An answer to a declaration put forth by the general consent of the people called Anabaptists in and about the city of London which declaration doth rather seem a begging of pardon of the Caveliers then [sic] a vindication of that truth and cause once contended for : I seeing so much wickedness ... / from a true lover and owner of the people called Quakers ... Richard Hubberthorn.
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             An answer to a declaration put forth by the general consent of the people called Anabaptists in and about the city of London which declaration doth rather seem a begging of pardon of the Caveliers then [sic] a vindication of that truth and cause once contended for : I seeing so much wickedness ... / from a true lover and owner of the people called Quakers ... Richard Hubberthorn.
             Hubberthorn, Richard, 1628-1662.
             Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662. Answer to a declaration of the people called Anabaptists.
          
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             1659.
          
           
             "The Baptists in their Postscript for a confirmation of a seal to their confusion, they have subscribed these names following, viz. Henry Jessey ... [et al.]"
             "An answer to a declaration of the people called Anabaptists," by E. Burrough: p. 12-24.
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           Jessey, Henry, 1603-1663.
           Anabaptists -- England -- London -- Early works to 1800.
           Toleration -- Early works to 1800.
           Society of Friends -- England -- London.
        
      
    
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           AN
           ANSWER
           TO
           A
           DECLARATION
           Put
           forth
           by
           the
           general
           Consent
           of
           the
           People
           called
           ANABAPTISTS
           ,
           In
           and
           about
           the
           CITY
           of
           LONDON
           .
           Which
           
             Declaration
          
           doth
           rather
           seem
           a
           begging
           of
           Pardon
           of
           the
           
             Caveliers
             ,
          
           then
           a
           Vindication
           of
           that
           Truth
           and
           Cause
           once
           Contended
           for
           .
           I
           seeing
           so
           much
           Wickedness
           ,
           Confusion
           ,
           Fear
           and
           Unbelief
           in
           so
           small
           a
           thing
           in
           Vindication
           of
           themselves
           publickly
           to
           the
           Nation
           ,
           it
           was
           upon
           me
           to
           Answer
           something
           to
           it
           ;
           and
           my
           end
           in
           so
           doing
           is
           rather
           to
           Instruct
           them
           ,
           then
           to
           Shame
           them
           .
        
         
           From
           a
           true
           lover
           and
           owner
           of
           the
           People
           called
           
             Quakers
             ,
          
           (
           above
           all
           Flatterers
           )
           because
           I
           see
           they
           have
           not
           bowed
           their
           knee
           to
           
             Baal
             ,
          
           nor
           Worshipped
           the
           Power
           of
           the
           Beast
           under
           any
           diverse
           Colour
           whatsoever
           ,
           but
           walks
           in
           that
           Righteousness
           which
           must
           establish
           the
           Nation
           ,
           RICHARD
           HUBBERTHORN
           .
        
         
           The
           
             Baptists
          
           in
           their
           
             Postscript
          
           for
           a
           
             Confirmation
          
           or
           a
           
             Seal
          
           to
           their
           
             Confusion
             ,
          
           they
           have
           
             subscribed
          
           these
           
             Names
          
           following
           ,
           
             viz.
             
          
           
             
               Henry
               Jessey
            
             
               John
               Tombes
            
             
               Richard
               Wollaston
            
             
               Henry
               Tull
            
             
               William
               Kiffen
            
             
               William
               Warren
            
             
               John
               Battee
            
             
               John
               Clement
            
             
               Edward
               Cresset
            
             
               George
               Gospright
            
             
               John
               Sowden
            
             
               Benj.
               Hewlin
            
             
               Edward
               Harrison
            
             
               Samuel
               Tull
            
             
               Edward
               Green
            
             
               Edward
               Grainge
            
             
               Richard
               Dean
            
             
               Edward
               Roberts
            
             
               Henry
               Knollys
            
             
               John
               Spilsbury
            
             
               John
               Gosnold
            
             
               Samuel
               Stanton
            
             
               Thomas
               Cooper
            
             
               Henry
               Hills
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             Thomas
             Simmons
             ,
          
           near
           
             Aldersgate
             ,
          
           1659.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           An
           Answer
           to
           a
           Declaration
           put
           forth
           by
           the
           general
           Consent
           of
           the
           People
           called
           
             Anabaptists
             ,
          
           in
           and
           about
           the
           City
           of
           LONDON
           .
        
         
           FRiends
           ,
           called
           
             Anabaptists
             ,
          
           whereas
           you
           say
           ,
           
             You
             are
             mis-represented
             to
             the
             Nation
          
           ;
        
         
           1.
           
           
             As
             such
             as
             are
             opposite
             to
             Magistracy
             .
          
        
         
           2.
           
           
             As
             such
             as
             would
             destroy
             the
             publick
             Ministry
             of
             the
             Nation
             ,
             who
             differ
             from
             you
             in
             some
             things
             about
             Religion
          
        
         
           3.
           
           
             That
             you
             do
             Countenance
             the
             People
             called
          
           Quakers
           
             in
             their
             irregular
             practice
             .
          
        
         
           4.
           
           
             That
             you
             endeavour
             a
          
           Toleration
           
             of
             all
             miscarriages
             in
             things
          
           Ecclesiastical
           
             and
          
           Civil
           ,
           
             under
             pretence
             of
          
           Liberty
           
             of
          
           Conscience
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           
             That
             ye
             design
          
           to
           murther
           
             and
          
           destroy
           those
           that
           differ
           from
           you
           in
           matters
           of
           Religion
           ,
           
             thereby
             endeavouring
             to
             make
             you
             odious
             to
             some
             people
             fearing
             God
             ;
             And
             also
             to
             incense
             the
             rude
             Multitude
             against
             you
             ,
             to
             provoke
             them
             (
             if
             possible
             )
             to
             destroy
             you
             ,
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           Unto
           the
           
             First
          
           of
           which
           you
           say
           ,
           
             Though
             we
             cannot
             Answer
             in
             justification
             of
             every
             individual
             person
             that
             is
             of
             our
             Profession
             in
             matters
             of
             Religion
             ;
             yet
             we
             can
             say
             this
             ,
             and
             prove
             it
             to
             all
             the
             world
             ,
             that
             it
             hath
             been
             our
             Profession
             ,
             and
             is
             our
             real
             practise
             ,
             to
             be
             obedient
             to
             Magistracy
             in
             all
             things
             Civil
             ;
             and
             willing
             to
             live
             peaceably
             under
             whatever
             Government
             is
             or
             shall
             be
             established
             in
             this
             Nation
             :
             for
             we
             do
             believe
             and
             declare
             Magistracy
             to
             be
             an
             Ordinance
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             ought
             to
             be
             obeyed
             in
             all
             lawful
             things
             .
          
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           For
           you
           to
           give
           up
           your selves
           willingly
           and
           peaceably
           unto
           whatsoever
           Government
           is
           or
           shall
           be
           established
           in
           this
           Nation
           ,
           without
           any
           limitation
           ,
           and
           to
           submit
           unto
           any
           Power
           or
           Magistracy
           that
           doth
           or
           shall
           Rule
           ,
           as
           the
           Ordinance
           of
           God
           ,
           without
           any
           limitation
           or
           qualification
           ,
           is
           far
           below
           that
           Spirit
           which
           was
           once
           in
           some
           of
           you
           in
           that
           Profession
           ,
           for
           you
           have
           told
           of
           having
           the
           Lawes
           regulated
           according
           to
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           and
           of
           having
           Judges
           as
           at
           the
           first
           ,
           and
           Counsellors
           as
           at
           the
           beginning
           ;
           and
           then
           not
           to
           submit
           to
           what
           Government
           soever
           ,
           but
           that
           which
           is
           according
           to
           Equity
           
           and
           Justice
           .
           And
           what
           do
           you
           bear
           Arms
           or
           Fight
           for
           ,
           if
           not
           for
           a
           Government
           according
           to
           Truth
           ,
           and
           that
           Righteousness
           may
           establish
           the
           Nation
           ?
           Some
           have
           judged
           this
           to
           be
           the
           very
           Design
           and
           End
           of
           the
           War
           and
           Controversie
           against
           many
           that
           was
           Governours
           and
           Magistrates
           ,
           and
           was
           by
           some
           called
           
             The
             Ordinance
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             the
             higher
             Power
          
           ;
           And
           if
           now
           you
           resolve
           to
           live
           peaceably
           ,
           and
           submit
           to
           whatever
           Government
           shall
           be
           established
           ,
           then
           your
           Fighting
           is
           at
           an
           end
           :
           And
           if
           
             Charles
             Stuart
          
           come
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           ,
           and
           Establish
           Popery
           ,
           and
           Govern
           by
           Tyranny
           ,
           you
           have
           begged
           Pardon
           by
           Promising
           willingly
           to
           submit
           and
           live
           peaceably
           under
           it
           as
           the
           Ordinance
           of
           God
           .
           And
           if
           
             Jereboam
          
           come
           to
           Reign
           and
           set
           up
           
             Calves
          
           to
           worship
           ,
           and
           cause
           the
           People
           to
           sin
           ,
           yet
           you
           will
           submit
           and
           live
           peaceably
           and
           quietly
           under
           it
           ,
           accounting
           it
           the
           Ordinance
           of
           God
           .
           And
           if
           a
           
             Pharaoh
          
           come
           to
           Rule
           ,
           he
           that
           bears
           Rule
           must
           be
           counted
           a
           Magistrate
           ,
           and
           a
           Magistracy
           must
           be
           accounted
           the
           Ordinance
           of
           God
           by
           you
           ,
           and
           peaceably
           submitted
           unto
           ;
           and
           whatsoever
           Government
           they
           set
           up
           by
           their
           Act
           will
           be
           accounted
           lawful
           things
           ,
           and
           you
           must
           submit
           to
           them
           ,
           else
           you
           have
           proved
           your selves
           all
           Lyars
           ;
           but
           some
           did
           judge
           that
           ye
           had
           been
           of
           another
           Spirit
           .
        
         
           To
           the
           
             Second
          
           you
           say
           ,
           
             As
             for
             the
             Publick
          
           Ministry
           
             of
             the
             Nation
             ,
             who
             differ
             from
             us
             in
             the
             matter
             of
             Baptizing
             Infants
             ,
             and
             some
             things
             in
             Church
             Government
             ;
             we
             are
             so
             far
             from
             endeavouring
             to
             destroy
             them
             ,
             that
             we
             judge
             they
             ought
             to
             have
             the
             Liberty
             of
             their
             Conscience
             therein
             ;
             and
             that
             it
             is
             our
             duty
             to
             stand
             by
             them
             ,
             and
             preserve
             them
             (
             so
             much
             as
             in
             us
             lies
             )
             from
             all
             injury
             and
             violence
             .
          
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           It
           seems
           then
           that
           there
           is
           not
           so
           much
           difference
           betwixt
           them
           and
           you
           as
           will
           make
           them
           Antichristian
           and
           you
           Christian
           :
           and
           there
           is
           a
           near
           Complyance
           when
           as
           it
           is
           your
           duty
           to
           stand
           by
           them
           ,
           and
           preserve
           them
           ,
           while
           they
           are
           Baptizing
           Infants
           ;
           But
           can
           you
           stand
           by
           them
           and
           preserve
           them
           ,
           and
           not
           tell
           them
           that
           it
           is
           Anti-christian
           ,
           or
           contrary
           to
           the
           Scriptures
           ?
           And
           do
           you
           think
           that
           they
           will
           do
           as
           much
           for
           you
           ,
           as
           to
           stand
           by
           you
           while
           you
           are
           plunging
           your
           Members
           in
           the
           Water
           ?
           And
           although
           you
           do
           so
           as
           you
           say
           ,
           is
           not
           this
           Contradiction
           to
           your selves
           in
           what
           you
           say
           in
           the
           same
           Paper
           ?
           For
           do
           you
           not
           say
           ,
           That
           
             you
             will
             not
             Tolerate
             any
             miscarriages
             in
             things
             Civil
             or
             Religious
          
           ;
           and
           whether
           is
           
           not
           this
           a
           miscarriage
           in
           things
           Religious
           to
           baptize
           Infants
           ?
           and
           whether
           do
           you
           not
           Tolerate
           this
           miscarriage
           in
           them
           ,
           while
           you
           stand
           by
           to
           preserve
           them
           in
           it
           ,
           as
           you
           say
           from
           injury
           and
           violence
           ?
           but
           who
           doth
           offer
           any
           violence
           to
           them
           which
           you
           are
           their
           guard
           against
           ?
           but
           the
           Priests
           will
           hardly
           believe
           you
           ,
           and
           if
           they
           ever
           have
           power
           ,
           that
           will
           not
           pardon
           you
           for
           so
           saying
           ,
           and
           therefore
           you
           had
           better
           have
           been
           silent
           ,
           then
           have
           shewed
           your
           weakness
           and
           ignorance
           for
           nothing
           .
        
         
           To
           the
           third
           you
           say
           ,
           
             Concerning
             the
             people
             called
             Quakers
             ,
             it
             is
             well
             known
             unto
             all
             ,
             (
             that
             are
             not
             wilfully
             ignorant
             )
             there
             are
             none
             more
             opposite
             to
             their
             irregular
             practices
             then
             we
             are
             ,
             nor
             are
             there
             any
             that
             they
             have
             exprest
             more
             contradiction
             to
             in
             matters
             of
             Religion
             then
             against
             us
             ,
             though
             their
             provocation
             therein
             hath
             not
             put
             us
             in
             the
             least
             on
             a
             desire
             of
             depriving
             them
             of
             their
             just
             liberty
             ,
             while
             they
             live
             morally
             honest
             and
             peaceable
             in
             the
             Nation
             .
          
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           Is
           not
           this
           secret
           smiting
           without
           a
           cause
           ?
           what
           irregular
           practice
           is
           that
           which
           you
           accuse
           them
           of
           and
           will
           not
           mention
           ?
           is
           this
           honestly
           done
           ?
           what
           are
           they
           worse
           then
           the
           Episcopal
           Priests
           you
           mention
           to
           them
           ,
           wherein
           they
           differ
           from
           you
           ?
           and
           why
           not
           to
           the
           Quakers
           ?
           is
           it
           enough
           for
           any
           man
           to
           believe
           that
           they
           are
           irregular
           ,
           because
           you
           say
           so
           without
           any
           proof
           ?
           or
           dare
           you
           not
           mention
           wherein
           you
           judge
           it
           so
           ,
           least
           they
           should
           disprove
           you
           ?
           but
           you
           say
           ,
           there
           is
           not
           any
           they
           have
           expressed
           more
           contradiction
           to
           in
           matters
           of
           Religion
           ,
           then
           against
           you
           .
           
             Answ.
          
           That
           is
           false
           ,
           for
           they
           have
           more
           contradicted
           the
           common
           Priests
           of
           the
           Nation
           ,
           as
           their
           books
           and
           sufferings
           will
           witness
           ,
           although
           they
           have
           according
           to
           truth
           contradicted
           you
           ,
           and
           also
           have
           more
           of
           your
           contradictions
           and
           confusions
           to
           declare
           concerning
           you
           ,
           which
           is
           not
           yet
           published
           ;
           but
           what
           do
           you
           account
           their
           irregular
           practises
           ?
           is
           it
           because
           their
           yea
           is
           yea
           ,
           and
           their
           nay
           is
           nay
           in
           all
           their
           communications
           (
           and
           yours
           not
           so
           ?
           )
           or
           is
           it
           because
           they
           cannot
           swear
           at
           all
           ?
           or
           is
           it
           because
           they
           cannot
           have
           any
           mans
           person
           in
           admiration
           because
           of
           advantage
           ,
           or
           because
           they
           cannot
           respect
           the
           person
           of
           the
           rich
           ,
           nor
           honour
           the
           person
           of
           the
           mighty
           ?
           is
           it
           because
           they
           do
           unto
           others
           as
           they
           would
           have
           others
           to
           do
           unto
           them
           ,
           or
           because
           they
           speak
           the
           Truth
           every
           one
           to
           his
           neighbour
           without
           partialitie
           or
           hypocrisie
           ?
           or
           is
           it
           any
           thing
           relating
           to
           these
           
           things
           above
           named
           ,
           if
           not
           ,
           in
           your
           next
           mention
           in
           what
           ,
           or
           else
           the
           wise
           in
           heart
           will
           judge
           you
           to
           speak
           onely
           from
           your
           imaginary
           conceit
           ?
           but
           what
           is
           your
           end
           in
           so
           secret
           smiting
           them
           ?
           do
           you
           think
           to
           excuse
           your selves
           by
           accusing
           them
           ?
           and
           who
           is
           it
           that
           doth
           charge
           you
           with
           countenancing
           the
           Quakers
           in
           their
           practises
           ,
           either
           Regular
           or
           Irregular
           ?
           I
           know
           none
           that
           hath
           any
           ground
           so
           to
           charge
           you
           ,
           but
           to
           men
           of
           understanding
           who
           can
           see
           beyond
           words
           ,
           you
           rather
           appear
           to
           be
           begging
           a
           pardon
           of
           the
           Episcopal
           and
           Presbyter
           ,
           and
           the
           wilde
           Boyes
           and
           Apprentices
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           by
           accusing
           the
           Quakers
           as
           hereafter
           will
           appear
           ,
           and
           that
           fearfulness
           and
           unbelieving
           is
           entered
           into
           your
           hearts
           ,
           and
           so
           your
           spirits
           is
           betrayed
           into
           a
           slavish
           fear
           ,
           but
           if
           ever
           you
           be
           accepted
           or
           owned
           of
           God
           ,
           you
           must
           own
           that
           for
           your
           strength
           which
           the
           Quakers
           live
           in
           ,
           and
           if
           ever
           any
           Rule
           for
           God
           in
           this
           Nation
           ,
           they
           must
           own
           that
           light
           ,
           life
           and
           spirit
           which
           they
           are
           guided
           by
           ,
           and
           then
           they
           will
           not
           despise
           ,
           but
           have
           unitie
           with
           the
           Quakers
           .
        
         
           To
           the
           fourth
           you
           say
           ,
           
             Whereas
             we
             are
             further
             charged
             with
             endeavouring
             an
             Vniversal
             Tolleration
             of
             all
             miscarriages
             both
             in
             things
             Religious
             and
             Civil
             ,
             under
             pretence
             of
             Liberty
             of
             Conscience
             ,
             it
             is
             in
             both
             respects
             notoriously
             false
             .
             And
             we
             do
             before
             the
             Lord
             ,
             that
             shall
             judge
             both
             quick
             and
             dead
             ,
             yea
             ,
             before
             Angels
             and
             Men
             ,
             declare
             our
             utter
             detestation
             of
             such
             a
             Toleration
             ;
             for
             in
             matters
          
           Civil
           ,
           
             we
             desire
             there
             may
             not
             be
             the
             least
             Tolleration
             of
             miscarriage
             in
             any
             ,
             much
             lesse
             in
             our selves
             .
             Nor
             do
             we
             desire
             in
             matters
             of
          
           Religion
           
             that
          
           Popery
           
             should
             be
             Tolerated
             ,
             the
             blood
             of
             many
             thousands
             of
             the
             people
             of
             God
             having
             been
             barbarously
             shed
             by
             the
             Professors
             thereof
             ,
             or
             any
             Persons
             tolerated
             that
             worship
             a
             false
             God
             ,
             nor
             any
             that
             speak
             contemptuously
             and
             reproachfully
             of
             our
             Lord
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             nor
             any
             that
             deny
             the
             Holy
             Scriptures
             ,
             contained
             in
             the
             Books
             of
             the
             Old
             and
             New
             Testament
             ,
             to
             be
             the
             Word
             of
             God
             ;
             and
             yet
             we
             are
             not
             against
             tolerating
             of
             Episcopacy
             ,
             Presbytery
             or
             any
             stinted
             form
             ;
             provided
             they
             do
             not
             compel
             any
             others
             to
             a
             compliance
             therewith
             ,
             or
             a
             conformity
             thereunto
             .
             For
             whatever
             composers
             of
             any
             form
             of
             worship
             ,
             may
             possibly
             err
             ,
             it
             is
             derogating
             from
             God
             ,
             and
             his
             Holy
             Word
             ,
             and
             injurious
             to
             men
             to
             compel
             any
             to
             the
             Practise
             thereof
             .
          
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           What
           confusion
           is
           here
           ,
           and
           contradiction
           both
           to
           your selves
           and
           to
           the
           example
           of
           Christ
           ?
           as
           to
           Religion
           you
           will
           not
           tolerate
           Popery
           ,
           because
           the
           blood
           of
           many
           of
           the
           
           people
           of
           God
           have
           been
           barbarously
           shed
           by
           the
           Professors
           thereof
           ,
           neither
           will
           you
           have
           any
           persons
           tolerated
           that
           worship
           a
           false
           God
           ,
           nor
           any
           that
           speak
           contemptuously
           and
           reproachfully
           of
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           nor
           any
           that
           deny
           the
           Holy
           Scriptures
           contained
           in
           the
           books
           of
           the
           old
           and
           new
           Testament
           to
           be
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           .
           And
           yet
           you
           are
           not
           against
           tolerating
           of
           Episcopacy
           ,
           Presbytery
           or
           any
           stinted
           form
           ;
           why
           will
           you
           not
           tolerate
           Popery
           as
           well
           as
           Episcopacie
           ?
           hath
           not
           the
           Professors
           of
           Episcopacie
           murthered
           and
           slain
           ,
           and
           do
           labour
           to
           murther
           and
           slay
           the
           people
           of
           God
           as
           well
           as
           the
           Papists
           ?
           and
           why
           will
           you
           tolerate
           the
           Common
           Prayer
           among
           the
           Episcopacie
           ,
           and
           not
           the
           Mass
           among
           the
           Papists
           ,
           seeing
           that
           the
           Mass
           was
           the
           substance
           out
           of
           which
           the
           Common-Prayer
           was
           extracted
           ?
           hear
           is
           nothing
           but
           partialitie
           ,
           to
           tolerate
           one
           thing
           and
           not
           another
           of
           the
           same
           kind
           ,
           and
           why
           will
           you
           not
           tolerate
           the
           persons
           of
           those
           that
           worship
           a
           false
           God
           ,
           nor
           the
           persons
           that
           deny
           the
           Scriptures
           to
           be
           the
           word
           of
           God
           ,
           nor
           the
           persons
           of
           those
           that
           speak
           contemptuously
           nor
           reproachfully
           of
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           .
        
         
           
             An.
          
           If
           you
           will
           not
           tolerate
           their
           persons
           ,
           then
           you
           will
           murther
           or
           destroy
           their
           persons
           ,
           and
           herein
           you
           have
           proved
           the
           accusation
           against
           you
           to
           be
           true
           ,
           that
           you
           have
           a
           design
           to
           murther
           and
           destroy
           those
           that
           differ
           from
           you
           in
           matters
           of
           Religion
           ;
           as
           for
           instance
           ,
           those
           that
           worship
           a
           false
           God
           ,
           they
           differ
           from
           you
           in
           maters
           of
           Religion
           ,
           and
           you
           will
           not
           have
           any
           of
           their
           persons
           Tolerated
           ,
           then
           their
           persons
           must
           be
           destroyed
           for
           differing
           from
           you
           in
           matters
           of
           Religion
           ;
           and
           they
           that
           deny
           the
           Scripture
           (
           that
           is
           the
           writings
           )
           to
           be
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           (
           that
           is
           to
           be
           Christ
           )
           whose
           Name
           is
           called
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           you
           will
           not
           tolerate
           their
           persons
           ,
           then
           you
           will
           destroy
           them
           ,
           because
           they
           differ
           from
           you
           in
           matters
           of
           Religion
           ,
           and
           those
           that
           speak
           reproachfully
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           you
           will
           not
           tolerate
           their
           persons
           ,
           then
           you
           will
           destroy
           their
           persons
           ,
           because
           they
           differ
           from
           you
           in
           matters
           of
           Religion
           ;
           and
           thus
           having
           contradicted
           your selves
           ,
           you
           have
           also
           contradicted
           the
           example
           of
           Christ
           ,
           for
           he
           came
           among
           those
           that
           worshipped
           false
           Gods
           ,
           even
           Stocks
           and
           Stones
           ,
           and
           Graven
           Images
           ,
           the
           works
           of
           mens
           hands
           ,
           and
           he
           was
           not
           against
           tolerating
           their
           persons
           ,
           neither
           came
           he
           to
           destroy
           mens
           lives
           because
           of
           such
           things
           ,
           
           but
           had
           a
           Gospel
           to
           Preach
           unto
           them
           ,
           whereby
           they
           might
           learn
           to
           know
           the
           living
           God
           ,
           and
           turn
           from
           dumb
           Idols
           ,
           and
           those
           that
           spoke
           Reproachfully
           against
           him
           ,
           and
           said
           he
           had
           a
           Devil
           ,
           yet
           he
           was
           not
           against
           Tolerating
           their
           Persons
           ,
           but
           Preached
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           God
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           did
           bid
           them
           seek
           it
           and
           the
           Righteousness
           thereof
           ;
           and
           told
           them
           that
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           God
           was
           within
           them
           ;
           and
           he
           was
           among
           such
           as
           denyed
           that
           there
           was
           a
           God
           ,
           or
           Christ
           ,
           Resurrection
           ,
           Angel
           or
           Spirit
           ;
           and
           this
           is
           more
           then
           to
           deny
           the
           Scriptures
           to
           be
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           indeed
           is
           words
           and
           not
           the
           Word
           .
           And
           Christ
           was
           not
           against
           Tolerating
           of
           any
           of
           the
           Persons
           ,
           as
           you
           have
           express'd
           your selves
           to
           be
           ,
           and
           so
           shewed
           forth
           a
           murthering
           Spirit
           ;
           but
           seeing
           that
           you
           will
           not
           have
           any
           Person
           Tolerated
           that
           worships
           a
           false
           god
           ,
           what
           must
           be
           done
           with
           their
           Persons
           ?
           But
           what
           difference
           is
           there
           (
           in
           the
           Ground
           or
           Cause
           of
           Toleration
           )
           between
           those
           that
           Worship
           a
           false
           god
           ,
           or
           they
           which
           Worship
           the
           true
           God
           in
           a
           false
           way
           ?
           and
           if
           the
           Persons
           of
           neither
           of
           those
           should
           be
           Tolerated
           ,
           then
           the
           Toleration
           would
           but
           reach
           a
           little
           Compasse
           :
           But
           who
           must
           be
           Judge
           of
           that
           Blasphemie
           ,
           Contempt
           ,
           or
           Reproach
           spoken
           against
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           ?
           Was
           it
           not
           Blasphemie
           in
           the
           Apostles
           dayes
           ,
           for
           one
           to
           say
           he
           was
           a
           Jew
           ,
           and
           was
           not
           ,
           
             Revelations
          
           2.
           
             verse
          
           9.
           
           And
           is
           it
           not
           as
           great
           Blasphemy
           now
           to
           say
           that
           he
           is
           a
           Christian
           ,
           or
           a
           Believer
           ,
           that
           is
           not
           ?
           And
           must
           not
           any
           person
           be
           tolerated
           that
           speak
           such
           works
           ?
           And
           must
           not
           such
           a
           Person
           be
           tolerated
           that
           denies
           the
           Scriptures
           to
           be
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ?
           then
           it
           appears
           they
           must
           not
           be
           tolerated
           that
           faith
           ,
           
             in
             the
             beginning
             was
             the
             Word
             ,
          
           as
           
             John
          
           1.4
           .
           Nor
           that
           say
           that
           
             Christ
             is
             the
             Word
             ,
          
           and
           that
           
             the
             Scriptures
             are
             they
             which
             testifieth
             of
             him
             ,
          
           as
           
             Joh.
          
           5.
           
           And
           if
           we
           search
           out
           your
           toleration
           to
           the
           bottom
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           reduced
           into
           this
           compasse
           ,
           That
           none
           shall
           be
           tolerated
           but
           those
           that
           say
           as
           you
           say
           ,
           and
           professe
           what
           you
           professe
           ;
           and
           you
           among
           your selves
           are
           as
           a
           Kingdom
           divided
           that
           cannot
           stand
           ,
           and
           you
           are
           not
           they
           which
           are
           fit
           to
           Rule
           in
           the
           Nation
           to
           prescribe
           Liberty
           nor
           give
           Toleration
           ;
           but
           if
           you
           had
           been
           of
           Christs
           Spirit
           ,
           you
           would
           have
           professed
           Toleration
           ,
           and
           not
           destruction
           unto
           all
           Persons
           in
           matters
           of
           Religion
           ,
           and
           then
           they
           that
           have
           the
           Gospel
           of
           Christ
           may
           
           minister
           it
           freely
           among
           those
           that
           worship
           a
           false
           god
           ,
           and
           among
           those
           that
           worship
           the
           true
           God
           ignorantly
           ,
           and
           minister
           it
           among
           the
           Papists
           ,
           Episcopal
           &
           Presbyterie
           ,
           Heathens
           ,
           Turks
           and
           Pagans
           ,
           which
           are
           all
           out
           of
           the
           way
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           convince
           the
           gain-sayers
           ,
           so
           that
           all
           the
           wicked
           impositions
           ,
           cruelty
           ,
           Persecution
           and
           killing
           one
           another
           about
           Religion
           would
           cease
           ,
           and
           then
           the
           Gospel
           of
           Peace
           which
           is
           the
           power
           of
           God
           would
           Rule
           over
           deceit
           ,
           and
           Truth
           and
           Righteousness
           would
           increase
           and
           spread
           over
           the
           Nations
           ;
           but
           you
           have
           appeared
           to
           be
           of
           a
           Spirit
           of
           Confusion
           and
           Contradiction
           ;
           for
           when
           you
           have
           spoken
           against
           Tolerating
           the
           Persons
           before
           mentioned
           ;
           Yet
           you
           say
           (
           in
           Contradiction
           to
           it
           )
           you
           are
           not
           against
           Tolerating
           Episcopacie
           ,
           Presbyterie
           ,
           or
           any
           stinted
           Form
           ,
           provided
           they
           do
           not
           Compel
           any
           others
           to
           a
           Compliance
           therewith
           ,
           or
           Conformitie
           thereunto
           ,
           &c.
           
           Now
           consider
           ,
           and
           let
           even
           your
           own
           foolishness
           correct
           you
           ;
           Is
           not
           the
           Papists
           which
           ye
           have
           excepted
           against
           ,
           a
           stinted
           Form
           ?
           And
           are
           not
           those
           that
           worship
           a
           false
           god
           ,
           a
           stinted
           Form
           ?
           And
           are
           not
           the
           
             Sadduces
          
           that
           deny
           that
           there
           is
           either
           God
           ,
           Christ
           ,
           Angel
           ,
           Resurrection
           or
           Spirit
           ,
           a
           stinted
           Form
           ?
           And
           is
           not
           the
           
             Jewes
          
           a
           stinted
           Form
           although
           they
           speak
           contempteously
           of
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           which
           before
           you
           have
           said
           you
           will
           not
           Tolerate
           their
           Persons
           because
           they
           speak
           contempteously
           of
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           ;
           and
           now
           you
           say
           you
           will
           Tolerate
           ,
           because
           they
           are
           a
           stinted
           Form
           :
           How
           must
           the
           
             Jewes
          
           be
           Converted
           who
           have
           spoken
           contempteously
           and
           reproachfully
           of
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           calling
           him
           a
           Deceiver
           ,
           a
           Blasphemer
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           ●ad
           a
           Devil
           ,
           seeing
           you
           will
           not
           Tolerate
           their
           Persons
           until
           they
           be
           Converted
           ?
           And
           how
           shall
           the
           Heathens
           that
           worship
           false
           gods
           be
           Converted
           ,
           seeing
           their
           Persons
           must
           not
           be
           Tolerated
           ?
           And
           what
           must
           be
           done
           with
           those
           many
           hundreds
           of
           Congregations
           in
           
             England
          
           which
           worship
           God
           in
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           yet
           do
           deny
           the
           Scriptures
           (
           as
           Words
           and
           Writings
           )
           of
           the
           
             Old
          
           and
           
             New
             Testament
          
           to
           be
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           but
           do
           confesse
           them
           to
           be
           a
           Testimony
           of
           the
           word
           ,
           and
           of
           him
           who
           is
           the
           Beginning
           and
           End
           of
           the
           Words
           ,
           in
           whom
           ,
           and
           by
           whom
           they
           all
           come
           to
           be
           fulfilled
           to
           the
           Saints
           ,
           What
           must
           their
           Persons
           be
           done
           with
           ,
           seeing
           they
           must
           not
           be
           Tolerated
           ?
           But
           you
           may
           say
           ,
           
             That
             those
             things
             was
             spoken
             in
             your
             haste
             ,
             or
             at
             
             least
             in
             your
             fear
             ,
             whereby
             you
             were
             surprized
             in
             the
             Vproar
             of
             the
             rude
             Boyes
             and
             Apprentices
             of
          
           London
           ;
           but
           a
           little
           fear
           entering
           into
           the
           Hypocrisie
           doth
           try
           your
           Spirits
           ,
           and
           cause
           you
           to
           bring
           forth
           the
           intents
           of
           your
           hearts
           ,
           as
           in
           your
           
             Paper
          
           is
           manifest
           .
        
         
           To
           the
           
             Last
          
           you
           say
           ,
           
             Forasmuch
             as
             we
             are
             Charged
             to
             Murder
             and
             Destroy
             those
             that
             Differ
             from
             us
             in
             matters
             of
             RELIGION
             ,
             We
             do
             not
             only
             abhor
             and
             detest
             it
             ,
             as
             a
             cursed
             practice
             ;
             but
             we
             hope
             have
             approved
             our selves
             ,
             both
             in
             this
             City
             and
             the
             Nation
             to
             the
             contrary
             ,
             notwithstanding
             the
             great
             provocation
             of
             some
             ,
             who
             have
             endeavoured
             our
             Ruine
             .
             For
             that
             we
             desire
             is
             just
             liberty
             to
             men
             ,
             as
             men
             ;
             that
             every
             man
             may
             be
             preserved
             in
             his
             own
             just
             rights
             ;
             and
             that
             Christians
             may
             be
             preserved
             as
             Christians
             ,
             though
             of
             different
             Apprehensions
             in
             some
             things
             of
             Religion
             ;
             in
             the
             prosecution
             whereof
             ,
             our
             lives
             shall
             not
             be
             dear
             unto
             us
             ,
             when
             we
             are
             thereunto
             lawfully
             called
             :
             The
             Designs
             of
             our
             Adversaries
             in
             these
             Calumnies
             are
             to
             mis-represent
             us
             to
             some
             People
             fearing
             God
             ;
             and
             also
             to
             incense
             the
             rude
             Multitude
             against
             us
             ,
             purposely
             to
             provoke
             them
             (
             if
             possible
             )
             to
             destroy
             us
             .
          
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           In
           what
           you
           have
           before
           expressed
           ,
           you
           have
           more
           given
           then
           taken
           away
           the
           occasion
           of
           this
           Charge
           against
           you
           ,
           by
           your
           instancing
           the
           not
           Tolerating
           of
           such
           persons
           before
           mentioned
           ;
           for
           if
           you
           did
           (
           as
           you
           say
           )
           
             desire
             the
             just
             Liberty
             of
             men
             as
             men
             ,
          
           then
           every
           man
           without
           respect
           to
           Apprehensions
           ,
           Perswasions
           or
           Worships
           ,
           as
           a
           man
           and
           person
           should
           be
           Tolerated
           ,
           that
           those
           who
           are
           Christians
           might
           inform
           them
           of
           the
           true
           God
           when
           they
           worship
           false
           gods
           ;
           and
           hereby
           you
           give
           great
           occasion
           unto
           those
           that
           seek
           occasion
           from
           you
           ,
           when
           you
           with
           a
           general
           Consent
           cry
           against
           Tolerating
           the
           Persons
           of
           so
           many
           sorts
           of
           People
           about
           Differing
           from
           you
           in
           Religion
           ;
           and
           as
           for
           some
           of
           them
           whom
           ye
           would
           accuse
           as
           Irregular
           ,
           many
           by
           experience
           can
           witnesse
           ,
           That
           neither
           Weapon
           nor
           Tongue
           formed
           against
           them
           can
           prosper
           ;
           and
           the
           time
           may
           come
           when
           you
           may
           be
           glad
           to
           be
           upholden
           with
           a
           little
           of
           their
           strength
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           Reject
           those
           whom
           God
           hath
           ,
           doth
           ,
           and
           will
           own
           for
           his
           People
           in
           the
           middest
           of
           their
           Enemies
           ;
           for
           God
           hath
           made
           them
           even
           as
           
             Eyes
          
           to
           behold
           the
           Spirits
           of
           men
           ,
           and
           the
           Changings
           of
           their
           wayes
           ,
           and
           to
           give
           them
           a
           Reproof
           in
           due
           season
           when
           they
           darken
           wisdom
           and
           confound
           their
           matter
           by
           words
           without
           knowledge
           ,
           in
           false
           fears
           and
           haste
           when
           they
           are
           out
           of
           Patience
           ,
           and
           out
           of
           Faith
           
           in
           God
           ,
           as
           the
           
             Baptists
          
           here
           have
           done
           ,
           and
           the
           fearful
           and
           unbelieving
           cannot
           accomplish
           the
           Righteousnes
           of
           God
           ,
           neither
           will
           he
           bring
           forth
           his
           intended
           Work
           by
           them
           ;
           but
           such
           as
           are
           of
           a
           true
           Spirit
           ,
           that
           looks
           onely
           at
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           and
           setting
           up
           of
           his
           truth
           ,
           who
           are
           come
           to
           the
           spiritual
           weapons
           ,
           &
           doth
           not
           wrestle
           with
           flesh
           and
           blood
           ,
           but
           with
           the
           powers
           of
           darkness
           and
           with
           Spiritual
           wickednesse
           ,
           and
           such
           as
           are
           not
           false
           Accusers
           of
           others
           ,
           but
           seeks
           the
           good
           of
           all
           men
           ,
           such
           will
           the
           Lord
           honour
           and
           exalt
           in
           his
           work
           ,
           and
           they
           shall
           perfect
           his
           praise
           .
        
         
           So
           Friends
           ,
           You
           have
           been
           hasty
           to
           utter
           words
           before
           the
           Lord
           ,
           for
           which
           his
           Reproof
           justly
           comes
           upon
           you
           ;
           Therefore
           let
           your
           words
           be
           few
           ,
           and
           mind
           the
           fear
           of
           the
           Lord
           God
           which
           is
           the
           beginning
           of
           wisdom
           ,
           and
           that
           will
           slay
           your
           false
           fears
           ,
           from
           which
           unsavoury
           &
           unsound
           words
           hath
           proceeded
           ;
           for
           your
           Religion
           is
           vain
           while
           your
           tongue
           is
           not
           bridled
           ,
           for
           it
           is
           better
           to
           be
           still
           and
           keep
           silence
           ,
           then
           to
           utter
           words
           from
           the
           line
           of
           Confusion
           (
           that
           is
           stretched
           over
           you
           )
           thereby
           to
           get
           a
           name
           in
           the
           Earth
           ,
           which
           Line
           all
           people
           walk
           in
           ,
           but
           those
           who
           are
           led
           by
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           to
           speak
           words
           that
           cannot
           be
           condemned
           ,
           for
           it
           is
           the
           Spirit
           of
           the
           Lord
           God
           and
           his
           Power
           which
           must
           slay
           the
           Enmitie
           in
           you
           which
           is
           the
           ground
           of
           your
           prejudice
           and
           hard
           Speeches
           against
           the
           Lambs
           of
           Christ
           ,
           which
           when
           that
           is
           slain
           within
           ,
           then
           those
           evil
           Fruits
           of
           the
           Lips
           will
           cease
           without
           ,
           and
           then
           the
           fountain
           of
           life
           will
           open
           in
           you
           which
           brings
           forth
           Fruits
           of
           another
           nature
           ;
           and
           when
           the
           Fruits
           of
           your
           Lips
           is
           Truth
           ,
           Rightteousness
           ,
           and
           Peace
           ,
           then
           will
           you
           have
           followship
           with
           the
           Father
           and
           the
           Son
           ,
           and
           with
           us
           who
           walk
           in
           his
           Light
           .
        
         
           
             AND
             whereas
             to
             the
             said
             Declaration
             of
             the
             Baptists
             ,
             something
             was
             Written
             in
             Answer
             to
             part
             of
             it
             in
             short
             by
             another
             hand
             ,
             not
             knowing
             the
             one
             of
             the
             other
             ,
             but
             being
             found
             to
             be
             both
             of
             service
             as
             to
             return
             their
             wickednesse
             upon
             themselves
             ,
             it
             is
             thought
             meet
             that
             the
             same
             also
             be
             hereunto
             annexed
             ;
             And
             here
             is
             also
             something
             in
             Answer
             to
             some
             particular
             Positions
             drawn
             up
             by
             the
             Independants
             ,
             so
             called
             ,
             wherein
             their
             folly
             and
             weaknesse
             is
             also
             discovered
             ,
             and
             all
             may
             see
             what
             enmity
             lodges
             in
             the
             hearts
             of
             all
             men
             against
             the
             despised
             people
             called
             QUAKERS
             .
          
        
         
         
           
             An
             Answer
             to
             a
             Declaration
             of
             the
             People
             called
             
               Anabaptists
               ,
            
             in
             and
             about
             the
             City
             of
             
               London
               ,
            
             wherein
             their
             weakness
             and
             ignorance
             is
             discovered
             under
             their
             own
             Hands
             to
             the
             City
             and
             Nation
             ,
             as
             hereby
             may
             appear
             .
          
           
             
               FRiends
               ,
            
             Whereas
             your
             Declaration
             consisteth
             of
             Five
             Particulars
             ,
             four
             ,
             of
             which
             is
             not
             or
             so
             much
             concernment
             to
             me
             to
             Answer
             ;
             but
             as
             for
             one
             of
             them
             ,
             for
             the
             Nations
             sake
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             Truths
             sake
             ,
             and
             that
             you
             may
             be
             reproved
             even
             you
             the
             heads
             and
             Principal
             men
             of
             your
             congregations
             ,
             and
             because
             you
             are
             such
             under
             whose
             hands
             your
             Declaration
             passeth
             ,
             therefore
             in
             that
             consideration
             with
             many
             others
             ,
             this
             I
             return
             as
             an
             Answer
             to
             you
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             City
             and
             Nation
             ,
             in
             pursuit
             of
             yours
             that
             hath
             proceeded
             from
             a
             heart
             of
             Unbelief
             ,
             and
             unto
             evil
             and
             malicious
             intents
             against
             a
             despised
             People
             whom
             the
             Lord
             hath
             owned
             ,
             and
             will
             own
             though
             you
             and
             the
             whole
             world
             do
             reject
             them
             .
          
           
             And
             whereas
             you
             say
             ,
             
               You
               are
               mis-represented
               to
               the
               Nation
               ,
               that
               you
               do
               countenance
               the
               People
               called
            
             Quakers
             
               in
               their
               Irregular
               Practice
            
             ;
             And
             to
             clear
             yourselves
             you
             say
             ,
             
               It
               is
               well
               known
               to
               all
               there
               are
               none
               more
               opposite
               to
               their
               Irregular
               Practises
               then
               we
               are
               ,
            
             (
             say
             you
             )
             
               nor
               are
               there
               any
               that
               they
               have
               exprest
               more
               contradiction
               to
               then
               against
               us
               ,
               though
               their
               provocation
               therein
               hath
               not
               put
               us
               on
               a
               desire
            
             (
             say
             you
             )
             
               of
               depriving
               them
               of
               their
               just
               Liberty
               while
               they
               live
               Morally
               honest
               and
               peaceable
               in
               the
               Nation
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             
               Answ.
            
             Oh
             ye
             Heads
             and
             principal
             men
             ,
             and
             ye
             chief
             Pastors
             ,
             Elders
             ,
             and
             Members
             (
             so
             called
             )
             of
             Churches
             ,
             What
             have
             ye
             done
             ?
             and
             wherefore
             have
             you
             thus
             proceeded
             ,
             why
             have
             ye
             renounced
             an
             innocent
             People
             that
             never
             did
             you
             harm
             ,
             nor
             ever
             gave
             any
             offence
             unto
             you
             ,
             saving
             in
             crying
             against
             the
             deadnesse
             of
             your
             forms
             and
             traditions
             ,
             and
             seeming
             Religious
             practises
             ,
             and
             reproving
             evil
             in
             you
             ;
             Alas
             for
             you
             (
             ye
             accounted
             wise
             men
             )
             do
             you
             judge
             an
             advantage
             will
             be
             unto
             your selves
             in
             this
             thing
             ?
             Or
             do
             you
             think
             to
             work
             a
             disadvantage
             unto
             us
             by
             your
             Renouncing
             and
             denial
             of
             us
             ?
             I
             must
             tell
             you
             ,
             we
             are
             not
             troubled
             hereat
             for
             our
             own
             sakes
             ,
             neither
             is
             
             any
             part
             of
             our
             hope
             or
             confidence
             concerning
             you
             made
             void
             ,
             for
             we
             never
             looked
             upon
             some
             of
             you
             to
             be
             otherwise
             then
             our
             enemies
             in
             your
             hearts
             .
          
           
             Oh
             ye
             Hipocrites
             whom
             God
             will
             judge
             because
             of
             your
             hypocrisie
             ,
             who
             now
             so
             much
             as
             in
             you
             lies
             (
             if
             it
             were
             in
             your
             power
             )
             you
             would
             leave
             us
             to
             the
             mercilesness
             of
             cruel
             men
             ,
             you
             would
             save
             your selves
             ,
             and
             leave
             us
             to
             the
             mercy
             of
             the
             Devil
             ;
             but
             though
             you
             renounce
             us
             ,
             yet
             the
             Lord
             hath
             owned
             us
             ,
             and
             will
             own
             us
             to
             your
             grief
             ;
             and
             what
             are
             you
             become
             our
             accusers
             ?
             are
             you
             become
             chargers
             of
             us
             with
             irregular
             practise
             ?
             are
             you
             endeavouring
             to
             make
             us
             more
             odious
             in
             the
             eyes
             of
             wicked
             men
             then
             we
             are
             for
             righteousness
             sake
             ?
             but
             wherefore
             have
             ye
             done
             this
             ?
             Is
             it
             to
             save
             your selves
             from
             reproaches
             ?
             Have
             you
             therefore
             reproached
             us
             ,
             and
             have
             you
             sought
             to
             make
             us
             vile
             that
             your selves
             might
             appear
             free
             ?
             and
             have
             you
             thought
             to
             gain
             the
             favour
             of
             the
             wicked
             ,
             &
             to
             make
             a
             peace
             with
             your
             Enemies
             by
             reviling
             of
             us
             unto
             them
             ?
             Is
             this
             your
             end
             ,
             O
             ye
             Dissemblers
             ,
             to
             reproach
             us
             to
             the
             Nation
             and
             City
             behind
             our
             backs
             ?
             You
             Church
             Members
             so
             called
             )
             and
             Teachers
             ,
             and
             Pastors
             ,
             and
             Principal
             men
             that
             would
             save
             your selves
             and
             gratifie
             the
             Devil
             and
             joyn
             in
             union
             with
             the
             wicked
             ,
             and
             make
             your selves
             friends
             with
             them
             by
             slandering
             and
             renouncing
             the
             peaceable
             people
             ,
             who
             are
             more
             so
             then
             your selves
             ,
             and
             none
             of
             them
             guilty
             of
             ●rregularitie
             as
             much
             as
             some
             of
             you
             ;
             though
             you
             would
             fawn
             upon
             the
             Nation
             and
             City
             by
             renouncing
             of
             us
             ,
             as
             if
             we
             were
             irregular
             and
             so
             and
             so
             ;
             But
             do
             you
             think
             the
             Nation
             and
             City
             have
             not
             taken
             notice
             ?
             or
             however
             hereby
             they
             may
             .
             What
             if
             I
             say
             unto
             them
             and
             you
             ,
             that
             none
             of
             the
             
               Quakers
            
             ever
             were
             so
             instrumental
             by
             illegal
             opposition
             ,
             for
             the
             turning
             out
             of
             Parliaments
             and
             changing
             the
             Government
             of
             this
             Nation
             into
             confusion
             ,
             like
             as
             some
             of
             you
             
               Anabaptists
            
             have
             been
             ;
             and
             this
             the
             City
             and
             Nation
             may
             take
             notice
             of
             the
             irregularitie
             of
             some
             of
             your selves
             ,
             who
             have
             been
             instrumental
             even
             by
             illegal
             Opposition
             ,
             and
             perfect
             Tyrannie
             in
             mens
             account
             ,
             and
             Treacherie
             also
             to
             the
             turning
             out
             Parliaments
             ,
             and
             thereby
             wronging
             the
             Nation
             for
             their
             own
             advantages
             ;
             so
             that
             the
             practise
             of
             some
             of
             you
             hath
             been
             more
             unlawful
             and
             con●●●rie
             to
             Law
             then
             ours
             hath
             been
             ,
             and
             the
             City
             and
             Nation
             may
             take
             notice
             of
             it
             ;
             as
             your
             Declaration
             is
             to
             them
             ,
             so
             is
             
             this
             my
             Answer
             ;
             never
             any
             
               Quaker
            
             (
             so
             called
             )
             in
             War-like
             posture
             hath
             stood
             in
             Defiance
             ,
             and
             been
             instruments
             to
             turn
             out
             peoples
             lawful
             Representatives
             ;
             Did
             not
             some
             of
             your
             brethren
             ,
             even
             of
             the
             
               Anabaptists
               ,
            
             take
             Commission
             from
             the
             late
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             no
             lesse
             then
             vowing
             Fidelity
             to
             them
             ,
             and
             yet
             presently
             rising
             in
             opposition
             to
             them
             ,
             and
             turning
             them
             out
             of
             Doors
             ?
             and
             was
             not
             this
             treachery
             and
             hypocrisie
             ,
             and
             irregularitie
             ?
             And
             can
             the
             Nation
             charge
             any
             of
             them
             called
             
               Quakers
            
             with
             any
             such
             work
             ?
             no
             they
             cannot
             ;
             but
             some
             of
             the
             
               Anabaptists
            
             they
             may
             ,
             even
             with
             this
             and
             other
             the
             like
             illegal
             dealing
             ;
             And
             more
             I
             might
             instance
             ,
             and
             not
             only
             charge
             behind
             your
             backs
             falsly
             as
             you
             have
             done
             of
             us
             ,
             but
             I
             may
             affirm
             to
             your
             faces
             ,
             and
             justly
             prove
             these
             and
             such
             things
             upon
             you
             ;
             but
             why
             have
             not
             you
             named
             what
             irregular
             practise
             the
             
               Quakers
            
             are
             guilty
             of
             ?
             I
             charge
             you
             you
             subscribers
             against
             us
             ,
             and
             accusers
             of
             us
             to
             prove
             your
             accusation
             ,
             I
             say
             I
             charge
             you
             before
             the
             Lord
             and
             this
             whole
             Nation
             and
             City
             to
             prove
             your
             accusation
             ,
             and
             to
             instance
             what
             particular
             practises
             performed
             and
             owned
             amongst
             us
             ,
             either
             in
             Relation
             to
             just
             Government
             in
             Church
             or
             State
             that
             are
             irregular
             ,
             and
             you
             shall
             have
             a
             Reply
             ,
             though
             you
             say
             ,
             
               There
               are
               none
               more
               Opposite
               to
               our
               irregular
               practice
               then
               you
               are
               .
            
          
           
             Oh
             how
             fain
             would
             you
             flatter
             and
             fawn
             upon
             our
             Enemies
             to
             make
             peace
             with
             the
             Devil
             ;
             how
             would
             you
             creep
             by
             craft
             and
             joyn
             into
             a
             League
             with
             our
             and
             your
             Enemies
             ?
             And
             how
             fain
             would
             you
             be
             at
             peace
             with
             them
             and
             leave
             us
             even
             to
             their
             mercilesness
             if
             it
             were
             in
             your
             power
             ?
             Have
             we
             ever
             dealt
             thus
             by
             you
             ?
             Have
             we
             ever
             sought
             to
             render
             you
             Rebels
             and
             Traytors
             to
             the
             Nation
             as
             you
             in
             effect
             have
             done
             to
             us
             ?
             have
             we
             ever
             sought
             occasions
             against
             you
             ,
             and
             to
             present
             you
             to
             the
             Nation
             as
             vile
             as
             we
             could
             for
             to
             save
             our selves
             ,
             and
             leave
             you
             to
             the
             wil
             of
             your
             Enemies
             ?
             this
             have
             you
             done
             to
             us
             ,
             and
             we
             leave
             you
             to
             be
             rewarded
             even
             by
             the
             Lord
             who
             will
             never
             renounce
             us
             ,
             nor
             cast
             us
             out
             ,
             though
             you
             do
             in
             such
             a
             time
             as
             this
             ,
             a
             time
             of
             confusion
             and
             distraction
             ,
             wherein
             if
             the
             Lord
             did
             not
             appear
             to
             be
             our
             Defence
             more
             then
             men
             ,
             we
             should
             be
             swallowed
             up
             of
             our
             Enemies
             ;
             and
             must
             you
             ,
             even
             a
             Separate
             People
             ,
             Members
             ,
             Pastors
             and
             Ministers
             of
             Churches
             (
             so
             called
             )
             Renounce
             us
             at
             this
             season
             ,
             on
             purpose
             to
             have
             us
             destroyed
             so
             much
             as
             you
             may
             ?
             Well
             ,
             we
             have
             not
             dealt
             so
             with
             you
             ,
             neither
             do
             we
             desire
             to
             uncover
             your
             nakedness
             
             to
             the
             Nation
             ,
             you
             had
             not
             had
             thus
             much
             if
             you
             had
             not
             been
             the
             occasion
             of
             it
             your selves
             ;
             and
             surely
             what
             you
             have
             done
             in
             this
             particular
             ,
             some
             of
             your
             own
             Members
             will
             not
             accept
             it
             from
             you
             with
             thanks
             to
             you
             ;
             but
             I
             shall
             say
             more
             to
             you
             ,
             when
             I
             have
             under
             all
             your
             Hands
             the
             particular
             Practises
             which
             you
             charge
             to
             be
             irregular
             ;
             and
             though
             there
             hath
             been
             and
             is
             Contradictions
             between
             us
             and
             you
             in
             matter
             of
             Religion
             ,
             and
             difference
             in
             particular
             Practises
             about
             Church
             and
             Ministry
             ,
             and
             Orders
             ,
             &c.
             
             Yet
             what
             is
             this
             ?
             This
             was
             amongst
             our selves
             ,
             though
             hereof
             you
             have
             no
             reason
             to
             boast
             ,
             as
             of
             any
             Victory
             that
             you
             have
             obtained
             over
             us
             in
             any
             such
             Controversie
             ,
             neither
             hath
             the
             Spirit
             of
             God
             so
             appeared
             in
             that
             Authority
             among
             you
             ,
             as
             that
             you
             have
             gained
             any
             from
             us
             to
             you
             ,
             but
             rather
             the
             contrary
             ;
             but
             what
             of
             these
             Contentions
             ?
             we
             have
             never
             so
             contended
             with
             you
             ,
             as
             that
             we
             have
             hated
             your
             persons
             ,
             or
             sought
             to
             betray
             you
             into
             the
             hands
             of
             devouring
             mouths
             ,
             the
             Lord
             is
             our
             witness
             in
             this
             ,
             though
             you
             have
             done
             contrary
             (
             even
             sought
             to
             betray
             our
             persons
             in
             this
             your
             work
             )
             and
             I
             must
             tell
             you
             dishonestly
             and
             undiscreetly
             have
             you
             done
             in
             this
             matter
             ,
             who
             never
             could
             unto
             this
             day
             in
             any
             contest
             between
             us
             about
             Religious
             matters
             Convince
             us
             of
             Error
             or
             Irregular
             practises
             ,
             though
             now
             you
             have
             accused
             us
             to
             the
             whole
             Nation
             ,
             and
             not
             as
             in
             a
             way
             of
             Debate
             about
             Religion
             ,
             but
             as
             in
             matter
             of
             State
             Irregularity
             ;
             whereby
             plainly
             appears
             that
             you
             seek
             to
             betray
             us
             ,
             even
             our
             persons
             into
             the
             hands
             of
             our
             merciless
             enemies
             ,
             and
             you
             would
             make
             peace
             with
             them
             ,
             and
             deliver
             us
             into
             their
             merciless
             hands
             ;
             and
             thereby
             shewed
             hatred
             ,
             not
             unto
             us
             as
             upon
             the
             account
             of
             Religion
             only
             ,
             but
             even
             hatred
             to
             our
             persons
             ,
             and
             hath
             accused
             us
             as
             of
             personal
             irregularitie
             ;
             and
             so
             hath
             not
             shewed
             love
             to
             our
             persons
             ,
             but
             rather
             sought
             our
             destruction
             :
             Oh
             ye
             wicked
             men
             to
             whose
             charge
             God
             shall
             lay
             this
             iniquity
             of
             treachery
             and
             unfaithful
             dealing
             to
             us
             ,
             even
             as
             with
             brethren
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             most
             deceitful
             iniquity
             .
          
           
             And
             alas
             for
             you
             ,
             what
             are
             your
             desires
             of
             depriving
             us
             of
             our
             just
             Liberty
             ?
             God
             shall
             give
             us
             Liberty
             ,
             and
             from
             him
             we
             shall
             enjoy
             it
             whether
             you
             will
             or
             no
             ;
             and
             for
             our
             just
             liberty
             we
             shall
             not
             be
             beholding
             to
             you
             ,
             though
             I
             must
             tell
             you
             ,
             if
             our
             Liberty
             were
             in
             your
             power
             it
             is
             greatly
             to
             be
             doubted
             ,
             and
             even
             your
             own
             dealing
             in
             this
             your
             
               Declaration
            
             gives
             occasion
             
             For
             it
             ,
             that
             our
             Liberty
             would
             be
             enslaved
             if
             it
             were
             in
             your
             hands
             ,
             but
             we
             bless
             the
             Lord
             it
             is
             in
             his
             hand
             &
             not
             in
             yours
             ;
             for
             so
             much
             of
             Treachery
             towards
             us
             hath
             here
             appeared
             ,
             even
             in
             giving
             us
             up
             (
             so
             much
             as
             in
             you
             is
             )
             to
             the
             will
             of
             our
             Enemies
             ,
             and
             the
             Spirit
             is
             in
             you
             which
             would
             betray
             Brethren
             ,
             that
             for
             the
             time
             to
             come
             we
             can
             never
             Trust
             you
             ;
             but
             we
             do
             not
             give
             our
             Power
             to
             you
             to
             enjoy
             our
             Liberty
             from
             you
             ,
             nor
             ever
             shall
             ;
             And
             if
             we
             walk
             
               Moraly
               honest
               and
               peaceable
               in
               the
               Nation
               ,
            
             it
             is
             more
             then
             you
             do
             in
             this
             matter
             ,
             for
             this
             your
             practise
             is
             not
             Morally
             honest
             in
             Accusing
             of
             us
             behind
             our
             backs
             to
             the
             
               Nation
               ,
            
             and
             
               City
               ,
            
             and
             
               Authorities
            
             thereof
             of
             
               Irregularity
               ,
               &c.
            
             though
             as
             I
             have
             said
             never
             any
             of
             us
             had
             so
             great
             a
             hand
             by
             open
             opposition
             tending
             to
             make
             war
             in
             the
             Nation
             as
             some
             of
             you
             in
             some
             things
             I
             might
             instance
             ,
             even
             for
             their
             sakes
             to
             whom
             you
             have
             accused
             us
             ,
             and
             that
             we
             are
             more
             peaceable
             then
             some
             of
             your selves
             the
             
               Nation
            
             and
             
               City
            
             knows
             ;
             Have
             we
             thrust
             our selves
             into
             Arms
             ,
             and
             sought
             Offices
             and
             Places
             ,
             and
             Commands
             as
             some
             of
             you
             ?
             Have
             ever
             any
             of
             us
             appeared
             in
             Actual
             Arms
             against
             
               Parliament
            
             &
             
               Nation
            
             as
             some
             of
             you
             ?
             Have
             we
             given
             the
             
               City
            
             or
             the
             
               Nation
            
             by
             any
             visible
             appearance
             to
             fear
             a
             war
             from
             us
             ,
             as
             you
             have
             done
             ?
             Let
             the
             
               Nation
            
             &
             
               City
               ,
            
             &
             the
             witness
             in
             all
             mens
             
               Consciences
            
             judge
             ;
             so
             that
             we
             are
             known
             to
             be
             peaceable
             as
             much
             or
             more
             then
             your selves
             ,
             for
             we
             have
             never
             sought
             to
             you
             to
             take
             up
             Arms
             with
             us
             ,
             as
             some
             among
             you
             have
             sought
             to
             others
             ,
             which
             may
             demonstrate
             that
             we
             are
             as
             peaceable
             in
             the
             
               Nation
               ,
            
             if
             not
             more
             then
             you
             ;
             and
             so
             you
             needed
             not
             to
             have
             premised
             such
             a
             thing
             on
             our
             behalf
             .
             And
             thus
             I
             have
             in
             short
             returned
             your
             secret
             
               Treachery
            
             upon
             
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
            
             own
             heads
             ,
             and
             Answered
             that
             same
             part
             of
             your
             Declaration
             wherein
             I
             and
             the
             Truth
             ,
             and
             the
             whole
             flock
             of
             God
             was
             any
             way
             concerned
             ;
             and
             as
             for
             the
             rest
             of
             your
             Declaration
             I
             will
             not
             seek
             Occasions
             against
             it
             ,
             though
             in
             some
             other
             things
             also
             therein
             exprest
             ,
             I
             might
             search
             out
             your
             Hearts
             ,
             and
             discover
             the
             rottenness
             of
             them
             ;
             and
             where
             you
             say
             you
             declare
             Magistracy
             to
             be
             an
             Ordinance
             ;
             &c.
             might
             not
             I
             tell
             the
             Nation
             and
             City
             that
             you
             are
             not
             content
             with
             Magistracy
             ,
             except
             of
             your
             own
             Sect
             ;
             And
             might
             not
             I
             say
             ,
             Why
             were
             not
             you
             contented
             with
             that
             Assembly
             of
             men
             that
             last
             Sat
             ?
             And
             wherefore
             was
             it
             that
             you
             even
             some
             of
             you
             
               Anabaptists
            
             were
             the
             chief
             Instruments
             with
             Swords
             in
             your
             Hands
             to
             Dissolve
             
             them
             ,
             and
             so
             were
             Instruments
             in
             bringing
             the
             Nation
             into
             present
             confusion
             .
          
           
             And
             whereas
             you
             speak
             of
             the
             publick
             Ministers
             of
             the
             Nation
             ,
             you
             are
             
               far
               from
               endeavouring
               to
               destroy
               them
               (
               say
               you
               )
               and
               it
               is
               your
               duty
               to
               stand
               by
               them
               and
               preserve
               them
               from
               all
               violence
               and
               injury
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             To
             which
             I
             answer
             ,
             What
             are
             you
             about
             to
             make
             a
             League
             and
             a
             Covenant
             with
             Antichrist
             ?
             Have
             you
             for
             these
             many
             years
             been
             opposing
             them
             in
             words
             ,
             and
             are
             you
             now
             recanting
             of
             what
             you
             have
             done
             when
             you
             are
             sensible
             of
             a
             danger
             upon
             you
             ?
             and
             will
             you
             now
             bind
             your selves
             to
             stand
             by
             them
             and
             preserve
             them
             from
             all
             injury
             ,
             and
             even
             as
             they
             are
             Ministers
             too
             ?
             But
             let
             me
             ask
             you
             ,
             Do
             you
             look
             upon
             them
             to
             be
             Ministers
             of
             Christ
             ,
             or
             of
             Antichrist
             ?
             If
             true
             Ministers
             of
             Christ
             ,
             wherefore
             do
             you
             oppose
             them
             and
             cry
             against
             them
             in
             your
             Pulpits
             ,
             and
             hath
             formerly
             your selves
             and
             some
             of
             your
             Brethren
             yet
             do
             publickly
             oppose
             them
             both
             by
             word
             and
             writing
             ,
             Oh!
             ye
             hypocrites
             .
             But
             if
             they
             are
             Ministers
             of
             Antichrist
             ,
             then
             how
             is
             it
             that
             you
             will
             stand
             by
             them
             and
             preserve
             them
             as
             such
             ,
             and
             would
             bind
             it
             upon
             them
             as
             their
             duty
             to
             stand
             by
             and
             preserve
             you
             ?
             Is
             not
             this
             a
             League
             with
             Hell
             and
             Death
             ?
             are
             you
             turned
             backwards
             into
             love
             and
             affection
             towards
             them
             again
             ,
             and
             so
             lost
             your
             former
             Principles
             ?
             And
             is
             your
             Zeal
             quite
             grown
             cold
             ,
             or
             are
             you
             now
             onely
             flattering
             and
             dawbing
             with
             the
             Ministers
             ,
             because
             you
             see
             danger
             from
             them
             ,
             while
             you
             seek
             but
             greater
             advantage
             against
             them
             ?
             they
             may
             indeed
             tell
             you
             they
             look
             upon
             you
             as
             not
             destroyers
             of
             their
             wayes
             and
             practises
             ,
             neither
             to
             ease
             the
             Nation
             from
             any
             burthen
             which
             they
             have
             laid
             upon
             it
             ;
             for
             it
             is
             manifest
             though
             you
             deny
             them
             in
             some
             particulars
             some
             of
             you
             ,
             yet
             you
             can
             cry
             against
             that
             in
             some
             of
             them
             ,
             and
             yet
             uphold
             the
             same
             thing
             ;
             I
             may
             lawfully
             instance
             that
             some
             of
             your
             Brethren
             ,
             some
             in
             this
             Nation
             ,
             and
             some
             in
             
               Ireland
            
             takes
             or
             have
             lately
             taken
             Tithes
             for
             Preaching
             ,
             and
             have
             yearly
             stipends
             ,
             and
             so
             much
             by
             the
             year
             out
             of
             the
             States
             Treasure
             for
             Preaching
             ,
             100
             l.
             200
             l.
             and
             300
             l.
             a
             piece
             by
             the
             year
             ,
             which
             indeed
             doth
             shew
             that
             you
             are
             not
             intending
             to
             destroy
             their
             oppressing
             and
             abominable
             practises
             ,
             but
             the
             rather
             that
             you
             would
             turn
             them
             out
             of
             great
             Places
             and
             Benefits
             ,
             and
             turn
             your selves
             in
             ;
             Oh!
             deceit
             and
             wickedness
             which
             I
             am
             forced
             
             to
             lay
             open
             upon
             this
             occasion
             of
             your
             own
             just
             provocation
             hereunto
             ;
             and
             as
             for
             their
             preserving
             you
             and
             you
             them
             against
             such
             as
             do
             oppose
             you
             ,
             they
             may
             easily
             joyn
             with
             you
             in
             this
             ,
             if
             they
             could
             hope
             in
             your
             faithfulness
             ,
             for
             some
             of
             you
             and
             your
             Members
             have
             shewed
             as
             much
             enmity
             ,
             have
             been
             open
             Persecutors
             ,
             even
             as
             they
             and
             their
             Members
             have
             been
             ,
             and
             your
             Members
             have
             been
             sending
             the
             People
             of
             God
             to
             Prison
             ,
             and
             persecuting
             them
             even
             as
             the
             Common
             Priests
             of
             the
             Nation
             :
             and
             you
             appear
             to
             be
             guided
             by
             the
             same
             spirit
             in
             many
             things
             ,
             and
             if
             they
             be
             Antichristian
             in
             their
             wayes
             and
             practises
             ,
             its
             sure
             that
             you
             are
             not
             of
             Christ
             ,
             because
             you
             are
             like
             unto
             them
             in
             nature
             .
          
           
             And
             in
             that
             you
             say
             ,
             you
             would
             
               have
               none
               tollerated
               in
               their
               Religion
               that
               deny
               the
               Scriptures
               to
               be
               the
               Word
               of
               God
               ,
               but
               you
               would
               tollerate
               Episcopacy
               ,
               Presbytery
               or
               a
               stinted
               form
               ,
            
             &c.
             
               say
               you
               .
            
          
           
             To
             which
             I
             say
             ,
             I
             know
             that
             spirit
             which
             you
             are
             of
             ,
             if
             it
             had
             its
             full
             Authority
             would
             tolerate
             none
             but
             your selves
             ,
             for
             your
             spirit
             in
             nature
             differs
             not
             from
             the
             spirit
             of
             the
             Church
             of
             
               Rome
            
             ;
             And
             what
             are
             you
             now
             for
             tollerating
             Episcopacy
             ,
             who
             were
             once
             your selves
             (
             in
             your
             Zeal
             for
             God
             ,
             when
             your
             sincerity
             was
             not
             darkned
             ,
             nor
             your
             hearts
             so
             much
             corrupted
             through
             places
             of
             honour
             ,
             and
             through
             such
             things
             as
             now
             they
             are
             )
             Instruments
             to
             the
             pulling
             down
             of
             Episcopacy
             ,
             and
             will
             you
             now
             tollerate
             it
             again
             ,
             and
             help
             to
             set
             it
             up
             ,
             and
             build
             what
             you
             have
             destroyed
             ,
             as
             if
             you
             recanted
             of
             what
             you
             had
             done
             ,
             but
             plainly
             shewing
             that
             you
             are
             not
             of
             the
             same
             Spirit
             that
             once
             you
             were
             of
             ,
             but
             have
             lost
             sincerity
             ,
             and
             can
             embrace
             Idolatry
             ,
             for
             once
             ye
             were
             the
             men
             that
             did
             oppose
             it
             ,
             and
             did
             violently
             help
             to
             pluck
             it
             down
             ;
             but
             now
             you
             are
             for
             tolleration
             .
             Oh!
             unconstant
             men
             this
             is
             to
             you
             ,
             not
             herein
             discovering
             my
             Judgement
             in
             the
             case
             ,
             and
             if
             Episcopacy
             ,
             why
             may
             not
             Popery
             be
             tollerated
             ?
             seeing
             they
             are
             one
             and
             the
             self
             same
             in
             ground
             and
             nature
             ,
             and
             not
             much
             different
             in
             appearance
             ,
             and
             you
             may
             agree
             to
             tollerate
             a
             stinted
             form
             in
             others
             ,
             because
             your selves
             are
             in
             a
             stinted
             form
             also
             ;
             for
             what
             is
             yours
             else
             but
             a
             form
             ,
             crying
             up
             your
             water
             and
             bread
             and
             wine
             ,
             and
             differing
             from
             the
             world
             onely
             in
             these
             outward
             things
             ,
             when
             as
             the
             City
             and
             Nation
             knows
             you
             are
             men
             as
             covetous
             ,
             as
             worldly
             minded
             ,
             as
             ambitious
             ,
             as
             self-seeking
             of
             honour
             and
             places
             as
             any
             others
             in
             the
             Nation
             ,
             and
             your
             Religion
             
             appears
             to
             be
             a
             ●tinted
             form
             as
             much
             as
             others
             ;
             Alas
             poor
             men
             ,
             you
             have
             discovered
             your
             hearts
             in
             your
             Declaration
             ,
             and
             according
             to
             the
             corruption
             thereof
             I
             cannot
             but
             answer
             you
             ;
             and
             there
             are
             some
             that
             deny
             the
             Scriptures
             to
             be
             the
             Word
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             say
             they
             are
             the
             
               Words
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               a
               Declaration
               ,
               and
               a
               Treatise
               of
               what
               the
               Saints
               believed
               and
               enjoyed
            
             ;
             and
             Christ
             is
             the
             Word
             of
             God
             ,
             that
             may
             in
             time
             to
             come
             be
             tollerated
             in
             their
             Religion
             in
             this
             Nation
             ,
             though
             you
             have
             renounced
             them
             :
             but
             while
             they
             are
             owned
             and
             regarded
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             they
             respect
             not
             your
             love
             nor
             hatred
             who
             are
             mortal
             men
             ,
             and
             your
             breath
             in
             your
             nostrils
             ,
             and
             must
             fall
             and
             perish
             as
             the
             dung
             in
             all
             your
             beauty
             ,
             and
             your
             profession
             of
             Religion
             ,
             before
             the
             coming
             of
             the
             Son
             of
             God
             .
          
           
             And
             in
             your
             Post-script
             you
             say
             ,
             you
             have
             under
             your
             hands
             sent
             forth
             your
             Declaration
             
               in
               behalf
               of
               your selves
               ,
               and
               others
               of
               your
               Judgement
            
             ;
             but
             I
             must
             tell
             you
             ,
             I
             do
             believe
             there
             are
             some
             even
             of
             those
             called
             
               Anabaptists
            
             which
             will
             reject
             your
             work
             ,
             and
             to
             them
             my
             answer
             is
             not
             ,
             for
             I
             spare
             them
             :
             but
             to
             you
             fearful
             hypocrites
             in
             a
             time
             of
             danger
             ,
             that
             have
             in
             this
             juncture
             of
             time
             renounced
             us
             without
             ground
             or
             reason
             in
             the
             sight
             of
             God
             ,
             but
             for
             your
             ends
             ,
             as
             if
             you
             would
             gain
             the
             favour
             of
             the
             Nation
             and
             City
             by
             denyal
             of
             us
             ,
             and
             looking
             upon
             your selves
             to
             be
             reproached
             because
             of
             us
             ,
             when
             as
             you
             are
             a
             company
             of
             unworthy
             men
             ,
             even
             unworthy
             of
             our
             reproaches
             ,
             and
             to
             escape
             them
             have
             denied
             us
             ,
             as
             seeming
             to
             clear
             your selves
             ,
             but
             you
             are
             deceived
             in
             this
             matter
             ,
             and
             it
             shall
             turn
             to
             work
             against
             you
             in
             the
             Nation
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             City
             ;
             for
             we
             have
             a
             more
             surer
             witness
             in
             their
             Consciences
             ,
             even
             in
             the
             Consciences
             of
             all
             people
             that
             we
             are
             of
             God
             ,
             then
             you
             have
             ;
             for
             take
             but
             away
             your
             outward
             water
             ,
             and
             bread
             and
             wine
             ,
             and
             some
             few
             outward
             practises
             ,
             &
             what
             do
             you
             differ
             from
             the
             worst
             sort
             of
             men
             in
             the
             Nation
             ;
             for
             doth
             not
             pride
             and
             hypocrisie
             ,
             and
             self-love
             ,
             and
             covetousness
             ,
             and
             the
             love
             of
             this
             world
             abound
             amongst
             you
             ,
             as
             much
             as
             amongst
             any
             others
             ?
             the
             witness
             in
             peoples
             Consciences
             knows
             it
             ,
             which
             shall
             be
             a
             witness
             for
             us
             and
             against
             you
             .
             You
             may
             indeed
             have
             gained
             League
             with
             the
             worst
             sort
             of
             men
             in
             the
             Nation
             ,
             but
             you
             have
             not
             gained
             the
             sincerity
             in
             people
             ,
             and
             while
             we
             have
             that
             on
             our
             side
             to
             witness
             for
             us
             ,
             take
             you
             the
             rude
             multitude
             ,
             for
             we
             are
             not
             discouraged
             at
             all
             concerning
             this
             thing
             ,
             but
             the
             rather
             do
             glory
             
             in
             the
             Lord
             though
             we
             be
             denied
             of
             all
             ,
             for
             though
             men
             forsake
             us
             ,
             yet
             the
             Lord
             careth
             for
             us
             ;
             and
             your
             own
             doing
             shall
             return
             upon
             your
             own
             heads
             :
             and
             thus
             much
             is
             sufficient
             to
             the
             substance
             of
             your
             Declaration
             ,
             and
             if
             I
             receive
             any
             reply
             ,
             I
             shall
             expect
             it
             under
             the
             hands
             of
             you
             all
             ,
             that
             I
             may
             further
             search
             and
             discover
             you
             unto
             your selves
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Nation
             .
          
           
             And
             whereas
             there
             is
             a
             Manuscript
             goes
             aboad
             ,
             consisting
             of
             five
             Particulars
             ,
             which
             is
             said
             that
             it
             was
             delivered
             in
             to
             the
             Committee
             of
             Safety
             ,
             as
             Advice
             and
             Councel
             to
             them
             :
             but
             who
             the
             Authours
             of
             it
             are
             is
             something
             uncertain
             ,
             but
             certain
             it
             is
             ,
             that
             some
             of
             the
             called
             
               Independant
            
             Ministers
             and
             Pastors
             were
             the
             chief
             Promotors
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             Coppy
             which
             was
             delivered
             to
             my
             hands
             ,
             it
             is
             said
             ,
             
               These
               five
               Particulars
               were
               the
               result
               of
               a
               little
               Synod
               made
               up
               of
               Presbyterians
               ,
               Independants
               and
               Anabaptists
            
             ;
             but
             whether
             it
             is
             so
             or
             no
             I
             leave
             that
             ,
             and
             would
             say
             something
             to
             some
             of
             the
             Particulars
             ,
             and
             even
             to
             the
             Committee
             of
             Safety
             and
             Officers
             of
             the
             Army
             ,
             and
             all
             others
             of
             the
             Nation
             for
             their
             better
             information
             ,
             then
             the
             same
             Paper
             describeth
             to
             them
             .
          
           
             The
             third
             Particular
             consisteth
             about
             the
             Magistrates
             Power
             in
             matters
             of
             Faith
             and
             Worship
             ,
             and
             the
             Authours
             say
             ,
             
               Though
               they
               greatly
               prize
               Christian
               Liberty
               ,
               yet
               they
               profess
               utter
               dislike
               and
               abhorrency
               of
               an
               Vniversal
               toleration
               ,
               as
               being
               contrary
               to
               the
               mind
               of
               God
               in
               his
               Word
               .
            
          
           
             
               Answ.
            
             It
             appears
             the
             Authours
             are
             lovers
             of
             themselves
             ,
             and
             prizers
             of
             their
             own
             Liberty
             ,
             but
             not
             of
             the
             Liberty
             of
             others
             ,
             but
             do
             utterly
             
               dislike
            
             and
             
               abhor
            
             the
             Toleration
             of
             others
             ,
             which
             may
             indeed
             be
             more
             righteous
             then
             themselves
             ,
             and
             this
             is
             no
             less
             then
             the
             very
             Principle
             of
             the
             Whore
             of
             
               Rome
               ,
            
             which
             Promotes
             her
             own
             Liberty
             and
             makes
             others
             slaves
             ,
             and
             abhors
             Toleration
             to
             any
             but
             themselves
             ;
             and
             they
             plead
             Scriptures
             as
             well
             as
             you
             for
             proof
             of
             their
             Religion
             ,
             and
             they
             will
             say
             all
             that
             differs
             from
             them
             are
             contrary
             to
             the
             Scriptures
             ,
             even
             as
             you
             say
             ,
             when
             as
             there
             is
             very
             little
             better
             foundation
             in
             the
             Scriptures
             for
             your
             Religion
             then
             there
             is
             for
             theirs
             ;
             and
             it
             is
             doubtful
             to
             many
             what
             Religion
             this
             day
             extant
             is
             perfectly
             according
             to
             the
             Scriptures
             ;
             but
             yet
             thus
             much
             may
             be
             said
             ,
             that
             Church
             and
             that
             Religion
             which
             are
             not
             in
             the
             same
             Spirit
             as
             gave
             forth
             the
             Scriptures
             ,
             are
             not
             according
             
             unto
             the
             Scriptures
             ,
             and
             he
             that
             can
             distinguish
             of
             this
             ,
             and
             who
             it
             is
             that
             hath
             the
             same
             Spirit
             that
             gave
             forth
             the
             Scriptures
             ,
             are
             onely
             able
             to
             Judge
             what
             Religion
             is
             according
             to
             the
             Scriptures
             ;
             But
             can
             the
             Authors
             shew
             plainly
             out
             of
             the
             Scriptures
             that
             their
             Religion
             is
             onely
             according
             thereunto
             ,
             and
             all
             others
             the
             contrary
             ?
             and
             until
             they
             prove
             this
             ,
             why
             may
             not
             the
             Rulers
             that
             are
             or
             may
             be
             in
             this
             Nation
             ,
             give
             Toleration
             unto
             other
             sorts
             of
             people
             as
             well
             as
             to
             the
             
               Independants
            
             the
             supposed
             Authours
             of
             this
             Paper
             ?
          
           
             The
             fourth
             Particular
             consisteth
             concerning
             Tithes
             ,
             and
             say
             they
             ,
             
               The
               taking
               away
               of
               Tithes
               for
               Maintenance
               of
               Ministers
               ,
               until
               as
               full
               a
               Maintenance
               be
               as
               equally
               secured
               and
               as
               legally
               setled
               ,
               tends
               very
               much
               to
               the
               distruction
               of
               the
               Ministry
               ,
               and
               Preaching
               of
               the
               Gospel
               in
               these
               Nations
               .
            
          
           
             
               Answ.
            
             Alas
             for
             you
             poor
             ignorant
             Creatures
             ,
             ye
             foolish
             men
             ,
             that
             seems
             to
             have
             no
             understanding
             of
             the
             Ministry
             and
             Gospel
             of
             Christ
             ;
             Do
             you
             indeed
             think
             that
             the
             true
             Ministry
             of
             Christ
             and
             the
             Preaching
             of
             the
             Gospel
             depends
             upon
             Maintenance
             by
             Tithes
             ?
             Oh!
             ye
             Robbers
             of
             God
             ,
             who
             have
             secretly
             dishonoured
             him
             in
             your
             hearts
             ,
             and
             publickly
             disgraced
             him
             as
             much
             as
             in
             you
             lies
             to
             the
             Nation
             ,
             as
             if
             he
             were
             not
             able
             to
             save
             his
             Ministrie
             and
             the
             Preaching
             of
             his
             Gospel
             from
             destruction
             if
             Tithes
             be
             taken
             away
             ;
             Surely
             ,
             you
             err
             in
             your
             Judgements
             ,
             and
             have
             no
             acquaintance
             with
             God
             ,
             nor
             with
             his
             Ministry
             nor
             Gospel
             ;
             who
             have
             thus
             dishonoured
             him
             in
             setting
             up
             that
             Maintenance
             by
             the
             forcible
             and
             unjust
             oppression
             of
             Tithes
             ,
             to
             be
             the
             preserving
             of
             Ministry
             and
             Gospel
             ,
             and
             as
             if
             Tithes
             were
             the
             upholding
             of
             Ministry
             and
             Gospel
             ;
             and
             you
             have
             thus
             falsly
             and
             wickedly
             measured
             God
             ,
             his
             Ministry
             and
             Gospel
             ,
             by
             the
             wickedness
             of
             your
             own
             hearts
             ,
             who
             seems
             to
             be
             indeed
             of
             those
             Hirelings
             that
             cheats
             Souls
             for
             money
             ,
             and
             runs
             for
             the
             gift
             like
             
               Baalam
               ,
            
             and
             for
             the
             lucre
             like
             the
             evil
             beasts
             and
             slow
             bellies
             ;
             and
             so
             I
             do
             believe
             that
             your
             false
             Ministrie
             indeed
             and
             your
             feined
             pretence
             of
             Preaching
             the
             Gospel
             doth
             depend
             upon
             great
             sums
             of
             money
             and
             upon
             large
             maintenances
             ,
             &
             we
             believe
             that
             indeed
             is
             the
             chief
             Reason
             of
             your
             Preaching
             and
             of
             your
             Ministry
             ,
             and
             it
             is
             very
             possible
             that
             your
             Ministry
             and
             Preaching
             may
             fall
             which
             is
             Antichristian
             ,
             when
             Tithes
             and
             Hire
             is
             taken
             away
             ,
             which
             Ministry
             dependeth
             thereupon
             ,
             but
             the
             true
             Ministry
             and
             Preaching
             of
             the
             Gospel
             will
             God
             maintain
             and
             uphold
             〈…〉
             
             of
             Tithes
             being
             vanquished
             ,
             and
             I
             hope
             some
             of
             the
             Rulers
             of
             this
             Nation
             and
             officers
             of
             the
             Army
             will
             not
             believe
             your
             advice
             ;
             But
             yet
             you
             seem
             to
             be
             willing
             to
             renounce
             Tithes
             if
             you
             could
             have
             as
             full
             a
             maintenance
             setled
             another
             way
             ,
             so
             that
             however
             great
             maintenance
             comes
             ,
             you
             regard
             not
             ,
             so
             you
             can
             have
             that
             ,
             whether
             by
             this
             way
             of
             oppression
             or
             the
             other
             ,
             it
             s
             your
             maintenance
             you
             love
             and
             followes
             after
             ,
             and
             seekes
             unto
             the
             Powers
             of
             the
             Earth
             for
             that
             end
             ;
             and
             how
             equally
             and
             Legally
             Tithes
             have
             been
             setled
             which
             you
             seem
             to
             affirm
             ,
             let
             all
             good
             People
             judge
             ;
             given
             they
             were
             ,
             and
             setled
             first
             in
             our
             Nation
             ,
             by
             the
             Popes
             Authoritie
             ,
             to
             be
             the
             maintenance
             of
             that
             Whores
             Ministers
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             Laws
             which
             gave
             them
             and
             setled
             them
             have
             been
             Antichristian
             and
             oppression
             in
             the
             Nation
             ,
             and
             there
             is
             the
             guilt
             of
             blood
             and
             of
             cruel
             unjust
             sufferings
             lying
             upon
             this
             Nation
             in
             that
             very
             cause
             of
             Tithes
             ,
             and
             the
             hand
             of
             the
             Lord
             is
             gone
             out
             against
             it
             ,
             and
             against
             all
             contenders
             for
             it
             ,
             and
             God
             will
             redeem
             the
             Nation
             from
             under
             it
             ,
             though
             you
             be
             putting
             your
             strength
             to
             uphold
             it
             through
             your
             Hypocritical
             Prayers
             and
             Preaching
             and
             flatteries
             with
             God
             and
             men
             .
          
           
             The
             fifth
             particular
             is
             ,
             these
             Authors
             desire
             that
             
               countenance
               be
               not
               given
               unto
               nor
               trust
               reposed
               in
               the
               hands
               of
            
             Quakers
             ,
             
               being
               persons
               of
               such
               Principles
               that
               are
               destructive
               to
               the
               Gospel
               and
               inconsistent
               with
               peace
               and
               civil
               society
               .
            
          
           
             
               Answ.
            
             Here
             your
             wickedness
             and
             the
             malice
             of
             your
             hearts
             is
             let
             forth
             against
             the
             despised
             People
             ,
             for
             their
             righteousness
             sake
             ;
             &
             this
             spirit
             of
             yours
             would
             not
             onely
             discountenance
             them
             but
             destroy
             them
             from
             the
             face
             of
             the
             earth
             ,
             if
             it
             were
             in
             your
             hands
             ,
             and
             you
             are
             worse
             then
             
               Baalam
            
             ever
             was
             ,
             and
             far
             more
             blind
             then
             he
             ,
             for
             you
             are
             as
             it
             were
             seeking
             inchantments
             against
             the
             People
             of
             God
             for
             money
             ,
             and
             you
             see
             not
             the
             goodly
             tents
             of
             
               Jacob
            
             as
             he
             did
             ,
             nor
             the
             People
             that
             are
             altogether
             blessed
             ;
             Oh!
             ye
             envious
             persons
             that
             are
             even
             a
             preparing
             as
             much
             as
             in
             you
             is
             the
             destruction
             of
             a
             peaceable
             People
             ,
             and
             that
             would
             keep
             them
             in
             slaverie
             under
             you
             ,
             and
             you
             would
             have
             the
             countenance
             of
             the
             Powers
             of
             the
             earth
             ,
             but
             they
             must
             not
             ,
             and
             you
             would
             monopolize
             all
             the
             places
             of
             trust
             for
             advantage
             to
             your selves
             ,
             and
             you
             would
             hardly
             allow
             the
             People
             of
             God
             a
             place
             on
             the
             ground
             ;
             Oh!
             ye
             sinful
             hypocrites
             and
             flatterers
             and
             slanderers
             of
             the
             just
             ,
             but
             what
             need
             you
             
             have
             made
             such
             preparation
             against
             them
             ,
             do
             they
             seek
             places
             of
             honour
             among
             you
             ,
             do
             they
             delight
             in
             great
             places
             among
             men
             ?
             do
             they
             love
             to
             be
             great
             in
             this
             world
             ?
             nay
             their
             Kingdom
             is
             from
             above
             ,
             and
             they
             reject
             the
             countenance
             of
             the
             Beasts
             Authority
             ,
             and
             they
             reject
             any
             confidence
             that
             the
             dragon
             and
             unjust
             powers
             can
             repose
             in
             them
             ,
             and
             you
             need
             not
             have
             been
             afraid
             in
             this
             matter
             ,
             and
             thereupon
             slandered
             us
             ,
             and
             have
             back-bited
             us
             to
             the
             Powers
             of
             the
             earth
             ;
             what
             do
             you
             fear
             ?
             Even
             the
             thing
             which
             you
             fear
             will
             God
             in
             a
             Judgement
             bring
             upon
             you
             ,
             and
             there
             is
             a
             Government
             to
             be
             set
             up
             in
             this
             Nation
             ,
             even
             that
             which
             is
             of
             the
             Lamb
             ;
             and
             your
             Antichristian
             Monarchy
             the
             Beast
             with
             all
             his
             Heads
             and
             Horns
             shall
             fall
             to
             the
             ground
             ,
             and
             the
             Lord
             may
             bring
             your
             fear
             upon
             you
             to
             your
             utter
             confusion
             ,
             though
             you
             are
             making
             defences
             all
             that
             you
             can
             for
             your selves
             and
             your
             Kingdom
             ,
             and
             this
             seems
             to
             be
             a
             day
             wherein
             every
             mans
             heart
             is
             tryed
             ,
             and
             every
             man
             and
             sort
             of
             People
             is
             pouring
             forth
             the
             malitiousness
             of
             their
             hearts
             against
             the
             poor
             People
             in
             scorn
             called
             
               Quakers
            
             ;
             what
             say
             the
             Papists
             and
             Episcopal
             men
             ?
             
               Quakers
            
             are
             a
             new
             Sect
             and
             deceivers
             ,
             &c.
             and
             what
             say
             the
             Presbyterians
             and
             the
             Independants
             of
             them
             ?
             Oh!
             they
             are
             Seducers
             ,
             they
             are
             Witches
             ,
             they
             are
             false
             prophets
             ,
             they
             are
             Vagabonds
             not
             worthy
             of
             countenance
             ,
             &c.
             nor
             any
             place
             of
             trust
             in
             the
             Nation
             ,
             &c.
             
             What
             say
             the
             Anabaptists
             of
             them
             ?
             O
             they
             are
             Blasphemers
             and
             Hereticks
             and
             irregular
             Persons
             and
             distructive
             to
             Gospel
             ,
             &c.
             
             This
             and
             such
             like
             is
             the
             cry
             of
             these
             and
             all
             sorts
             of
             People
             against
             the
             poor
             dispised
             People
             whom
             the
             Eternal
             God
             hath
             made
             dreadful
             unto
             them
             all
             ,
             who
             shall
             be
             the
             Rod
             in
             his
             hand
             to
             break
             them
             and
             confound
             them
             ,
             and
             utterly
             to
             destroy
             their
             Antichristian
             Kingdom
             ;
             for
             they
             are
             beloved
             of
             the
             Lord
             though
             hated
             of
             all
             men
             ,
             and
             though
             the
             whole
             body
             of
             the
             Beast
             and
             Antichrist
             and
             every
             Horn
             of
             his
             Head
             do
             set
             themselves
             to
             War
             against
             the
             Lamb
             and
             his
             followers
             ,
             and
             though
             all
             these
             sorts
             of
             People
             mentioned
             and
             some
             others
             do
             at
             this
             very
             day
             pour
             out
             their
             fury
             and
             malice
             against
             this
             People
             ,
             yet
             shall
             they
             not
             be
             confounded
             ,
             for
             their
             trust
             is
             in
             the
             living
             God
             ,
             and
             as
             sure
             as
             the
             Lord
             lives
             ,
             the
             fear
             that
             People
             have
             of
             the
             prosperity
             of
             this
             People
             shall
             come
             upon
             them
             ,
             and
             without
             Weapon
             or
             Arm
             of
             flesh
             ,
             or
             the
             multitude
             of
             an
             Host
             of
             men
             will
             their
             God
             dash
             their
             Enemies
             to
             pieces
             ;
             and
             all
             ye
             Sects
             whatsoever
             that
             are
             
             risen
             in
             opposition
             against
             us
             ,
             what
             do
             we
             regard
             your
             fury
             and
             madness
             against
             us
             ?
             What
             do
             we
             fear
             your
             revilings
             ,
             you
             uncircumcised
             Philistines
             ,
             we
             mock
             at
             your
             terrour
             ,
             and
             we
             reject
             your
             strength
             as
             the
             strength
             of
             a
             straw
             ,
             we
             dispise
             your
             Authority
             which
             is
             not
             of
             God
             ,
             as
             the
             Authority
             of
             so
             many
             Bryars
             and
             Thorns
             ,
             we
             can
             glory
             over
             you
             in
             the
             Lord
             ,
             what
             are
             you
             ,
             and
             from
             whence
             did
             you
             come
             ,
             is
             not
             
               Babylon
            
             your
             City
             ?
             and
             is
             not
             the
             great
             Whore
             your
             Mother
             ,
             and
             the
             Mother
             of
             Harlots
             your
             Nurse
             ?
             And
             what
             is
             your
             growth
             but
             even
             like
             the
             grass
             of
             a
             Summers
             growth
             that
             's
             soon
             cut
             down
             and
             withered
             ,
             and
             like
             the
             leaf
             of
             a
             Summer
             tree
             that
             utterly
             perisheth
             in
             Winter
             ?
             The
             mighty
             day
             of
             the
             Lord
             is
             at
             your
             door
             ,
             confusion
             is
             begun
             amongst
             you
             ,
             and
             the
             sword
             of
             one
             may
             destroy
             another
             ,
             and
             the
             strength
             of
             one
             shall
             rear
             another
             ,
             and
             the
             remnant
             that
             is
             left
             shall
             be
             destroyed
             ,
             and
             we
             must
             overcome
             them
             without
             Sword
             or
             carnal
             Weapon
             ,
             and
             this
             shall
             come
             to
             pass
             in
             a
             day
             ;
             and
             the
             eye
             that
             is
             yet
             blind
             shall
             see
             it
             ,
             and
             the
             child
             that
             is
             yet
             undelivered
             shall
             be
             a
             Conquerour
             over
             the
             Beast
             ,
             and
             over
             his
             Image
             ,
             and
             over
             all
             you
             false
             Sects
             ,
             and
             over
             every
             Horn
             that
             is
             risen
             up
             in
             envy
             against
             the
             Lamb
             and
             his
             followers
             ,
             the
             time
             of
             the
             Lambs
             Kingdom
             is
             at
             hand
             ,
             behold
             ,
             behold
             ye
             mountains
             of
             the
             earth
             ,
             the
             sentence
             of
             Eternal
             vengeance
             will
             pass
             upon
             you
             ,
             ye
             Hypocritical
             Professors
             ;
             ye
             Pastors
             ,
             Elders
             ,
             Members
             and
             Ministers
             of
             Churches
             (
             so
             called
             )
             the
             Decree
             of
             the
             Almighty
             is
             coming
             out
             against
             you
             ,
             you
             have
             provoked
             him
             by
             your
             wickedness
             towards
             him
             and
             his
             People
             ,
             even
             to
             the
             destruction
             of
             your
             own
             selves
             ;
             wherefore
             tremble
             before
             the
             Lord
             ,
             for
             his
             dread
             and
             the
             weight
             of
             his
             hand
             shall
             be
             upon
             your
             Consciences
             .
          
           
             Oh
             Nation
             ,
             mourn
             over
             thy
             iniquities
             which
             have
             provoked
             God
             against
             thee
             ,
             and
             if
             men
             turn
             not
             unto
             him
             ,
             his
             sore
             Judgment
             will
             be
             upon
             thee
             ,
             we
             are
             not
             for
             this
             party
             or
             the
             other
             ,
             neither
             do
             we
             justifie
             one
             side
             in
             opposition
             to
             another
             ,
             for
             we
             see
             the
             earth
             is
             corrupted
             ,
             and
             all
             sorts
             of
             men
             that
             are
             this
             day
             striving
             one
             sort
             ,
             against
             another
             ,
             are
             in
             a
             wrong
             way
             and
             in
             a
             wrong
             spirit
             ,
             and
             we
             cannot
             side
             with
             any
             of
             them
             ,
             but
             we
             rather
             mourn
             over
             the
             Nation
             who
             is
             torn
             in
             pieces
             by
             the
             Ambitious
             spirit
             of
             her
             pretended
             Rulers
             ,
             and
             we
             desire
             the
             repentance
             of
             all
             ,
             and
             not
             the
             destruction
             of
             any
             ,
             and
             we
             are
             for
             Gods
             part
             and
             not
             for
             men
             .
          
           
             
               E.
               BVRROVGH
               .
            
          
           
             THE
             END
             .