A discovery of some part of the war between the kingdom of the Lamb and the kingdom of Anti-Christ held forth in this account of several disputes and queries between a Minister of Christ (really so) and one that hath the name of a Minister, but is proved to be a Minister and member of Anti-Christ by evident testimonies : and is a short account of the covetousnesse, ignorance, envy, and the fruits of darkness brought forth by C. Fowler ... / by Edw. Burrough.
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             A discovery of some part of the war between the kingdom of the Lamb and the kingdom of Anti-Christ held forth in this account of several disputes and queries between a Minister of Christ (really so) and one that hath the name of a Minister, but is proved to be a Minister and member of Anti-Christ by evident testimonies : and is a short account of the covetousnesse, ignorance, envy, and the fruits of darkness brought forth by C. Fowler ... / by Edw. Burrough.
             Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662.
          
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           Fowler, Christopher, 1610?-1678.
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           A
           DISCOVERY
           Of
           some
           part
           of
           the
           War
           between
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           the
           LAMB
           ,
           And
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           ANTI-CHRIST
           :
           Held
           forth
           in
           this
           account
           ,
           of
           several
           
             Disputes
          
           and
           
             Queries
             ,
          
           between
           a
           Minister
           of
           Christ
           (
           really
           so
           )
           and
           one
           that
           hath
           the
           name
           of
           a
           Minister
           ,
           but
           is
           proved
           to
           be
           a
           Minister
           ,
           and
           Member
           of
           Anti-christ
           by
           evident
           Testimonies
           .
           And
           is
           a
           short
           account
           of
           the
           
             Covetousnesse
             ,
             Ignorance
             ,
             Envy
             ,
          
           and
           the
           fruits
           of
           
             darkness
          
           brought
           forth
           by
           
             C.
             Fowler
             ,
          
           a
           professed
           Minister
           in
           
             Reading
             .
          
           And
           here
           all
           may
           see
           (
           in
           some
           measure
           )
           the
           differenc●●●tween
           Christ
           ,
           and
           Anti-christ
           ,
           and
           their
           Authority
           and
           Weapons
           ;
           and
           also
           the
           Fruits
           and
           〈◊〉
           of
           each
           of
           them
           are
           made
           manifest
           .
           By
           one
           that
           makes
           war
           in
           Righteousnesse
           ,
           with
           the
           sword
           of
           the
           Spirit
           against
           Anti-christ
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           parts
           of
           his
           Kingdom
           :
           
             Edw.
             Burrough
             .
          
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Robert
             Wilson
             ,
          
           at
           the
           
             Black-spread-Eagle
          
           and
           
             Winde-mill
          
           in
           
             Martins
             ,
          
           near
           
             Aldersgate
             ,
          
           1659.
           
        
      
       
       
         
           To
           the
           Reader
           .
        
         
           
             Friend
             ,
          
        
         
           THe
           chief
           occasion
           of
           this
           being
           sent
           abroad
           to
           publique
           view
           ,
           is
           to
           the
           People
           of
           
             Reading
          
           most
           particularly
           ;
           but
           yet
           more
           general
           unto
           all
           ,
           and
           though
           that
           it
           be
           chiefly
           unto
           a
           particular
           place
           ,
           and
           against
           a
           particular
           person
           ,
           to
           witt
           
             Christopher
             Fowler
             ,
          
           one
           that
           hath
           the
           name
           of
           a
           
             Minister
          
           of
           
             Christ
          
           in
           
             Reading
             ,
          
           whose
           Folly
           ,
           and
           Weaknesse
           ,
           and
           Ignorance
           ,
           is
           herein
           discovered
           ;
           yet
           it
           hath
           partly
           relation
           to
           the
           whole
           Ministry
           of
           the
           Nation
           ,
           and
           all
           men
           that
           do
           not
           shutt
           their
           eyes
           may
           see
           ,
           and
           behold
           something
           of
           that
           great
           opposition
           that
           is
           at
           this
           day
           between
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           
             Christ
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Kindgdome
           of
           
             Antichrist
             ,
          
           and
           I
           have
           no
           other
           end
           in
           publishing
           of
           this
           ,
           but
           for
           the
           satisfaction
           of
           them
           that
           desires
           it
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           general
           good
           of
           all
           ;
           and
           if
           
             Christopher
             Fowler
          
           shall
           see
           himself
           justly
           reproved
           ,
           and
           repent
           ,
           it
           may
           prove
           good
           to
           him
           also
           ,
           and
           I
           am
           not
           a
           man
           of
           strife
           ,
           for
           if
           he
           and
           his
           brethren
           had
           not
           first
           challenged
           us
           to
           disputes
           ,
           I
           had
           not
           had
           this
           occasion
           thus
           to
           proceed
           now
           ,
           and
           in
           what
           I
           have
           done
           I
           referr
           it
           to
           the
           just
           witnesse
           of
           God
           ,
           in
           the
           honest
           People
           of
           
             Redding
             ,
          
           and
           to
           all
           else
           where
           .
        
         
           
             E.
             B.
             
          
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           A
           discovery
           of
           some
           part
           of
           the
           Warr
           between
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           
             Anti-Christ
          
           and
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           the
           
             Lamb
             ,
          
           &c.
           
        
         
           FOrasmuch
           as
           great
           hath
           been
           the
           debate
           for
           these
           diverse
           years
           of
           late
           ,
           between
           the
           Lamb
           and
           his
           followers
           ,
           and
           Antichrist
           and
           his
           followers
           ,
           and
           the
           one
           of
           them
           hath
           been
           opposing
           the
           other
           in
           their
           owne
           Power
           and
           Authority
           ;
           and
           great
           is
           the
           debate
           at
           this
           day
           between
           these
           two
           Kingdomes
           ;
           which
           is
           endeavouring
           the
           overthrow
           one
           of
           the
           other
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           strength
           and
           power
           of
           Antichrist
           is
           put
           forth
           in
           defence
           of
           his
           kingdome
           ,
           by
           Persecution
           ,
           Injustice
           ,
           false
           Imprisonments
           ,
           Beatings
           and
           Whipings
           ,
           and
           Spoyling
           of
           goods
           and
           Persons
           ,
           and
           Railings
           ,
           Accusings
           ,
           Slandrings
           Reproachings
           :
           by
           these
           wayes
           and
           proceedings
           doth
           Anti-christ
           stri●e
           at
           this
           day
           ,
           for
           the
           upholding
           and
           maintaining
           his
           owne
           Cause
           and
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           by
           this
           means
           and
           these
           weapons
           mentioned
           ,
           doth
           he
           seek
           to
           defend
           himself
           ,
           his
           Church
           and
           Ministry
           ,
           and
           Ordinances
           ;
           these
           are
           his
           Weapons
           and
           Armour
           ,
           by
           which
           he
           Opposes
           and
           fights
           against
           the
           Lamb
           and
           his
           followers
           ,
           whom
           the
           Lord
           hath
           raised
           up
           for
           this
           end
           ,
           and
           they
           have
           within
           these
           few
           years
           ,
           more
           then
           ever
           for
           many
           Generations
           ,
           made
           an
           invasion
           and
           inroad
           ,
           upon
           Antichrist
           his
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           Government
           ,
           and
           the
           great
           City
           
             Babylon
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Seige
           is
           raised
           that
           hath
           long
           been
           laid
           against
           the
           Holy
           Seed
           ;
           and
           the
           great
           City
           
             Babylon
          
           is
           taken
           ,
           her
           Walls
           are
           scaled
           and
           her
           Gates
           broken
           ,
           and
           her
           strength
           defeated
           ,
           and
           her
           Merchants
           spoyled
           of
           their
           goodly
           Treasure
           ;
           for
           the
           day
           of
           the
           Lord
           is
           come
           ,
           and
           the
           Holy
           Seed
           is
           he
           leading
           out
           of
           the
           spiritual
           
             Sodom
          
           and
           
             Egypt
          
           ;
           and
           Mistery
           
             Babilon
          
           the
           Great
           ,
           hath
           God
           remembred
           for
           her
           Iniquities
           ,
           and
           Her
           crueltyes
           ,
           and
           Mercilessnes
           ,
           and
           all
           Her
           Abominations
           will
           God
           avenge
           upon
           Her
           Head
           ;
           and
           this
           doth
           come
           to
           passe
           ,
           and
           not
           by
           the
           multitude
           of
           an
           host
           
           of
           men
           ,
           nor
           yet
           by
           Humaine
           Pollicy
           and
           Wisdom
           ,
           nor
           yet
           by
           Carnal
           Weapons
           ,
           not
           by
           Goales
           ,
           nor
           Prisons
           ,
           nor
           Persecutions
           ,
           these
           are
           not
           the
           Lambs
           Weapons
           ,
           but
           these
           are
           Antichrists
           and
           the
           Dragons
           Armour
           and
           Weapons
           ,
           which
           he
           makes
           warr
           by
           ,
           against
           the
           Lamb
           and
           his
           followers
           ,
           even
           at
           this
           day
           in
           every
           Nation
           :
           But
           the
           Lambs
           Weapons
           are
           Truth
           ,
           Patience
           ,
           long
           Suffering
           ,
           meeknesse
           ;
           and
           downe
           right
           Sincerity
           of
           Heart
           and
           Tongue
           ;
           and
           by
           these
           things
           shall
           Antichrist
           be
           Slaine
           ,
           and
           these
           Weapons
           shall
           Conquer
           his
           Kingdom
           ,
           Love
           shall
           overcome
           Hatred
           ,
           Meeknesse
           shall
           overcome
           Wrath
           ;
           Truth
           shall
           overcome
           Decit
           and
           Falsehood
           ,
           and
           God
           shall
           overcome
           the
           Divel
           .
        
         
           But
           more
           perticularly
           :
           great
           hath
           been
           the
           Opposition
           and
           Debate
           made
           one
           against
           the
           other
           ;
           and
           the
           Battel
           between
           Christ
           ,
           and
           Antichrist
           ,
           hath
           principally
           been
           held
           forth
           between
           the
           Ministers
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           
             England
          
           on
           Antichrists
           parte
           ;
           and
           the
           People
           called
           Quakers
           on
           the
           other
           part
           :
           no
           man
           in
           the
           Nation
           can
           be
           Ignorant
           how
           the
           controversy
           hath
           depended
           betwixt
           these
           two
           ,
           and
           what
           weapons
           they
           have
           used
           the
           one
           against
           the
           other
           ,
           and
           also
           it
           is
           in
           part
           known
           the
           successe
           of
           them
           both
           ,
           and
           how
           the
           one
           of
           them
           (
           to
           witt
           )
           the
           Ministers
           (
           so
           called
           )
           have
           had
           on
           their
           part
           the
           strength
           of
           Men
           ,
           the
           Magistrates
           power
           ,
           the
           rude
           Multitude
           ,
           and
           Humane
           Craft
           ,
           and
           the
           Serpents
           Policy
           ,
           not
           any
           of
           these
           things
           have
           been
           wanting
           to
           them
           ;
           but
           yet
           a
           little
           seed
           hath
           sprung
           up
           in
           the
           Nation
           on
           the
           other
           part
           unexspected
           by
           many
           ,
           w●●ch
           hath
           had
           sincerity
           and
           truth
           in
           it
           ,
           and
           the
           Lord
           hath
           been
           with
           it
           ,
           and
           he
           hath
           blessed
           it
           ,
           though
           but
           little
           and
           very
           small
           in
           its
           beginning
           ,
           yet
           it
           is
           prospered
           into
           a
           kingdome
           ,
           for
           Gods
           Might
           and
           his
           Authority
           dwelleth
           in
           it
           ,
           before
           whom
           all
           Nations
           of
           the
           Earth
           must
           Feare
           and
           Tremble
           .
        
         
           But
           yet
           more
           particularly
           my
           present
           occasion
           of
           demonstrating
           these
           things
           are
           as
           followeth
           :
           and
           the
           engagement
           that
           lyes
           upon
           me
           hereunto
           ,
           is
           not
           out
           of
           any
           personal
           enmity
           that
           I
           have
           against
           any
           ,
           but
           my
           intent
           is
           for
           the
           discovery
           of
           the
           Truth
           ,
           that
           men
           may
           imbrace
           it
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           laying
           open
           the
           decits
           of
           Antichrist
           and
           his
           Kingdome
           ,
           
           that
           men
           may
           come
           out
           of
           
             Babylon
             ,
          
           and
           may
           not
           partake
           of
           Her
           Sinns
           ,
           nor
           of
           Her
           Plagues
           ;
           and
           this
           matter
           now
           in
           hand
           cheifly
           concernes
           the
           People
           of
           the
           Town
           of
           
             Reading
          
           for
           their
           Satisfaction
           ,
           concerning
           the
           Wayes
           ,
           Practices
           ,
           Doctrines
           ,
           and
           Proceedings
           ,
           of
           
             Christopher
             Fowler
          
           one
           of
           their
           Ministers
           :
           with
           whom
           I
           have
           been
           joyned
           in
           opposition
           two
           severall
           times
           in
           dispute
           with
           him
           ,
           and
           the
           third
           time
           was
           appoynted
           for
           our
           meeting
           upon
           discourse
           as
           hereafter
           is
           related
           ,
           but
           he
           not
           appearing
           at
           the
           time
           and
           place
           according
           to
           appointment
           ;
           and
           he
           notwithstanding
           yet
           continues
           in
           opposition
           too
           ,
           and
           reproachings
           of
           the
           Truth
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           which
           I
           professe
           and
           contend
           for
           ;
           therefore
           upon
           this
           account
           do
           I
           thus
           engage
           with
           him
           ,
           and
           not
           for
           Contention
           sake
           ,
           but
           for
           the
           open
           vindication
           of
           Truth
           and
           Righteousnesse
           ,
           and
           sound
           Faith
           and
           Doctrine
           ,
           held
           forth
           by
           us
           ,
           and
           opposed
           and
           gain-said
           by
           him
           .
        
         
           The
           first
           opposition
           that
           fell
           out
           between
           him
           and
           me
           ,
           was
           at
           a
           meeting
           challenged
           by
           himself
           ,
           in
           that
           Town
           about
           the
           ninth
           Month
           in
           the
           year
           ,
           1657.
           and
           I
           shall
           at
           present
           forbeare
           his
           detestable
           and
           abominable
           practices
           and
           speeches
           against
           me
           and
           the
           Truth
           ,
           at
           that
           Meeting
           ,
           for
           indeed
           the
           remembrance
           of
           it
           is
           much
           passed
           from
           me
           ,
           but
           many
           in
           that
           Town
           may
           well
           remember
           to
           this
           day
           ,
           how
           he
           howted
           and
           clapped
           his
           hands
           in
           the
           Pulpit
           ,
           as
           if
           he
           had
           been
           Hunting
           on
           a
           Mountaine
           ,
           and
           also
           his
           ungodly
           speeches
           ,
           and
           revilings
           towards
           me
           ,
           as
           calling
           me
           dogg
           and
           vilain
           ,
           and
           such
           like
           names
           ,
           and
           when
           some
           of
           his
           owne
           people
           reproved
           him
           for
           such
           words
           ,
           he
           said
           the
           worst
           words
           he
           had
           in
           his
           mouth
           was
           to
           good
           for
           me
           ,
           and
           indeed
           such
           was
           his
           carriages
           ,
           and
           words
           towards
           me
           ,
           at
           that
           time
           farr
           off
           civility
           and
           not
           like
           a
           sober
           
             Heathen
             ,
          
           much
           lesse
           like
           a
           Christan
           or
           Minister
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           here
           followes
           what
           was
           written
           to
           him
           and
           to
           the
           Major
           ,
           and
           whole
           Town
           ,
           and
           sent
           the
           next
           morning
           after
           the
           dispute
           :
           which
           is
           some
           account
           of
           that
           dayes
           proceeding
           ,
           and
           finding
           a
           copy
           of
           it
           by
           me
           ;
           I
           thought
           meet
           here
           to
           insert
           it
           .
        
         
           
             
             
               
                 
                   Friends
                   ,
                   Rulers
                   ,
                   Priests
                   ,
                   and
                   People
                   of
                
                 Reading
                 .
              
            
             
               A
               Few
               words
               to
               cleare
               my
               Conscience
               to
               you
               all
               in
               the
               sight
               of
               God
               ,
               I
               send
               among
               you
               occasioned
               by
               this
               dayes
               meeting
               ;
               ye
               people
               be
               ashamed
               of
               your
               Priests
               ,
               and
               ye
               Priests
               be
               yee
               ashamed
               of
               your
               People
               ,
               and
               all
               of
               you
               together
               ,
               cover
               your
               lips
               and
               hide
               your
               faces
               ,
               and
               be
               ashamed
               of
               your
               Profession
               in
               Religion
               :
               or
               to
               make
               mention
               of
               the
               name
               of
               the
               Lord
               in
               that
               nature
               in
               which
               you
               stand
               ;
               whose
               lightnesse
               ,
               and
               foolishnesse
               ,
               and
               rudenesse
               ,
               and
               wickednesse
               ,
               exceeds
               some
               others
               ;
               yea
               ,
               many
               with
               whom
               I
               have
               had
               to
               do
               in
               disputes
               ,
               you
               excel
               in
               unreasonablenesse
               in
               words
               and
               Behaviour
               ,
               manifesting
               your selves
               some
               of
               you
               not
               to
               be
               civil
               men
               ,
               much
               lesse
               Christians
               ;
               and
               this
               very
               day
               much
               of
               your
               vanity
               ,
               bruitishnesse
               ,
               and
               uncivility
               ,
               appeared
               to
               your
               shame
               ,
               in
               the
               sight
               of
               all
               just
               and
               sober
               men
               and
               to
               your
               condemnation
               ,
               in
               the
               sight
               of
               God
               ;
               who
               takes
               notice
               of
               your
               wickedness
               and
               unseemely
               behaviour
               :
               which
               you
               may
               call
               to
               mind
               and
               remember
               ,
               that
               you
               may
               repent
               of
               your
               ungodly
               words
               and
               cruel
               speeches
               ,
               and
               rude
               brutish
               gestures
               ,
               which
               appeared
               in
               you
               without
               any
               feare
               of
               God
               ,
               to
               your
               shame
               be
               it
               spoken
               ;
               and
               like
               Priests
               like
               People
               ,
               all
               out
               of
               the
               way
               ,
               in
               folly
               and
               vanity
               ,
               erring
               through
               lightnesse
               and
               wantonnnesse
               ,
               not
               knowing
               the
               Scriptures
               nor
               the
               Power
               of
               God
               ,
               but
               perverters
               of
               the
               one
               ,
               and
               despisers
               of
               the
               other
               ;
               the
               sin
               of
               the
               Priest
               will
               be
               charged
               upon
               the
               People
               ,
               because
               you
               love
               to
               have
               those
               things
               so
               ,
               and
               uphold
               him
               in
               his
               wickednesse
               ,
               and
               the
               sin
               of
               the
               people
               will
               be
               charged
               upon
               the
               Priests
               ,
               who
               through
               lyes
               and
               lightnesse
               causes
               you
               to
               erre
               ,
               and
               profits
               them
               not
               at
               all
               ;
               but
               is
               a
               blind
               leader
               of
               yee
               blind
               people
               ,
               till
               both
               fall
               into
               the
               ditch
               together
               ,
               who
               closes
               your
               eyes
               that
               you
               may
               not
               see
               ,
               and
               shutts
               your
               eares
               least
               you
               should
               heare
               ,
               and
               hardens
               your
               hearts
               that
               you
               may
               not
               understand
               ;
               and
               your
               destruction
               is
               of
               your selves
               ,
               and
               your
               blood
               is
               upon
               your
               
               own
               heads
               ,
               who
               scorns
               to
               be
               reproved
               ,
               and
               despiseth
               the
               way
               of
               the
               Lord
               ,
               and
               will
               not
               receive
               his
               Truth
               in
               the
               Love
               of
               it
               ,
               that
               you
               may
               be
               saved
               ;
               but
               is
               a
               blind
               willful
               ,
               and
               stifenecked
               people
               ,
               some
               of
               you
               who
               hath
               hearts
               and
               cannot
               understand
               :
               Is
               these
               the
               fruits
               of
               your
               long
               Profession
               ,
               Railing
               ,
               Mocking
               ,
               Scorning
               ,
               Laughing
               ,
               Hooting
               ,
               Foolish
               and
               Vain
               Words
               ,
               Nicknaming
               ,
               and
               Reproaching
               ?
               these
               things
               abounds
               openly
               among
               you
               to
               your
               shame
               ,
               especially
               at
               such
               a
               time
               ,
               when
               Meeknesse
               ,
               and
               Sobernesse
               ,
               and
               Moderation
               ,
               had
               much
               better
               become
               you
               ,
               to
               have
               been
               brought
               forth
               by
               you
               ;
               Your
               Priests
               ,
               exceeding
               the
               rest
               in
               vilenesse
               ,
               and
               some
               of
               your
               Rulers
               hardly
               being
               clear
               :
               remember
               your
               work
               ,
               and
               call
               to
               mind
               your
               words
               ,
               and
               wayes
               ,
               and
               let
               shame
               cover
               your
               heads
               ,
               from
               the
               highest
               to
               the
               lowest
               of
               you
               ;
               and
               thou
               proud
               wild
               ,
               reproachful
               professed
               Minister
               ;
               cease
               thy
               vain
               presumptious
               boastings
               against
               the
               Innocent
               ,
               and
               now
               when
               thou
               puts
               off
               thy
               armor
               ,
               if
               thou
               hast
               gotten
               a
               victory
               glory
               ,
               or
               rather
               hide
               thy
               face
               for
               shame
               ,
               &
               stop
               thy
               mouth
               in
               the
               dust
               ,
               whose
               lightness
               ,
               &
               wildnesse
               ,
               hath
               super-abounded
               some
               of
               thy
               fellows
               ,
               who
               may
               be
               ashamed
               of
               thee
               in
               thy
               words
               and
               behaviour
               ,
               whereby
               thou
               art
               sufficiently
               proved
               to
               be
               one
               that
               was
               never
               sent
               of
               God
               ,
               if
               we
               had
               no
               other
               testimony
               :
               Thy
               proud
               presumptious
               boast
               against
               the
               Quakers
               ,
               was
               with
               sobernesse
               and
               in
               the
               feare
               of
               the
               Lord
               answered
               ,
               to
               thy
               shame
               in
               the
               sight
               of
               all
               such
               ,
               whose
               hearts
               are
               not
               altogether
               hardned
               and
               given
               up
               to
               believe
               Lies
               ;
               and
               to
               do
               Wickednesse
               ,
               that
               they
               may
               be
               damned
               that
               believe
               not
               the
               Truth
               :
               and
               first
               ,
               as
               to
               the
               manner
               of
               the
               dispute
               on
               his
               part
               ,
               was
               his
               Railing
               ,
               Envious
               ,
               Reproachful
               ,
               unsavory
               filthy
               words
               ,
               of
               God
               or
               of
               the
               Devil
               ?
               with
               much
               impudency
               many
               times
               uttered
               in
               the
               discourse
               ;
               as
               Villain
               ,
               Sirrah
               ,
               Wretch
               ,
               Blasphemer
               ,
               Rogue
               ,
               and
               such
               like
               lying
               words
               of
               Bitternesse
               ,
               more
               like
               the
               words
               of
               a
               brawling
               Drunkard
               then
               for
               a
               Minister
               of
               Christ
               ,
               and
               was
               his
               hooting
               ,
               laughfing
               ,
               and
               clapping
               his
               hands
               ,
               and
               rude
               and
               unseemly
               gestures
               ,
               and
               behaviour
               ,
               of
               God
               ,
               or
               of
               the
               Devil
               ?
               more
               like
               in
               appearance
               to
               a
               Stage
               player
               ,
               
               then
               to
               a
               Minister
               of
               Christ
               ;
               to
               his
               shame
               I
               mention
               it
               ,
               consider
               and
               answer
               these
               things
               ,
               and
               let
               that
               of
               God
               in
               your
               Consciences
               Judge
               ,
               to
               which
               I
               stand
               to
               be
               approved
               in
               meeknesse
               ,
               and
               he
               to
               be
               reproved
               and
               condemned
               in
               his
               filthinesse
               and
               bruitishnesse
               ,
               in
               the
               sight
               of
               God
               ;
               may
               not
               you
               who
               owned
               him
               in
               that
               discourse
               ,
               be
               ashamed
               of
               him
               in
               these
               his
               words
               and
               actions
               ,
               which
               appeared
               ?
               who
               boastingly
               gave
               a
               Challenge
               to
               dispute
               of
               the
               things
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               then
               to
               manage
               it
               in
               rudenesse
               and
               wildnesse
               ,
               without
               any
               feare
               of
               God
               ,
               in
               lying
               and
               slandring
               ;
               and
               at
               the
               end
               when
               things
               came
               to
               the
               head
               for
               tryal
               ,
               to
               run
               away
               and
               not
               to
               stand
               to
               the
               end
               ,
               though
               several
               times
               he
               was
               charged
               to
               it
               ;
               I
               appeale
               for
               Answer
               to
               the
               light
               of
               Christ
               in
               all
               your
               Consciences
               ,
               not
               like
               a
               Minister
               of
               Christ
               in
               any
               measure
               he
               appeared
               ;
               But
               as
               one
               that
               knows
               not
               the
               living
               God
               ,
               nor
               his
               Law
               ,
               and
               fear
               ,
               nor
               Judgements
               ;
               and
               an
               unfit
               fellow
               upon
               tryal
               I
               found
               him
               ,
               to
               dispute
               the
               Pretious
               things
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               through
               some
               Nations
               ▪
               I
               have
               hardly
               mett
               with
               a
               worse
               ,
               which
               caused
               me
               to
               be
               the
               more
               silent
               then
               otherwise
               I
               would
               ,
               for
               I
               chosed
               rather
               to
               be
               accounted
               a
               fool
               by
               silence
               ,
               then
               to
               offend
               the
               Just
               Law
               of
               God
               ,
               by
               giving
               holy
               things
               to
               doggs
               ,
               or
               casting
               pearls
               before
               Swine
               ,
               in
               which
               nature
               he
               and
               some
               of
               you
               appeared
               ,
               who
               Falsly
               Slandered
               the
               Innocent
               with
               the
               name
               of
               Jesuite
               and
               such
               like
               ,
               crying
               away
               with
               him
               ,
               with
               bitter
               and
               cruel
               words
               and
               gestures
               ,
               pushing
               with
               your
               hands
               and
               crying
               a
               prison
               were
               the
               fitest
               ,
               or
               such
               like
               ,
               even
               like
               unto
               your
               fore-Fathers
               the
               
                 Pharisees
                 ,
              
               who
               persecuted
               Christ
               under
               the
               account
               of
               themselves
               being
               righteous
               ,
               and
               he
               a
               blasphemer
               ,
               and
               they
               laid
               snares
               for
               him
               to
               entrap
               him
               in
               his
               words
               as
               you
               did
               ;
               who
               when
               I
               would
               not
               answer
               according
               to
               your
               provoking
               ,
               that
               you
               might
               ensnare
               me
               ,
               would
               hardly
               suffer
               me
               to
               answere
               any
               thing
               ,
               to
               clear
               and
               defend
               to
               the
               Truth
               ,
               against
               the
               boast
               of
               the
               Wicked
               ;
               but
               by
               Hooting
               ,
               and
               Laughing
               ,
               and
               Clapping
               of
               Hands
               ,
               and
               Foolish
               Jeastings
               ,
               and
               unreasonable
               Rudenesse
               ,
               prevented
               me
               from
               speaking
               ,
               and
               them
               that
               would
               have
               heard
               from
               hearing
               ,
               as
               much
               as
               you
               could
               ,
               even
               as
               
               bruit
               beasts
               or
               Heathens
               ,
               and
               not
               like
               civil
               people
               ▪
               much
               lesse
               like
               godly
               Christians
               ▪
               nor
               like
               such
               as
               would
               or
               could
               soberly
               debate
               the
               Truth
               of
               God
               to
               edification
               ,
               and
               truly
               may
               I
               say
               I
               fought
               with
               beasts
               at
               
                 Reading
                 ,
              
               after
               the
               manner
               of
               men
               ,
               but
               all
               was
               to
               make
               your selves
               and
               your
               pretended
               Minister
               manifest
               ,
               and
               all
               could
               not
               be
               so
               blind
               ,
               but
               might
               understand
               his
               wayes
               and
               words
               ,
               no
               to
               be
               guided
               by
               the
               Spirit
               of
               God
               ,
               but
               by
               the
               spirit
               of
               the
               Devil
               ;
               who
               is
               the
               Father
               of
               such
               Works
               and
               Confusion
               ,
               as
               was
               brought
               forth
               by
               him
               in
               the
               meeting
               ,
               in
               many
               uncivil
               actions
               ,
               and
               reproachful
               words
               of
               envy
               .
               And
               also
               as
               to
               the
               matter
               of
               dispute
               on
               his
               part
               managed
               ,
               was
               but
               a
               vain
               contention
               boastingly
               uttered
               without
               the
               fear
               of
               the
               Lord
               ,
               in
               a
               proud
               presumptious
               spirit
               ,
               and
               a
               snare
               laid
               in
               the
               mid'st
               of
               his
               questions
               ,
               and
               arguments
               to
               entrap
               the
               Just
               ,
               but
               in
               vain
               was
               the
               snare
               laid
               in
               the
               sight
               of
               the
               Bird
               ,
               and
               I
               chose
               rather
               to
               appear
               a
               fool
               to
               your
               wisdom
               ,
               then
               to
               be
               made
               a
               prey
               upon
               by
               you
               ,
               and
               caught
               in
               your
               deep-laid
               snare
               ,
               for
               we
               are
               learned
               to
               be
               as
               wise
               as
               serpents
               ▪
               and
               deeply
               did
               he
               and
               some
               of
               you
               ,
               fall
               into
               the
               snare
               of
               Confusion
               ,
               and
               Wickednesse
               ,
               and
               False
               Doctrine
               ,
               as
               would
               have
               been
               laid
               open
               if
               he
               had
               durst
               to
               have
               staid
               ,
               or
               you
               to
               have
               heard
               .
               The
               Principal
               Question
               was
               ,
               whether
               the
               Scriptures
               are
               the
               Word
               of
               God
               ?
               which
               he
               affirmed
               ,
               but
               could
               not
               prove
               by
               plaine
               Scripture
               ,
               unto
               which
               much
               might
               have
               been
               answered
               ,
               and
               said
               ,
               if
               patience
               ,
               or
               any
               moderation
               ,
               had
               ruled
               over
               your
               despiteful
               spirits
               ;
               but
               because
               I
               could
               not
               ,
               (
               to
               satisfy
               your
               wills
               ,
               and
               to
               fulfil
               your
               purpose
               )
               answere
               ,
               yea
               or
               nay
               ,
               and
               thereby
               make
               my self
               a
               transgressor
               ;
               Therefore
               ,
               hardly
               would
               you
               suffer
               me
               to
               say
               any
               thing
               ,
               in
               any
               manner
               of
               arguing
               ,
               but
               by
               wickednesse
               endeavoured
               to
               stopp
               my
               mouth
               ;
               My
               answer
               was
               ,
               and
               is
               ,
               the
               Scriptures
               ,
               (
               the
               writings
               )
               which
               are
               one
               ,
               are
               but
               a
               declaration
               and
               witnesse
               of
               the
               word
               of
               God
               ;
               which
               word
               was
               in
               the
               begining
               ,
               and
               endures
               for
               ever
               ;
               as
               
                 Iohn
              
               and
               
                 Peter
              
               testifies
               ;
               and
               the
               Scriptures
               (
               which
               are
               writings
               )
               were
               not
               in
               the
               begining
               ,
               but
               began
               to
               be
               written
               by
               
                 Moses
              
               many
               hundred
               years
               after
               the
               begining
               ;
               Therefore
               ,
               
               the
               Scriptures
               ,
               which
               were
               not
               in
               the
               begining
               ,
               are
               not
               the
               Word
               of
               God
               ,
               which
               Word
               was
               in
               the
               begining
               ;
               further
               the
               Scripture
               saith
               ,
               the
               Worlds
               were
               made
               and
               framed
               by
               the
               Word
               of
               God
               ,
               but
               the
               Scriptures
               made
               not
               the
               Worlds
               ,
               therefore
               the
               Scriptures
               are
               not
               the
               Word
               of
               God
               ,
               which
               as
               the
               Scripture
               it self
               saith
               ,
               made
               the
               Worlds
               ,
               many
               such
               like
               witnesses
               might
               be
               alledged
               from
               the
               Scriptures
               ,
               to
               prove
               the
               Scriptures
               are
               not
               the
               the
               Word
               God
               ,
               but
               a
               Declaration
               of
               the
               Word
               of
               God
               ,
               which
               cannot
               endure
               for
               ever
               ;
               then
               he
               said
               he
               would
               prove
               the
               Scriptures
               should
               endure
               for
               ever
               ,
               but
               could
               not
               bring
               any
               plaine
               Scriptures
               as
               I
               demanded
               of
               him
               to
               prove
               the
               assertion
               ;
               but
               went
               about
               in
               Logick
               to
               prove
               it
               ,
               and
               could
               prove
               no
               more
               then
               that
               the
               truth
               written
               of
               in
               the
               Scripture
               should
               endure
               for
               ever
               ,
               which
               thing
               I
               never
               did
               ,
               or
               shall
               deny
               ,
               and
               so
               needed
               not
               to
               be
               contended
               against
               by
               any
               sober
               men
               ,
               but
               unreasonable
               men
               ,
               who
               have
               not
               faith
               will
               say
               any
               thing
               for
               advantage
               to
               themselves
               ,
               and
               disadvantage
               to
               the
               Truth
               ,
               which
               they
               are
               set
               to
               oppose
               :
               and
               he
               instanced
               ,
               and
               said
               ,
               it
               is
               written
               ,
               Christ
               is
               God
               blessed
               for
               ever
               ,
               and
               thou
               shalt
               love
               the
               Lord
               thy
               God
               with
               all
               thy
               heart
               ,
               and
               said
               this
               should
               endure
               for
               ever
               :
               to
               which
               I
               answered
               ,
               that
               which
               is
               written
               of
               only
               shall
               endure
               for
               ever
               ,
               but
               the
               Scripture
               and
               writings
               should
               not
               endure
               for
               ever
               ,
               and
               further
               instanced
               God
               was
               written
               and
               was
               Scripture
               ,
               and
               should
               not
               endure
               for
               ever
               ,
               though
               God
               should
               endure
               for
               ever
               ,
               and
               he
               could
               not
               be
               written
               nor
               contained
               in
               a
               book
               ;
               and
               through
               your
               vanity
               in
               scorning
               ,
               and
               hooting
               ,
               and
               unreasonablenesse
               ,
               according
               to
               your
               own
               purpose
               ,
               least
               your
               deceiver
               should
               be
               made
               manifest
               ,
               you
               prevented
               me
               ,
               and
               would
               not
               suffer
               me
               further
               to
               speak
               ,
               in
               what
               much
               more
               I
               had
               to
               say
               in
               this
               particular
               :
               &
               I
               observed
               that
               in
               all
               the
               questions
               and
               arguments
               ,
               against
               me
               was
               hatched
               secretly
               a
               snare
               to
               entrapp
               me
               into
               suffering
               ,
               and
               to
               this
               purpose
               some
               of
               you
               said
               wickedly
               ;
               I
               would
               presently
               dispute
               my self
               into
               prison
               :
               and
               further
               he
               instanced
               ,
               Thou
               shall
               honor
               thy
               Father
               and
               thy
               Mother
               ,
               it
               is
               so
               written
               ;
               and
               said
               he
               ,
               this
               is
               a
               command
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               the
               Word
               
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               shall
               endure
               for
               ever
               ,
               with
               presumptuous
               boasts
               ,
               and
               scornful
               invented
               terms
               not
               beseeming
               any
               man
               ,
               much
               lesse
               a
               Minister
               ;
               he
               could
               prove
               this
               to
               be
               the
               Word
               of
               God
               against
               all
               the
               Quakers
               in
               the
               world
               ,
               and
               and
               against
               all
               the
               Fiends
               in
               Hell
               ,
               and
               against
               all
               the
               Jesuits
               at
               
                 Rome
                 ,
              
               or
               filthy
               words
               to
               this
               purpose
               ,
               and
               much
               I
               desired
               moderation
               from
               you
               ,
               with
               dilligence
               to
               heare
               my
               defence
               ,
               &
               thereupon
               many
               times
               desired
               the
               
                 Mayor
                 ,
              
               who
               was
               present
               to
               command
               silence
               ,
               but
               I
               could
               hardly
               obtain
               any
               from
               you
               ,
               you
               were
               so
               generally
               rude
               &
               rash
               ,
               &
               unreasonable
               ,
               and
               to
               him
               I
               replyed
               ,
               that
               to
               honor
               father
               and
               Mother
               in
               the
               Lord
               ,
               was
               a
               command
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               was
               the
               Word
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               should
               endure
               for
               ever
               ,
               but
               
                 Lukes
              
               writings
               (
               the
               Scripture
               )
               were
               but
               a
               Declaration
               of
               this
               Command
               ,
               and
               not
               the
               Command
               it self
               ,
               nor
               the
               Word
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               would
               perish
               ,
               and
               not
               endure
               for
               ever
               ,
               and
               bid
               you
               read
               
                 Luke
              
               1.1
               .
               There
               
                 Luke
              
               calls
               his
               writings
               ,
               which
               are
               Scriptures
               ,
               a
               Declaration
               ,
               and
               much
               more
               might
               I
               have
               spoken
               to
               this
               thing
               ,
               if
               I
               had
               been
               yoaked
               against
               a
               reasonable
               man
               ,
               or
               if
               the
               Auditors
               had
               been
               but
               civil
               ,
               but
               you
               could
               not
               endure
               to
               hear
               ,
               but
               said
               I
               subtilly
               Insinuated
               into
               their
               people
               ;
               and
               thereupon
               several
               times
               some
               of
               you
               spake
               to
               the
               
                 Mayor
              
               to
               dismisse
               the
               people
               ,
               I
               thinke
               least
               your
               hirelings
               should
               be
               discovered
               ,
               and
               your
               wickednesse
               reproved
               ;
               and
               thus
               the
               thing
               came
               nere
               an
               end
               ,
               he
               not
               being
               able
               to
               prove
               by
               any
               Scripture
               ,
               or
               right
               argument
               ,
               the
               Scripture
               to
               be
               the
               Word
               of
               God
               ,
               which
               shall
               endure
               for
               ever
               ,
               but
               must
               ,
               if
               his
               and
               your
               eye
               ever
               be
               opened
               ,
               confesse
               to
               what
               I
               held
               forth
               ,
               that
               only
               that
               which
               is
               written
               of
               in
               the
               Scripture
               ,
               or
               which
               the
               Scripture
               declares
               of
               ,
               shall
               endure
               for
               ever
               to
               be
               the
               Word
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               nor
               the
               Scripture
               or
               writings
               ;
               then
               presumptuously
               he
               said
               ,
               prove
               him
               if
               I
               could
               ,
               to
               be
               a
               False
               Prophet
               ▪
               to
               which
               I
               answered
               ,
               (
               and
               desired
               much
               your
               moderation
               ,
               but
               could
               not
               obtaine
               it
               ,
               as
               though
               you
               had
               set
               your selves
               to
               be
               rude
               and
               vain
               )
               to
               prove
               a
               False
               Prophet
               was
               either
               by
               conversation
               ,
               or
               doctrine
               ,
               or
               both
               ,
               and
               by
               his
               fruits
               he
               was
               known
               ;
               to
               preach
               for
               hire
               ,
               and
               to
               didivine
               
               for
               money
               is
               fruits
               and
               signes
               of
               a
               False
               Prophet
               ,
               as
               the
               Scripture
               testified
               ,
               which
               should
               be
               my
               rule
               to
               try
               him
               by
               ,
               if
               he
               durst
               stand
               to
               it
               ,
               and
               they
               that
               preached
               for
               hire
               were
               False
               Prophets
               ,
               and
               he
               preached
               for
               hire
               ,
               and
               therefore
               was
               a
               False
               Prophet
               according
               to
               the
               Scripture
               rule
               ;
               then
               he
               said
               he
               preached
               not
               for
               hire
               ,
               yet
               he
               had
               hire
               for
               preaching
               ,
               a
               poor
               shift
               to
               cover
               the
               devils
               deceipts
               ,
               but
               it
               will
               not
               hide
               his
               shame
               ,
               and
               it
               was
               proved
               that
               he
               preached
               for
               hire
               to
               all
               ;
               but
               such
               who
               stopped
               their
               ears
               ,
               and
               it
               was
               manifested
               in
               his
               face
               that
               he
               sued
               some
               at
               the
               law
               which
               would
               not
               pay
               him
               tithes
               ,
               and
               then
               I
               asked
               him
               to
               give
               any
               examples
               from
               the
               Ministers
               of
               Christ
               where
               ever
               they
               took
               tithes
               ,
               or
               sued
               men
               at
               the
               the
               law
               who
               would
               not
               pay
               them
               wages
               ,
               but
               to
               this
               he
               gave
               no
               answer
               at
               all
               ,
               and
               thereby
               he
               was
               proved
               to
               be
               a
               False
               Prophet
               ,
               and
               a
               deceiver
               ,
               and
               much
               more
               might
               have
               been
               said
               as
               to
               this
               ,
               to
               prove
               him
               and
               his
               generation
               to
               be
               false
               Prophets
               ,
               as
               may
               be
               done
               at
               any
               time
               ,
               but
               such
               was
               the
               unreasonablenesse
               at
               this
               passage
               ,
               that
               you
               were
               nigh
               to
               lay
               violent
               hands
               upon
               me
               some
               of
               you
               ,
               and
               least
               your
               deceiver
               should
               be
               made
               manifest
               ,
               you
               would
               not
               suffer
               me
               to
               spake
               what
               I
               had
               to
               say
               ,
               but
               cryed
               away
               with
               me
               :
               and
               tell
               me
               any
               of
               you
               when
               he
               preached
               any
               year
               or
               time
               ,
               at
               this
               town
               when
               he
               had
               no
               hire
               ,
               and
               therefore
               he
               is
               a
               hireling
               because
               he
               preacheth
               not
               without
               it
               ,
               but
               for
               it
               ,
               and
               so
               is
               a
               False
               Prophet
               ,
               and
               he
               being
               ,
               I
               judge
               ,
               sorely
               afraid
               least
               he
               should
               be
               discovered
               ,
               went
               out
               of
               his
               pulpit
               door
               two
               or
               three
               times
               ,
               till
               I
               called
               him
               back
               again
               ,
               and
               charged
               him
               to
               stay
               if
               he
               was
               a
               man
               ,
               and
               I
               would
               prove
               him
               to
               be
               a
               preacher
               of
               false
               doctrine
               ,
               who
               in
               my
               hearing
               said
               ,
               the
               Scripture
               was
               the
               foundation
               of
               foundations
               ,
               but
               when
               he
               heard
               this
               he
               rann
               away
               and
               fled
               like
               a
               hireling
               ,
               and
               would
               not
               stay
               and
               I
               was
               and
               am
               ready
               in
               the
               presence
               of
               God
               &
               any
               sober
               men
               ,
               to
               prove
               this
               to
               be
               false
               doctrine
               ,
               &
               of
               the
               devil
               ,
               and
               him
               to
               be
               no
               Minister
               of
               Christ
               ;
               who
               holds
               it
               forth
               .
               And
               all
               you
               sober
               minded
               men
               may
               be
               ashamed
               of
               him
               ,
               who
               managed
               his
               work
               with
               so
               much
               wickednesse
               and
               impudency
               while
               he
               staid
               ,
               and
               when
               it
               came
               
               to
               the
               very
               tryal
               then
               he
               runn
               away
               ,
               and
               would
               not
               stand
               though
               I
               desired
               him
               ,
               hereby
               did
               his
               guilt
               appear
               in
               flying
               the
               tryal
               ,
               and
               this
               is
               the
               substance
               of
               the
               business
               ,
               though
               not
               every
               particular
               word
               ;
               and
               I
               have
               gathered
               it
               up
               to
               send
               you
               and
               him
               ,
               that
               when
               you
               see
               it
               ,
               and
               consider
               ,
               and
               read
               what
               you
               have
               done
               ,
               you
               may
               be
               ashamed
               of
               him
               ,
               and
               of
               your
               own
               unreasonablenesse
               ;
               and
               further
               he
               is
               already
               proved
               ,
               and
               may
               be
               more
               largely
               hereafter
               ,
               to
               be
               one
               that
               God
               never
               sent
               ,
               both
               by
               conversation
               and
               doctrine
               ,
               and
               no
               Minister
               of
               Jesus
               Christ
               ;
               and
               not
               onely
               in
               the
               house
               ,
               but
               when
               we
               were
               come
               forth
               ,
               such
               was
               your
               violence
               to
               the
               stopping
               of
               us
               ,
               when
               we
               were
               passing
               ,
               and
               had
               not
               the
               Mayor
               prevented
               it
               ,
               our
               suffering
               from
               some
               of
               you
               had
               been
               more
               than
               it
               was
               :
               let
               the
               feare
               of
               the
               Lord
               strike
               you
               ,
               and
               let
               his
               light
               search
               wicked
               and
               ungodly
               hearts
               ,
               and
               repent
               of
               your
               doings
               ,
               and
               cease
               to
               do
               evil
               ,
               and
               turn
               from
               your
               deceiver
               if
               you
               love
               your
               own
               souls
               ;
               and
               learn
               the
               way
               of
               righteousnesse
               and
               Peace
               ,
               which
               you
               have
               not
               yet
               known
               ;
               for
               in
               the
               broad
               way
               you
               are
               ,
               and
               the
               end
               of
               it
               will
               be
               unto
               your
               everlasting
               destruction
               ;
               and
               to
               you
               this
               is
               a
               warning
               ,
               and
               a
               visitation
               from
               the
               Lord
               ,
               by
               a
               lover
               of
               your
               souls
               who
               is
               true
               ,
               though
               by
               you
               called
               and
               counted
               a
               deceiver
               ,
               and
               this
               in
               love
               to
               your
               souls
               is
               sent
               unto
               you
               .
            
             
               
                 E.
                 B.
                 
              
            
          
        
         
           
             
               Here
               also
               followes
               certain
               
                 Queries
              
               to
               
                 Christopher
                 Fowler
              
               the
               same
               time
               ,
               to
               which
               he
               never
               yet
               could
               give
               any
               sober
               Answer
               ,
               therefore
               I
               here
               Insert
               them
               that
               he
               may
               yet
               give
               his
               Answer
               .
            
             
               
                 Christopher
                 Fowler
                 ,
              
            
             
               SEeing
               thou
               art
               a
               man
               so
               irrational
               ,
               and
               so
               unsober
               to
               speak
               ,
               and
               fairly
               to
               debate
               things
               in
               discourse
               ,
               and
               thy
               Auditory
               so
               rude
               ,
               and
               inhumane
               in
               behaviour
               ,
               and
               
               words
               :
               Therefore
               to
               thee
               these
               few
               
                 Queries
              
               I
               propound
               ,
               to
               try
               thee
               whether
               thou
               wilt
               shew
               the
               spirit
               of
               a
               man
               by
               writing
               more
               than
               by
               speaking
               ,
               seeing
               therein
               I
               have
               tried
               thee
               to
               be
               more
               like
               a
               wild
               inhumane
               creature
               ,
               than
               a
               sober
               and
               upright
               Christian
               .
            
             
               Seeing
               the
               Scripture
               saith
               the
               Word
               of
               God
               was
               in
               the
               begining
               ,
               and
               the
               world
               was
               framed
               by
               it
               ,
               and
               it
               shall
               endure
               for
               ever
               ,
               hence
               I
               querie
               of
               thee
               .
            
             
               I.
               
                 Whether
                 the
                 Scriptures
                 be
                 the
                 very
                 Word
                 of
                 God
                 yea
                 ,
                 or
                 nay
                 ?
              
            
             
               Seeing
               the
               Scriptures
               were
               not
               in
               the
               begining
               ,
               neither
               was
               the
               World
               framed
               by
               them
               ,
               neither
               can
               they
               endure
               for
               ever
               ,
               hence
               I
               querie
               of
               thee
               .
            
             
               II.
               
                 Whether
                 the
                 very
                 Word
                 of
                 God
                 be
                 Scripture
                 yea
                 ,
                 or
                 nay
                 ?
              
            
             
               Seeing
               it
               is
               confessed
               ,
               that
               which
               is
               written
               of
               ,
               and
               declared
               of
               ,
               in
               the
               Scriptures
               ,
               is
               the
               word
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               the
               Truth
               which
               shall
               endure
               for
               ever
               ,
               hence
               I
               querie
               of
               thee
               .
            
             
               III.
               
                 Whether
                 the
                 Scriptures
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 writings
                 )
                 and
                 the
                 thing
                 or
                 subject
                 declared
                 and
                 written
                 of
                 ,
                 are
                 not
                 two
                 distinct
                 things
                 ,
                 (
                 so
                 as
                 one
                 may
                 have
                 the
                 one
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 the
                 other
                 )
                 yea
                 ,
                 or
                 nay
                 ?
              
            
             
               Seeing
               God
               and
               his
               Word
               ,
               will
               and
               mind
               is
               eternal
               ,
               infinite
               and
               endlesse
               :
               hence
               I
               querie
               of
               thee
               ,
               if
               thou
               hast
               an
               understanding
               ,
               Answer
               .
            
             
               IV
               :
               
                 Whether
                 God
                 his
                 Word
                 ,
                 will
                 and
                 mind
                 ,
                 is
                 or
                 can
                 be
                 contained
                 ,
                 or
                 holden
                 in
                 Scriptures
                 and
                 writings
                 ,
                 or
                 but
                 onely
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 declaration
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 of
                 his
                 word
                 ,
                 will
                 and
                 mind
                 ,
                 yea
                 ,
                 or
                 nay
                 ?
              
            
             
               Seeing
               such
               were
               false
               prophets
               which
               preached
               for
               hire
               ,
               and
               divined
               for
               money
               ,
               and
               sought
               for
               gain
               from
               their
               quarter
               ,
               hence
               I
               querie
               of
               thee
               .
            
             
               V.
               
                 Whether
                 by
                 this
                 rule
                 art
                 not
                 thou
                 proved
                 a
                 false
                 prophet
                 ,
                 who
                 preaches
                 for
                 hire
                 ,
                 and
                 takes
                 hire
                 for
                 preaching
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 a
                 quarter
                 (
                 reading
                 of
                 some
                 part
                 of
                 it
                 )
                 from
                 which
                 thou
                 seeks
                 gain
                 ,
                 answer
                 in
                 plainnesse
                 ?
              
            
             
               Seeing
               every
               tree
               is
               known
               by
               its
               fruit
               ,
               as
               Christ
               saith
               ,
               hence
               I
               querie
               .
            
             
               VI
               .
               
                 Whether
                 by
                 this
                 rule
                 ,
                 thou
                 that
                 brings
                 forth
                 the
                 same
                 
                 fruits
                 as
                 the
                 false
                 prophets
                 did
                 ,
                 viz.
                 lies
                 ,
                 lightnesse
                 ,
                 pride
                 ,
                 covetuousnesse
                 ,
                 and
                 false
                 accusing
                 ,
                 art
                 not
                 the
                 same
                 tree
                 ,
                 viz.
                 a
                 false
                 prophet
                 ?
              
            
             
               Seeing
               they
               were
               false
               prophets
               ,
               who
               rann
               and
               were
               not
               sent
               ,
               and
               did
               not
               profit
               them
               ,
               the
               people
               at
               all
               ;
               but
               clothed
               themselves
               with
               the
               wool
               ,
               and
               prepared
               warr
               against
               them
               that
               put
               not
               into
               their
               mouths
               ,
               &c.
               hence
               I
               querie
               of
               thee
               .
            
             
               VII
               .
               
                 Whether
                 by
                 this
                 rule
                 thou
                 art
                 not
                 proved
                 a
                 False
                 Prophet
                 ,
                 who
                 canst
                 not
                 prove
                 that
                 thou
                 art
                 sent
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 neither
                 are
                 the
                 people
                 profited
                 by
                 thee
                 ;
                 but
                 are
                 rude
                 ,
                 and
                 wanton
                 ,
                 and
                 wicked
                 ;
                 and
                 thou
                 prepared
                 warr
                 against
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 put
                 not
                 into
                 thy
                 mouth
                 ,
                 by
                 suing
                 them
                 at
                 law
                 for
                 tithes
                 ,
                 &
                 c
                 ?
              
            
             
               Seeing
               Scorning
               ,
               Lying
               ,
               Slandering
               ,
               Envy
               ,
               Hatred
               ,
               Lightnesse
               ,
               &c.
               with
               much
               more
               of
               which
               thou
               art
               guilty
               ,
               are
               the
               fruits
               of
               the
               flesh
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               Divel
               ;
               hence
               I
               querie
               of
               thee
               .
            
             
               VIII
               .
               
                 Whether
                 by
                 this
                 rule
                 art
                 thou
                 not
                 proved
                 to
                 be
                 no
                 Ministers
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 but
                 of
                 the
                 Devil
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 servant
                 to
                 him
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 liver
                 to
                 the
                 flesh
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 in
                 the
                 spirit
                 ,
                 in
                 whom
                 these
                 fruits
                 of
                 darknesse
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 flesh
                 are
                 abounding
                 ?
              
            
             
               Seeing
               the
               Scripture
               saith
               ,
               the
               Word
               of
               God
               was
               in
               the
               begining
               ,
               and
               Christ
               Jesus
               is
               the
               foundation
               ,
               and
               no
               other
               can
               be
               laid
               ,
               hence
               I
               querie
               of
               thee
               .
            
             
               IX
               .
               
                 Whether
                 by
                 this
                 rule
                 thou
                 art
                 not
                 proved
                 a
                 deceiver
                 ,
                 and
                 thy
                 doctrine
                 false
                 ▪
                 and
                 error
                 ;
                 and
                 contrary
                 to
                 Scripture
                 ,
                 who
                 said
                 the
                 Scriptures
                 are
                 the
                 Word
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 were
                 not
                 in
                 the
                 begining
                 )
                 and
                 said
                 that
                 the
                 Scriptures
                 (
                 which
                 are
                 not
                 Christ
                 )
                 are
                 the
                 foundation
                 of
                 foundations
                 ,
                 and
                 whether
                 this
                 doctrine
                 of
                 thine
                 doth
                 not
                 deny
                 Christ
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 art
                 proved
                 to
                 be
                 Antichrist
                 ,
                 answer
                 according
                 to
                 truth
                 ?
              
            
             
               Seeing
               thou
               confesses
               thou
               hast
               hire
               for
               preaching
               ,
               yet
               saist
               thou
               preaches
               not
               for
               hire
               ,
               hence
               I
               querie
               of
               thee
               .
            
             
               X.
               
                 Whether
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 People
                 of
              
               Reading
               ,
               
                 would
                 give
                 thee
                 so
                 much
                 a
                 year
                 ,
                 if
                 thou
                 didst
                 not
                 preach
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 if
                 no
                 ,
                 then
                 whether
                 they
                 do
                 not
                 give
                 thee
                 so
                 much
                 ,
                 and
                 thou
                 receive
                 it
                 ,
                 because
                 thou
                 preaches
                 unto
                 them
                 ?
                 or
                 did
                 they
                 give
                 thee
                 so
                 much
                 before
                 thou
                 preachedst
                 ?
                 or
                 will
                 they
                 give
                 thee
                 any
                 when
                 
                 thou
                 doth
                 cease
                 to
                 preach
                 to
                 them
                 ?
                 try
                 them
                 when
                 thou
                 wilt
                 ,
                 and
                 prove
                 thy self
                 a
                 true
                 Prophet
                 by
                 preaching
                 some
                 years
                 ,
                 and
                 receiving
                 nothing
                 ;
                 and
                 till
                 then
                 I
                 charge
                 thee
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 false
                 prophet
                 ?
              
            
             
               Seeing
               the
               Ministry
               which
               Christ
               Jesus
               sent
               by
               the
               the
               Apostles
               ,
               did
               bring
               people
               that
               they
               needed
               no
               man
               to
               teach
               them
               ,
               but
               as
               the
               anoynting
               within
               them
               ,
               hence
               I
               querie
               of
               thee
               .
            
             
               XI
               .
               
                 Whether
                 by
                 this
                 rule
                 thy
                 Ministry
                 is
                 proved
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 of
                 Christ
                 Iesus
                 ,
                 nor
                 thou
                 sent
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 none
                 can
                 come
                 to
                 this
                 condition
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 need
                 no
                 man
                 to
                 teach
                 them
                 ,
                 (
                 produce
                 any
                 one
                 if
                 thou
                 canst
                 )
                 and
                 so
                 a
                 Ministry
                 of
                 Anti-christ
                 ,
                 and
                 thou
                 of
                 the
                 Divel
                 ?
              
            
             
               Seeing
               they
               that
               abide
               not
               in
               the
               Doctrine
               of
               Christ
               ,
               have
               not
               God
               ;
               hence
               I
               querie
               of
               thee
               .
            
             
               XII
               .
               
                 Whether
                 by
                 this
                 rule
                 thou
                 art
                 not
                 proved
                 to
                 be
                 without
                 Christ
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 God
                 ,
                 who
                 abides
                 not
                 in
                 Christs
                 doctrine
                 ;
                 but
                 are
                 called
                 of
                 men
                 master
                 ,
                 and
                 stand
                 Praying
                 in
                 the
                 Synagogue
                 ,
                 and
                 hast
                 the
                 chief
                 seat
                 in
                 the
                 Assembly
                 ,
                 and
                 contrary
                 to
                 Christs
                 Command
                 ?
              
            
             
               Answer
               these
               Queries
               ,
               with
               the
               Spirit
               of
               Sobernesse
               ,
               if
               thou
               hast
               it
               ;
               and
               shew
               thy self
               a
               man
               ,
               if
               thou
               hast
               the
               heart
               of
               a
               man
               ;
               and
               repent
               of
               thy
               wickednesse
               ,
               and
               own
               thy
               condemnation
               upon
               thy
               former
               words
               and
               works
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   I
                   am
                   a
                   Friend
                   unto
                   thy
                   Soul
                   ,
                   but
                   a
                   witnesse
                   against
                   thy
                   deceits
                   .
                
                 E.
                 B
              
            
          
        
         
           And
           after
           which
           time
           ,
           for
           the
           space
           of
           two
           years
           ,
           I
           had
           no
           Communication
           with
           
             Christopher
             Fowler
             ,
          
           till
           this
           last
           nineth
           month
           ,
           at
           a
           place
           called
           East-Hamsted
           
             ,
          
           where
           a
           meeting
           of
           dispute
           was
           appointed
           ,
           and
           challenged
           by
           some
           of
           his
           Brethren
           ,
           at
           which
           place
           again
           I
           mett
           with
           this
           my
           adversary
           ,
           where
           we
           had
           some
           houres
           discourse
           ,
           and
           many
           particulars
           of
           False
           Doctrine
           fell
           from
           
             Christopher
             Fowlers
          
           mouth
           ,
           some
           few
           of
           which
           hereafter
           followeth
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           one
           of
           his
           brethren
           in
           his
           prayer
           before
           the
           dispute
           ,
           
           prayed
           to
           God
           to
           forgive
           them
           the
           
             Athesm
             that
             were
             in
             their
             hearts
             of
             him
             and
             his
             Brethren
             .
          
        
         
           Answer
           ,
           now
           an
           
             Athest
          
           is
           one
           that
           denies
           God
           ,
           and
           
             Athesm
          
           is
           denying
           of
           God
           ,
           according
           to
           common
           reputation
           ,
           
             Athesm
          
           is
           so
           taken
           ;
           so
           that
           how
           shall
           such
           a
           generation
           of
           men
           bring
           people
           to
           the
           knowledg
           of
           God
           by
           your
           Ministry
           ?
           or
           how
           should
           they
           ever
           convert
           people
           ,
           or
           profit
           them
           ,
           who
           yet
           in
           their
           owne
           hearts
           denyed
           God
           ,
           as
           the
           man
           acknowledged
           in
           his
           prayer
           before
           the
           Lord
           and
           many
           witnesses
           ?
           the
           poor
           people
           of
           England
           had
           thought
           that
           the
           spirit
           of
           God
           had
           been
           in
           your
           hearts
           ,
           but
           now
           we
           know
           that
           you
           deny
           God
           in
           your
           hearts
           ,
           and
           you
           have
           confessed
           it
           to
           you
           ownr
           shame
           :
           are
           you
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           yet
           denyes
           God
           in
           your
           hearts
           ;
           and
           in
           whose
           hearts
           lodges
           
             Athesm
          
           ?
           Oh!
           let
           not
           people
           be
           deceived
           by
           you
           ,
           but
           repent
           ,
           yee
           that
           know
           not
           God
           ,
           but
           with
           your
           mouths
           confesse
           him
           ,
           and
           with
           your
           hearts
           do
           deny
           him
           .
        
         
           
             Christopher
             Fowler
          
           also
           affirmed
           that
           day
           ,
           
             That
             the
             Scriptures
             are
             the
             Glorious
             everlasting
             Foundation
             of
             Foundations
             .
          
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           And
           hereby
           it
           is
           made
           manifest
           that
           he
           hath
           totolly
           denyed
           Christ
           ,
           and
           so
           proved
           with
           his
           brother
           ,
           confest
           in
           his
           prayer
           ,
           that
           indeed
           
             Athesm
          
           is
           in
           their
           hearts
           ;
           and
           so
           he
           hath
           denyed
           Christ
           ,
           whom
           the
           Scriptures
           say
           is
           the
           foundation
           ,
           and
           no
           other
           foundation
           can
           any
           man
           lay
           ,
           and
           upon
           him
           were
           the
           Saints
           builded
           in
           their
           faith
           ,
           and
           all
           their
           practices
           of
           Religion
           ;
           for
           he
           is
           the
           corner
           stone
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           written
           :
           and
           thus
           he
           hath
           dishonoured
           Christ
           ,
           in
           setting
           the
           Scriptures
           above
           him
           ,
           and
           taking
           the
           Honnor
           from
           him
           ,
           and
           giving
           it
           to
           the
           Scriptures
           ;
           and
           I
           shall
           leave
           this
           his
           doctrine
           to
           be
           considered
           ,
           with
           a
           querie
           ,
           to
           these
           people
           of
           his
           Church
           in
           
             Reading
             ,
          
           whether
           he
           is
           worth
           hearing
           ,
           or
           giving
           money
           to
           for
           preaching
           ,
           that
           holds
           forth
           such
           doctrine
           ?
           and
           whether
           it
           is
           possible
           he
           should
           bring
           them
           to
           Christ
           ,
           who
           hath
           in
           effect
           denyed
           him
           to
           be
           the
           foundation
           ,
           and
           held
           forth
           ,
           that
           the
           Scriptures
           are
           the
           Glorious
           everlasting
           Foundation
           of
           Foundations
           ;
           much
           I
           need
           not
           say
           to
           uncover
           the
           error
           of
           such
           a
           doctrine
           .
        
         
         
           Again
           he
           affirmed
           ,
           
             That
             a
             man
             at
             one
             and
             the
             self
             same
             time
             might
             be
             a
             Minister
             of
             Christ
             ,
             and
             a
             deceiver
             .
          
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           And
           here
           all
           may
           see
           the
           weaknesse
           and
           Ignorance
           of
           this
           strange
           paradox
           ,
           and
           indeed
           which
           is
           contrary
           to
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           which
           saith
           ,
           No
           man
           can
           serve
           two
           maststers
           ;
           &
           it
           s
           very
           certaine
           that
           he
           that
           serves
           the
           Divel
           ,
           doth
           not
           serve
           Christ
           at
           the
           same
           time
           ;
           and
           he
           that
           serves
           Christ
           doth
           not
           serve
           the
           Devil
           :
           and
           so
           his
           doctrine
           is
           Anti-christan
           ,
           which
           would
           make
           people
           believe
           ,
           that
           though
           they
           serve
           the
           Devil
           ,
           yet
           they
           are
           the
           servants
           of
           God
           ;
           and
           this
           is
           as
           much
           as
           he
           hath
           said
           ,
           that
           one
           may
           be
           a
           Minister
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           yet
           a
           deceiver
           ;
           now
           a
           deceiver
           is
           one
           that
           followes
           the
           spirit
           of
           the
           Devil
           ,
           and
           a
           Minister
           of
           Christ
           is
           one
           that
           followes
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           these
           two
           spirits
           are
           contrary
           ,
           and
           not
           both
           ruling
           in
           one
           man
           at
           one
           time
           :
           but
           then
           to
           helpe
           the
           matter
           ,
           he
           said
           ,
           a
           man
           might
           serve
           Christ
           in
           office
           ,
           but
           not
           in
           love
           :
           to
           which
           my
           answer
           was
           ,
           let
           him
           say
           whether
           he
           ,
           and
           the
           Priests
           of
           England
           ,
           did
           serve
           Christ
           by
           way
           of
           office
           ,
           or
           love
           ,
           both
           ,
           or
           either
           ,
           and
           I
           should
           prove
           the
           contrary
           ;
           but
           that
           wee
           prosecuted
           no
           further
           :
           some
           other
           things
           were
           affirmed
           by
           him
           ,
           that
           day
           not
           now
           remembred
           .
           He
           said
           ,
           That
           Christ
           was
           a
           sinner
           ,
           from
           this
           argument
           laid
           down
           by
           him
           ;
           all
           that
           dies
           are
           sinners
           ,
           Christ
           died
           ,
           therefore
           ,
           &c.
           
           These
           ,
           and
           such
           things
           he
           held
           forth
           all
           that
           day
           ,
           besides
           the
           unsobernesse
           of
           his
           words
           ,
           and
           carriages
           towards
           me
           ,
           who
           called
           me
           a
           dogg
           diverse
           times
           ,
           and
           did
           use
           very
           ridiculous
           jestures
           and
           words
           towards
           me
           ,
           even
           to
           his
           own
           shame
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           many
           people
           ,
           and
           the
           people
           of
           that
           Country
           doe
           it
           well
           remember
           ,
           his
           unchristian
           like
           proceedings
           ,
           and
           were
           ashamed
           of
           him
           ;
           but
           at
           last
           went
           his
           way
           ,
           and
           all
           his
           brethren
           ,
           and
           I
           was
           left
           among
           the
           people
           ;
           and
           I
           need
           not
           now
           mention
           ,
           for
           many
           ,
           even
           themselves
           know
           it
           ,
           what
           losse
           and
           disadvantage
           they
           sustained
           that
           day
           ;
           and
           Gods
           loving
           truth
           was
           advanced
           ,
           and
           the
           advantage
           of
           it
           that
           was
           obtained
           on
           the
           Lords
           behalf
           ;
           but
           I
           being
           not
           yet
           as
           it
           were
           wholly
           satisfied
           ,
           but
           would
           endeavour
           further
           to
           the
           laying
           open
           deceit
           ,
           and
           to
           invade
           
           Antichrists
           kingdome
           ;
           the
           next
           morning
           after
           the
           dispute
           it
           was
           upon
           me
           to
           write
           forth
           ,
           and
           to
           send
           him
           this
           paper
           of
           propositions
           following
           :
           whereunto
           is
           annexed
           his
           Answer
           .
        
         
           
             
               
                 C.
                 Fowler
                 :
              
            
             
               FRiend
               ,
               seeing
               thou
               art
               so
               high
               in
               thy
               spirit
               against
               us
               ,
               and
               against
               the
               truth
               which
               we
               professe
               ,
               and
               from
               time
               to
               time
               dost
               open
               thy
               mouth
               so
               wide
               in
               Justification
               of
               thy self
               ,
               and
               thy
               practices
               ,
               and
               in
               false
               charges
               against
               us
               ;
               and
               though
               we
               have
               had
               divers
               meetings
               ,
               and
               and
               the
               differences
               between
               us
               allwayes
               appeared
               greater
               and
               greater
               ,
               therefore
               this
               I
               propound
               unto
               thee
               ,
               Whether
               thou
               wilt
               give
               another
               meeting
               of
               open
               dispute
               for
               the
               tryal
               of
               thee
               ,
               and
               thy
               wayes
               ,
               and
               of
               us
               ,
               and
               the
               truths
               which
               we
               hold
               forth
               ,
               for
               the
               satisfaction
               of
               the
               people
               ?
               and
               these
               things
               following
               I
               propound
               ,
               as
               the
               subject
               matter
               worthy
               to
               be
               handled
               ,
               which
               may
               discover
               thee
               ,
               and
               us
               ,
               to
               the
               satisfaction
               of
               all
               that
               desires
               in
               that
               case
               .
            
             
               
                 First
                 ,
              
               What
               be
               the
               evident
               signes
               and
               tokens
               of
               a
               wolf
               in
               sheeps
               clothing
               ?
               and
               whether
               thou
               or
               wee
               in
               the
               sight
               of
               the
               people
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               Lord
               God
               can
               clear
               our selves
               ,
               to
               be
               clear
               and
               free
               ,
               from
               the
               marks
               and
               signes
               of
               such
               aforesaid
               ?
            
             
               
                 Secondly
                 ,
              
               whether
               wilt
               thou
               stand
               to
               be
               tried
               in
               thy
               Ministry
               ,
               in
               thy
               Call
               to
               it
               ,
               practice
               in
               it
               ,
               and
               maintenance
               of
               it
               ,
               by
               and
               according
               to
               the
               Scriptures
               of
               the
               old
               and
               new
               tement
               ?
               &
               wilt
               thou
               admit
               of
               tryal
               of
               thy
               Church
               ,
               and
               worship
               ,
               and
               Ministry
               thereby
               ?
               and
               this
               being
               done
               ,
               we
               do
               engage
               to
               suffer
               the
               like
               tryal
               in
               any
               part
               ,
               and
               every
               part
               of
               our
               Religion
               .
            
             
               
                 Thirdly
                 ,
              
               whether
               there
               be
               any
               other
               Foundation
               of
               Faith
               ,
               &c.
               for
               the
               people
               of
               God
               at
               this
               day
               ,
               then
               Jesus
               Christ
               onely
               ,
               and
               alone
               ?
               and
               whether
               he
               was
               not
               the
               foundation
               to
               the
               Fathers
               before
               the
               Scriptures
               were
               written
               ?
               and
               whether
               he
               that
               layes
               or
               preaches
               any
               other
               
               foundation
               ,
               doth
               not
               dishonor
               Christ
               ,
               and
               spoke
               contrary
               to
               the
               Scriptures
               ?
            
             
               These
               things
               with
               some
               others
               ,
               which
               we
               may
               have
               occasion
               to
               spake
               of
               ,
               are
               we
               willing
               to
               discourse
               with
               thee
               ,
               for
               the
               further
               clearing
               of
               the
               truth
               ,
               and
               laying
               open
               deceit
               ;
               for
               yesterday
               I
               had
               much
               more
               to
               have
               spoken
               to
               thee
               ,
               hadst
               thou
               not
               gone
               so
               hastily
               away
               :
               so
               if
               thou
               art
               willing
               to
               joyne
               in
               discourse
               with
               me
               again
               ,
               appoynt
               place
               and
               howre
               ,
               either
               this
               day
               or
               to
               morrow
               ,
               for
               my
               occasions
               will
               admitt
               of
               either
               of
               these
               two
               dayes
               ,
               allwayes
               provided
               that
               we
               may
               have
               all
               moderation
               ,
               and
               may
               proceed
               in
               meeknesse
               like
               men
               ,
               and
               not
               like
               raylers
               as
               thou
               appeared
               yesterday
               to
               thy
               own
               shame
               .
               An
               answer
               hereof
               we
               do
               expect
               with
               speed
               ;
               and
               we
               are
               Friends
               to
               all
               that
               love
               righteousnesse
               .
            
             
               
                 E.
                 B.
                 
                   Thomas
                   Curtis
                
              
            
          
        
         
           THe
           original
           of
           this
           was
           delivered
           to
           the
           hands
           of
           
             C
             ▪
             Fowler
          
           in
           
             Reading
             ,
          
           the
           next
           morning
           after
           the
           dispute
           at
           
             east
             Hamsteed
             ,
          
           and
           being
           given
           to
           him
           at
           his
           Steeple-house-doo●
           ,
           when
           he
           was
           comming
           out
           from
           his
           worship
           ,
           he
           would
           have
           given
           them
           again
           to
           the
           messenger
           ,
           after
           he
           had
           it
           in
           his
           hand
           ,
           and
           opened
           it
           ,
           but
           not
           being
           taken
           ,
           he
           said
           he
           would
           burn
           it
           :
           and
           thus
           people
           may
           see
           ,
           that
           though
           he
           cryed
           against
           us
           as
           deceivers
           behind
           our
           backs
           ,
           yet
           he
           is
           one
           of
           them
           dumb
           doggs
           that
           cannot
           barke
           ,
           nor
           fright
           us
           away
           ,
           if
           we
           were
           such
           as
           he
           saith
           of
           us
           .
        
         
           And
           here
           all
           sober
           people
           may
           understand
           the
           temper
           of
           this
           my
           adversary
           ,
           and
           I
           shall
           leave
           them
           to
           judge
           of
           the
           proceedings
           between
           him
           and
           me
           ;
           but
           yet
           though
           he
           denyes
           to
           meet
           me
           ,
           yet
           when
           I
           was
           passed
           out
           of
           the
           country
           ,
           he
           caused
           the
           following
           paper
           to
           be
           fixed
           upon
           the
           steeple-house-door
           at
           East
           
             Hamsteed
             ,
          
           where
           the
           dispute
           was
           drawn
           up
           by
           him
           ,
           and
           set
           their
           as
           a
           hidious
           vapour
           ,
           to
           enchant
           the
           minds
           of
           People
           ;
           it
           may
           be
           not
           supposing
           that
           ever
           it
           should
           have
           come
           to
           publique
           view
           ,
           as
           now
           it
           is
           like
           to
           do
           to
           his
           shame
           .
        
         
         
           
             
               
                 
                   A
                   true
                   Charge
                   in
                   ten
                   particulars
                   against
                   the
                   people
                   called
                   QUAKERS
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     1
                  
                   THey
                   that
                   pernitiously
                   deny
                   the
                   Scriptures
                   to
                   be
                   the
                   Word
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   and
                   Hereticks
                   and
                   Blasphemers
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   ●●ose
                   called
                   
                     Quakers
                  
                   do
                   thus
                   deny
                   the
                   Scriptures
                   to
                   be
                   the
                   Word
                   of
                   God
                   ;
                   therefore
                   they
                   are
                   Hereticks
                   and
                   Blasphemers
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     2
                  
                   They
                   that
                   deny
                   the
                   Scriptures
                   to
                   be
                   the
                   Foundation
                   of
                   Faith
                   ,
                   and
                   Rule
                   of
                   Life
                   ,
                   they
                   are
                   Hereticks
                   and
                   Blasphemers
                   :
                   But
                   the
                   
                     Quakers
                  
                   do
                   this
                   ;
                   therefore
                   they
                   are
                   Hereticks
                   and
                   Blasphemers
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     3
                  
                   They
                   that
                   do
                   not
                   own
                   the
                   Lord
                   Iesus
                   Christ
                   to
                   be
                   God
                   by
                   Nature
                   ,
                   are
                   horrible
                   Blasphemers
                   :
                   But
                   those
                   called
                   
                     Quakers
                     ,
                  
                   do
                   not
                   own
                   the
                   Lord
                   Iesus
                   Christ
                   to
                   be
                   God
                   by
                   Nature
                   ;
                   therefore
                   they
                   are
                   Blasphemers
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     4
                  
                   They
                   that
                   say
                   the
                   good
                   works
                   of
                   the
                   Saints
                   are
                   meritorious
                   of
                   Eternal
                   Life
                   ,
                   are
                   Hereticks
                   and
                   Papists
                   of
                   the
                   worst
                   sort
                   :
                   But
                   the
                   
                     Quakers
                  
                   say
                   so
                   ;
                   therefore
                   they
                   are
                   Hereticks
                   and
                   Papists
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     5
                  
                   They
                   deny
                   the
                   Ordinance
                   of
                   Water
                   Baptisme
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Administration
                   of
                   the
                   Lords
                   Supper
                   ,
                   they
                   are
                   Antichristian
                   Hereticks
                   :
                   But
                   the
                   
                     Quakers
                  
                   do
                   this
                   ;
                   therefore
                   the
                   
                     Quakers
                  
                   are
                   Antichristian
                   Hereticks
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     6
                  
                   They
                   that
                   deny
                   the
                   sin
                   of
                   Infants
                   are
                   
                     Pelagian
                  
                   Hereticks
                   :
                   But
                   the
                   
                     Quakers
                  
                   deny
                   the
                   sin
                   of
                   Infants
                   ;
                   therefore
                   they
                   are
                   
                     Pelagian
                  
                   Hereticks
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     7
                  
                   They
                   that
                   deny
                   the
                   Resurrection
                   of
                   this
                   Body
                   ,
                   are
                   Hereticks
                   :
                   But
                   the
                   
                     Quakers
                  
                   deny
                   this
                   ;
                   therefore
                   they
                   are
                   Hereticks
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     8
                  
                   They
                   that
                   deny
                   the
                   Christian
                   Sabbath
                   ,
                   are
                   very
                   erronious
                   :
                   But
                   the
                   
                     Quakers
                  
                   do
                   this
                   ;
                   therefore
                   they
                   are
                   very
                   erronious
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     9
                  
                   They
                   that
                   quarrel
                   at
                   ,
                   and
                   deride
                   the
                   singing
                   of
                   
                     Davids
                     Psalms
                     ,
                  
                   calling
                   them
                   the
                   
                     Ballads
                  
                   of
                   
                     Hopkins
                  
                   and
                   
                     Sternhold
                     ,
                  
                   the
                   Kings
                   Fidlers
                   ,
                   they
                   are
                   foolish
                   ,
                   ignorant
                   ,
                   and
                   prophane
                   in
                   that
                   :
                   But
                   the
                   
                     Quakers
                  
                   do
                   this
                   ;
                   therefore
                   they
                   are
                   foolish
                   ,
                   ignorant
                   ,
                   and
                   prophane
                   in
                   this
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   
                     10
                  
                   They
                   that
                   publikely
                   charge
                   the
                   Office
                   and
                   Call
                   of
                   Ministers
                   with
                   lyes
                   and
                   calumnies
                   ,
                   they
                   are
                   railers
                   and
                   slanderers
                   :
                   But
                   the
                   people
                   called
                   
                     Quakers
                  
                   do
                   this
                   ;
                   therefore
                   the
                   people
                   called
                   
                     Quakers
                     ,
                  
                   are
                   railers
                   and
                   slanderers
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     These
                     things
                     through
                     the
                     Lord
                     I
                     am
                     able
                     to
                     justifie
                     ,
                     and
                     if
                     I
                     do
                     not
                     ,
                     I
                     shall
                     be
                     contented
                     to
                     be
                     called
                     a
                     Deceiver
                     :
                     Let
                     them
                     chuse
                     their
                     own
                     time
                     as
                     soon
                     as
                     they
                     please
                     ;
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         in
                         witness
                         whereof
                         I
                         have
                         set
                         to
                         my
                         hand
                         ,
                         this
                         twenty
                         sixth
                         of
                      
                       November
                       ,
                       
                         1659.
                         
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     Christopher
                     Fowler
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
        
         
           And
           according
           to
           providence
           ,
           this
           paper
           coming
           to
           my
           hands
           ,
           though
           it
           s
           believed
           without
           any
           purpose
           in
           him
           ;
           to
           which
           I
           did
           return
           my
           Answer
           ,
           as
           to
           answer
           his
           Challenge
           ;
           and
           neither
           time
           nor
           place
           being
           mentioned
           by
           him
           ,
           but
           both
           left
           to
           us
           to
           appoint
           ,
           I
           did
           appoint
           
             Reading
          
           for
           the
           place
           ,
           and
           nominated
           a
           certain
           day
           for
           the
           time
           ,
           and
           he
           had
           nigh
           a
           weeks
           notice
           from
           me
           ;
           and
           the
           time
           appointed
           I
           went
           to
           
             Reading
          
           to
           attend
           the
           Service
           ,
           but
           when
           I
           came
           there
           ,
           I
           understood
           that
           he
           would
           not
           meet
           me
           according
           to
           his
           own
           proposals
           and
           agreement
           ,
           but
           nominated
           another
           place
           ,
           and
           another
           time
           ,
           which
           was
           supposed
           by
           me
           and
           others
           to
           be
           but
           a
           present
           evading
           of
           the
           matter
           :
           whereupon
           his
           denial
           to
           meet
           me
           at
           the
           time
           and
           place
           appointed
           by
           me
           ,
           this
           following
           Letter
           I
           sent
           unto
           him
           .
        
         
           
             
               
                 C.
                 Fowler
                 ,
              
            
             
               WHereas
               a
               Challenge
               of
               thine
               (
               to
               us
               called
               
                 Quakers
                 ,
              
               for
               a
               Dispute
               upon
               ten
               Particulars
               )
               was
               set
               up
               on
               the
               Steeple-house-door
               ,
               at
               
                 Easthamstead
                 ,
              
               and
               leaving
               it
               to
               us
               to
               appoint
               time
               and
               place
               ,
               I
               did
               appoint
               
                 Reading
              
               for
               the
               place
               ,
               and
               the
               fourth
               day
               this
               week
               ,
               called
               
                 Wednesday
                 ,
              
               the
               21.
               of
               this
               moneth
               ,
               for
               the
               time
               ;
               and
               in
               order
               to
               proceed
               (
               upon
               the
               particulars
               in
               dispute
               with
               thee
               ,
               the
               place
               and
               time
               abovesaid
               )
               I
               ordered
               my
               occasions
               so
               as
               to
               attend
               upon
               the
               Service
               the
               said
               time
               ;
               but
               I
               being
               come
               into
               
               the
               Town
               this
               night
               ,
               do
               perceive
               ,
               that
               thou
               art
               not
               content
               with
               the
               place
               and
               time
               ,
               though
               they
               were
               left
               to
               our
               appointing
               in
               thy
               Challenge
               ,
               but
               hast
               appointed
               another
               place
               and
               time
               ,
               upon
               some
               feeble
               Reasons
               which
               thou
               gives
               ,
               which
               I
               might
               shew
               the
               weakness
               of
               ,
               and
               might
               upon
               many
               better
               reasons
               say
               ,
               that
               
                 Reading
              
               is
               the
               only
               place
               seasonable
               to
               dispute
               at
               ;
               for
               if
               thou
               be
               indeed
               a
               true
               Minister
               of
               Christ
               ,
               the
               people
               of
               this
               Town
               best
               deserves
               to
               know
               it
               ,
               by
               hearing
               it
               to
               be
               so
               ;
               and
               if
               thou
               art
               a
               Deceiver
               ,
               the
               people
               of
               this
               Town
               had
               the
               most
               need
               of
               any
               others
               to
               know
               it
               ,
               by
               hearing
               thee
               disproved
               :
               So
               upon
               this
               place
               I
               have
               pitched
               ,
               and
               cannot
               now
               change
               my
               resolution
               ,
               nor
               alter
               ,
               neither
               time
               nor
               place
               ,
               by
               me
               before-mentioned
               ,
               my
               occasion
               will
               not
               admit
               me
               to
               it
               :
               Therefore
               I
               thought
               good
               to
               write
               to
               thee
               ,
               to
               know
               for
               certain
               under
               thy
               hand
               ,
               whether
               you
               will
               give
               a
               meeting
               or
               not
               in
               this
               Town
               ,
               the
               fourth
               day
               next
               ,
               as
               aforesaid
               ;
               if
               not
               ,
               this
               matter
               must
               yet
               remain
               as
               it
               stands
               between
               us
               ,
               till
               a
               more
               clear
               opportunity
               ;
               for
               I
               cannot
               be
               at
               
                 Okingham
              
               the
               day
               mentioned
               by
               thee
               ,
               because
               my
               service
               is
               already
               determined
               for
               that
               day
               ,
               and
               for
               some
               other
               reasons
               also
               in
               my
               own
               brest
               :
               Let
               me
               have
               a
               plain
               answer
               from
               thee
               ,
               that
               I
               may
               dispose
               of
               my self
               as
               the
               Lord
               guides
               me
               for
               his
               service
               .
               This
               is
               all
               for
               present
               I
               do
               desire
               ,
               who
               am
               a
               friend
               to
               all
               that
               love
               the
               Lord
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   Reading
                
                 
                   the
                   19th
                   of
                   the
                   10th
                   Moneth
                   ,
                   1659.
                   
                
              
               
                 E.
                 Burrough
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           But
           to
           this
           Letter
           his
           Answer
           was
           ,
           he
           would
           not
           meet
           me
           at
           
             Reading
             ,
          
           for
           there
           was
           no
           need
           of
           Dispute
           there
           ;
           and
           therefore
           it
           is
           my
           present
           work
           at
           this
           time
           ,
           for
           to
           answer
           his
           ten
           Particulars
           in
           writing
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           them
           publike
           to
           all
           ,
           that
           all
           may
           judge
           of
           this
           matter
           :
           And
           indeed
           ,
           but
           that
           for
           these
           ten
           particular
           Charges
           ,
           and
           that
           truth
           may
           be
           clear
           from
           those
           Charges
           in
           his
           ten
           Particulars
           ,
           I
           believe
           I
           had
           not
           thus
           proceeded
           in
           this
           publike
           manner
           ;
           but
           because
           he
           ceaseth
           not
           to
           speak
           evil
           of
           the
           Truth
           ,
           and
           
           yet
           will
           not
           come
           forth
           fairly
           to
           Tryal
           ,
           neither
           will
           answer
           me
           any
           Queries
           in
           publike
           ,
           but
           keeps
           a
           secret
           reviling
           and
           reproaching
           ;
           therefore
           do
           I
           thus
           proceed
           .
        
         
           Answer
           to
           the
           first
           Position
           .
           Thy
           Major
           and
           thy
           Minor
           are
           both
           lame
           ,
           and
           both
           false
           ,
           and
           thy
           so
           conclusion
           falls
           to
           the
           ground
           ;
           for
           the
           
             Quakers
          
           do
           not
           perniciously
           deny
           the
           Scriptures
           to
           be
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           but
           they
           in
           sincerity
           say
           that
           Christ
           is
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           
             Io.
          
           1.1
           .
           
             Rev.
          
           19.13
           .
           and
           the
           Scriptures
           are
           the
           Words
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           a
           Declaration
           ,
           and
           a
           Treatise
           ,
           and
           this
           testimony
           is
           according
           to
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           
             Luke
          
           1.1
           .
           
             Acts
          
           1.
           
           And
           it
           is
           not
           Heresie
           nor
           Blasphemy
           to
           deny
           the
           Scriptures
           (
           to
           wit
           ,
           the
           writings
           )
           to
           be
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           but
           the
           truth
           written
           of
           ,
           and
           those
           things
           declared
           of
           in
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           are
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           not
           the
           writings
           ,
           which
           are
           Scriptures
           .
           But
           this
           is
           further
           spoken
           to
           before
           ,
           and
           so
           I
           pass
           it
           .
        
         
           Answer
           to
           the
           second
           Position
           :
           Thy
           Major
           Position
           is
           utterly
           false
           ,
           and
           not
           grounded
           upon
           any
           part
           of
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           so
           that
           the
           Minor
           and
           the
           Conclusion
           are
           both
           denied
           ,
           and
           cast
           out
           :
           For
           a
           man
           may
           say
           ,
           that
           Christ
           is
           the
           Foundation
           of
           Faith
           ,
           and
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           is
           the
           Rule
           of
           Life
           ;
           for
           thus
           the
           Scriptures
           say
           :
           And
           a
           man
           may
           lawfully
           deny
           the
           Scriptures
           to
           be
           the
           Foundation
           of
           Faith
           ,
           and
           Rule
           of
           Life
           ,
           and
           neither
           be
           Heretick
           nor
           Blasphemer
           :
           Was
           the
           Apostle
           a
           Blasphemer
           and
           a
           Heretick
           ,
           who
           said
           ,
           
             No
             other
             Foundation
             could
             be
             laid
             ,
             but
             that
             which
             was
             laid
             already
             ,
             which
             was
             Christ
             ?
          
           And
           was
           he
           a
           Heretick
           and
           a
           Blasphemer
           ,
           that
           said
           
             the
             Sons
             of
             God
             were
             led
             by
             the
             Spirit
             of
             God
             ,
          
           and
           exhorted
           to
           walk
           by
           the
           Rule
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ▪
           And
           are
           the
           
             Quakers
          
           Blasphemers
           and
           Hereticks
           ,
           who
           holds
           forth
           that
           truth
           the
           Apostles
           hold
           forth
           ;
           and
           who
           walks
           by
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           walks
           according
           ,
           and
           not
           contrary
           to
           the
           Scriptures
           ?
           O
           thou
           Perverter
           of
           the
           right
           way
           of
           God
           ,
           who
           hast
           falsly
           accused
           the
           Innocent
           in
           thy
           illiterate
           Logick
           !
        
         
           Answer
           to
           the
           third
           Position
           :
           In
           this
           thou
           hast
           falsly
           accused
           ;
           but
           yet
           let
           us
           consider
           thy
           words
           ;
           There
           was
           a
           
           Nature
           in
           that
           Man
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           that
           was
           born
           of
           the
           Virgin
           ,
           that
           was
           subject
           to
           cold
           ,
           heat
           ,
           thirst
           ,
           and
           hunger
           ,
           and
           subject
           to
           be
           tempted
           of
           the
           Devil
           ;
           and
           this
           Nature
           was
           not
           God
           ,
           whose
           Nature
           is
           Infinite
           ,
           Eternal
           ,
           Unmeasurable
           ,
           not
           subject
           to
           hunger
           nor
           thirst
           ,
           nor
           to
           heat
           and
           cold
           ▪
           nor
           subject
           to
           temptations
           ;
           so
           that
           a
           man
           may
           say
           lawfully
           ,
           and
           be
           no
           Blasphemer
           ,
           That
           there
           was
           a
           Nature
           in
           him
           which
           was
           not
           God
           ,
           and
           yet
           the
           fulness
           of
           the
           Godhead
           dwelt
           in
           him
           to
           ;
           and
           he
           is
           the
           Everlasting
           Father
           ,
           and
           the
           Father
           is
           in
           him
           ,
           and
           he
           in
           the
           Father
           :
           And
           thus
           by
           a
           sound
           interpretation
           of
           the
           Word
           ,
           (
           God
           by
           Nature
           )
           thy
           Major
           ,
           and
           Minor
           ,
           and
           Conclusion
           ,
           are
           all
           made
           void
           .
        
         
           Answer
           to
           the
           fourth
           :
           The
           good
           works
           of
           the
           Saints
           are
           wrought
           in
           God
           ,
           and
           by
           his
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           its
           God
           that
           works
           in
           them
           to
           will
           and
           to
           do
           ,
           and
           all
           such
           works
           are
           worthy
           works
           ,
           glorious
           works
           ,
           and
           blessed
           works
           ,
           even
           unto
           eternal
           life
           ;
           as
           the
           Scripture
           saith
           ,
           
             Glory
             ,
             Honor
             ,
             and
             Peace
             ,
             be
             to
             every
             man
             that
             worketh
             good
             ,
             Rom
             ,
          
           2.7.10
           .
           And
           no
           man
           by
           Faith
           without
           works
           is
           justified
           ,
           for
           Faith
           without
           works
           is
           dead
           ,
           and
           a
           dead
           Faith
           doeth
           not
           justifie
           :
           This
           is
           our
           Faith
           ,
           and
           the
           Faith
           which
           the
           Apostles
           were
           of
           ;
           and
           we
           are
           neither
           Hereticks
           nor
           Papists
           ,
           no
           more
           than
           were
           the
           Apostles
           :
           and
           thus
           thy
           argument
           is
           vain
           ,
           and
           falls
           to
           the
           ground
           ,
           and
           hath
           no
           weight
           in
           it
           unto
           sober
           minds
           ,
           though
           self-righteousness
           is
           altogether
           abomination
           to
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           justifies
           not
           any
           man
           .
        
         
           Answer
           to
           the
           fift
           :
           A
           man
           may
           deny
           the
           sprinkling
           of
           Infants
           ,
           and
           the
           Administration
           of
           Bread
           and
           Wine
           ,
           as
           is
           held
           forth
           in
           your
           Assemblies
           ,
           and
           be
           neither
           Antichristian
           ,
           nor
           a
           Heretick
           ;
           for
           the
           Institution
           of
           sprinkling
           Infants
           ,
           and
           administring
           of
           Bread
           and
           Wine
           among
           unconverted
           people
           ,
           was
           never
           ordained
           of
           God
           ,
           nor
           practised
           amongst
           the
           Apostles
           ;
           if
           thou
           sayest
           it
           was
           ,
           prove
           it
           out
           of
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           or
           else
           stop
           thy
           mouth
           ;
           and
           to
           deny
           such
           Ordinances
           and
           Practises
           which
           God
           never
           commanded
           ,
           nor
           the
           Saints
           of
           former
           ages
           ever
           practised
           ,
           is
           not
           Antichristian
           ,
           nor
           Heresie
           :
           but
           thus
           do
           the
           
             Quakers
             ,
          
           and
           therefore
           they
           are
           not
           Antichristian
           ,
           nor
           Hereticks
           ,
           upon
           
           this
           accompt
           :
           And
           thus
           thy
           Proposition
           is
           not
           worth
           any
           thing
           ,
           for
           the
           end
           proposed
           by
           thee
           ,
           but
           thy
           weakness
           and
           folly
           is
           made
           manifest
           ,
           and
           thy
           Idolatrous
           practises
           ,
           so
           much
           pleaded
           for
           by
           thee
           ,
           are
           denied
           ,
           and
           opposed
           by
           the
           Spirit
           of
           the
           Lord
           .
        
         
           Answer
           to
           the
           sixth
           :
           As
           for
           the
           sin
           of
           Infants
           we
           do
           say
           that
           Infants
           in
           general
           ,
           that
           is
           to
           say
           ,
           every
           particular
           Infant
           that
           is
           ,
           or
           hath
           been
           born
           into
           the
           world
           hath
           sin
           ,
           for
           some
           were
           filled
           with
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           ,
           and
           some
           were
           sanctified
           from
           their
           Mothers
           womb
           ;
           and
           what
           sin
           had
           such
           ?
           And
           the
           Scripture
           speaks
           ,
           
             that
             the
             unbelieving
             Wife
             is
             sanctified
             by
             the
             believing
             Husband
             ,
             else
             were
             your
             children
             unclean
             ,
             but
             now
             are
             they
             holy
             :
          
           And
           what
           sin
           had
           these
           ?
           So
           that
           thy
           major
           is
           proved
           defective
           ,
           and
           so
           thy
           minor
           and
           thy
           conclusion
           is
           worth
           nothing
           ,
           though
           as
           to
           the
           general
           part
           ,
           we
           do
           believe
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           nature
           whereby
           all
           are
           children
           of
           wrath
           ,
           in
           degeneration
           .
        
         
           Answer
           to
           the
           seventh
           :
           This
           is
           a
           false
           accusation
           ,
           thy
           minor
           Proposition
           ,
           and
           is
           a
           lye
           ;
           and
           so
           thy
           conclusion
           is
           utterly
           false
           .
        
         
           Answer
           to
           the
           eighth
           :
           As
           for
           the
           Christian
           Sabbath
           ,
           we
           do
           not
           deny
           that
           ▪
           for
           Christ
           is
           the
           Saints
           Rest
           ;
           and
           the
           seventh
           day
           of
           the
           week
           is
           the
           Jewes
           Sabbath
           ,
           and
           not
           the
           Christian
           Sabbath
           ;
           and
           so
           this
           is
           but
           a
           false
           accusation
           ,
           as
           the
           rest
           ;
           And
           as
           for
           the
           first
           day
           of
           the
           week
           ,
           which
           you
           observe
           for
           Sabbath
           ,
           you
           have
           neither
           binding
           example
           ,
           nor
           express
           command
           in
           Scripture
           for
           that
           practice
           .
        
         
           Answer
           to
           the
           ninth
           :
           As
           for
           the
           singing
           of
           
             Davids
          
           Psalms
           in
           Rhime
           and
           Meeter
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           custome
           as
           practised
           amongst
           you
           ,
           we
           do
           utterly
           deny
           to
           be
           any
           Ordinance
           of
           God
           ,
           or
           any
           part
           of
           his
           Worship
           ,
           though
           you
           say
           it
           is
           ;
           yet
           we
           never
           had
           other
           proof
           of
           you
           than
           tradition
           of
           time
           ,
           and
           long
           custome
           ,
           and
           by
           this
           you
           would
           seem
           to
           plead
           the
           practice
           to
           be
           a
           duty
           :
           But
           this
           satisfies
           not
           us
           ,
           though
           we
           do
           not
           quarrel
           nor
           deride
           at
           your
           practice
           in
           this
           particular
           ;
           (
           as
           thou
           grounds
           thy
           argument
           ▪
           )
           but
           this
           we
           do
           ,
           we
           freely
           give
           our
           testimony
           against
           your
           practice
           ,
           from
           time
           to
           time
           ,
           in
           the
           fear
           and
           Power
           of
           the
           
           Lord
           ,
           yet
           not
           as
           quarrelling
           and
           deriding
           ,
           after
           the
           〈◊〉
           .
           Though
           we
           do
           say
           they
           were
           composed
           in
           Rhime
           and
           Metter
           ,
           by
           
             Sternhold
             ,
          
           and
           
             Hopkins
             ,
          
           and
           others
           ,
           which
           〈◊〉
           Musitioners
           to
           the
           
             Queen
          
           ;
           and
           in
           this
           we
           say
           true
           ,
           and
           are
           neither
           ignorant
           ,
           foolish
           ,
           nor
           prophane
           ,
           as
           thou
           sayest
           ●
           and
           we
           give
           witness
           against
           such
           your
           practise
           to
           be
           Antichristian
           ,
           and
           you
           Deceivers
           of
           the
           people
           thereby
           ▪
           so
           hereby
           is
           thy
           conclusion
           made
           void
           ,
           and
           a
           place
           is
           brought
           in
           for
           another
           ;
           they
           that
           act
           such
           things
           ,
           and
           observe
           such
           practises
           ,
           in
           pretence
           of
           Honour
           and
           Worship
           to
           God
           ,
           which
           is
           not
           commanded
           nor
           instituted
           of
           God
           ,
           nor
           which
           his
           Spirit
           leads
           unto
           ,
           They
           are
           idolaters
           ,
           and
           their
           worship
           ,
           and
           their
           practise
           is
           abomination
           unto
           the
           Lord
           .
           But
           thus
           do
           the
           Ministers
           and
           people
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           
             England
          
           ;
           and
           therefore
           the
           Ministers
           and
           people
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           
             England
          
           are
           Idolaters
           ,
           and
           their
           practises
           abomination
           unto
           the
           Lord
           .
        
         
           Answer
           to
           the
           tenth
           :
           Thy
           minor
           Proposition
           I
           do
           deny
           ;
           for
           we
           do
           not
           charge
           the
           Office
           and
           Call
           of
           the
           Ministers
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           
             England
          
           with
           lies
           and
           calumnies
           ;
           but
           this
           we
           say
           ,
           their
           Office
           and
           their
           Call
           is
           not
           from
           the
           Lord
           ,
           nor
           by
           the
           authority
           of
           his
           Spirit
           ,
           neither
           is
           their
           Office
           and
           Call
           according
           to
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           different
           and
           contrary
           ,
           both
           to
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           and
           is
           not
           from
           heaven
           ,
           but
           rather
           from
           the
           Whore
           of
           
             Rome
             .
          
           And
           though
           we
           do
           affirm
           these
           things
           concerning
           the
           Ministry
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           yet
           we
           do
           not
           charge
           it
           with
           lyes
           and
           calumnies
           ,
           but
           we
           speak
           the
           truth
           in
           righteousness
           :
           And
           what
           would
           
             C.
             Fowler
             ,
          
           and
           his
           Brethren
           ,
           have
           said
           of
           the
           true
           Prophets
           ,
           that
           called
           the
           Priests
           and
           Watchmen
           of
           
             Israel
             ,
          
           (
           that
           were
           made
           by
           Divine
           Institution
           ,
           which
           the
           Office
           and
           Call
           of
           
             Englands
          
           Ministry
           never
           was
           )
           that
           called
           them
           blind
           Watchmen
           ,
           and
           greedy
           dumb
           dogs
           ,
           and
           devourers
           of
           Souls
           ?
           Might
           not
           they
           have
           said
           to
           the
           true
           Prophets
           ,
           you
           charge
           the
           Office
           and
           Call
           of
           the
           Priests
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           with
           lyes
           and
           slanders
           ?
           And
           this
           is
           like
           the
           case
           between
           us
           and
           the
           Priests
           of
           
             England
             :
          
           And
           did
           not
           Christ
           call
           the
           Chief-Priests
           Serpents
           ,
           Vipers
           ,
           and
           
           hipocrites
           ,
           and
           those
           Priests
           were
           in
           their
           office
           ,
           and
           call
           of
           Gods
           institution
           ;
           but
           might
           not
           they
           have
           said
           that
           he
           charged
           the
           office
           ,
           and
           call
           of
           the
           Priest-hood
           with
           calumines
           ,
           &c.
           and
           the
           case
           is
           the
           same
           with
           us
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           accounted
           no
           sin
           by
           the
           Lord
           ,
           for
           us
           to
           give
           our
           witnesse
           against
           the
           wayes
           and
           practices
           of
           the
           Priests
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           and
           utterly
           to
           deny
           both
           its
           office
           and
           call
           ;
           for
           they
           that
           do
           professe
           their
           office
           and
           call
           ,
           to
           be
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           from
           him
           ,
           and
           yet
           can
           give
           no
           true
           testimony
           thereof
           ,
           by
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           according
           to
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           such
           are
           deceived
           and
           deceivers
           of
           others
           ,
           but
           such
           are
           the
           Priests
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           and
           therefore
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           And
           thus
           I
           have
           returned
           Answer
           to
           his
           tenn
           propositions
           ,
           and
           laid
           down
           some
           others
           in
           their
           place
           His
           being
           confounded
           ,
           and
           I
           must
           leave
           it
           to
           be
           judged
           of
           by
           the
           witnesse
           in
           every
           mans
           Conscience
           ,
           whether
           he
           hath
           not
           shewed
           his
           madnesse
           and
           folly
           in
           his
           matter
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           way
           of
           his
           proceedings
           ;
           as
           for
           the
           matter
           he
           charges
           us
           withall
           ,
           it
           s
           wholely
           invalid
           as
           for
           the
           end
           proposed
           by
           him
           ,
           and
           we
           account
           of
           his
           worke
           as
           but
           the
           malice
           of
           an
           Anti-christan
           spirit
           :
           and
           as
           for
           his
           proceedings
           they
           are
           inconsistant
           with
           a
           Minister
           of
           Christ
           ,
           for
           him
           and
           his
           brethren
           to
           fly
           from
           me
           at
           his
           dispute
           at
           East
           
             Ham●teed
             ,
          
           before
           mentioned
           ,
           as
           being
           not
           able
           to
           defend
           their
           cause
           ,
           this
           he
           and
           they
           did
           as
           many
           in
           that
           country
           knows
           ;
           and
           then
           for
           him
           the
           next
           morning
           ,
           when
           I
           did
           invite
           him
           to
           meet
           again
           upon
           sober
           reasons
           ,
           which
           he
           also
           denied
           ,
           and
           refused
           to
           meet
           me
           any
           more
           ,
           and
           yet
           afterwards
           when
           I
           was
           gone
           out
           of
           the
           country
           ,
           to
           go
           and
           hatch
           such
           mischief
           in
           his
           mind
           ,
           as
           to
           invent
           tenn
           such
           vain
           arguments
           ,
           and
           cause
           them
           to
           set
           up
           on
           the
           Steeple-house-door
           ,
           on
           purpose
           to
           villify
           ,
           and
           reproach
           the
           Innocent
           people
           of
           God
           ,
           this
           was
           his
           wickednesse
           as
           all
           upright
           men
           may
           see
           ;
           and
           further
           for
           him
           to
           challenge
           to
           dispute
           these
           particulars
           ,
           and
           leave
           time
           and
           place
           to
           our
           appointing
           ,
           which
           when
           time
           and
           place
           was
           appointed
           ,
           sutable
           and
           equitable
           on
           all
           parts
           ,
           and
           yet
           for
           him
           to
           refuse
           to
           meet
           at
           that
           time
           and
           place
           ,
           this
           was
           his
           folly
           and
           madnesse
           ,
           as
           understanding
           
           men
           may
           discern
           ;
           and
           further
           for
           him
           yet
           to
           raile
           behind
           our
           backs
           ,
           against
           us
           in
           his
           pulpit
           ,
           and
           to
           charge
           us
           ,
           as
           if
           we
           refused
           to
           meet
           him
           ,
           this
           is
           his
           hypocrisy
           ,
           and
           the
           deceitfulness
           of
           his
           heart
           ,
           whereby
           he
           thinks
           to
           keep
           the
           people
           in
           blindness
           ,
           but
           the
           light
           is
           now
           arising
           in
           the
           hearts
           of
           people
           ,
           whereby
           such
           deceits
           and
           deceivers
           are
           fully
           discovered
           ,
           and
           they
           cannot
           now
           be
           hid
           .
        
         
           And
           though
           for
           many
           ages
           deceivers
           ,
           and
           false
           prophets
           ▪
           have
           hid
           themselves
           under
           the
           profession
           of
           Ministers
           ,
           and
           fine
           names
           ;
           yet
           the
           day
           of
           the
           Lord
           is
           dawned
           ,
           which
           hath
           made
           them
           fully
           manifest
           ,
           and
           now
           their
           sheeps
           clothing
           will
           not
           hide
           them
           ,
           though
           they
           cover
           themselves
           therewith
           ,
           and
           have
           deceived
           the
           world
           thereby
           ,
           and
           these
           
             Babylons
          
           Merchants
           ,
           they
           have
           made
           great
           gain
           upon
           people
           ,
           and
           traded
           with
           the
           souls
           of
           men
           ,
           and
           souls
           have
           been
           murthered
           ,
           even
           for
           dishonest
           gain
           ;
           but
           the
           plagues
           of
           God
           is
           coming
           upon
           the
           earth
           ;
           which
           the
           Whore
           ,
           the
           false
           Church
           hath
           corrupted
           ,
           through
           her
           sorceries
           ,
           and
           witch-crafts
           ,
           and
           as
           she
           hath
           done
           unto
           others
           ,
           in
           causing
           them
           to
           drink
           her
           cup
           of
           abominations
           ,
           and
           false
           principles
           ,
           doctrines
           ,
           and
           practices
           ,
           which
           the
           beast
           and
           his
           power
           hath
           imposed
           upon
           the
           Nations
           ,
           and
           Nations
           have
           been
           made
           drunk
           thereby
           ,
           and
           in
           particular
           this
           
             C.
             Fowler
             ,
          
           with
           whom
           I
           am
           now
           dealing
           is
           made
           manifest
           ,
           to
           be
           one
           of
           these
           Merchants
           of
           
             Babylon
             ,
          
           who
           hath
           made
           merchandize
           of
           people
           for
           gain
           to
           himself
           ,
           and
           such
           are
           his
           covetous
           ,
           cursed
           practices
           ,
           having
           a
           heart
           excercised
           with
           covetousnesse
           ,
           and
           oppression
           ,
           as
           is
           well
           known
           in
           the
           Town
           of
           
             Reading
             ,
          
           as
           for
           instance
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           It
           was
           charged
           upon
           him
           ,
           and
           confessed
           by
           him
           ,
           that
           he
           sued
           at
           Law
           twelve
           poor
           men
           of
           
             Reading
             ,
          
           for
           the
           tythe
           of
           their
           Turneeps
           ,
           and
           with
           much
           malice
           and
           greediness
           did
           prosecute
           the
           twelve
           poor
           men
           ,
           and
           put
           himself
           and
           them
           to
           great
           charges
           and
           trouble
           ,
           only
           he
           confessed
           he
           took
           but
           twenty
           Nobles
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           thought
           he
           did
           favourably
           with
           them
           .
           Now
           this
           was
           acknowledged
           by
           his
           own
           mouth
           ,
           which
           is
           a
           clear
           demonstration
           of
           the
           
           covetousness
           and
           oppression
           of
           this
           man
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           is
           a
           grinder
           of
           the
           faces
           of
           the
           poor
           ,
           and
           exceeds
           in
           unmercifulness
           and
           cruelty
           ,
           the
           very
           worst
           of
           the
           false
           Prophets
           that
           ever
           we
           read
           of
           in
           Scripture
           .
           Oh!
           abominable
           practise
           ,
           which
           shames
           Christianity
           ,
           and
           the
           profession
           of
           Christ
           ,
           that
           ever
           such
           a
           fellow
           should
           have
           the
           name
           of
           a
           Gospel-Minister
           ,
           and
           that
           ever
           people
           should
           be
           so
           blind
           ,
           as
           to
           receive
           this
           man
           for
           a
           Messenger
           of
           God
           ,
           who
           hath
           a
           heart
           filled
           with
           such
           cursed
           g●inding
           practises
           ,
           who
           is
           in
           the
           way
           of
           
             Bala●●●
             ,
          
           and
           exceeding
           him
           in
           covetousness
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           He
           said
           ,
           he
           did
           not
           Preach
           for
           hire
           ;
           but
           confessed
           that
           he
           had
           hire
           for
           Preaching
           .
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           With
           this
           kind
           of
           foolish
           Paradox
           he
           would
           deceive
           and
           blind
           the
           people
           ,
           for
           if
           he
           have
           hire
           for
           Preaching
           (
           for
           )
           sheweth
           a
           reason
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           the
           same
           ,
           he
           hath
           hire
           ,
           because
           he
           preacheth
           ;
           that
           is
           the
           reason
           wherefore
           he
           hath
           hire
           ,
           and
           so
           he
           is
           a
           hireling
           ▪
           And
           it
           may
           easily
           be
           proved
           ,
           that
           he
           will
           not
           preach
           ,
           if
           he
           have
           not
           so
           much
           money
           ,
           tythes
           ,
           or
           such
           things
           ,
           and
           his
           own
           example
           before-mentioned
           ,
           in
           suing
           at
           Law
           twelve
           poor
           men
           ,
           for
           the
           very
           tythe
           of
           Turneeps
           in
           the
           garden
           ,
           doth
           demonstrate
           him
           sufficiently
           to
           be
           a
           hireling
           ;
           as
           also
           a
           third
           particular
           ;
           which
           is
           ,
        
         
           He
           demanded
           money
           of
           a
           certain
           man
           in
           
             Reading
             ,
          
           for
           marrying
           the
           said
           man
           ,
           whe●●as
           the
           man
           was
           married
           by
           another
           ▪
           yet
           notwithstanding
           the
           said
           
             Fowler
          
           forced
           the
           said
           man
           to
           give
           him
           seven
           shillings
           and
           six
           pence
           ,
           because
           he
           pretended
           he
           was
           a
           man
           of
           his
           Parish
           (
           to
           wit
           )
           within
           his
           quarter
           ,
           where
           he
           seeks
           his
           gain
           .
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           And
           thus
           it
           is
           fully
           manifest
           more
           and
           more
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           one
           that
           seeks
           for
           his
           gain
           from
           his
           quarter
           ,
           and
           is
           a
           compleat
           man
           in
           the
           very
           nature
           and
           steps
           of
           the
           false
           Prophets
           of
           
             Israel
             ,
          
           whose
           example
           he
           doth
           follow
           ,
           and
           not
           the
           example
           of
           any
           of
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           .
           Was
           not
           this
           a
           piece
           of
           griping
           covetousness
           ,
           to
           demand
           money
           of
           the
           man
           which
           he
           married
           not
           ?
           Oh
           abominable
           ▪
           What
           ,
           wouldst
           thou
           have
           wages
           without
           any
           work
           ?
           this
           is
           a
           degree
           beyond
           preaching
           for
           hire
           ,
           to
           claim
           and
           receive
           
           money
           of
           a
           man
           ,
           having
           no
           manner
           of
           due
           ,
           nor
           title
           thereunto
           :
           Well
           ,
           people
           cannot
           be
           so
           blind
           ,
           but
           they
           must
           needs
           see
           thy
           folly
           ,
           wickedness
           and
           covetousness
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           
             Christopher
             Fowler
          
           at
           a
           certain
           time
           did
           give
           a
           poor
           Minister
           ,
           so
           called
           ,
           five
           shillings
           ,
           and
           afterwards
           there
           happened
           to
           be
           a
           Collection
           for
           the
           poor
           Irish
           ,
           and
           he
           snatched
           five
           shillings
           of
           that
           money
           away
           which
           was
           gathered
           ,
           and
           said
           ,
           he
           gave
           five
           shillings
           awhile
           ago
           to
           a
           poor
           Minister
           ,
           This
           was
           his
           pretence
           ,
           and
           thus
           he
           defrauded
           the
           poor
           Irish
           people
           .
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           Was
           not
           this
           also
           a
           foul
           covetous
           practise
           and
           hypocrisie
           too
           ,
           in
           pretending
           to
           give
           a
           poor
           man
           some
           money
           ,
           and
           afterwards
           ,
           as
           it
           were
           ,
           to
           rob
           others
           to
           pay
           himself
           ?
           Here
           is
           a
           double
           iniquity
           ,
           and
           unmeasurable
           covetousness
           ,
           which
           the
           Lord
           will
           judge
           :
           And
           the
           like
           of
           this
           manner
           of
           greediness
           is
           seldome
           to
           be
           found
           so
           foul
           ,
           and
           so
           extreme
           deceitful
           and
           covetous
           :
           But
           all
           these
           things
           are
           but
           a
           further
           testimony
           of
           his
           naughtiness
           ,
           and
           this
           I
           do
           in
           order
           ,
           that
           all
           men
           may
           beware
           and
           take
           heed
           of
           the
           mouths
           of
           Wolves
           in
           sheeps
           cloathing
           ,
           which
           tears
           the
           flocks
           ,
           and
           devoures
           both
           souls
           and
           bodies
           of
           men
           ,
           such
           a
           one
           as
           this
           man
           ,
           with
           which
           I
           am
           now
           dealing
           ;
           let
           all
           men
           beware
           of
           him
           ,
           least
           they
           become
           his
           prey
           .
        
         
           Fifthly
           ,
           Another
           covetous
           practise
           of
           
             Christopher
             Fowlers
          
           was
           ,
           he
           sold
           one
           Load
           of
           Straw
           twice
           ,
           and
           the
           man
           that
           bought
           it
           first
           ,
           did
           sue
           him
           at
           Law
           ,
           and
           it
           was
           prosecuted
           ,
           and
           
             Fowler
          
           was
           Cast
           ,
           to
           his
           great
           shame
           ;
           and
           this
           the
           people
           of
           
             Reading
          
           very
           well
           knows
           .
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           Nothing
           need
           be
           said
           ,
           as
           to
           discover
           the
           wickedness
           and
           covetousness
           of
           this
           practise
           ,
           the
           worst
           of
           men
           seldome
           ever
           is
           found
           in
           such
           a
           practise
           :
           Is
           not
           this
           an
           unfit
           person
           to
           mention
           the
           Name
           of
           Christ
           ,
           or
           to
           take
           it
           into
           his
           month
           ▪
           Oh
           deceitful
           man
           !
           who
           art
           unfit
           to
           be
           called
           a
           Christian
           ,
           much
           less
           a
           Minister
           of
           Christ
           ▪
           These
           ,
           and
           divers
           others
           such
           like
           covetous
           practises
           is
           
             C.F.
          
           highly
           guilty
           of
           ,
           as
           many
           good
           people
           very
           well
           knows
           .
           Divers
           other
           things
           I
           could
           mention
           ,
           but
           these
           for
           present
           are
           sufficient
           ,
           for
           the
           end
           that
           they
           are
           produced
           ,
           which
           is
           to
           lay
           
             Christopher
             
             ●●●lers
          
           wic●edness
           upon
           him
           ,
           that
           he
           may
           feel
           the
           weigh●
           of
           it
           upon
           his
           conscience
           ,
           and
           that
           all
           sober
           people
           may
           be
           warned
           of
           such
           men
           ,
           that
           they
           have
           not
           to
           do
           with
           them
           .
           ●●t
           however
           ,
           if
           
             Christopher
          
           Fowler
           shall
           answer
           my
           Queries
           propounded
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           shall
           seek
           to
           clear
           himself
           from
           what
           I
           have
           said
           ,
           he
           shall
           hear
           further
           from
           me
           ,
           however
           in
           the
           mean
           time
           ,
           let
           him
           stop
           his
           boasting
           and
           vaunting
           ,
           and
           vapouring
           Challenges
           ,
           till
           he
           hath
           answered
           what
           is
           charged
           against
           him
           in
           this
           book
           .
        
         
           But
           and
           if
           
             Christopher
             Fowler
          
           doth
           go
           on
           with
           his
           railing
           accusations
           ,
           and
           presumptuous
           boasts
           against
           us
           ,
           then
           let
           him
           appoint
           any
           time
           that
           he
           shall
           please
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Lords
           Power
           I
           shall
           ingage
           ,
           that
           he
           shall
           be
           met
           at
           what
           time
           he
           will
           appoint
           ,
           in
           any
           place
           in
           
             Reading
             .
             Reading
          
           ▪
           I
           do
           appoint
           for
           the
           place
           ,
           let
           him
           appoint
           what
           time
           he
           please
           for
           to
           dispute
           of
           any
           such
           thing
           or
           things
           as
           we
           may
           agree
           upon
           at
           our
           meeting
           ;
           and
           though
           he
           is
           unwilling
           to
           dispute
           in
           
             Reading
             ,
          
           yet
           there
           is
           no
           other
           place
           so
           suitable
           as
           that
           Town
           is
           ,
           for
           many
           reasons
           as
           may
           be
           shewed
           ;
           and
           I
           suppose
           justly
           ,
           that
           his
           unwillingness
           to
           dispute
           at
           
             Reading
             ,
          
           ariseth
           ,
           least
           he
           should
           be
           discovered
           among
           his
           own
           Hearers
           ,
           and
           therefore
           would
           evade
           the
           matter
           ,
           by
           seeming
           to
           be
           willing
           to
           dispute
           at
           other
           places
           ,
           which
           is
           not
           so
           suitable
           ,
           nor
           yet
           so
           reasonable
           ;
           but
           if
           he
           will
           at
           
             Reading
             ,
          
           let
           him
           appoint
           time
           at
           his
           pleasure
           ,
           and
           he
           shall
           be
           answered
           ,
           if
           God
           permit
           .
        
         
           Now
           
             C.
             Fowler
             ,
          
           hold
           up
           thy
           hand
           ,
           Guilty
           ,
           or
           not
           Guilty
           ;
           whether
           a
           Minister
           of
           Christ
           ,
           or
           a
           Deceiver
           ;
           come
           to
           the
           Bar
           ,
           and
           receive
           the
           sentence
           ,
           thou
           that
           hast
           long
           been
           accounted
           by
           some
           as
           an
           Oracle
           ,
           thy
           glory
           is
           fallen
           ,
           and
           thou
           art
           brought
           into
           contempt
           :
           How
           have
           they
           been
           deceived
           ,
           that
           have
           looked
           upon
           thee
           as
           an
           Oracle
           ?
           thy
           Language
           is
           sentenced
           to
           be
           of
           
             Babylon
          
           ;
           and
           the
           Beast
           ,
           and
           False
           Prophet
           ,
           must
           be
           taken
           alive
           ,
           and
           cast
           into
           the
           Lake
           of
           burning
           .
           The
           Day
           of
           the
           Lord
           is
           come
           .
        
         
           The
           End
           .