The compassionate Samaritane unbinding the conscience, and powring oyle into the wounds which have beene made upon the separation, recommending their future welfare to the serious thoughts and carefull endeavours of all who love the peace and unity of Commonwealths men, or desire the unanimous prosecution of the common enemy, or who follow our Saviours rule, to doe unto others what they would have others doe unto them.
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             The compassionate Samaritane unbinding the conscience, and powring oyle into the wounds which have beene made upon the separation, recommending their future welfare to the serious thoughts and carefull endeavours of all who love the peace and unity of Commonwealths men, or desire the unanimous prosecution of the common enemy, or who follow our Saviours rule, to doe unto others what they would have others doe unto them.
             Walwyn, William, 1600-1681.
             Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665, attributed name.
          
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           Good
           counsell
           to
           all
           those
           that
           heartily
           desire
           the
           glory
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           freedome
           of
           the
           Common-wealth
           ,
           and
           the
           good
           of
           all
           vertuous
           men
           .
        
         
           YOu
           are
           most
           earnestly
           intreated
           to
           take
           notice
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           warned
           of
           a
           most
           pestilent
           and
           dangerous
           designe
           lately
           practised
           by
           some
           hellish
           Polititians
           ,
           tending
           to
           the
           dividing
           of
           the
           honest
           party
           amongst
           themselves
           ,
           thereby
           to
           weaken
           them
           ,
           and
           to
           give
           advantages
           to
           the
           Common
           Enemies
           .
        
         
         
           The
           ground
           of
           their
           designe
           is
           ,
           The
           difference
           of
           judgement
           in
           matters
           of
           Religion
           amongst
           conscientious
           well
           minded
           people
           ,
           occasion
           being
           taken
           from
           thence
           to
           make
           them
           not
           only
           to
           despise
           and
           hate
           one
           another
           ,
           but
           as
           odious
           to
           the
           generality
           of
           good
           men
           as
           are
           theeves
           ,
           murderers
           and
           harlots
           .
        
         
           The
           means
           they
           use
           to
           promote
           their
           designe
           ,
           is
           principally
           to
           broach
           some
           grosse
           and
           foolish
           errours
           ;
           and
           then
           to
           father
           them
           on
           all
           those
           that
           are
           called
           Anabaptists
           ,
           Antinomians
           ,
           Brownists
           ,
           Separatists
           or
           Independents
           :
        
         
           Perswading
           and
           possessing
           the
           people
           :
        
         
           First
           ,
           concerning
           the
           Anabaptists
           ,
           That
           they
           hold
           all
           government
           in
           the
           Commonweale
           to
           bee
           
           unlawfull
           ;
           which
           you
           are
           to
           know
           is
           most
           pernicious
           delusion
           ,
           for
           they
           approve
           of
           ,
           and
           doe
           submit
           unto
           all
           government
           that
           is
           agreed
           on
           by
           common
           consent
           in
           Parliament
           ;
           and
           disapprove
           only
           of
           arbitrary
           and
           tyrannicall
           government
           ,
           usurpations
           and
           exorbitances
           in
           Magistrates
           and
           Officers
           ;
           and
           have
           disbursed
           their
           monies
           and
           hazarded
           their
           lives
           as
           freely
           for
           their
           just
           government
           ,
           and
           liberties
           of
           this
           Nation
           ,
           as
           any
           condition
           of
           men
           whatsoever
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           That
           the
           Antinomians
           doe
           hold
           ,
           that
           a
           Beleever
           may
           live
           as
           he
           list
           !
           even
           in
           all
           licentiousnesse
           :
           which
           is
           most
           grossely
           false
           :
           there
           being
           no
           Scripture
           more
           frequent
           in
           their
           mouthes
           then
           this
           ,
           namely
           ,
           
             The
             love
             of
             God
             bringing
             salvation
             to
             all
             men
             hath
             
             appeared
             ,
             teaching
             us
             to
             deny
             all
             ungodlinesse
             and
             wordly
             lusts
             ,
             and
             to
             live
             righteously
             and
             godly
             ,
             and
             soberly
             in
             this
             present
             world
             .
          
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           That
           the
           Brownists
           ,
           Separation
           and
           Independents
           doe
           hold
           that
           all
           other
           Protestants
           are
           in
           a
           damnable
           condition
           ,
           who
           doe
           hold
           fellowship
           ,
           Church
           society
           ,
           and
           communion
           with
           grossely
           ,
           vitious
           and
           wicked
           persons
           :
           which
           also
           is
           most
           notoriously
           false
           :
           for
           they
           doe
           not
           so
           judge
           of
           any
           ;
           but
           doe
           judge
           that
           themselves
           having
           (
           to
           their
           apprehensions
           )
           grounds
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           proving
           the
           unlawfulnesse
           of
           such
           mixt
           communions
           ,
           may
           not
           ,
           nor
           dare
           not
           so
           communicate
           :
           And
           as
           concerning
           others
           they
           judge
           (
           as
           themselves
           would
           be
           judged
           )
           that
           they
           exercise
           their
           Religion
           in
           that
           way
           which
           appeareth
           
           to
           them
           most
           agreeable
           to
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           .
        
         
           When
           these
           sowers
           of
           division
           have
           possest
           the
           people
           ,
           that
           these
           and
           the
           like
           absurdities
           are
           held
           by
           them
           :
           Then
           they
           advise
           them
           to
           flye
           from
           them
           as
           from
           Serpents
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           heare
           them
           or
           discourse
           with
           them
           ,
           as
           they
           tender
           the
           safety
           of
           their
           souls
           ;
           &
           make
           them
           glad
           &
           rejoyce
           when
           they
           heare
           any
           of
           them
           are
           imprisoned
           or
           silenced
           ;
           or
           their
           bookes
           (
           though
           slightly
           and
           absurdly
           )
           answered
           :
           and
           when
           they
           heare
           that
           many
           of
           them
           are
           forsaking
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           betaking
           themselves
           to
           the
           West-Indies
           and
           other
           places
           for
           Liberty
           of
           their
           Consciences
           (
           as
           void
           of
           all
           remorse
           )
           they
           cry
           out
           ,
           Let
           them
           goe
           ,
           a
           good
           riddance
           ,
           it
           will
           never
           bee
           well
           in
           England
           
           (
           say
           they
           )
           so
           long
           as
           these
           Sects
           are
           permitted
           to
           live
           amongst
           us
           ;
           nor
           untill
           the
           Parliament
           do
           set
           up
           one
           expresse
           way
           for
           exercise
           of
           Religion
           ,
           and
           compell
           all
           men
           to
           submit
           thereunto
           ,
           and
           most
           severely
           to
           punish
           all
           such
           as
           will
           not
           .
        
         
           But
           you
           will
           finde
           that
           this
           is
           the
           very
           voice
           of
           Prelacie
           ,
           and
           the
           authours
           thereof
           to
           bee
           the
           very
           same
           in
           heart
           ,
           what
           ever
           they
           are
           in
           cloaths
           and
           outside
           —
           And
           that
           it
           is
           not
           the
           voyce
           of
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           who
           required
           that
           every
           man
           should
           be
           fully
           perswaded
           in
           his
           owne
           minde
           of
           the
           lawfulnesse
           of
           that
           way
           wherein
           he
           served
           the
           Lord
           ;
           and
           that
           upon
           such
           a
           ground
           as
           no
           authority
           on
           earth
           can
           ever
           dispence
           withall
           ,
           namely
           ,
           That
           whatsoever
           is
           not
           of
           faith
           (
           or
           full
           assurance
           of
           minde
           )
           is
           sin
           .
        
         
         
           Our
           Saviour
           Christ
           did
           not
           use
           the
           Sadduces
           in
           so
           unkinde
           a
           manner
           ,
           and
           yet
           they
           held
           more
           dangerous
           opinions
           then
           any
           that
           are
           accused
           in
           our
           times
           ;
           for
           they
           beleeved
           that
           there
           was
           no
           resurrection
           ,
           and
           that
           there
           was
           neither
           Angell
           nor
           Spirit
           ;
           though
           they
           came
           to
           him
           in
           a
           kinde
           of
           insolent
           confidence
           in
           these
           their
           opinions
           ,
           which
           he
           knew
           sufficiently
           ,
           He
           ,
           neverthelesse
           both
           heard
           and
           answered
           them
           gently
           ;
           he
           did
           not
           revile
           them
           with
           reproachfull
           language
           ,
           telling
           them
           that
           they
           were
           not
           worthy
           to
           live
           in
           a
           Common-wealth
           ;
           nor
           did
           he
           warne
           others
           to
           discourse
           with
           them
           ;
           hee
           did
           not
           command
           their
           persons
           to
           be
           imprisoned
           ,
           nor
           declare
           their
           lives
           to
           be
           forfeited
           :
           It
           is
           likely
           they
           lived
           quietly
           ,
           and
           (
           in
           all
           civill
           respects
           )
           according
           to
           the
           loves
           of
           
           the
           Country
           ,
           and
           were
           honester
           men
           then
           the
           Scribes
           and
           Pharisees
           who
           were
           hypocrites
           :
           and
           so
           ,
           as
           the
           true
           authour
           of
           his
           Apostles
           doctrine
           ,
           he
           allowed
           them
           to
           be
           fully
           perswaded
           in
           their
           owne
           mindes
           ,
           using
           no
           meanes
           but
           argument
           and
           perswasion
           to
           alter
           or
           controle
           their
           judgements
           :
           He
           knew
           that
           men
           might
           live
           peaceably
           and
           lovingly
           together
           ,
           though
           they
           differ
           in
           judgement
           one
           from
           another
           :
           Himselfe
           was
           composed
           of
           love
           ,
           and
           esteemed
           nothing
           so
           pretious
           as
           love
           ;
           His
           servant
           and
           Apostle
           
             Paul
          
           was
           of
           the
           same
           minde
           also
           ,
           affirming
           that
           though
           hee
           had
           all
           faith
           and
           al
           knowledge
           ,
           and
           understood
           all
           mysteries
           ,
           though
           he
           could
           speak
           with
           the
           tongues
           of
           men
           and
           of
           Angels
           ,
           and
           have
           not
           love
           ,
           he
           is
           nothing
           ,
           a
           meere
           sounding
           brasse
           or
           tinckling
           symball
           :
           he
           desires
           that
           
           who
           are
           strong
           in
           the
           faith
           ,
           should
           beare
           with
           those
           that
           are
           weak
           ,
           adviseth
           him
           that
           eateth
           that
           hee
           should
           not
           condemne
           him
           that
           eateth
           not
           :
           where
           one
           observed
           a
           day
           to
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           others
           not
           (
           though
           a
           matter
           of
           great
           moment
           )
           yet
           he
           alloweth
           every
           one
           to
           be
           fully
           perswaded
           in
           his
           owne
           minde
           :
           Now
           if
           our
           Saviour
           and
           his
           Apostle
           ,
           that
           could
           infallibly
           determine
           what
           was
           truth
           ,
           and
           what
           was
           error
           ,
           did
           neverthelesse
           allow
           every
           man
           to
           bee
           fully
           perswaded
           in
           his
           owne
           minde
           ,
           and
           did
           not
           command
           any
           man
           upon
           their
           authority
           to
           doe
           any
           thing
           against
           judgement
           and
           conscience
           —
           What
           spirit
           are
           they
           of
           ,
           whose
           Ministers
           are
           they
           ,
           that
           would
           have
           all
           men
           compelled
           to
           submit
           to
           their
           probabilities
           and
           doubtfull
           determinations
           ?
        
         
         
           The
           Apostle
           perswadeth
           those
           whō
           he
           instructed
           to
           try
           all
           things
           :
           These
           allow
           not
           things
           to
           be
           compared
           ,
           they
           take
           liberty
           to
           speake
           what
           they
           please
           in
           publike
           against
           opinions
           and
           judgements
           ,
           under
           what
           nick-names
           they
           thinke
           fittest
           to
           make
           them
           odious
           ,
           and
           write
           and
           Print
           ,
           and
           licence
           the
           same
           ,
           wresting
           and
           misapplying
           the
           Scriptures
           to
           prove
           their
           false
           assertions
           ;
           but
           stop
           all
           mens
           mouthes
           from
           speaking
           ,
           and
           prohibit
           the
           Printing
           of
           any
           thing
           that
           might
           be
           produced
           in
           way
           of
           defence
           and
           vindication
           ;
           and
           if
           any
           thing
           bee
           attempted
           ,
           spoken
           or
           published
           without
           authority
           or
           licence
           ,
           Pursuivants
           ,
           fines
           and
           imprisonments
           ,
           are
           sure
           to
           wait
           the
           Authors
           ,
           Printers
           and
           publishers
           .
        
         
           And
           though
           experience
           of
           all
           times
           under
           Popery
           and
           Prelacie
           ,
           
           have
           proved
           this
           a
           vaine
           way
           to
           bring
           all
           men
           to
           be
           of
           one
           minde
           ,
           yet
           these
           men
           are
           not
           yet
           made
           wiser
           by
           the
           folly
           of
           others
           ,
           but
           suffer
           themselves
           to
           be
           outwitted
           by
           the
           devillish
           policies
           of
           those
           that
           put
           them
           on
           in
           those
           compulsive
           and
           restrictive
           courses
           ,
           as
           knowing
           it
           to
           be
           the
           only
           meanes
           to
           obstruct
           the
           truth
           ,
           to
           multiply
           opinions
           ,
           and
           cause
           divisions
           ,
           without
           which
           they
           know
           they
           should
           in
           vaine
           attempt
           the
           bondage
           or
           destruction
           of
           the
           honest
           party
           .
        
         
           Be
           you
           therefore
           wise
           in
           time
           ,
           and
           speedily
           and
           freely
           unite
           your selves
           to
           those
           your
           brethren
           ,
           though
           reproached
           with
           never
           so
           many
           nick-names
           ,
           and
           use
           all
           lawfull
           meanes
           for
           their
           ease
           and
           freedome
           ,
           and
           for
           protection
           from
           reproach
           ,
           injury
           or
           violence
           ,
           that
           
           they
           may
           be
           encouraged
           to
           abide
           in
           ,
           and
           returne
           unto
           this
           our
           distressed
           country
           ,
           and
           to
           contribute
           their
           utmost
           assistance
           to
           free
           the
           same
           from
           the
           bloudy
           intentions
           of
           the
           common
           enemies
           ,
           and
           give
           them
           assurance
           of
           a
           comfortable
           freedome
           of
           conscience
           when
           a
           happy
           end
           shall
           be
           given
           to
           these
           wofull
           times
           :
           you
           cannot
           deny
           but
           that
           they
           are
           to
           bee
           trusted
           in
           any
           imployment
           equall
           to
           any
           condition
           of
           men
           ,
           not
           one
           of
           them
           having
           proved
           false
           hearted
           or
           treacherous
           in
           any
           publike
           employment
           :
           sticke
           you
           therefore
           close
           to
           them
           ,
           they
           will
           most
           certainly
           sticke
           close
           to
           you
           ;
           which
           if
           you
           doe
           ,
           all
           the
           Popish
           and
           malignant
           party
           in
           the
           world
           will
           not
           be
           able
           to
           circumvent
           you
           :
           but
           if
           you
           suffer
           your selves
           to
           be
           so
           grossely
           deluded
           as
           to
           despise
           or
           renounce
           
           their
           assistance
           and
           association
           ,
           you
           shall
           soone
           perceive
           your selves
           to
           be
           over-growne
           with
           malignants
           (
           the
           taking
           of
           a
           Covenant
           will
           not
           change
           a
           blackamore
           )
           your
           bondage
           will
           be
           speedy
           and
           certaine
           :
           The
           ground
           upon
           which
           you
           renounce
           them
           is
           so
           unjust
           and
           contrary
           to
           the
           word
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           God
           cannot
           prosper
           you
           ;
           you
           have
           therefore
           no
           choice
           at
           all
           ;
           but
           if
           you
           joyne
           not
           ;
           you
           perish
           :
           Your
           destruction
           is
           of
           your selves
           .
           (
           complaine
           of
           none
           else
           )
           your
           pride
           and
           disdaine
           of
           them
           will
           be
           your
           ruine
           .
        
         
           Thus
           have
           you
           the
           faithfull
           advice
           of
           him
           who
           is
           neither
           Anabaptist
           ,
           Antinomian
           ,
           Brownist
           ,
           Separatist
           or
           Independent
           :
           But
           of
           one
           that
           upon
           good
           ground
           (
           as
           he
           conceiveth
           )
           holdeth
           fellowship
           and
           communion
           with
           the
           Parochiall
           
           congregations
           ,
           who
           observing
           with
           a
           ●ad
           he●●●
           the
           manifold
           distractions
           and
           divisions
           amongst
           his
           brethren
           about
           difference
           of
           judgement
           in
           matters
           of
           Religion
           ;
           and
           finding
           the
           same
           fomented
           and
           made
           use
           of
           to
           the
           destruction
           of
           the
           common
           freedome
           of
           his
           deare
           Country
           :
           He
           could
           not
           forbeare
           to
           give
           warning
           there
           of
           to
           all
           sorts
           of
           well-affected
           persons
           ,
           hoping
           that
           they
           will
           labour
           to
           informe
           themselves
           more
           truly
           of
           the
           opinions
           and
           dispositions
           of
           those
           their
           too
           much
           despised
           Brethren
           ;
           and
           (
           as
           himselfe
           hath
           done
           )
           resolve
           henceforward
           to
           joyne
           heart
           and
           hand
           with
           them
           in
           all
           offices
           of
           love
           and
           mutuall
           assistance
           of
           the
           Commonwealth
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .