “Hcrepis a A cocfrcive& Powe_r in‘ AA
A ppmapmarsof Religion, whichjwe: from Scripture owpnpgq be in they
p Magiflrate, A ‘and which hathbeen exercifed bypall thus/lagifkrapcespp p

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T/he BemmhFl4‘wimg3 3 A h 1 5* » A
that ever were in1:h:ewo:x:1~dhA:oxhhis day, u‘nIae{§they werehhbyhe
dea'th): or otherwifeh h%ind~re;d.. And it ies.hmeoAftfamou~fly known; by 
hall that know‘;hehHifiorieAof the times, that there were neven
A any h plcarezrs for an Tdl”e"x'£I:£'i€5fl of al:leRe1i:giom,h but they were
grccuzf perfecu.tors‘dfh the wnnrary hmiadhcd, if they once got: inter 2
‘we fad‘d‘lie.  ThAAc,Hi?fl0r*ie‘ 05 the Arrzmzx is fan-wuss,» who once: Atlmzz.
V wetzei enemies: to ahlhl“ perfec-zutihonhh when A they were u:nderhth“e; A
 hatehesgbmt whenehtheyegonpawerintothehir.hha_nxfs,.wcre more
‘ hitter perfecutors than the Heathen Emperours. The Domztr:fi;c.
were great Patrons of a T<f:~Iera‘t:iohm.,h tilfhunder tzhat Apofiatc ;’zz- opmma.
limw, they got: powen: into their hands, and then‘ they filled Afrim ~
with blood: and defolation. The Stomihe of the Gcrmam 'Azméwp-
  sift‘: is fo fam0u»s chrahtzeit needs: no mentieemienhg. V e,  
1 AA Prexéfleriam Claflfxwawldh dome/1;? éwt‘ fat it /Mme fomcnhchhwz: Qflencha -
namee, that may prammmva C wfmem, cfivc. and what‘ zavomld t/wk Aéves ~ ’
It:/3'1/van at Spams?/E Imquifitianf 7. ‘ h h A. . .
“ ~A.$‘oAme newmzme] to wit, a P.11*Iiament; for to thern onexly hwcefiazmeh.
Tech for redirefis. Here you domorc then‘ infinueate, that if the
Parliaavmetat fhazll pum;ifh;men;»eFor, on but hinder. t.hemifr.om com-
V mon fwearimg, ’offeri'ng their fem: to Ilafbslac/a, opene;rej‘eré’cieone of
;A the Lords daie, vmrfhipping the Sun, or a: geeldcdm (39:15, phreahcibeing
up Makomcr, preachifng down Chhrilh or Amaintainihng that‘ the
~1"ope hath a«utheorihtieet0b1o.w u p 1’>a;rliaments,h change the‘GoAvern-
meimof this Comm*0nwealth,diwfchhharge the peopleof .0bedience
to tlsiehxxhl‘/l‘;ag”ifi:rhat;es,.‘omtheymppmefs;Pmpi£l1:Aand;Hcxetieall.eBooks A
fall which come under the hotion of Religion) Athey arena bee-~ A
terthc_nha Spanieflfinqpiefitian.” We hefecchaour dear Couhhn:‘rhey-
A men that fubfctibed The Beacon qmmvhed (whoever were theAu-Aj
hthoursvof is)‘ to:~chon{iderhhwhh.-at: brave D”o&Anine thiseis; and whe-
jrheerthey aereimote of another m:inde.=,§ as; we; are perfwaded they
are, whatever they may fay in a paffion. Ah  . A A
$5132‘ flaej lggnow tlaa P4hrx5iwment.e mm’; Armin lmvzze a ten declared qlench 7
againflfm:/1 prac:edir:g.r,to wit, (aeswe fu:ppofe~ your meaning  ~
A theehhfupprefling Po.pi{h and.He1:etica~1:Books. 4 A  A  
1 » TheParhihamene hahth.oftenh.dechla1:,ehd. ta; maintain thhcv;1?.m»teefl;ant Flflwg;
V. “R¢1i‘gi0n13 in ophpeaficibnh.co Popcsriwe; mad; that: they neivcnintend'cd "
-to l’etlo04etAhc"geM«et1Reines of ,Di?fci:p1ine;, fare memehtoh fol‘low.r
the jmagitmions ownfhcir own hhearts,“ and eivenie man do that;
A which was right in Ahiszowneeyes, A commie Id0lamy«,d:efpiefcGods
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10r”dinances,i Blai£°phernei*God,.Chril’t,i"‘ and ScriAptfiric3 \

’ ‘ The wmpon}l,qffiz/iing and prayer antiwar: awzilnérle and 
3/am t/an/E.iofforce.‘ ‘ it i l i ' o ‘ ‘ ‘  

an

it For lelfet matters in Religion, thatearc notfo ,clcar, falling 

andptaying is. the benefit i But: for Idolatric, Superflition,Hetefie,i

. and Blafphernie; .A.Tbefe witholutcontroverfie God would have ‘:
« the Magi£lrateAexerci‘fe his authoritieinlifupprefling, as manifefi‘ ~ A
 evilsrthat flzrike at thefoundation, Dem:.;3.6,8,9,11. Zgzc/2.13;

Ramlg;   A  M A A i A» A. 4 i 
Haw fimpie are t/fiefe Sfldfariéers to imazgine that the tmt/9, of

 o C’/orifi: /90!]; Religion: nee_d: t/aefazpport of lhnrsiménailflrmx t_afnj?.lzi,§q in I

it That C hrifl can fupport his Church, .Ttuth,and Worlhi p,w,itl%1-i-«
out the Miniflerie of men or Magiflrate, is true 2 But that he hath
not appointed the Magiflrate to punifh evil doers,and encourage
falfe; as hath been alreadie proved. i’ W‘ % - A
xflml /yaw dzflrzazflfw/Z Amie t/aefi: mw'af Gad: iPra'v£Jwce l.’ l A t 
: It’s no diflrull of Gods Providence, for men to doltheir dutie,‘

w.

thofe*thatl’do well, and that in~Arefetene:e to both the Tables,i-s

‘ and ufethe means that God hathipreftribed ;‘ifit: wer‘e,Hthc -

charge would lie againfl all war whatfoeiver, jail or unjufi, and
all Courts of Judicature; yea, againfl the Mitgiflrates cutting off

the rottcnefl Branches in the Common» wealth, for the: good of
the wh_oleBodic : and indeed againfl all Govemmlcint whatfoeivcr. ‘
A For is not God able to avenge hisi people, make up’the{ir»lofl‘cs,

‘prefervea State if he would, without thehelp of any Govern-A
mentat‘allP H ‘w A _ i   V
 1 And doubtful! ofnur ow:¢%_/i‘re2::gtk,— toi‘imgt‘gi;2a tkaztilany Pap!’/3"cmz

. _/Ejilpr write more than we can mafwer. A _ ‘ . % 7‘ i to ~ % A
I 9 To do whatlGod:requires,is no argument of our doubtingeiv A
thfil‘ of the gogoclnefs of our caufe, or our abilitie itoienfweti

gain~fa.ycrs. A«   A . _  . AA   A l i“ i fli
Pf’edefire1_iotA/aingignéarelt/can that the-jtmtfd all Adiflentérk jémldpra-i
pamzzdr/Mir daztétx he-an C/alriflima mzj.U,. i  ,   t I » ‘ l  
You are vc5rieA tender of Papills, Idolaters , Heretique9,l_ando
Blafphemers {With ‘none elleicheflmcon meddles) thefegnre but
Diffentets with you: We wifh yourtcharitiewere a.‘Scripture-g-
charity. Do youA"thinl£”l‘uch'asitheytiwillimeet inddthet love of
Chrift for éetz-er infirmiiian? Orthat thofe blafphernfers that dcnie;

. the"loMel'its and Diwfinitielof Chrifl,A will meet the Orthodoxiin
lthc}: loveof Chrifig What Qtolleties are thefe .1. A 

he  T59’: 

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  fargt:AtIm aztAAtlaeAéegi;axig¢A_grA of July Inf}, 4Al’A’£t‘z'tlzmf why ,m- ‘AQutn<;’h§.AA
A ’ fimed m Al.‘/at Parliament, éj Wm} x/any/{ml whit’-wl§fi3e&a=o{ perfims, one A A
A .Br.¢!r2$cl1.2t‘/aereaf¢Wl'21‘,AAl7"/ddtt the prafi might he «ppm tn all. A A A A

jAAAAWhatiAf we had remembredthat%Petltim1‘ whl h moved fart ‘fol Flamgfi A
A witckcd a thing as the gratifying the verie Klngdoma oAfdaArl<nel's? A‘ A
 not lweAAAthAtteforAc dltfé tic) petition for that which is‘ full and
lgd, ‘ yea: fompch‘t:heAItat»her«. And inlcleéd thaEtA ‘A%P5etltiO21AA you t
mention Amy well bt:rernétt1bre‘cl,A for a Ayfilifln fpirtit put in thigh

, P*ctition"amohglthcA rell, That Tlthes mlghAtAbe taken away, and

no otherimraintenance ellablilhed in (‘lead thereof. Had thofeé Pe-

A 1lltAl0flEAl‘5h..pUtAi1AZl§_,A And that the Tithes might come to“tho_l"e who

pay them*aslth*eirAown proper gotods, they wouldlnpt heAAfi;lcAh Clea “
celvcrs ofthep0tYrAACouAnt:ymap,Aas otherwilc they AwAilAlbe. A ~
(A  Naw if itlA%%wereAAw@rt/7 the %e;mminihg,A we might certainly finds @ehch§ A
zm‘tm] uiztmtlvmlfa £n'afi132rlmrv:¢~of t/am: Pamphlet, at: time 1500, A
of ear}: éaokwere prAi:»:tedA, is impraéaévle 5 andAtkat t/sq)’ Were all printed
in England, émlaztézjfull. A A A I A A
A Have you be-Jen thusimiaged_at us for our Pamphlet, as'yo’u Flame]?

A tcAallAlAlAit,_,A w7il:hAou'tl¢xalrnilning of‘Ait;? mmfet fhame for yoAu.A And that
* 15050. of ,each book was printed we alfert ndt,A that gncl?-:t,A becaufo

that Anulmbér is the »ufual«l limlpréflion A of a AA‘bdoA‘AkA; A Bu 1*: thTatAjl they A
wcre all printcdin Exglmzd, we are rcadie to make goocl,«iF the
State llioulldl judgalt worth the while. ,We do not goals at that,
bumrc litre of hit;  V A A A AA A ‘ 

A A A A5#5fl’fi5£1*JA‘lAAfldfik_AA the? hckrlljflllm A Moderator among, Pepi/5A tncAAh‘;AAf ‘ A

150:0/¢r,; Aéécmafi it Aeqr=m1'l2_'y rejvflx Epé/2*op;:zl2' bandage mm? Pre:!}terzkmA
.4«yg7j,  A A A A   . A AA

J2 W e pe’rl'w‘atleA our fr.*lAvAesl no Wife man that Arefaldes that book, will Flmmmf AA
dotlbt that he is a Papill, thoruglil Anow and thA’¢n hetransform

himfelfv into Achy: appAeAaArAance of a Procéllant“ (as_tAhe Devil fomc...

tAimes cAh.*mgct-h himfelf into the fhape of an Anguot light.) It A

is lm,tJ;wn,land can be prov‘ecl*if need bbr that A;S’.»2méhz (rim, that

famous; 0AArtratll1¢r ihfarfnous Priell, prefemzcd one of them to a A

ALa~dieh,; wlim told it to a rtvcrend Minifltr of thlslCitAie; and _with-

V AAé‘lAl,AAfaldAlZl)a*tAA1h%Ac=WaS'th€Al1Atl1O-uttlfthe book. B:efide,lt‘th;cA’AvAerfAe

cleligme of tIw;ho0‘ktisAt0 vlncllcaAteAAAthe Popilh ReliglonfitApléad5fAA' A

A " ; flo‘r‘A a’ge:ne‘rézll< to1eAl'a.ti*l0n,Aaud efpeclally for a tolerattion APC: pery,
A ItlApAlca‘dsAagaihllAaAll“fettlAemtnt of Rellgltxn: Aupon*WhiAcl1We lha§l*lAT A

A propounflbfit one Qua‘:reA-tby the way, Whet“htrlAAthe ]5eAfultes A(WhoA

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; are no fools) do not apprehend thaI:»a' Tolcration istheir heft

A market, and aiettlemienltin Relligion theonelyway to fupprefii o

i {helm P“ iWhereas its {aid the book hath nothing againft thfestatc.
V‘ In feemsithefe men are of t that Religion, that they care not -what

men fay againft God and’Chrifi, andthe truths of God, if they

are but fructo the State. Thefe men‘ would do as the Rornanel
Emperours didiizi If any man forfwore himfelf bylthieir.tfr'eni;a:,l ‘

they would before to pu_ni£h them ; but let him forfwear hirnfelf

l by God, they wouldiileave him to God I:o;punifh. So let a man a
 blafpheme God, dethrone the Lordalefus, V call it/Ioflagc and Clariff e
Impofiors , there are forne Gallic’: thatcare for none of thefe

things : but let men {peak but a word againfi: the Parliament, let

him hutwhifile againfl the Armin; and thefe verie menwou1d'~

break him in pieces like a potters“vefl‘elly. But we hope our State:
willlfi-:oirn.the fervice of {nth fpirited men. We hope they will:

remember what goodaacoafzhamim did and (aid, when by a ffrata» 

gem he-had found out the indifferency and carelefnefs of many.

of his Conrtiers in the matteraof Religion, 1 he prefently dyifiniflicdl
them with this noble fpeech, He t/matlwi./ll mt éeefaitbf:a1ltlta‘Gozi;i

uazii/l:¢a'varii’ééf;zit'/aft:/Z tame, Wafer /azir own ends. p a

See how both the Moderator and you equivocate"; what: do

you tell us of inward belief} when the queflion is wicked prafli-35. V

ces, Idolatry,‘Herefie,Blafphemie, andthe fpreading of thefe.”

T/ac]/ta] CbriJ/Ham of at different éelief are not tolergted ta. olpra;
A fcfr tlaeir Religion among ‘Papifl: ;  m tlaejmat in France P i _  ~ i_.
4‘ Take all we fay, without clipping off that part whiechyouthad

no mindc to reminde the world of, and let it fpeak for it felf. Oar

" e wordspare thefc: oiz,.lPorathe world lmowestthat<tho»fe vertuesif \
never appeared in Papifis toward Chriflians of a " different hcllief, A
who are not (that we know ofjjtolerated ltopprofefsloptheir Relimh A
gion among them, except by the atchievemcntofthefword,taken_
up in their defencctiagainfi popifh cruelty, Nordoth the Mode»
* «iratorin thelealt demolnfifate laaaatlaetProrefi‘.am.r ma_y‘ée_¢j]'xarcd of
.fliij0[€’WIIi0?94,i in imfa the: Pazpzfls jéall at majtime éecam the major 1
p.»m,y as being impoflihle for him at any otherslfot condo, uintillii
a popifl1‘ag.ene1:alllCouncellfhall cancel! fome ofvtheir pointrfioff ‘
, I'"az'tba'hOl_1t the Popes Supremacie and Churches.infallibjliteie._ i
2    »   ii  i - We a

Anal holds forth an aérfiy/mic imaerrion inmagterxcfimward 

A _   it The BeaatoneFlaaez’ng.e ~   i I95 A

We thinltiyon were afraidito meddle withiens: here; r a I r

 A1 firpthe Pepi/héookg‘ Mentioned inrthriri Catalagne, fmetda helm/e %mc‘h._'
(apart gayatfinfarmntian) that the grcatrfl part  thrmionrlj hold V
ferth MorallDivinitie,, athtlrttlet of goadlifrt | i‘  . W  d
. Is this MorallDivinity,— to laffert that Rome is the lonely true lpigmfiy
Cyhlurclh, the Pope yChril'lsi Vicar-generall, and the Wil'lfal'l*liJlll£i£’: of
both P alfoTraditions,1'?rayer for the dead ,*Invocation of Saints,
Pnrgatotie,rcall prelenceinythe Encharilt, Adoration and beha-

i ingto the I-Ioaft, Alters, Images, Reliques, a eperfeéi keeping of t
’ the Commandments, merit of Good Works,”Lat~ine Service, with

all the rabble of Popiifh Ceremoniesand fopperies, llretching
their wits to maintain thefe lay Arguments ; and is all this Mo-
rall Divinity?:damning all that are not oftheirihelief; and is‘
that a point of Moral! Divinity {'0 to do? If all this Rubbilh

r multthe fo called, pray take in with the refit T he Direéiary for the
y Mafi, lately put to the Prefs, and call that MorallDivinity

alfo.

‘ d And  tho/E he-lola._r haw nineteen part: ofgood matter, amt theaQ_L1ench§ i

l t2%rmtit=t”h part Paper], \z.t.,73?£7‘E‘g'1’t’t£t pit] theimnrhgaad fhmld fitfer

for the littleemil 5: nrwar excellently {aid tja worth] .fl/[emher of
iPfl3?f_1ia5?77¢€?3FiZ¢P0fl occnfiazt of debate concerning the Racovian Ca-

l techifme, who upon that renflm pajfetl his vote ngaihfi the harming
_dqfit,.,  

We is us that we live to heat Proteflants plead for that wicked Flame:
book, which is 1nd~e_ed‘a.veric {ink of i errours. ails itafmall thing
thatit maintains Preeowill, denies Pardobaptifme, Plredeliinatim

t On, 81:). Turn in, and Jan /hall fee greater ahaminatiom than t/aefé.

It denies theiflzthfhéhiohl of Chri/t, pleads for jaflzficatioa h} War/Q‘,
It tinged! the holy Ghofl .- And above a quarter of the bookie {pent

i y in arguing agaihfi the Divinitj of Chrijl. So that we think thefe

men have done a great difhononr to the Parliament, in pnblifhing
to all the Nation that there is any there that fhould either ffpeak
in fobald a cfiaufe, or ufe fuych Weak and fallacious arguments. i
And it is no creditto the Annie,‘ that any of them {hould {peak

l Forfo devillilh a hook, and that too after the Parliament had ac...
A clarcclytheir hatred of it, and zeal againii it ; for wltirchtthe hearts

of many thoizfaindsin England did hlefsa God on their behalf”.

aW_hetherl that Gentleman fpakeyexcellently in the Parlia-
 meat Houli: or no, we have learned better then to pafs a

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outltenfureg efpecially Tmnfidlering that hisfpcecb Waibé égilnff _tlté

be fenteof the I-Ioulie; cemznly tbe time will come, tlmt the tfe-1 
A ‘ crct debates of the Members £l¥Fth_e Supreme Councell {hall not
bet»cemmendedl or cenfutetl without the allsl-of the Senate Hm: re be

by priva~t"emen ilipubsliqtze print. be But we {hall dare to exalmine an

4 thew fpitic of meeltnefe,bl7lwlletther your’ notion oflttllthe twclltietll t

partbpoyfcm be an excellent one or no. ‘but anfvver t:h*er'el~‘ore’ie

this : Tbeirlgs without life: or fence are not eapable of" punifl1n1en.t A A

erpain, andfotl1eitfuPr"etmgsno matter of pity, further then b

‘ in relation to the wnerst orufers of them ,-“ and therefore when t

nineteen truths of God are tmnftribedt or collefieid due of the
perfecE’c;CanoKt1 of the Scripture, on fipurpofe to put oer ( f*wi_tl1‘
them) one damnable erroutthat ‘is fhuified in among them, it as
no matter clfpity to punlih the fpirit or erromé, land‘ ptefervé

peoplefrolm infeé”t‘ion,, by burning all that paper andbink be (Gods

trnthfar an tlmtt as a fountain abides and is ntitdiminifl1ed)tum—~
lefis the good were feparated from the bad and p1:e{erved,‘~Lm&

eenfing, which we defire in tour Emcm fired. * Ycmt {elves will
grangtllat albookcontafning nineteen parts of excellent: Dlvie.
nity or Policy, having but the twentieth part;feditilousl“and trea-
foxmble againfl the Parliament or Atmlt-,* ought to” be burned and

fa ppreffedawlth a wltnefs. Ifa great msmslpiélure {hould beldtdwzi «
never [0 well in refpeflof all the pm-ts of it, except Voflely one of be

the members, and that ihqulcl be (0 ugly, as to ptefent thatgrelat:_

man a verle deformed man,‘ “were it any pity to burn Vtl‘l‘:1t‘- plélure? A b

What madrlefs were itto fulfeer the peopl¢.gf a Town to ufeeinf¢..:
«fled "water, while there is enough plireltlwat-er in the‘wtnmo‘n‘

t Town-4ve«l1orF0untain? Andif there were true welghttatzd reap»  

fonirlwhatyou fay of year twentieth pm-col~° Pepery, it w~0ul‘“d
provewitpitgi and f‘o_lly to throw away an-oallcédappletlhatlaath a.
gram, ‘Ora whole glle of beer that hath l ag:1llo.n0l'7' flrong ploy;-_l
Omnlz. A A ~     ’ t  A

Fer fl..’?.'r.H-Obbfi and ;714’r.lStprig,t fkgyarg tverj we-AI! cable AZ0«.§im[lm='r' '

for f/am*zfl=-Me: ;larz;ez’j t/223‘ we gather, that they are At/ans mare 'a:z?o.lwat$[

as we conlceivle, agaimfl /Mae-".Seprilg, for éleingflrlae ./1%!/flflfdrwaf Anfgliaip

Rediviva or tlbe Hzflarjof t/3613747‘ W”bz‘lellSz7rl Tlmmlafi Fa’it‘f'ax 11742::

Ge:eem1'[,é"]71125751’?/éeccefirb the P refréjterima t_}’ 7*£m4n'j étegazizf to [re abated.’ A,
A t “ We.)are., t1«ot_vl0lem_ egelnfi  Spérilhg, but (we thihlg) llzefilofuel  

no mag»    

V *é%gAaiofl-his blhafphcmy, and that onely becaufe it ishbI'ahfphemyo5A

A and though itnever can pull the fun of righteoufi1eFsAom: of Athef
‘ firma_miem:,yet it indangers thehtotai eclipfing of inin our horizon;

% And asfor the Presbyterian Tyrannie tobe begun to he abated A
by Sir T/comm zoo-fax, it’s a fijly fiflion _.-, the glorious Reforma-

” xion that Presbytery purports, though ever fince the dawning of

I toflants, nicknamed APuritans,oyheAt it was never exorciiéd puAhLic‘k1y

Refc.rmar.ion eamefiiy prayA’d for by oil the godiy iud.iciAoAus< P1'0f':

before Sir Thoma: I~fm‘rf.ax was General}, and by ;m:a'n$ of his 

I fuccefs agaihnfi thegreatenehmivsof Presbytery: And not to this’ A
jd’ay,"much lefswhile he was Gcnerali, did Presbytery Air; any part
ofchis Nation do my thing that mfighth have the leaiftflaexv of Ty-
rmnic; a foolifh piémre of ‘ a+bu~ghear -that you_paiot upon good
and wholfomo Order in the Church of God. A And pmy xvhcoéé
did y.01l.l'g‘flt/787"‘ thathwe were violent aghizzfl A/fr.Spr£g hocaufe he
was the Aothoor of thajtfiifiory ?when as one of us the SobfcAri4“
hers hath the vending of that parnictmr hook. ‘ f % _ A 1 ” A A ’ ~

Now the tWW'/J zk,.z‘;’:2z3.r port] of mm %mazIq§ mz az}>pmmzm'epf mhegzl Qgéncfio,‘  

ogainfl P¢zpi_/hr mm} papif1a‘.£7oa,Q:r, At/oe éarm todifggwi/e_o z‘/acir d.r.flgf;7e4‘,_ J
whfom their moglice mzdflivlem is again/}A the welmjfefigd, whom they;
jfile I ndependgents and Seéhuies. A A ho A “ A‘  A
A A $011 cannot forhear being bitter and cenforiousA; our .=:;e;zlowith_};~;,zW.‘t
you is but an ;zppc'¢.2r.m2A6e of Mal, and E0 difgt¢:fi thcir dCfignCs_; and  7'
their rmoliceand fl/«:*ci1iSA againft the well-affeéiedh ;A Is t%his~AAChhri~fli~A’

'-anly done; read»: our Bmcomfired, do we give you any bccafion
ofthefe expmrflions, and do We fo much as name Ihndepcndchnocy or
So&ary;in ah the hook PA Your Catalogue-of books we {laid before 4
is fuch, that the moi’: of them were complained of formerly, and‘
one or other punifhfd for them, 'vi2;- The "Hz:/far} of Ir)dep,end6nc],.

““MAr.hWm.’@7f, the fuppofed«Authour;, died prifoner in the Tower».
we Plmfar Nan»-flzriéerx, cAompha,ined Of, and a Bookfeller impxiu o

A '1 fonhfrd for it. ‘ The fame was done for Band: and Bamzdx. Mr.Laoe.r.Ao
“Sermons,” the Epifllc wh*er“'eof you fay hangs a flag of defianceg _

A charg’d‘ upon Mr-.Cazlam}.,9. notorious untruth ; as at the begin-—

; ning is proved.  Mamzw Tafiiumfifhgkkn Tefiizm , with 4 Nmwz-A-A

A tizm of the mjflcrie ofASmte, long ofinfle c“omp“f‘ained of," and-Ithc fup.
pofedAuthour many months imprifoned forthcm; with others.

  Andofor all nhefe books, they are unjufily charg"d upon us or chew

B,reshy.teriaoA "party; l*ct)t:heAAuthours anfwer formem, if they A A

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A 32 :L_ A TEelBe£¢ez‘o?¢ Fiamingj  

havenot‘ alreafilel Eclo weidealfo with you oranfif others ? do W? I

 

efhairge the Armie or Inclependeney wichipopiih, with Mr.SPrig’s 4 A
A Mr.Hoé.c’s, or the rabble of Reuters boiolm?   A i“ l’ »
  Hench. Tlaefe book; we flnmld mt imz/~e' mantiomwl, Mt rbrawgh arnc-caflg
W ‘ A l of qucifcking t/aeufire of t/azis Beacon. V o b A i % l l
Flame;  i Which does itnoimore, then if you fhould throw oylejnm

the fire,A_bu»t does make good what: we chiefly intended by. .3116 L

firing our Beacon ; to Wit, the neceflftj of the Parliament: regula-
ting the exarévitmacj of the Prefi; as the one-ly way to prevemgthe

A publifhing of fuch books as tend to the clifhomom: of God and A
diflurbance of the State. l  Ar  A A

V(Lqen.;h_‘  A Ana.’ of what mart nkmgerom can/Eqmwcel /24¢/9 how are gag}; my A

other flirt: of éaakg w/omrfoevzxer, we [mm to all tVId£—16'U£‘?‘.f_m‘0_ffk€3J”.

Country to judge.

pgflmg; Popifh and blafphemous books are of more dangerous ceonl'e-"-J A ll

quence (no§”in the leaft to juflifie treafonable ones) by how much
A hm. the more (god is provoked by them. ' _ A A A "
_Q!:lenc 3 A I/Va /mm 1:)’ hope the Parliament wit’! not re rain mi 
' fjzirit fiwm the liéclrzjy ofpro_fifi}'mg, Mar /5112: #Pfi:A7e Pref; Pfjrififg
god!) perfom lmzzimg dzwrcgazrd tar/as /comm” midpwzce of the I’¢zlrh-
lzlzmmtmwl I/9:3,: Commomwmlt/9. W l ‘ % J he ‘
plmm, V For your lafl hope, or wifh, or prayer, we will but mend it 3
 % little, audio conclude with an Amen,‘ win. We humbly ha 5
that the Parliament will not reftrain any peaceabl P
a Prophet, from the liberty of prophecying, nor {hut u p the Prefi:
from any godly perfons while they wrizegadlily, having due regard
to the honour and peace of the Parliament and this Com:-non»-A ‘
wealth. Away, A  A‘

    EINIS.  

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