The standing truth in which may be seen how every ones house is ordered and how their families are provided and what peace they have in their dwellings and whether they be Christians or infidels ... also a narrative of the some unjust and cruel dealings by William Pocklington of North Collington ... against William Smith of Besthorp ... / which are published in love to all people by William Smith.
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           THE
           Standing
           Truth
           :
           In
           which
           may
           be
           seen
           ,
           how
           every
           ones
           House
           is
           ordered
           ,
           and
           how
           their
           Families
           are
           provided
           ,
           and
           what
           Peace
           they
           have
           in
           their
           Dwellings
           ,
           and
           whether
           they
           be
           Christians
           or
           Infidels
           .
        
         
           With
           some
           Directions
           to
           the
           
             Everlasting
             Rest
          
           .
        
         
           ALSO
           ,
           A
           NARRATIVE
           OF
           Some
           Unjust
           and
           Cruel
           Dealings
           ,
           by
           
             William
             Pocklington
          
           of
           
             North
             Collington
          
           in
           the
           County
           of
           Nottingham
           ,
           against
           
             William
             Smith
          
           of
           Besthorp
           in
           the
           same
           County
           ,
           concerning
           Tythes
           :
           And
           something
           touching
           Tythes
           in
           the
           Ground
           .
        
         
           With
           several
           Cases
           stated
           concerning
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           concerning
           the
           
             practice
             in
             the
             Law
          
           ;
           and
           how
           the
           innocent
           People
           of
           God
           (
           called
           Quakers
           )
           have
           and
           do
           suffer
           in
           some
           Cases
           
             contrary
             to
             the
             Law
          
           ,
           and
           in
           some
           Cases
           through
           the
           
             Illegal
             Practice
             in
             the
             Law.
          
           
        
         
           And
           the
           Liberty
           of
           all
           that
           suffer
           in
           Bonds
           for
           Tythes
           ,
           justly
           claimed
           ,
           and
           demanded
           ,
           upon
           good
           and
           sound
           Grounds
           from
           the
           Law.
           With
           many
           other
           Branches
           in
           Particular
           Cases
           .
        
         
           Which
           are
           Published
           in
           Love
           to
           all
           People
           ,
        
         
           By
           WILLIAM
           SMITH
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           in
           the
           Year
           ,
           1663.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           TO
           THE
           READER
           .
        
         
           
             READER
             ,
          
        
         
           IN
           the
           first
           part
           of
           this
           Book
           thou
           mayest
           behold
           the
           Universal
           Love
           of
           God
           ,
           with
           the
           Work
           of
           his
           Power
           ,
           and
           thou
           mayest
           also
           behold
           how
           man
           comes
           to
           be
           regenerated
           ,
           and
           washed
           ,
           by
           the
           Everlasting
           Truth
           ,
           and
           what
           the
           state
           of
           man
           is
           in
           the
           Truth
           ,
           and
           what
           the
           state
           of
           man
           is
           out
           of
           the
           Truth
           ;
           and
           thou
           mayest
           see
           how
           Life
           is
           attained
           through
           Death
           ,
           and
           how
           Rest
           and
           Peace
           in
           
             Christ
             Jesus
          
           comes
           to
           be
           possessed
           .
           In
           the
           middle
           part
           thou
           mayest
           behold
           a
           Testimony
           unto
           the
           Truth
           ,
           and
           Enmity
           and
           Deceit
           in
           opposition
           to
           the
           Truth
           .
           In
           the
           latter
           part
           thou
           mayest
           behold
           divers
           Cases
           stated
           ,
           by
           which
           thou
           mayest
           perceive
           something
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           the
           practice
           in
           it
           ,
           and
           how
           deeply
           innocent
           people
           suffer
           for
           want
           of
           Right
           :
           And
           these
           things
           thou
           reading
           over
           ,
           and
           diligently
           observing
           ,
           it
           may
           overcome
           thee
           ,
           to
           chuse
           the
           better
           part
           ;
           and
           in
           so
           doing
           ,
           thou
           wilt
           be
           kept
           out
           of
           all
           crooked
           and
           perverse
           wayes
           ,
           and
           not
           run
           with
           those
           that
           are
           wicked
           ,
           nor
           joyn
           hands
           with
           cruel
           men
           .
           And
           as
           for
           the
           middle
           part
           of
           this
           Book
           coming
           to
           view
           ,
           it
           is
           through
           a
           necessity
           upon
           me
           to
           do
           good
           ,
           and
           that
           Warning
           may
           be
           taken
           by
           all
           who
           in
           such
           cases
           are
           concerned
           :
           for
           I
           do
           not
           publish
           that
           part
           ,
           because
           I
           would
           lay
           open
           the
           faults
           of
           any
           ,
           neither
           to
           boast
           or
           glory
           over
           the
           weakness
           of
           any
           ;
           for
           I
           have
           received
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           with
           that
           I
           can
           cover
           a
           multitude
           
           of
           Offences
           ;
           though
           in
           the
           same
           Love
           a
           Necessity
           is
           upon
           me
           ,
           to
           make
           such
           Practices
           manifest
           ,
           that
           whosoever
           is
           found
           in
           them
           ,
           may
           speedily
           repent
           and
           turn
           from
           them
           ;
           and
           that
           such
           as
           are
           yet
           free
           from
           them
           ,
           may
           be
           preserved
           out
           of
           them
           ,
           that
           so
           all
           may
           come
           to
           finde
           mercy
           with
           the
           Lord.
           And
           now
           let
           thy
           mind
           be
           to
           the
           Good
           in
           thy self
           ,
           and
           with
           the
           Light
           of
           
             Christ
             Jesus
          
           reade
           this
           Book
           thorow
           ,
           and
           learn
           of
           the
           meek
           Spirit
           of
           God
           ,
           for
           in
           that
           there
           is
           no
           envie
           ;
           so
           will
           it
           teach
           thee
           Truth
           ,
           and
           lead
           thee
           into
           all
           Truth
           ,
           where
           thou
           wilt
           feel
           the
           Everlasting
           Springs
           ,
           and
           the
           pure
           Streams
           of
           clensing
           ;
           and
           as
           thou
           waitest
           in
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           thou
           wilt
           feel
           the
           Effects
           of
           it
           to
           be
           Love
           ,
           and
           the
           Virtue
           of
           its
           nature
           ,
           Gentleness
           and
           Peace
           ;
           and
           if
           thou
           mindst
           it
           ,
           to
           obey
           it
           ,
           thou
           mayest
           do
           well
           ,
           in
           which
           my
           labour
           will
           be
           answered
           ,
           who
           desires
           the
           well-being
           of
           all
           men
           .
        
         
           
             W.
             S.
             
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           THE
           Standing
           Truth
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           LOve
           is
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           Light
           of
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           is
           shed
           abroad
           in
           the
           hearts
           of
           all
           that
           believe
           ;
           for
           the
           Light
           is
           a
           manifestation
           that
           beameth
           forth
           from
           the
           Love
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Light
           the
           Love
           is
           tendered
           ,
           it
           is
           an
           universal
           Principle
           ,
           that
           in
           its
           own
           purity
           discovereth
           the
           world
           in
           mans
           heart
           ;
           for
           the
           uiniversality
           of
           its
           manifestation
           is
           not
           inclosed
           within
           the
           compass
           of
           any
           bounds
           ,
           but
           unto
           all
           men
           it
           giveth
           light
           ,
           and
           makes
           manifest
           with
           its
           light
           ,
           what
           is
           present
           in
           every
           man
           ;
           and
           in
           this
           manifestation
           the
           darkness
           cannot
           limit
           it
           ,
           for
           it
           is
           manifest
           in
           the
           universal
           love
           of
           God
           ,
           to
           give
           light
           to
           all
           that
           are
           in
           darkness
           ,
           that
           all
           in
           it
           might
           believe
           ,
           and
           come
           to
           everlasting
           Life
           .
           Now
           here
           is
           the
           love
           of
           God
           first
           to
           man
           ,
           which
           love
           being
           received
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           Light
           it
           is
           manifested
           ,
           then
           man
           comes
           to
           be
           drawn
           with
           the
           love
           of
           God
           ,
           to
           love
           God
           again
           ,
           and
           this
           is
           perfect
           love
           ,
           with
           which
           love
           the
           sinner
           is
           sought
           ,
           and
           for
           sin
           reproved
           ,
           wherein
           the
           Lord
           God
           doth
           make
           known
           his
           own
           compassion
           to
           a
           sinner
           ,
           and
           doth
           manifest
           ,
           
             That
             he
             would
             not
             the
             death
             of
             a
             sinner
             ,
             but
             hath
             given
             his
             onely
             begotten
             Son
             ,
             that
             whosoever
             believeth
             in
             him
             should
             not
             perish
             but
             have
             everlasting
             Life
             .
          
           And
           with
           this
           light
           of
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           is
           every
           man
           enlightened
           that
           cometh
           into
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           by
           it
           ,
           there
           is
           an
           universal
           manifestation
           of
           the
           love
           of
           God
           ;
           and
           though
           the
           Lord
           God
           doth
           thus
           manifest
           his
           love
           unto
           man
           ,
           and
           hath
           given
           to
           every
           man
           a
           measure
           of
           the
           Light
           of
           Christ
           ,
           with
           which
           he
           is
           enlightened
           ,
           and
           with
           which
           he
           sees
           his
           sin
           ,
           yet
           man
           not
           obeying
           the
           Testimony
           of
           it
           ,
           he
           abideth
           still
           in
           darkness
           ,
           and
           so
           he
           errs
           from
           the
           way
           of
           Truth
           and
           Life
           ,
           
           and
           is
           a
           wanderer
           in
           desart
           places
           ,
           and
           takes
           up
           his
           abode
           in
           the
           dark
           corners
           of
           the
           earth
           ,
           and
           there
           sits
           estranged
           from
           God
           ,
           and
           alienated
           from
           his
           Life
           ,
           and
           there
           man
           suffers
           bondage
           and
           affliction
           in
           himself
           ,
           his
           pain
           and
           his
           sorrow
           is
           daily
           upon
           him
           ,
           and
           his
           anguish
           and
           his
           grief
           is
           continually
           about
           him
           ;
           for
           no
           man
           can
           have
           true
           peace
           in
           his
           own
           house
           untill
           he
           come
           to
           the
           Light
           of
           Christ
           ,
           with
           which
           he
           is
           enlightened
           ;
           and
           after
           he
           is
           turned
           unto
           the
           Light
           ,
           and
           come
           into
           obedience
           ,
           then
           he
           hath
           a
           war
           to
           make
           ,
           and
           a
           great
           battel
           to
           fight
           ,
           before
           he
           can
           come
           to
           feel
           his
           peace
           setled
           and
           sealed
           ;
           for
           with
           the
           Light
           ,
           the
           body
           of
           sin
           ,
           and
           the
           body
           of
           death
           is
           discovered
           ,
           and
           then
           m●n
           comes
           to
           see
           how
           many
           enemies
           doth
           compass
           him
           about
           ,
           and
           how
           by
           them
           he
           is
           separated
           from
           God
           ,
           then
           he
           comes
           to
           see
           what
           he
           must
           war
           against
           ,
           and
           what
           armour
           he
           must
           put
           on
           to
           stand
           in
           the
           battel
           ,
           and
           what
           weapon
           he
           must
           take
           to
           make
           way
           thorow
           his
           enemies
           ;
           and
           by
           believing
           in
           the
           Light
           and
           following
           the
           Light
           ,
           he
           receives
           strength
           against
           his
           foes
           ,
           and
           having
           received
           the
           Light
           ,
           he
           hath
           received
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           then
           he
           stands
           clad
           with
           the
           whole
           armour
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           takes
           the
           sword
           of
           God
           ,
           with
           which
           he
           smiteth
           to
           the
           heart
           of
           his
           enemies
           ,
           and
           wounds
           them
           to
           death
           ,
           so
           sees
           his
           enemies
           fall
           before
           him
           ,
           and
           when
           they
           are
           fallen
           he
           casts
           them
           out
           ,
           and
           cleanseth
           his
           house
           ,
           and
           then
           Christ
           Jesus
           takes
           the
           possession
           ,
           and
           he
           brings
           everlasting
           peace
           in
           with
           him
           ;
           and
           this
           is
           a
           wise
           man
           ,
           whose
           eye
           looks
           to
           his
           own
           house
           ,
           and
           takes
           care
           of
           his
           own
           family
           ;
           such
           a
           man
           loves
           peace
           at
           home
           ,
           and
           delights
           to
           see
           his
           family
           in
           order
           ,
           and
           he
           is
           a
           Christian
           and
           not
           an
           Infidel
           ;
           for
           all
           Infidels
           are
           unfaithful
           to
           the
           Light
           ,
           and
           so
           neglect
           their
           own
           houses
           ,
           and
           take
           no
           care
           for
           their
           own
           family
           ,
           and
           their
           house
           is
           out
           of
           order
           ,
           and
           their
           family
           is
           not
           provided
           for
           ,
           and
           there
           is
           no
           peace
           in
           that
           house
           ;
           for
           ,
           when
           man's
           eye
           opens
           into
           the
           world
           ,
           he
           lets
           his
           enemies
           into
           his
           house
           ,
           and
           they
           sit
           and
           rejoyce
           over
           him
           ;
           there
           the
           lust
           of
           the
           Eye
           goeth
           forth
           ,
           and
           the
           pride
           of
           Life
           exalteth
           and
           ruleth
           ,
           and
           in
           that
           part
           ,
           all
           envy
           ,
           and
           malice
           ,
           and
           evil-will
           is
           begotten
           and
           nourished
           ,
           and
           there
           the
           seed
           of
           the
           evil-doet
           hath
           his
           authority
           ,
           and
           from
           his
           power
           proceeds
           all
           unrighteousness
           ,
           all
           the
           bad
           thoughts
           ,
           words
           ,
           and
           deeds
           ;
           it
           is
           the
           very
           Womb
           of
           cruelty
           ,
           and
           the
           Breast
           that
           
           nourisheth
           the
           persecuting
           Birth
           ;
           and
           whilest
           this
           is
           entertained
           ,
           that
           peace
           of
           the
           house
           is
           disturbed
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           family
           is
           out
           of
           order
           ,
           and
           such
           a
           man
           is
           worse
           than
           an
           Infidel
           ,
           who
           takes
           not
           care
           of
           his
           own
           family
           ,
           but
           le
           ts
           in
           enemies
           and
           entertains
           them
           ,
           and
           so
           harbours
           that
           which
           disquieteth
           his
           family
           ,
           and
           destroyes
           it
           ;
           and
           then
           his
           own
           house
           being
           filled
           with
           enemies
           ,
           and
           they
           sitting
           in
           authority
           over
           him
           ,
           he
           becomes
           actually
           disposed
           by
           them
           ,
           and
           in
           their
           nature
           he
           appears
           against
           others
           ,
           and
           so
           envy
           ,
           and
           malice
           ,
           and
           evil-will
           ,
           and
           cruelty
           ,
           and
           persecution
           is
           brought
           forth
           ,
           and
           from
           the
           strength
           of
           darkness
           within
           ,
           it
           comes
           to
           be
           executed
           upon
           the
           innocent
           without
           ,
           and
           this
           is
           the
           wicked
           state
           ,
           unto
           which
           there
           is
           no
           peace
           ;
           but
           the
           righteous
           rejoyce
           in
           God
           ,
           and
           in
           his
           Love
           their
           peace
           is
           sealed
           :
           Now
           the
           Light
           being
           loved
           ,
           the
           house
           comes
           to
           be
           cleansed
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           old
           rubbish
           of
           envy
           and
           malice
           purged
           out
           ;
           for
           the
           Power
           comes
           to
           have
           an
           operation
           in
           all
           that
           believe
           ,
           and
           by
           its
           working
           it
           kills
           the
           lust
           of
           the
           eye
           ,
           and
           cuts
           down
           the
           pride
           of
           Life
           ,
           and
           slayes
           the
           perverse
           Nature
           in
           every
           part
           ,
           and
           roots
           out
           the
           man
           of
           Sin
           ,
           and
           brings
           down
           the
           Throne
           of
           Antichrist
           ,
           and
           so
           the
           Seed
           of
           God
           riseth
           ,
           and
           the
           water
           of
           cleansing
           is
           felt
           ,
           and
           the
           little
           leaven
           is
           known
           ,
           that
           worketh
           all
           into
           a
           new
           lump
           ,
           so
           that
           the
           heart
           and
           mind
           becomes
           clean
           ,
           and
           the
           inward
           parts
           are
           washed
           ,
           and
           here
           Christ
           is
           known
           in
           his
           power
           ,
           and
           his
           fan
           is
           felt
           to
           go
           in
           man
           ,
           and
           the
           fire
           is
           felt
           that
           burns
           the
           chaffe
           ,
           and
           for
           this
           end
           is
           Christ
           made
           manifest
           ;
           and
           thus
           doth
           he
           come
           to
           man
           in
           the
           fall
           ,
           his
           judgement
           is
           with
           him
           ,
           yea
           it
           goes
           before
           him
           ,
           to
           cut
           down
           the
           seed
           of
           the
           evil-doer
           :
           but
           they
           who
           abide
           the
           day
           of
           his
           coming
           ,
           or
           who
           stand
           before
           him
           when
           he
           thus
           appeareth
           ,
           who
           love
           his
           refining
           hand
           ,
           and
           turn
           not
           their
           back
           upon
           him
           ,
           or
           who
           abide
           the
           furnace
           ,
           until
           the
           work
           be
           perfected
           by
           him
           .
           Oh
           his
           appearance
           is
           dreadful
           whilst
           the
           wicked
           standeth
           ,
           but
           his
           mercy
           is
           sweet
           when
           the
           wicked
           is
           removed
           .
           And
           thus
           to
           be
           regenerated
           ,
           is
           a
           work
           beyond
           man
           's
           own
           reason
           ,
           and
           thus
           to
           be
           renewed
           and
           changed
           is
           a
           state
           not
           to
           be
           comprehended
           :
           and
           who
           comes
           to
           the
           putting
           off
           their
           old
           things
           ,
           they
           are
           ready
           to
           receive
           new
           ,
           and
           so
           passes
           from
           death
           to
           life
           in
           the
           translation
           ,
           and
           then
           they
           are
           born
           again
           of
           incorruptible
           Seed
           ,
           in
           which
           
           Seed
           the
           Gospel
           is
           known
           ,
           and
           Gospel-Peace
           possessed
           ;
           and
           there
           is
           Christ
           in
           his
           power
           over
           all
           ,
           he
           rules
           in
           the
           family
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           house
           is
           in
           good
           order
           ,
           and
           plentifully
           provided
           for
           ;
           and
           he
           fills
           that
           house
           with
           his
           peace
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           family
           have
           fulness
           of
           joy
           in
           his
           presence
           ;
           Here
           a
           man
           is
           in
           Christ
           ,
           and
           is
           a
           Christian
           ,
           and
           then
           he
           is
           no
           more
           his
           own
           ,
           but
           in
           the
           Life
           he
           is
           disposed
           ,
           and
           all
           his
           fruits
           appear
           for
           God
           ;
           Love
           is
           become
           his
           Garment
           ,
           and
           Meekness
           the
           Girdle
           of
           his
           Loins
           ;
           and
           this
           is
           the
           Birth
           born
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           to
           do
           his
           will
           it
           doth
           delight
           ;
           to
           love
           enemies
           is
           its
           nature
           ,
           and
           it
           can
           feed
           them
           when
           they
           hunger
           ,
           and
           give
           them
           drink
           when
           they
           thrist
           ;
           it
           cannot
           revile
           when
           it
           is
           reviled
           ,
           it
           cannot
           seek
           revenge
           when
           it
           is
           persecuted
           ,
           for
           it
           is
           born
           of
           Love
           ,
           and
           in
           love
           is
           naturally
           disposed
           ;
           and
           this
           is
           the
           man
           that
           is
           after
           God
           ,
           who
           is
           regenerated
           by
           the
           power
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           is
           born
           of
           the
           Seed
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           Seed
           is
           holy
           ,
           pure
           ,
           and
           perfect
           ,
           which
           Seed
           is
           Christ
           ,
           the
           Wisdom
           and
           Righteousness
           of
           God
           ;
           and
           as
           he
           is
           in
           himself
           ,
           so
           he
           is
           made
           the
           same
           to
           all
           that
           are
           born
           of
           him
           ;
           then
           man
           with
           his
           virtues
           becomes
           cloathed
           ,
           and
           is
           holy
           as
           he
           is
           holy
           ,
           in
           which
           holinesse
           God
           is
           seen
           ,
           and
           in
           this
           pure
           holy
           life
           of
           Christ
           ,
           the
           pure
           Religion
           is
           known
           ,
           a
           Religion
           undefiled
           ,
           (
           mark
           )
           Christ
           undefiled
           ,
           the
           Religion
           undefiled
           ,
           and
           that
           Religion
           that
           is
           not
           so
           ,
           is
           none
           of
           his
           ,
           for
           the
           pure
           Religion
           standeth
           in
           him
           ,
           and
           all
           his
           fresh
           springs
           open
           in
           it
           ;
           the
           heavenly
           water
           of
           Life
           is
           felt
           ,
           and
           known
           ,
           and
           his
           Streames
           run
           and
           cease
           not
           ;
           the
           Lord
           God
           doth
           open
           his
           Fountain
           ,
           the
           strength
           of
           his
           love
           goes
           forth
           ,
           the
           River
           cleanseth
           the
           Valleys
           ,
           and
           the
           sweetness
           of
           its
           virtue
           is
           felt
           from
           sea
           to
           sea
           ,
           the
           strength
           of
           it
           is
           very
           great
           ,
           and
           the
           banks
           with
           its
           fulness
           is
           ready
           to
           break
           ;
           this
           Religion
           flourisheth
           in
           the
           Life
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Life
           it
           stands
           firm
           for
           ever
           ,
           and
           of
           its
           heavenly
           virtue
           there
           is
           no
           end
           .
           And
           here
           is
           the
           standing
           Truth
           ,
           in
           which
           Truth
           Christ
           is
           fed
           upon
           ,
           and
           the
           meat
           that
           endures
           to
           everlasting
           life
           is
           known
           ;
           
             This
             is
             the
             Bread
             that
             comes
             down
             from
             heaven
             ,
             which
             if
             a
             man
             eat
             he
             shall
             never
             die
             ;
             and
             except
             man
             eat
             of
             this
             ,
             he
             hath
             no
             Life
             in
             Christ
          
           ;
           and
           in
           this
           all
           changable
           things
           have
           their
           end
           ,
           he
           puts
           that
           part
           down
           ,
           out
           of
           which
           the
           many
           Religions
           arise
           ;
           and
           so
           they
           decay
           and
           wax
           old
           ,
           but
           he
           endures
           the
           same
           for
           ever
           ,
           and
           brings
           in
           a
           standing
           Religion
           in
           his
           own
           
           nature
           ,
           and
           in
           this
           Religion
           there
           is
           no
           strife
           ,
           nor
           envy
           ,
           nor
           persecution
           ,
           (
           for
           that
           is
           Cain's
           mark
           )
           but
           love
           ,
           and
           peace
           ,
           and
           good
           will
           to
           all
           men
           ,
           the
           love
           that
           overcomes
           Cain's
           nature
           ,
           and
           races
           out
           his
           mark
           ,
           and
           proclaims
           
             Peace
             on
             earth
             ,
             and
             Good-will
             amongst
             men
             :
          
           Here
           is
           Christ
           manifested
           in
           the
           Fathers
           Love
           ,
           and
           
             he
             would
             not
             the
             death
             of
             a
             sinner
             ,
          
           this
           is
           his
           mind
           ;
           and
           a
           sinner
           is
           conttary
           to
           his
           pure
           Nature
           ,
           in
           which
           
             there
             is
             no
             sin
          
           .
           Then
           they
           have
           not
           the
           Mind
           of
           Christ
           that
           will
           Kill
           and
           Persecute
           about
           Religion
           ,
           and
           Oppress
           those
           that
           are
           contrary
           minded
           ;
           that
           is
           the
           work
           of
           Antichrist
           where
           ever
           it
           is
           ,
           and
           such
           are
           not
           redeemed
           out
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           but
           lives
           in
           it
           ,
           and
           with
           that
           part
           slays
           the
           Lamb
           ,
           and
           crucifies
           the
           holy
           One
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           spiritual
           Sodom
           and
           Egypt
           ,
           where
           the
           Just
           suffers
           ;
           for
           man
           not
           being
           redeemed
           ,
           hath
           a
           part
           standing
           that
           doth
           not
           regard
           the
           Innocency
           ,
           but
           rules
           over
           it
           ,
           and
           there
           man
           is
           wise
           in
           his
           own
           eyes
           ,
           and
           with
           that
           part
           he
           is
           lifted
           up
           ,
           and
           under
           that
           part
           doth
           the
           Innocent
           suffer
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           the
           part
           which
           defiles
           a
           man
           ,
           and
           tosses
           his
           mind
           with
           the
           waves
           of
           its
           sea
           ;
           for
           man
           can
           never
           come
           to
           true
           settlement
           ,
           whilst
           that
           part
           liveth
           in
           him
           ,
           that
           would
           be
           wise
           in
           knowledge
           out
           of
           the
           Life
           ;
           and
           whilst
           man
           is
           there
           seeking
           to
           know
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           satisfied
           with
           knowledge
           ,
           that
           very
           part
           comes
           over
           him
           with
           a
           vail
           ,
           and
           blinds
           his
           mind
           from
           that
           which
           he
           is
           seeking
           to
           know
           ;
           and
           this
           part
           will
           wrest
           things
           according
           to
           its
           own
           apprehension
           ,
           and
           from
           its
           own
           apprehension
           will
           draw
           conclusions
           ,
           and
           that
           doth
           thicken
           the
           vail
           upon
           man's
           heart
           ,
           but
           never
           removes
           it
           ;
           and
           man
           being
           thus
           scituate
           in
           his
           own
           Wisdom
           and
           Reason
           ,
           and
           with
           that
           part
           comprehending
           ,
           he
           stands
           at
           the
           greatest
           distance
           from
           that
           through
           which
           the
           things
           of
           God
           are
           revealed
           ,
           and
           his
           mind
           is
           not
           simple
           to
           receive
           the
           simple
           Truth
           ,
           but
           in
           the
           subtile
           wisdom
           of
           the
           flesh
           ,
           and
           the
           reason
           in
           that
           part
           ,
           he
           is
           striving
           to
           comprehend
           ;
           and
           here
           many
           seek
           but
           find
           not
           ,
           ask
           but
           receive
           not
           ,
           they
           are
           amiss
           in
           themselves
           ,
           and
           would
           receive
           things
           into
           that
           part
           which
           God
           doth
           never
           answer
           ;
           and
           many
           lye
           here
           unsatisfied
           ,
           and
           many
           also
           that
           satisfie
           themselves
           with
           that
           which
           they
           have
           comprehended
           ,
           into
           which
           their
           belief
           is
           entered
           ,
           though
           from
           God
           that
           part
           was
           never
           answered
           ,
           and
           so
           they
           build
           their
           nests
           on
           high
           ,
           and
           in
           their
           wisdom
           sit
           puffed
           
           up
           ,
           and
           there
           the
           fowls
           of
           the
           aire
           please
           themselves
           with
           notions
           ,
           with
           which
           the
           just
           are
           oppressed
           .
           Oh
           how
           many
           entertain
           their
           enemy
           in
           their
           house
           ,
           how
           do
           they
           harbour
           him
           ,
           and
           lodge
           him
           ,
           and
           every
           way
           seek
           to
           please
           him
           ,
           as
           the
           most
           worthy
           guest
           ;
           but
           the
           best
           friend
           may
           stand
           and
           knock
           ,
           and
           not
           a
           door
           open
           to
           let
           him
           in
           !
           Oh
           that
           people
           did
           but
           consider
           their
           present
           states
           ,
           how
           is
           man
           filled
           with
           that
           which
           the
           enemy
           brings
           home
           ,
           and
           how
           doth
           he
           receive
           it
           as
           the
           most
           lovely
           thing
           ,
           if
           the
           old
           wisdom
           doth
           but
           hunt
           ,
           and
           the
           old
           reason
           bring
           it
           home
           ,
           with
           what
           joy
           is
           that
           entertained
           ,
           and
           how
           choicely
           is
           that
           treasured
           up
           ,
           and
           what
           pride
           and
           glory
           doth
           man
           take
           in
           such
           riches
           ,
           it
           needs
           not
           be
           answered
           in
           words
           ,
           for
           he
           that
           with
           the
           Light
           of
           Christ
           will
           search
           his
           own
           house
           ,
           may
           find
           it
           to
           be
           so
           ,
           and
           receive
           an
           answer
           from
           the
           Witness
           of
           God
           in
           his
           own
           Conscience
           ?
           and
           therefore
           it
           is
           high
           time
           for
           all
           people
           ,
           of
           all
           sorts
           and
           sects
           ,
           to
           awake
           ,
           for
           time
           is
           swift
           ,
           and
           being
           past
           ,
           none
           can
           make
           it
           their
           own
           again
           .
           Oh
           search
           with
           that
           of
           God
           in
           you
           ,
           that
           which
           bears
           the
           burden
           of
           uncleanness
           ,
           and
           of
           all
           your
           own
           righteousness
           .
           Oh
           down
           into
           the
           deeps
           ,
           where
           you
           never
           yet
           have
           been
           ,
           that
           you
           may
           come
           to
           clearness
           in
           the
           bottom
           ,
           and
           learn
           the
           wonders
           of
           the
           Lord
           in
           that
           place
           ;
           and
           if
           you
           love
           the
           Light
           ,
           you
           may
           see
           your
           guests
           ,
           and
           how
           with
           strangers
           every
           room
           of
           your
           house
           is
           filled
           ,
           and
           how
           the
           Son
           of
           Peace
           and
           Love
           is
           excluded
           and
           shut
           out
           ,
           he
           is
           too
           low
           for
           your
           Wisdom
           ,
           and
           too
           mean
           for
           your
           Reason
           ,
           and
           when
           he
           would
           come
           in
           by
           his
           Light
           ,
           and
           beget
           your
           love
           unto
           him
           ,
           your
           eye
           cannot
           behold
           any
           comliness
           in
           him
           ,
           and
           so
           you
           exclude
           him
           as
           not
           worthy
           of
           acceptation
           ;
           and
           he
           being
           thus
           rejected
           ,
           that
           is
           holy
           ,
           and
           meek
           ,
           and
           just
           ,
           and
           good
           ,
           what
           can
           your
           houses
           be
           filled
           withal
           but
           passion
           ,
           and
           deceit
           ,
           and
           envy
           ,
           and
           malice
           ,
           yea
           rottenness
           and
           hypocrisie
           is
           lodged
           in
           your
           rooms
           ,
           and
           with
           such
           guests
           your
           houses
           are
           filled
           ;
           and
           there
           is
           an
           unclean
           house
           ,
           and
           an
           unclean
           heart
           and
           mind
           ,
           which
           God's
           beesom
           of
           judgement
           must
           pass
           thorow
           ,
           before
           the
           Son
           of
           Peace
           come
           into
           that
           house
           to
           govern
           :
           So
           in
           the
           universal
           Love
           of
           God
           ,
           here
           is
           the
           Truth
           laid
           down
           ,
           
             as
             it
             is
             in
             Jesus
          
           ,
           that
           all
           who
           seek
           after
           the
           Lord
           God
           ,
           may
           be
           informed
           into
           the
           right
           way
           ,
           and
           let
           them
           mind
           well
           ,
           what
           here
           breefly
           followeth
           .
        
         
         
           The
           Light
           comes
           from
           God
           ,
           and
           shines
           in
           darkness
           ,
           and
           with
           the
           Light
           darkness
           is
           discovered
           ;
           for
           the
           Light
           is
           not
           of
           darkness
           ,
           though
           it
           shines
           in
           darkness
           ;
           but
           with
           its
           manifestation
           it
           sheweth
           and
           reproveth
           darkness
           with
           its
           deeds
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           the
           first
           Principle
           of
           the
           pure
           Religion
           ,
           and
           the
           first
           Step
           into
           the
           way
           of
           Peace
           :
           for
           to
           obey
           the
           Light
           ,
           is
           to
           obey
           Christ
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           ;
           and
           through
           obedience
           ,
           when
           the
           Light
           reproveth
           ,
           the
           Power
           is
           felt
           to
           take
           away
           that
           which
           is
           reproved
           ;
           and
           Judgement
           is
           executed
           upon
           that
           Nature
           which
           hath
           transgressed
           ;
           for
           the
           Power
           being
           minded
           ,
           it
           begets
           man
           into
           a
           self-denial
           ,
           and
           leads
           him
           in
           the
           daily
           cross
           ,
           to
           all
           that
           which
           it
           doth
           reprove
           in
           him
           ;
           and
           then
           the
           Power
           crucifies
           that
           part
           down
           which
           hath
           disquieted
           ,
           and
           troubled
           man
           in
           himself
           ,
           and
           through
           the
           Power
           ,
           man
           comes
           to
           his
           Peace
           ;
           for
           the
           way
           of
           the
           Cross
           is
           the
           way
           of
           Peace
           ,
           and
           the
           Cross
           is
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           Power
           stands
           in
           the
           way
           which
           leads
           unto
           Life
           ;
           and
           self
           must
           bow
           and
           be
           humbled
           unto
           it
           ,
           and
           the
           Cross
           must
           be
           daily
           taken
           up
           to
           that
           part
           which
           would
           save
           its
           Life
           ,
           and
           there
           must
           not
           be
           a
           turning
           aside
           to
           flie
           the
           Cross
           ;
           for
           that
           which
           draweth
           to
           do
           so
           ,
           is
           darkness
           and
           not
           Light
           ,
           and
           there
           is
           a
           part
           in
           man
           ,
           that
           is
           very
           hardly
           brought
           to
           the
           Cross
           ;
           and
           if
           it
           be
           brought
           unto
           it
           ,
           it
           is
           a
           very
           hard
           thing
           to
           keep
           it
           there
           ;
           the
           Life
           is
           sweet
           ,
           and
           would
           save
           it self
           ,
           and
           so
           the
           darkness
           standeth
           to
           wrest
           aside
           from
           the
           Cross
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           wresteth
           from
           the
           Cross
           ,
           doth
           wrest
           the
           Scriptures
           also
           ,
           unto
           which
           it
           draws
           the
           mind
           ,
           and
           raises
           up
           a
           defence
           for
           its
           Liberty
           :
           here
           darkness
           wresteth
           ,
           and
           then
           catcheth
           and
           enshareth
           ,
           and
           the
           old
           Wisdom
           and
           Reason
           doth
           here
           betray
           the
           Innocency
           ,
           and
           such
           never
           come
           clearly
           thorow
           ,
           though
           they
           may
           have
           seen
           some
           openings
           ;
           for
           the
           Cross
           being
           denied
           ,
           and
           the
           judgement
           fled
           ,
           man
           never
           comes
           to
           be
           changed
           ,
           but
           abides
           in
           the
           old
           nature
           ,
           and
           what
           he
           hath
           seen
           afar
           off
           ,
           he
           gathers
           it
           into
           the
           old
           part
           ,
           and
           with
           that
           unrighteous
           part
           ,
           he
           holds
           the
           Truth
           ;
           and
           that
           is
           the
           part
           which
           loveth
           not
           the
           Cross
           ;
           but
           to
           die
           is
           the
           greatest
           gain
           :
           
             Who
             have
             ears
             to
             hear
             ,
             let
             them
             hear
             .
          
           When
           a
           man
           can
           stand
           still
           ,
           and
           eye
           the
           Power
           ,
           and
           the
           work
           of
           the
           Power
           in
           himself
           ,
           then
           he
           sees
           from
           whence
           his
           Salvation
           cometh
           ;
           and
           then
           Christ
           is
           known
           in
           his
           Power
           ,
           and
           received
           in
           his
           Power
           ,
           and
           there
           is
           no
           reasoning
           
           against
           him
           ;
           which
           Power
           is
           the
           Cross
           to
           every
           part
           of
           the
           old
           nature
           ,
           and
           humbles
           it
           down
           to
           the
           death
           ,
           and
           crucifies
           the
           world
           unto
           man
           ,
           and
           man
           unto
           the
           world
           ;
           and
           there
           he
           loses
           his
           own
           Life
           ,
           with
           all
           his
           Wealth
           ,
           and
           all
           his
           old
           garments
           are
           stripped
           from
           him
           ,
           and
           the
           willing
           and
           running
           ceaseth
           in
           him
           ;
           and
           all
           his
           own
           Wisdom
           and
           Reason
           comes
           into
           silence
           ;
           and
           there
           he
           lies
           before
           the
           Power
           a
           naked
           Child
           ,
           and
           in
           that
           state
           waits
           for
           an
           entrance
           into
           a
           new
           Life
           ,
           which
           through
           the
           Cross
           is
           attained
           ;
           and
           there
           is
           the
           passing
           from
           Death
           to
           Life
           ,
           and
           Christ
           Jesus
           is
           then
           known
           ,
           and
           Life
           in
           him
           ,
           and
           so
           an
           innocent
           birth
           is
           born
           of
           the
           Seed
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           man
           rises
           in
           Christ
           ,
           and
           becomes
           an
           heir
           of
           Life
           and
           blessing
           ,
           and
           then
           he
           knowes
           the
           Kingdom
           and
           the
           Inheritance
           ,
           and
           there
           he
           possesses
           the
           Peace
           and
           the
           Joy
           ;
           and
           then
           the
           Seed
           manifests
           its
           perfect
           beauty
           ,
           in
           its
           own
           perfect
           righteousness
           ,
           and
           perfect
           holiness
           ,
           and
           the
           glory
           of
           it
           spreads
           abroad
           ;
           and
           this
           is
           a
           state
           which
           can
           never
           be
           compassed
           ,
           nor
           attained
           ,
           but
           as
           in
           it self
           it
           is
           revealed
           ;
           for
           the
           strongest
           Reason
           of
           man
           is
           below
           it
           ,
           and
           the
           deepest
           of
           his
           Wisdom
           cannot
           fatham
           it
           ,
           nor
           compass
           it
           ;
           neither
           is
           there
           any
           other
           way
           to
           possesse
           it
           ,
           but
           through
           death
           to
           all
           that
           part
           which
           would
           compass
           it
           and
           comprehend
           it
           ;
           therefore
           every
           man
           to
           become
           a
           fool
           ,
           that
           he
           may
           be
           wise
           ;
           and
           if
           People
           would
           but
           come
           to
           such
           a
           state
           ,
           they
           might
           behold
           the
           son
           in
           his
           beauty
           ,
           and
           the
           glory
           of
           his
           incomprehensible
           Life
           and
           Wisdom
           ,
           which
           many
           are
           come
           to
           witness
           to
           his
           praise
           for
           evermore
           .
           And
           all
           that
           would
           be
           answered
           with
           Peace
           ,
           must
           come
           to
           the
           simple
           state
           ;
           for
           the
           subtil
           searcher
           createth
           grief
           and
           trouble
           ;
           and
           therefore
           every
           man
           and
           woman
           to
           deny
           themselves
           ,
           and
           receive
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           in
           the
           despised
           way
           of
           the
           Cross
           ,
           that
           he
           may
           baptize
           them
           into
           his
           death
           ,
           and
           raise
           them
           again
           in
           his
           own
           Life
           ,
           and
           then
           his
           Life
           ,
           and
           Power
           ,
           and
           Wisdom
           spreads
           abroad
           ,
           and
           his
           kingdom
           over
           all
           is
           set
           ,
           and
           there
           is
           rest
           from
           labour
           ,
           and
           sitting
           down
           in
           perfect
           peace
           :
           The
           Inheritance
           known
           in
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           the
           Possession
           known
           in
           the
           Riches
           of
           it
           ,
           then
           man
           knows
           his
           portion
           in
           God
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           Fountain
           of
           everlasting
           good
           .
           
             I
             thank
             the
             ,
             O
             Father
             ,
             Lord
             of
             Heaven
             and
             Earth
             ,
             that
             thou
             hast
             hid
             these
             things
             from
             the
             wise
             and
             prudent
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             and
             hust
             revealed
             them
             unto
             babes
             :
             even
             so
             Father
             ,
             because
             thy
             good
             pleasure
             is
             such
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             A
             Narrative
             of
             some
             unjust
             and
             cruel
             Dealings
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             I
             Having
             received
             the
             Truth
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             coming
             to
             walk
             in
             obedience
             to
             it
             ,
             and
             to
             live
             it
             ,
             I
             came
             to
             be
             convinced
             by
             it
             ,
             of
             the
             unlawfulness
             of
             many
             things
             ,
             that
             in
             times
             past
             I
             had
             practised
             ,
             and
             observed
             ;
             and
             amongst
             divers
             other
             things
             ,
             I
             was
             convinced
             in
             my
             Conscience
             of
             the
             unlawfulness
             of
             Tythes
             ▪
             and
             being
             so
             convinced
             ,
             I
             duely
             considered
             them
             in
             the
             ground
             ,
             because
             I
             would
             not
             keep
             back
             any
             thing
             from
             another
             ,
             that
             might
             be
             his
             right
             :
             And
             waiting
             in
             that
             which
             did
             convince
             me
             of
             the
             unlawfulness
             of
             them
             ,
             it
             was
             manifested
             to
             my
             understanding
             ,
             that
             the
             ground
             of
             them
             under
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             was
             wholly
             out
             of
             the
             truth
             ;
             and
             besides
             ,
             if
             any
             man
             had
             a
             due
             in
             such
             a
             part
             of
             my
             estate
             ,
             as
             was
             under
             the
             Law
             ,
             when
             such
             a
             part
             was
             due
             to
             certain
             People
             ,
             and
             for
             certain
             uses
             ,
             yet
             I
             found
             that
             the
             same
             use
             was
             not
             made
             of
             that
             part
             now
             ,
             neither
             were
             they
             such
             a
             People
             that
             now
             in
             divers
             places
             did
             receive
             them
             ;
             for
             under
             the
             Law
             they
             were
             paid
             into
             the
             Storehouse
             ,
             and
             the
             Levites
             had
             one
             part
             ,
             and
             the
             Fatherless
             ,
             and
             the
             Stranger
             ,
             and
             the
             Widows
             they
             were
             relieved
             with
             another
             part
             ;
             so
             that
             the
             Store-house
             did
             supply
             the
             necessity
             of
             many
             ,
             and
             there
             was
             not
             an
             Impropriator
             known
             in
             that
             day
             ;
             to
             have
             his
             own
             private
             Barn
             to
             gather
             his
             Tythes
             into
             ,
             and
             dispose
             of
             them
             to
             his
             own
             private
             use
             .
             But
             besides
             this
             great
             disproportion
             ,
             betwixt
             Tythes
             under
             the
             Law
             ,
             and
             the
             use
             of
             them
             then
             ,
             and
             Tythes
             at
             this
             day
             ,
             and
             the
             use
             of
             them
             now
             ;
             I
             also
             was
             convinced
             ;
             that
             Christ
             Jesus
             was
             come
             
               to
               be
               the
               end
               of
               the
               Law
               ,
            
             and
             
               the
               end
               of
               that
               Priesthood
            
             ;
             and
             the
             
               Priesthood
               being
               changed
               ,
               there
               is
               of
               necessity
               a
               change
               of
               the
               Law
            
             ;
             and
             
               that
               by
               Christ
               Jesus
               ,
               Life
               and
               Immortality
               was
               brought
               to
               light
               through
               the
               Gospel
            
             ;
             and
             that
             a
             free
             dispensation
             was
             now
             to
             be
             enjoyed
             ,
             and
             lived
             in
             :
             And
             still
             waiting
             to
             understand
             these
             things
             perfectly
             ,
             I
             came
             to
             know
             my
             own
             freedom
             ,
             by
             the
             power
             of
             Truth
             ,
             in
             my
             own
             heart
             ,
             and
             the
             Truth
             set
             me
             free
             from
             that
             state
             where
             I
             had
             been
             in
             bondage
             ,
             and
             so
             I
             was
             gathered
             by
             the
             Light
             of
             Christ
             Jesus
             manifest
             in
             my
             Conscience
             ,
             
             into
             the
             love
             of
             God
             ,
             where
             he
             opened
             his
             Fountain
             ,
             and
             I
             tasted
             the
             freeness
             of
             his
             grace
             ,
             and
             of
             his
             Mercy
             ;
             and
             in
             this
             dispensation
             ,
             the
             Son
             of
             God
             was
             revealed
             in
             me
             ,
             and
             then
             I
             knew
             the
             Law
             ,
             to
             be
             fulfilled
             by
             him
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             Types
             and
             Figures
             ,
             and
             Shadows
             ,
             and
             
               variable
               Things
            
             to
             pass
             away
             ,
             and
             come
             to
             their
             end
             ;
             then
             was
             my
             Understanding
             perfectly
             informed
             ,
             concerning
             the
             particular
             case
             of
             Tythes
             ,
             and
             I
             was
             clear
             in
             my
             Understanding
             ,
             that
             no
             Commandment
             stood
             in
             force
             for
             the
             continuing
             of
             them
             ;
             but
             by
             Christ
             Jesus
             ,
             the
             Law
             and
             the
             Commandment
             ,
             was
             fulfilled
             ,
             and
             that
             no
             man
             had
             any
             right
             ,
             either
             to
             give
             or
             sell
             to
             another
             any
             part
             of
             that
             increase
             which
             the
             Lord
             increased
             unto
             me
             ;
             and
             was
             truly
             the
             fruit
             of
             my
             own
             labour
             and
             charge
             :
             And
             upon
             this
             ground
             ,
             I
             could
             not
             for
             Conscience-sake
             towards
             God
             ,
             observe
             that
             Practise
             or
             Custom
             of
             Tythes
             any
             longer
             ,
             though
             before
             I
             had
             done
             it
             with
             great
             diligence
             ,
             yet
             now
             I
             could
             not
             set
             out
             any
             part
             of
             that
             to
             another
             ,
             which
             I
             was
             satisfied
             was
             my
             own
             ;
             but
             I
             did
             mind
             to
             gather
             my
             corn
             ,
             as
             it
             came
             into
             order
             ,
             without
             taking
             notice
             of
             any
             man.
             And
             
               William
               Pocklington
            
             of
             
               North
               Collingham
            
             ,
             was
             at
             that
             time
             the
             Farmer
             by
             Lease
             ,
             from
             the
             Impropriator
             ,
             of
             that
             part
             called
             Tythes
             ,
             within
             that
             place
             where
             I
             had
             corn
             growing
             ;
             but
             this
             is
             to
             be
             noted
             ,
             how
             that
             he
             had
             assigned
             the
             interest
             of
             his
             Lease
             ,
             unto
             
               Anthony
               Pocklington
            
             his
             Brother
             ,
             as
             the
             said
             Anthony
             told
             me
             himself
             ,
             and
             as
             there
             was
             sufficient
             cause
             to
             believe
             it
             ;
             for
             the
             said
             Anthony
             was
             in
             Possession
             ,
             and
             did
             gather
             the
             Tythes
             for
             his
             own
             use
             ;
             by
             which
             it
             did
             evidently
             appear
             ,
             that
             the
             present
             Possession
             ,
             after
             the
             manner
             of
             the
             Law
             ,
             did
             lye
             in
             Anthony
             and
             not
             in
             William
             :
             Yet
             notwithstanding
             the
             said
             William
             caused
             a
             Sheriffs
             Warrant
             to
             be
             brought
             against
             me
             ,
             and
             sued
             me
             in
             his
             own
             Name
             :
             and
             one
             
               John
               Taylor
            
             came
             into
             my
             dwelling
             house
             ,
             and
             did
             arrest
             my
             Body
             at
             William
             Pocklington's
             suit
             ,
             and
             I
             desired
             to
             see
             the
             Warrant
             ,
             and
             he
             shewed
             it
             unto
             me
             ,
             and
             I
             found
             the
             day
             of
             appearance
             to
             be
             past
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             Warrant
             ;
             and
             when
             I
             told
             the
             said
             Taylor
             of
             it
             ,
             he
             left
             me
             and
             went
             his
             way
             :
             then
             the
             said
             William
             ,
             procured
             another
             Sheriffes
             Warrant
             against
             me
             ,
             and
             one
             
               John
               White
            
             came
             to
             my
             house
             and
             did
             arrest
             my
             Body
             ,
             and
             he
             gave
             me
             time
             untill
             the
             next
             morning
             ,
             to
             come
             to
             his
             house
             at
             Newark
             ,
             and
             when
             I
             came
             there
             ,
             I
             
             found
             
               William
               Pocklington
            
             ,
             who
             would
             have
             been
             drawing
             of
             me
             to
             Composition
             ,
             and
             said
             he
             would
             put
             it
             to
             me
             ,
             if
             I
             would
             but
             give
             him
             any
             thing
             ;
             but
             I
             could
             not
             consent
             to
             give
             him
             any
             thing
             upon
             that
             account
             ,
             whereupon
             he
             caused
             me
             to
             be
             sent
             to
             Nottingham
             Prison
             ,
             and
             it
             being
             mentioned
             in
             the
             Warrant
             that
             the
             Goaler
             was
             to
             keep
             me
             safe
             ,
             so
             as
             the
             Sheriff
             might
             have
             my
             Body
             ,
             in
             one
             of
             the
             Courts
             at
             Westminster
             ,
             such
             a
             day
             before
             
               Oliver
               Cromwels
            
             Judges
             ,
             to
             answer
             the
             said
             William
             in
             a
             
               Plea
               of
               Trespass
            
             :
             I
             was
             desirous
             to
             have
             gone
             ,
             and
             given
             him
             an
             answer
             ,
             but
             without
             an
             Attorney
             nothing
             would
             be
             accepted
             ,
             though
             there
             is
             not
             any
             Law
             to
             compel
             a
             man
             to
             use
             an
             Attorney
             in
             such
             a
             case
             ,
             but
             in
             his
             own
             Person
             he
             is
             to
             appear
             ;
             which
             thing
             I
             was
             very
             willing
             to
             have
             done
             ,
             but
             I
             was
             kept
             close
             Prisoner
             ,
             until
             the
             day
             of
             appearance
             ,
             and
             also
             at
             the
             day
             ,
             and
             after
             the
             day
             ,
             and
             was
             not
             suffered
             to
             have
             any
             liberty
             at
             all
             ,
             but
             was
             kept
             among
             the
             Felons
             in
             the
             Dungeon
             ,
             and
             so
             continued
             a
             Prisoner
             about
             twenty
             one
             weeks
             ,
             and
             then
             I
             was
             sent
             for
             to
             London
             by
             a
             Warrant
             from
             a
             Committee
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             I
             appeared
             before
             them
             ,
             by
             whom
             my
             liberty
             at
             that
             time
             was
             obtained
             ,
             and
             I
             was
             set
             free
             from
             my
             Imprisonment
             .
             And
             a
             little
             time
             after
             I
             had
             much
             weakness
             upon
             my
             Body
             ,
             and
             I
             was
             so
             weak
             that
             I
             had
             not
             been
             forth
             of
             my
             Bed
             for
             about
             three
             weeks
             ,
             neither
             could
             I
             stand
             upon
             my
             Feet
             ;
             and
             in
             that
             very
             time
             ,
             and
             in
             that
             exercise
             ,
             the
             said
             
               William
               Pocklington
            
             procured
             another
             Sheriffs
             Warrant
             against
             me
             ,
             and
             one
             
               John
               Musson
            
             came
             to
             my
             house
             ,
             and
             by
             making
             a
             lye
             ,
             he
             got
             into
             the
             room
             where
             I
             lodged
             ,
             and
             did
             arrest
             my
             Body
             in
             bed
             ,
             at
             
               William
               Pocklington's
            
             suit
             ,
             and
             presently
             after
             him
             came
             
               John
               Taylor
            
             ,
             and
             he
             asked
             me
             what
             I
             would
             do
             ?
             I
             told
             them
             ,
             they
             had
             my
             Body
             ,
             they
             might
             to
             what
             they
             were
             permitted
             ;
             unto
             which
             Taylor
             replyed
             ,
             that
             Mr.
             Pocklington
             saith
             ,
             
               If
               you
               cannot
               ride
               ,
               he
               will
               hire
               a
               Cart
               to
               carry
               you
               to
               Nottingham
               :
            
             So
             I
             was
             willing
             to
             give
             them
             Bond
             to
             appear
             ,
             desiring
             to
             have
             come
             at
             that
             time
             to
             a
             Trial
             with
             him
             ,
             and
             for
             that
             end
             I
             procured
             two
             Friends
             to
             be
             bound
             with
             me
             for
             my
             appearance
             :
             
               Thomas
               Elsam
            
             of
             Gerton
             was
             one
             ,
             and
             
               Robert
               Cranil
            
             of
             
               North
               Collingham
            
             was
             the
             other
             ;
             and
             after
             the
             Bond
             was
             sealed
             and
             finished
             ,
             the
             said
             Musson
             did
             arrest
             
               Thomas
               Elsam
            
             in
             the
             chamber
             ,
             at
             the
             said
             
               William
               Pocklington's
            
             Suit
             
             also
             ;
             and
             he
             not
             being
             willing
             to
             answer
             their
             practice
             ,
             he
             hailed
             him
             away
             :
             and
             the
             same
             day
             another
             Friend
             was
             arrested
             ,
             called
             
               William
               Thorpe
            
             of
             Gerton
             ,
             at
             
               William
               Pocklington's
            
             Suit
             also
             ,
             and
             they
             were
             both
             sent
             to
             Prison
             ;
             though
             such
             persons
             as
             were
             concerned
             to
             take
             the
             Tythes
             in
             that
             place
             ,
             had
             taken
             Corn
             and
             Hay
             from
             them
             ,
             both
             in
             the
             Meadow
             and
             the
             Fields
             :
             but
             the
             said
             
               William
               Pocklington
            
             released
             the
             said
             
               William
               Thorp
            
             within
             a
             little
             time
             ,
             and
             continued
             
               Thomas
               Elsam
            
             many
             weeks
             ,
             and
             then
             released
             him
             also
             .
             So
             ,
             according
             to
             my
             Bond
             ,
             I
             went
             up
             to
             London
             ,
             and
             was
             there
             at
             the
             day
             of
             Appearance
             ,
             and
             did
             appear
             in
             my
             own
             person
             before
             the
             Judge
             ,
             in
             the
             same
             Court
             as
             was
             expressed
             in
             the
             Warrant
             and
             in
             the
             Bond
             ,
             and
             I
             had
             an
             Attorney
             of
             the
             same
             Court
             with
             me
             ,
             who
             was
             an
             eye-witness
             of
             my
             Appearance
             ;
             which
             being
             done
             ,
             I
             gave
             him
             order
             to
             enter
             it
             in
             the
             Office
             ,
             according
             to
             their
             practice
             ,
             and
             he
             told
             me
             he
             did
             so
             :
             but
             the
             said
             William
             did
             not
             proceed
             any
             further
             against
             me
             at
             that
             time
             ,
             but
             caused
             
               Robert
               Carnil
            
             ,
             who
             was
             one
             of
             my
             Bonds-men
             ,
             to
             be
             arrested
             at
             the
             Suit
             of
             the
             Sheriff
             ,
             upon
             forfeiture
             of
             the
             Bond
             ,
             though
             the
             Bond
             was
             wholly
             discharged
             by
             my
             Appearance
             ,
             as
             before
             is
             mentioned
             ;
             yet
             notwithstanding
             the
             said
             
               Robert
               Carnil
            
             was
             sent
             to
             Nottingham
             Prison
             ,
             and
             there
             did
             remain
             a
             Prisoner
             about
             twelve
             weeks
             ;
             about
             which
             time
             I
             released
             his
             body
             by
             a
             Supercedas
             :
             then
             he
             let
             all
             his
             Suits
             fall
             ,
             and
             caused
             my
             Corn
             to
             be
             taken
             in
             harvest-time
             ;
             and
             those
             that
             he
             imployed
             ,
             took
             away
             my
             Corn
             in
             their
             own
             wills
             ,
             and
             this
             they
             have
             done
             for
             two
             years
             last
             past
             ;
             yet
             notwithstanding
             he
             hath
             caused
             another
             Warrant
             to
             be
             brought
             against
             me
             ,
             which
             was
             served
             upon
             me
             the
             seventh
             day
             of
             the
             eighth
             moneth
             1662
             ,
             I
             being
             in
             the
             Prison
             at
             Nottingham
             to
             visit
             Friends
             that
             were
             in
             bonds
             ,
             the
             Under-Goaler
             brought
             me
             the
             Warrant
             ,
             and
             shewed
             it
             me
             ,
             and
             said
             it
             was
             at
             Pocklington's
             Suit
             ,
             by
             which
             I
             am
             now
             detained
             a
             Prisoner
             ;
             and
             the
             said
             Pocklington
             meeting
             the
             Under-Goaler
             about
             two
             dayes
             after
             ,
             he
             bid
             him
             tell
             his
             Master
             ,
             that
             he
             should
             not
             let
             me
             have
             any
             liberty
             ,
             (
             as
             the
             Under-Goaler
             told
             me
             )
             for
             if
             he
             did
             ,
             he
             would
             complain
             to
             the
             Sheriff
             :
             by
             which
             practice
             his
             spirit
             is
             made
             manifest
             to
             all
             reasonable
             men
             ,
             and
             every
             moderate
             eye
             may
             see
             that
             he
             is
             not
             cloathed
             with
             Christianity
             ,
             which
             is
             
               to
               love
               
               enemies
            
             ,
             but
             hath
             a
             Heathens
             nature
             ,
             and
             the
             mark
             of
             the
             Beast
             in
             his
             forehead
             ;
             and
             his
             envy
             doth
             appear
             to
             be
             exceeding
             great
             ,
             who
             cannot
             appease
             it
             in
             so
             many
             years
             together
             ,
             but
             still
             presses
             forward
             to
             the
             filling
             up
             of
             his
             measure
             ,
             which
             is
             very
             near
             at
             hand
             ;
             and
             though
             I
             have
             patience
             in
             the
             love
             of
             God
             to
             bear
             these
             things
             ,
             and
             have
             from
             time
             to
             time
             overcome
             the
             evil
             with
             good
             ,
             yet
             I
             am
             free
             to
             open
             ,
             wherein
             ,
             and
             in
             what
             places
             I
             might
             or
             may
             take
             just
             advantage
             according
             to
             the
             Law
             ,
             so
             far
             as
             I
             am
             free
             to
             use
             it
             ,
             both
             in
             relation
             to
             himself
             ,
             and
             some
             others
             by
             him
             imployed
             in
             that
             business
             ,
             whose
             proceedings
             have
             been
             illegal
             and
             unjust
             ,
             as
             in
             these
             particulars
             following
             may
             be
             clearly
             seen
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             The
             suing
             of
             me
             in
             his
             own
             name
             ,
             when
             the
             Interest
             was
             in
             another
             ,
             as
             before
             is
             mentioned
             ,
             and
             in
             that
             Case
             being
             falsly
             imprisoned
             by
             him
             about
             twenty
             one
             weeks
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             To
             sue
             me
             again
             the
             second
             time
             in
             his
             own
             name
             ,
             when
             the
             Interest
             yet
             did
             continue
             in
             another
             ,
             as
             aforesaid
             ,
             and
             causing
             me
             upon
             that
             account
             to
             go
             to
             London
             ,
             and
             then
             never
             proceeded
             further
             against
             me
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             To
             cause
             
               Robert
               Carnil
            
             to
             be
             arrested
             upon
             forfeiture
             of
             the
             Bond
             ,
             when
             I
             had
             discharged
             the
             Bond
             by
             my
             own
             Appearance
             ,
             and
             by
             an
             Attorney
             had
             caused
             my
             Appearance
             to
             be
             entered
             according
             to
             their
             practice
             ,
             and
             causing
             the
             said
             Robert
             falsly
             to
             be
             imprisoned
             about
             twelve
             weeks
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             To
             sue
             me
             again
             this
             last
             time
             ,
             and
             having
             caused
             my
             Corn
             to
             be
             taken
             and
             spoiled
             as
             aforesaid
             ;
             and
             there
             being
             now
             Ecclesiastical
             Courts
             ,
             in
             which
             all
             Cases
             of
             Tythes
             are
             to
             be
             tryed
             ,
             according
             to
             that
             Law
             ,
             and
             not
             in
             any
             Temporal
             Court
             whatsoever
             ,
             which
             doth
             amount
             to
             false
             Imprisonment
             for
             so
             long
             as
             I
             shall
             continue
             a
             Prisoner
             upon
             this
             account
             .
          
           
             Then
             concerning
             others
             ,
             which
             have
             been
             imployed
             by
             him
             in
             that
             very
             business
             ,
             who
             have
             acted
             illegally
             and
             contrary
             to
             Law
             ;
             As
             first
             ,
             
               John
               Taylor
            
             coming
             into
             my
             dwelling
             house
             ,
             and
             there
             arresting
             my
             body
             ,
             when
             the
             day
             of
             Appearance
             was
             past
             according
             to
             the
             Warrant
             ,
             and
             so
             he
             had
             no
             authority
             nor
             lawfull
             power
             ,
             either
             to
             come
             into
             my
             house
             ,
             or
             to
             arrest
             my
             body
             .
          
           
             Then
             concerning
             those
             that
             have
             forcibly
             taken
             away
             my
             
             Corn
             ,
             though
             I
             did
             never
             oppose
             them
             by
             resisting
             ,
             yet
             against
             them
             all
             I
             bear
             forth
             my
             Testimony
             in
             the
             Truth
             ;
             and
             there
             were
             four
             concerned
             in
             that
             matter
             ,
             namely
             ,
             Sutton
             of
             
               Besthorp
               ,
               Daulton
            
             of
             
               South-Scarle
               ,
               Richard
               Light
               foot
            
             of
             North-Collingham
             ,
             and
             Pocklington's
             own
             Servant
             ,
             whose
             name
             I
             know
             not
             ;
             and
             I
             did
             let
             all
             these
             men
             know
             ,
             as
             I
             had
             opportunity
             to
             speak
             to
             them
             ,
             that
             they
             did
             me
             wrong
             ,
             and
             warned
             them
             to
             take
             heed
             what
             they
             did
             in
             that
             case
             ,
             and
             told
             them
             I
             did
             not
             give
             any
             consent
             for
             them
             to
             take
             away
             my
             Corn
             ;
             yet
             notwithstanding
             they
             proceeded
             so
             to
             do
             from
             time
             to
             time
             ,
             which
             doth
             amount
             on
             their
             part
             to
             a
             forcible
             taking
             ,
             though
             never
             opposed
             by
             resisting
             ;
             and
             besides
             ,
             the
             Law
             doth
             not
             give
             any
             such
             power
             to
             take
             Tythes
             ,
             but
             only
             binds
             the
             party
             to
             set
             them
             forth
             ,
             and
             not
             to
             carry
             them
             away
             ;
             therefore
             these
             persons
             aforesaid
             ,
             are
             no
             less
             than
             deep
             transgressors
             of
             the
             Law
             ,
             and
             have
             made
             themselves
             liable
             to
             the
             Law
             ,
             as
             there
             is
             freedom
             to
             make
             use
             of
             their
             own
             weapon
             :
             and
             hereby
             all
             sober
             people
             may
             see
             ,
             how
             this
             man's
             house
             hath
             been
             furnished
             with
             envy
             ,
             and
             though
             he
             hath
             had
             so
             many
             years
             to
             empty
             it
             ,
             yet
             he
             hath
             not
             cleared
             it
             ,
             as
             by
             his
             practice
             is
             manifest
             ;
             but
             I
             desire
             his
             eyes
             may
             be
             opened
             ,
             and
             that
             he
             may
             see
             the
             end
             of
             those
             things
             ,
             and
             come
             to
             Repentance
             before
             it
             be
             too
             late
             ,
             for
             his
             glass
             is
             almost
             run
             ,
             and
             without
             Repentance
             his
             end
             will
             be
             bitterness
             ;
             and
             I
             would
             have
             him
             know
             ,
             that
             there
             is
             a
             righteous
             God
             that
             judgeth
             between
             him
             and
             me
             this
             day
             ,
             and
             into
             his
             hand
             alone
             I
             commit
             my
             innocent
             Cause
             .
          
        
         
           
             Something
             touching
             the
             Ground
             of
             Tythes
             ;
             by
             which
             it
             doth
             appear
             ,
             that
             Tythes
             are
             not
             of
             right
             upon
             any
             account
             ,
             in
             any
             place
             ,
             or
             to
             any
             person
             at
             this
             day
             ;
             neither
             can
             any
             Law
             be
             truly
             grounded
             from
             the
             Scriptures
             of
             Truth
             ,
             either
             to
             give
             them
             ,
             or
             to
             sell
             them
             .
          
           
             The
             Law
             was
             given
             by
             Moses
             ,
             and
             under
             that
             Law
             Tythes
             〈…〉
             ;
             and
             they
             were
             not
             to
             keep
             them
             back
             ,
             for
             in
             〈…〉
             was
             a
             complaint
             that
             they
             robbed
             God
             ;
             and
             they
             
             were
             to
             bring
             their
             Tythes
             into
             the
             Storehouse
             ,
             that
             there
             might
             be
             meat
             enough
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             Fatherless
             ,
             Strangers
             ,
             and
             Widows
             might
             be
             relieved
             ,
             and
             not
             want
             :
             and
             here
             was
             the
             first
             Covenant
             with
             its
             Law
             ,
             and
             Priesthood
             ,
             and
             Tythes
             ,
             and
             Temple
             ,
             and
             Sacrifices
             ,
             and
             Offerings
             of
             divers
             sorts
             ;
             and
             Meats
             ,
             and
             Drinks
             ,
             and
             divers
             Washings
             ;
             all
             which
             was
             but
             a
             figure
             of
             him
             that
             was
             to
             come
             ,
             
               Christ
               Jesus
            
             :
             for
             the
             Law
             made
             nothing
             perfect
             ,
             but
             the
             bringing
             in
             of
             a
             better
             hope
             did
             ;
             and
             when
             through
             those
             figures
             and
             shadows
             the
             better
             hope
             was
             brought
             in
             ,
             then
             was
             Moses
             and
             his
             Administration
             fulfilled
             ,
             with
             all
             things
             that
             did
             pertain
             unto
             it
             ;
             and
             in
             fulness
             of
             time
             
               Christ
               Jesus
            
             came
             ,
             and
             Grace
             and
             Truth
             came
             by
             him
             ;
             which
             Grace
             and
             Truth
             is
             free
             ,
             and
             ends
             the
             first
             Covenant
             ,
             with
             all
             its
             Services
             and
             Ordinances
             ,
             and
             establisheth
             a
             new
             Covenant
             upon
             better
             promises
             ,
             in
             which
             Covenant
             
               Christ
               Jesus
            
             is
             known
             to
             be
             the
             High-Priest
             over
             the
             house
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             there
             is
             the
             Gospel
             free
             ,
             
               without
               money
            
             or
             
               without
               price
            
             ,
             and
             the
             Grace
             free
             which
             saveth
             ,
             and
             not
             the
             works
             of
             the
             first
             Covenant
             ;
             and
             it
             was
             never
             the
             practice
             of
             Christ
             or
             his
             Apostles
             ,
             to
             take
             Tythes
             ,
             or
             to
             sue
             people
             for
             them
             ▪
             neither
             is
             the
             name
             of
             an
             Impropriator
             to
             be
             found
             in
             all
             the
             Scriptures
             ,
             and
             how
             these
             things
             are
             come
             to
             pass
             let
             people
             consider
             ;
             for
             Christ
             nor
             his
             Disciples
             did
             never
             receive
             Tythes
             ,
             neither
             gave
             any
             Commandment
             for
             any
             man
             to
             take
             them
             ,
             or
             for
             any
             man
             to
             pay
             them
             ;
             then
             such
             as
             now
             take
             them
             ,
             and
             sue
             people
             at
             Law
             for
             them
             ,
             do
             not
             walk
             either
             by
             precept
             or
             example
             from
             Christ
             or
             his
             Apostles
             ,
             and
             therefore
             their
             practice
             is
             altogether
             unlawful
             ;
             and
             out
             of
             the
             Truth
             ,
             and
             all
             Impropriators
             are
             wholly
             excluded
             throughout
             the
             Scriptures
             ;
             for
             Tythes
             under
             the
             Law
             were
             never
             appointed
             to
             any
             under
             that
             name
             ,
             therefore
             they
             cannot
             have
             any
             just
             right
             in
             them
             .
          
           
             Object
             .
             
               But
               some
               may
               say
            
             ,
             Surely
             they
             have
             the
             greatest
             right
             to
             Tythes
             ,
             because
             they
             have
             purchased
             them
             ;
             and
             the
             Law
             hath
             made
             Tythes
             to
             become
             unto
             them
             ,
             as
             an
             Estate
             in
             Fee
             Simple
             ?
          
           
             Ans
             .
             There
             not
             being
             either
             precept
             or
             president
             from
             Christ
             nor
             his
             Apostles
             ,
             nor
             no
             such
             Institution
             under
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             it
             must
             needs
             remove
             this
             Objection
             wholly
             ;
             and
             that
             any
             man
             can
             have
             just
             power
             to
             sell
             the
             labour
             of
             another
             ,
             or
             any
             increase
             
             that
             rises
             from
             his
             labour
             ,
             and
             to
             give
             unto
             another
             person
             an
             interest
             in
             it
             ,
             as
             an
             Estate
             of
             Inheritance
             ,
             this
             will
             not
             stand
             with
             the
             reasonable
             part
             of
             a
             man
             :
             for
             that
             which
             doth
             arise
             to
             one
             man
             through
             the
             labour
             of
             another
             man
             ,
             cannot
             stand
             for
             a
             certain
             Interest
             ;
             because
             it
             cometh
             through
             labour
             and
             charge
             ,
             and
             not
             through
             any
             thing
             certain
             ;
             so
             that
             if
             a
             man
             labour
             not
             ,
             then
             the
             party
             that
             doth
             claim
             an
             interest
             in
             his
             Increase
             ,
             is
             wholly
             disseized
             and
             dispossessed
             of
             that
             part
             which
             he
             claims
             as
             an
             Inheritance
             :
             and
             the
             selling
             and
             buying
             of
             Tythes
             is
             come
             in
             of
             late
             years
             ,
             compared
             with
             the
             years
             since
             the
             Apostles
             time
             ;
             and
             both
             the
             buyer
             and
             the
             seller
             were
             under
             a
             vail
             of
             thick
             darkness
             at
             that
             time
             ,
             which
             the
             Light
             of
             the
             Lord
             doth
             now
             make
             manifest
             ;
             and
             it
             is
             now
             seen
             with
             a
             clear
             eye
             ,
             that
             such
             things
             are
             come
             to
             pass
             in
             the
             Apostacy
             ,
             and
             instituted
             after
             the
             Inventions
             of
             men
             ,
             and
             not
             after
             Christ
             the
             Wisdom
             of
             God
             ;
             and
             therefore
             they
             are
             now
             to
             be
             denied
             ,
             and
             the
             Root
             of
             them
             plucked
             up
             and
             destroyed
             ,
             and
             not
             to
             stand
             in
             any
             place
             ,
             nor
             unto
             any
             man
             ;
             for
             Grace
             and
             Truth
             is
             come
             by
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             in
             which
             Grace
             and
             Truth
             the
             Freedom
             is
             known
             ,
             and
             Tythes
             ,
             as
             now
             used
             in
             England
             ,
             are
             an
             invention
             of
             the
             Pope
             ,
             and
             who
             would
             know
             their
             rise
             and
             setting
             up
             ,
             must
             look
             into
             Histories
             for
             their
             ground
             ,
             for
             in
             the
             Gospel-Scriptures
             there
             is
             no
             ground
             for
             them
             to
             stand
             upon
             ;
             and
             Verstegen
             an
             Antiquary
             doth
             relate
             their
             very
             rise
             in
             England
             ,
             and
             doth
             declare
             that
             Pope
             Gregory
             sent
             over
             a
             company
             of
             his
             Priesthood
             and
             Officers
             into
             the
             Island
             of
             England
             ,
             who
             preached
             their
             Doctrine
             ,
             and
             turned
             many
             to
             their
             Faith
             ;
             and
             then
             the
             Pope
             sent
             them
             a
             Letter
             ,
             to
             take
             the
             free
             gift
             of
             such
             as
             they
             had
             converted
             ,
             and
             to
             live
             upon
             it
             :
             which
             thing
             they
             at
             the
             first
             did
             ,
             as
             the
             History
             relates
             ,
             and
             those
             gifts
             were
             all
             brought
             into
             one
             place
             ,
             out
             of
             which
             the
             necessities
             of
             those
             were
             supplyed
             whom
             it
             concerned
             ;
             but
             after
             they
             had
             spread
             their
             Doctrine
             more
             generally
             ,
             and
             that
             there
             was
             an
             increase
             amongst
             people
             in
             their
             practice
             ,
             then
             they
             began
             to
             divide
             the
             whole
             into
             particulars
             ,
             and
             appointed
             to
             each
             man
             his
             place
             of
             Cure
             ,
             which
             he
             was
             to
             take
             the
             charge
             of
             ,
             and
             to
             receive
             their
             particular
             gifts
             ,
             but
             not
             to
             receive
             or
             take
             of
             any
             other
             but
             such
             as
             were
             of
             his
             Faith
             ,
             and
             owned
             his
             practice
             ;
             And
             here
             was
             the
             first
             institution
             of
             Parishes
             and
             Parish
             Churches
             
             in
             England
             ,
             according
             to
             History
             :
             and
             when
             they
             were
             thus
             setled
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             gifts
             would
             not
             answer
             their
             particular
             ends
             ,
             some
             beginning
             to
             cool
             in
             their
             love
             ,
             and
             in
             their
             zeal
             ,
             and
             were
             not
             so
             liberal
             in
             giving
             as
             sometimes
             they
             had
             been
             ;
             then
             the
             Pope
             decreed
             a
             Law
             ,
             and
             by
             that
             Law
             ,
             gave
             his
             Priests
             power
             to
             compel
             the
             Tenth
             part
             of
             increase
             from
             all
             People
             generally
             ,
             which
             before
             was
             but
             a
             free
             gift
             from
             some
             ,
             as
             may
             be
             seen
             more
             at
             large
             in
             the
             History
             .
             And
             here
             was
             the
             first
             ground
             of
             Parishes
             in
             England
             ,
             and
             out
             of
             which
             Parish
             Churches
             are
             sprung
             ,
             which
             People
             now
             make
             so
             much
             to
             do
             about
             :
             And
             here
             also
             was
             the
             first
             Law
             for
             compelling
             the
             payment
             of
             Tythes
             .
             And
             after
             process
             of
             time
             ,
             it
             came
             to
             pass
             that
             the
             Popes
             power
             was
             denied
             in
             England
             ,
             then
             what
             had
             been
             gained
             unto
             Abbies
             and
             Monastries
             ,
             with
             a
             great
             part
             of
             predial
             Tythes
             was
             disposed
             into
             a
             general
             service
             ,
             by
             way
             of
             Sale
             ,
             and
             so
             became
             converted
             into
             the
             hands
             of
             Lay
             persons
             ,
             who
             were
             called
             Impropriators
             :
             And
             here
             is
             the
             ground
             from
             whence
             they
             rise
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             right
             they
             can
             claim
             originally
             for
             their
             Tythes
             .
             And
             now
             ,
             Whether
             the
             Parish
             Churches
             ,
             and
             Tythes
             ,
             and
             Worship
             ,
             which
             are
             practised
             in
             Parish
             Churches
             ,
             have
             a
             sound
             root
             ,
             let
             all
             moderate
             People
             consider
             ?
             And
             whether
             their
             ground
             be
             sufficient
             for
             any
             man
             to
             persecute
             another
             ,
             either
             for
             not
             paying
             Tythes
             ,
             or
             for
             not
             going
             to
             the
             Parish
             Church
             ,
             or
             for
             not
             Conforming
             to
             the
             Worship
             which
             there
             is
             practised
             ?
             And
             how
             People
             can
             stand
             by
             these
             things
             ,
             and
             yet
             profess
             Christianity
             ?
             And
             whether
             they
             do
             not
             stand
             upon
             a
             slippery
             place
             ,
             let
             them
             all
             consider
             ?
             But
             many
             are
             come
             to
             know
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             and
             by
             his
             power
             are
             redeemed
             out
             of
             all
             Inventions
             ,
             and
             Will-worships
             ,
             and
             are
             made
             a
             free
             People
             in
             his
             Life
             ,
             and
             Wisdom
             ,
             and
             he
             over
             all
             is
             exalted
             ,
             and
             his
             Kingdom
             is
             set
             ,
             and
             standeth
             firm
             ,
             in
             which
             is
             Righteousness
             ,
             and
             Peace
             ,
             and
             Joy
             for
             ever
             .
          
           
             And
             now
             the
             root
             of
             this
             matter
             being
             found
             in
             a
             corrupted
             earth
             ,
             the
             fruit
             of
             its
             nature
             hath
             its
             perfect
             savour
             ;
             and
             many
             have
             tasted
             of
             its
             bitterness
             from
             time
             to
             time
             ,
             until
             this
             day
             ;
             and
             there
             hath
             been
             since
             the
             first
             Institution
             ,
             several
             Laws
             made
             ,
             for
             the
             continuing
             of
             the
             payment
             of
             Tythes
             in
             general
             ,
             yet
             by
             all
             the
             Laws
             in
             that
             case
             made
             ,
             the
             recovering
             of
             Tythes
             was
             referred
             to
             the
             
               Ecclesiastical
               Courts
            
             ,
             and
             by
             Ecclesiastical
             
             Judges
             ,
             and
             not
             in
             any
             
               Temporal
               Court
            
             whatsoever
             ,
             as
             in
             divers
             Statutes
             for
             recovering
             of
             Tythes
             may
             be
             mentioned
             .
             One
             in
             particular
             I
             shall
             quote
             ,
             namely
             ,
             3.
             
             
               Edw.
               6.
               
               Chap.
               13.
               
               And
               that
               it
               shall
               not
               be
               lawful
               unto
               the
               Parson
               ,
               Vicar
               ,
               Proprietor
               ,
               Owner
               or
               other
               their
               Farmer
               ,
               or
               Deputies
               ,
               contrary
               to
               this
               Act
               ,
               to
               convent
               or
               sue
               such
               withholder
               of
               Tythes
               ,
               Obventions
               ,
               or
               other
               Duties
               aforesaid
               ,
               before
               any
               other
               Judge
               than
               Ecclesiastical
               .
            
             By
             which
             it
             doth
             appear
             ,
             how
             much
             innocent
             People
             are
             this
             day
             wronged
             in
             that
             case
             ,
             who
             are
             sued
             for
             Tythes
             ,
             by
             original
             Wirts
             out
             of
             
               Temporal
               Courts
            
             ;
             and
             likewise
             how
             much
             they
             are
             wronged
             through
             the
             practice
             that
             is
             used
             in
             that
             Law
             ,
             and
             how
             many
             this
             day
             lye
             in
             Holes
             and
             Prisons
             ,
             because
             the
             Practice
             of
             the
             Law
             hath
             been
             made
             a
             snare
             unto
             them
             ,
             so
             that
             they
             could
             not
             proceed
             in
             their
             own
             case
             ,
             as
             of
             right
             they
             ought
             to
             have
             done
             ,
             and
             this
             is
             manifest
             in
             many
             particulars
             ;
             a
             few
             of
             which
             I
             shal
             briefly
             instance
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             To
             be
             arrested
             by
             a
             Sheriffs
             Warrant
             ,
             grounded
             upon
             an
             original
             Writ
             out
             of
             any
             
               Temporal
               Court
            
             ;
             and
             by
             that
             Warrant
             the
             Sheriffe
             is
             to
             have
             the
             Body
             of
             a
             man
             in
             the
             Court
             at
             Westminster
             such
             a
             day
             as
             is
             expressed
             ,
             there
             to
             answer
             the
             Party
             who
             hath
             ought
             to
             plead
             against
             him
             ,
             and
             then
             the
             Body
             of
             that
             man
             to
             be
             cast
             into
             Prison
             ,
             and
             there
             kept
             ,
             and
             not
             brought
             into
             the
             Court
             by
             the
             Sheriffe
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             Warrant
             ;
             is
             a
             practice
             through
             which
             many
             innocent
             People
             suffer
             this
             day
             in
             a
             deep
             manner
             ,
             and
             is
             a
             practice
             that
             stands
             wholly
             in
             deceit
             ,
             lyes
             ,
             and
             hypocrisie
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             For
             a
             man
             to
             give
             Bond
             for
             his
             appearance
             upon
             his
             arrest
             ,
             and
             he
             doth
             appear
             accordingly
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             truth
             discharges
             his
             Bond
             ;
             yet
             notwithstanding
             his
             appearance
             will
             not
             be
             accepted
             to
             be
             good
             in
             Law
             ,
             though
             by
             the
             Law
             it
             is
             onely
             sufficient
             ;
             and
             then
             to
             proceed
             against
             him
             upon
             forfeiture
             of
             his
             Bond
             ,
             when
             in
             the
             Truth
             ,
             and
             also
             according
             to
             Law
             ,
             he
             hath
             really
             discharged
             his
             Bond
             :
             this
             is
             a
             deceitful
             Practice
             ,
             and
             through
             this
             Practice
             many
             innocent
             People
             have
             suffered
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             To
             be
             Subpena'd
             into
             the
             Exchequer
             ,
             and
             commanded
             to
             appear
             there
             in
             a
             man
             's
             own
             person
             ,
             and
             when
             he
             doth
             personally
             appear
             ,
             then
             not
             to
             accept
             his
             appearance
             ,
             to
             be
             good
             in
             Law
             ,
             and
             in
             that
             case
             to
             proceed
             against
             him
             as
             an
             offender
             ,
             and
             to
             cause
             his
             Body
             to
             be
             arrested
             and
             imprisoned
             for
             a
             contempt
             ,
             
             when
             he
             hath
             truly
             answered
             what
             he
             was
             commanded
             ;
             this
             is
             a
             practice
             through
             which
             many
             innocent
             People
             do
             suffer
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             For
             a
             man
             to
             give
             his
             own
             Answer
             unto
             any
             Bill
             exhibited
             against
             him
             ,
             and
             to
             answer
             it
             in
             the
             Truth
             ,
             and
             to
             tender
             his
             Answer
             to
             the
             Court
             ,
             and
             that
             Answer
             to
             be
             refused
             ,
             as
             not
             being
             sufficient
             in
             Law
             ,
             when
             it
             is
             a
             man
             's
             own
             Answer
             ,
             who
             by
             the
             Law
             is
             required
             to
             answer
             ,
             and
             no
             Law
             that
             enjoynes
             him
             to
             answer
             otherwise
             ;
             and
             notwithstanding
             his
             Answer
             truly
             tendered
             ,
             yet
             to
             be
             arrested
             and
             imprisoned
             for
             a
             contempt
             ,
             when
             he
             hath
             observed
             the
             thing
             commanded
             :
             this
             is
             a
             practice
             through
             which
             many
             innocent
             People
             suffer
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             To
             refuse
             an
             Answer
             as
             insufficient
             ,
             because
             a
             man
             cannot
             swear
             unto
             it
             ,
             though
             in
             it self
             it
             be
             really
             true
             ;
             and
             then
             to
             cause
             that
             man
             to
             be
             arrested
             ,
             and
             imprisoned
             for
             a
             contempt
             ,
             when
             he
             hath
             tendred
             a
             true
             Answer
             :
             this
             is
             a
             practice
             through
             which
             many
             innocent
             People
             suffer
             .
          
           
             6.
             
             There
             being
             no
             Law
             in
             force
             ,
             by
             which
             any
             
               Temporal
               Court
            
             can
             receive
             power
             to
             proceed
             in
             the
             case
             of
             Tythes
             ,
             it
             is
             wholly
             insufficient
             on
             their
             part
             ,
             who
             put
             such
             things
             in
             practise
             ;
             through
             which
             practice
             many
             have
             and
             do
             very
             deeply
             suffer
             .
          
           
             Therefore
             who
             are
             yet
             in
             suffering
             for
             Tythes
             ,
             and
             remain
             in
             Prisons
             upon
             the
             account
             of
             such
             proceedings
             in
             any
             
               Temporal
               Court
            
             ,
             they
             ought
             by
             the
             Law
             to
             be
             forthwith
             discharged
             ,
             and
             released
             ;
             and
             not
             only
             so
             ,
             but
             to
             be
             repaired
             for
             their
             great
             sufferings
             ,
             loss
             ,
             and
             damage
             which
             they
             have
             sustained
             by
             such
             illegal
             proceedings
             ,
             and
             deceitful
             practices
             ;
             through
             which
             many
             have
             suffered
             to
             Death
             ,
             others
             to
             the
             great
             loss
             of
             their
             outward
             Estates
             ,
             and
             others
             to
             the
             decay
             of
             their
             bodily
             Health
             ,
             by
             being
             so
             long
             continued
             in
             hardships
             ,
             who
             are
             men
             of
             ability
             ,
             and
             repute
             in
             their
             Country
             ;
             and
             Liberty
             may
             be
             justly
             challenged
             and
             demanded
             touching
             all
             that
             yet
             do
             suffer
             upon
             the
             account
             here
             mentioned
             ,
             and
             also
             for
             these
             Reasons
             following
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Because
             many
             who
             are
             in
             Bonds
             this
             day
             ,
             were
             cast
             into
             Prison
             by
             Writs
             original
             from
             the
             
               Temporal
               Courts
            
             ,
             whose
             Authority
             was
             upheld
             by
             Oliver's
             Power
             ,
             and
             now
             his
             Power
             being
             disanulled
             ,
             and
             all
             that
             was
             acted
             and
             done
             by
             his
             Power
             ,
             made
             void
             by
             this
             present
             Power
             ,
             and
             is
             now
             judged
             ineffectual
             to
             all
             intents
             and
             purposes
             as
             if
             it
             had
             never
             been
             :
             Then
             why
             should
             not
             that
             judgement
             reach
             to
             the
             
             Innocent
             ,
             and
             set
             them
             free
             from
             their
             sufferings
             ,
             which
             originally
             was
             occasioned
             by
             his
             Power
             ,
             and
             have
             for
             many
             years
             together
             continued
             Prisoners
             ?
             I
             am
             sure
             sound
             Reason
             ,
             or
             a
             tender
             heart
             ,
             will
             judge
             this
             demand
             both
             lawful
             and
             expedient
             to
             be
             granted
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             This
             present
             Power
             now
             being
             in
             Government
             ,
             under
             which
             Power
             there
             are
             
               Courts
               Ecclesiastical
            
             appointed
             ;
             then
             all
             that
             have
             been
             Arrested
             ,
             by
             Writs
             original
             from
             any
             
               Temporal
               Court
            
             ,
             since
             this
             present
             Power
             Governed
             ,
             and
             who
             do
             remain
             in
             Prisons
             upon
             such
             Arrests
             ,
             in
             case
             of
             Tythes
             ;
             their
             Liberty
             may
             be
             justly
             challenged
             and
             demanded
             ,
             and
             it
             will
             be
             but
             a
             reasonable
             thing
             for
             such
             as
             are
             now
             in
             Power
             to
             grant
             it
             ,
             and
             cause
             it
             to
             be
             done
             .
          
           
             I
             do
             not
             state
             these
             Cases
             as
             being
             versed
             in
             points
             of
             Law
             ,
             but
             as
             they
             are
             opened
             to
             me
             in
             the
             Truth
             ,
             in
             which
             Truth
             is
             the
             pure
             and
             sound
             Reason
             ;
             and
             that
             Truth
             and
             Reason
             seeth
             thorow
             all
             things
             that
             are
             unreasonable
             ,
             and
             also
             manifests
             what
             is
             reasonable
             ,
             that
             the
             Truth
             and
             sound
             Reason
             ,
             in
             another
             may
             answer
             it
             ,
             and
             receive
             it
             ;
             and
             in
             the
             Truth
             man
             comes
             to
             see
             all
             uunreasonable
             things
             :
             and
             let
             all
             reasonable
             People
             now
             judge
             whether
             it
             be
             reasonable
             on
             their
             part
             ,
             that
             practise
             such
             things
             as
             are
             here
             mentioned
             ,
             and
             through
             such
             practices
             cause
             Innocent
             People
             to
             suffer
             ?
             and
             whether
             it
             be
             reasonable
             that
             Innocent
             People
             should
             yet
             suffer
             and
             be
             continued
             in
             Prison
             upon
             such
             grounds
             ?
             And
             whether
             such
             as
             now
             do
             suffer
             in
             those
             cases
             ,
             can
             be
             lawfully
             detained
             ,
             being
             Imprisoned
             upon
             original
             Writs
             in
             case
             of
             Tythes
             ?
             And
             though
             such
             things
             were
             done
             ,
             when
             there
             was
             not
             another
             way
             left
             to
             recover
             them
             ,
             and
             greedy
             men
             would
             not
             be
             satisfied
             without
             them
             ,
             though
             at
             that
             time
             there
             was
             such
             a
             practice
             and
             proceedings
             ;
             yet
             that
             Power
             being
             now
             judged
             unlawful
             ,
             and
             removed
             ,
             such
             things
             are
             returned
             into
             their
             old
             channel
             again
             ,
             and
             are
             to
             be
             tried
             in
             
               Ecclesiastical
               Courts
            
             onely
             :
             Not
             that
             I
             hereby
             justifie
             the
             proceedings
             of
             any
             Court
             in
             this
             case
             ,
             for
             I
             have
             already
             shewed
             the
             ground
             of
             this
             matter
             to
             be
             corrupted
             ;
             and
             am
             now
             wading
             amongst
             the
             fowl
             and
             unclean
             streames
             ,
             where
             I
             find
             little
             delight
             as
             to
             my self
             ,
             but
             through
             a
             necessity
             laid
             upon
             me
             ,
             to
             do
             good
             both
             to
             Persecutors
             and
             Sufferers
             ,
             I
             am
             constrained
             to
             travel
             amongst
             these
             things
             ,
             though
             I
             hasten
             through
             them
             ,
             as
             contraries
             to
             my
             Life
             .
             Now
             these
             things
             being
             
             duely
             considered
             ,
             it
             cannot
             but
             reasonably
             be
             judged
             ,
             that
             we
             have
             good
             cause
             ,
             who
             in
             these
             cases
             are
             concerned
             ,
             to
             demand
             our
             
               just
               Liberty
            
             ,
             and
             do
             expect
             it
             ;
             and
             if
             Liberty
             be
             denyed
             unto
             us
             upon
             this
             reasonable
             demand
             ,
             then
             let
             such
             know
             who
             are
             our
             Oppressors
             ,
             that
             we
             yet
             in
             patience
             do
             abide
             ,
             and
             in
             patience
             we
             do
             bear
             a
             sure
             Testimony
             against
             all
             evil-doers
             and
             unreasonable
             men
             .
             And
             here
             it
             may
             be
             seen
             what
             bitter
             streams
             the
             Pope's
             fountain
             sendeth
             forth
             ;
             and
             not
             only
             so
             ,
             but
             also
             how
             those
             that
             are
             concerned
             in
             the
             practice
             of
             the
             Law
             ,
             do
             degenerate
             from
             reasonable
             men
             ,
             and
             with
             their
             unreasonable
             part
             do
             divert
             the
             streams
             from
             their
             proper
             course
             ;
             though
             in
             that
             channel
             they
             are
             too
             bitter
             for
             honest
             men
             to
             drink
             ,
             yet
             being
             diverted
             from
             that
             course
             ,
             they
             are
             made
             much
             more
             bitter
             from
             such
             as
             do
             practise
             in
             them
             :
             for
             if
             any
             part
             of
             Reason
             did
             order
             the
             practice
             in
             such
             cases
             ,
             it
             would
             not
             prove
             so
             tedious
             and
             burdensome
             to
             those
             that
             are
             concerned
             to
             make
             defence
             ;
             If
             a
             man
             's
             own
             Appearance
             would
             be
             taken
             for
             a
             sufficient
             Appearance
             ,
             as
             it
             ought
             to
             be
             ;
             or
             ,
             if
             a
             
               true
               Answer
            
             would
             be
             taken
             for
             
               a
               sufficient
               Answer
            
             ,
             without
             an
             Oath
             ,
             as
             it
             ought
             to
             be
             ;
             or
             ,
             if
             the
             Sheriff
             would
             have
             a
             man's
             Body
             to
             appear
             according
             to
             his
             Warrant
             ,
             as
             he
             ought
             to
             do
             ;
             this
             would
             come
             something
             near
             to
             Reason
             in
             practice
             ,
             and
             would
             not
             be
             so
             grievous
             to
             poor
             men
             ,
             who
             desire
             to
             fear
             God
             and
             walk
             in
             his
             Truth
             :
             but
             men
             are
             shamefully
             degenerated
             from
             Truth
             and
             Reason
             ,
             and
             their
             very
             hearts
             and
             minds
             are
             corrupted
             ,
             and
             their
             wayes
             are
             all
             crooked
             ,
             and
             there
             is
             no
             soundness
             in
             their
             goings
             ,
             so
             that
             an
             houest
             simple
             man
             cannot
             walk
             with
             them
             ,
             but
             be
             defiled
             and
             ensnared
             .
          
           
             And
             now
             I
             shall
             mention
             one
             thing
             ,
             and
             that
             from
             the
             Law
             ,
             for
             confirmation
             of
             what
             I
             have
             here
             layed
             down
             in
             the
             particular
             case
             of
             Tythes
             ,
             by
             which
             it
             doth
             fully
             appear
             that
             no
             Temporal
             Court
             hath
             any
             power
             to
             proceed
             against
             any
             man
             in
             that
             case
             ;
             for
             the
             Law
             saith
             after
             this
             manner
             ,
             
               (
               32.
               
               Hen.
            
             8.
             ch
             .
             7.
             )
             
               That
               some
               have
               not
               letted
               to
               substract
               the
               lawful
               and
               accustomed
               Tythes
               of
               Corn
               ,
               Hay
               ,
               Pasturages
               ,
               and
               other
               sorts
               of
               Tythes
               and
               Oblations
               ,
               commonly
               due
               to
               the
               owners
               ,
               proprietors
               ,
               and
               other
               possessors
               ,
            
             &c.
             
             
               Wherefore
               it
               is
               enacted
               ,
               That
               all
               and
               singular
               persons
               of
               what
               estate
               or
               degree
               soever
               ,
               shall
               fully
               and
               truly
               ,
               and
               effectually
               divide
               ,
               yeeld
               ,
               or
               pay
               ,
               all
               and
               singular
               Tythes
               and
               Offerings
               aforesaid
               ,
            
             &c.
             
             
               and
               if
               any
               do
               detain
               any
               part
               of
               the
               said
               Tythes
               or
               Offerings
               ,
               then
               the
               party
               either
               Ecclesiastical
               or
               lay
               person
               ,
               having
               cause
               to
               demand
               the
               said
               Tythes
               ,
               and
               being
               thereof
               wronged
               or
               grieved
               ,
               shall
               and
               may
               convent
               the
               person
               or
               persons
               ,
               so
               offending
               ,
               before
               the
               Ordinary
               ,
               his
               Commissary
               ,
               or
               other
               competent
               Minister
               or
               lawful
               Judge
               of
               the
               place
               where
               such
               wrong
               shall
               be
               done
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               Ecclesiastical
               Laws
               ,
            
             &c.
             
             And
             another
             branch
             of
             the
             Statute
             speaketh
             on
             this
             wise
             ,
             
               That
               if
               any
               Ecclesiastical
               or
               Spiritual
               profits
               ,
               which
               now
               be
               ,
               or
               hereafter
               shall
               be
               made
               Temporal
               unto
               any
               person
               or
               persons
               ;
               and
               that
               if
               any
               other
               person
               or
               persons
               go
               about
               to
               disseize
               them
               ,
               or
               disinherite
               them
               ,
               then
               in
               that
               case
               the
               party
               or
               parties
               grieved
               ,
               may
               have
               their
               remedy
               in
               the
               Temporal
               Courts
               ,
            
             as
             may
             be
             seen
             more
             at
             large
             in
             the
             full
             Statute
             .
             So
             here
             is
             a
             plain
             distinction
             made
             :
             for
             whilst
             any
             thing
             remains
             in
             the
             nature
             of
             Tythes
             ,
             and
             only
             denyed
             as
             Tythes
             and
             Offerings
             ,
             no
             Temporal
             Court
             hath
             power
             to
             examine
             or
             determine
             in
             that
             case
             ,
             but
             the
             Ecclesiastical
             Courts
             onely
             :
             but
             if
             any
             man
             shall
             call
             in
             question
             the
             Estate
             of
             another
             in
             the
             ground
             ,
             as
             it
             was
             once
             counted
             Spiritual
             ,
             and
             now
             converted
             into
             the
             possession
             of
             a
             lay
             person
             ,
             if
             an
             Interest
             in
             this
             case
             be
             questioned
             ,
             then
             have
             the
             Temporal
             Courts
             power
             to
             examine
             and
             determine
             the
             Interest
             of
             such
             Estate
             .
             And
             there
             are
             divers
             other
             Statutes
             which
             do
             refer
             the
             recovering
             of
             Tythes
             ,
             where
             they
             are
             denyed
             ,
             to
             the
             determination
             of
             Ecclesiastical
             Courts
             only
             ,
             which
             I
             shall
             not
             at
             this
             time
             ,
             and
             in
             this
             place
             ,
             take
             notice
             of
             to
             mention
             ;
             for
             that
             which
             is
             already
             said
             ,
             may
             be
             sufficient
             to
             convince
             a
             reasonable
             man
             or
             woman
             ,
             that
             the
             ground
             and
             rise
             of
             them
             is
             out
             of
             the
             Truth
             ;
             and
             the
             way
             to
             recover
             them
             ,
             if
             denyed
             ,
             is
             to
             be
             in
             Ecclesiastical
             Courts
             only
             ,
             and
             not
             in
             Temporal
             Courts
             ,
             and
             that
             from
             determination
             of
             the
             Law
             in
             that
             case
             .
             All
             which
             doth
             make
             it
             evidently
             appear
             ,
             how
             much
             we
             have
             been
             ,
             and
             are
             still
             wronged
             ,
             who
             have
             been
             a
             suffering
             People
             many
             years
             in
             this
             case
             ,
             and
             through
             these
             practices
             ;
             and
             the
             wrong
             is
             much
             more
             at
             this
             time
             in
             this
             case
             ,
             than
             in
             times
             lately
             past
             ,
             because
             there
             is
             now
             Ecclesiastical
             Courts
             set
             up
             and
             appointed
             ,
             unto
             which
             the
             Law
             doth
             only
             refer
             for
             the
             recovering
             of
             Tythes
             ,
             and
             some
             that
             in
             those
             Courts
             are
             called
             in
             question
             about
             Tythes
             :
             and
             therefore
             the
             People
             of
             God
             ,
             who
             are
             called
             Quakers
             ,
             ought
             to
             
             be
             set
             free
             from
             their
             Imprisonments
             in
             that
             case
             ,
             who
             have
             been
             wronged
             so
             long
             together
             ,
             and
             yet
             are
             sufferers
             by
             Writs
             ,
             and
             Warrants
             ,
             and
             Subpena's
             out
             of
             Temporal
             Courts
             ,
             and
             through
             the
             practice
             of
             such
             Courts
             :
             And
             if
             any
             man
             be
             henceforth
             grieved
             for
             want
             of
             his
             Tythes
             ,
             then
             let
             us
             come
             to
             answer
             in
             such
             Courts
             as
             by
             the
             Law
             is
             appointed
             to
             hear
             and
             determine
             the
             same
             ;
             and
             let
             us
             have
             free
             liberty
             to
             make
             our
             just
             and
             reasonable
             Defence
             on
             our
             own
             behalf
             ,
             and
             not
             to
             be
             interrupted
             in
             our
             Defence
             ,
             for
             it
             is
             a
             Case
             that
             doth
             relate
             to
             our
             Consciences
             ;
             and
             therefore
             such
             as
             are
             counted
             Spiritual
             men
             ,
             who
             are
             appointed
             to
             judge
             in
             Spiritual
             matters
             ,
             ought
             to
             hear
             us
             to
             the
             full
             in
             what
             we
             have
             to
             say
             in
             our
             own
             Defence
             ,
             that
             so
             our
             Answer
             may
             be
             taken
             and
             considered
             ,
             touching
             the
             matter
             which
             by
             any
             Bill
             may
             be
             exhibited
             against
             us
             ;
             and
             then
             however
             it
             comes
             to
             pass
             concerning
             us
             ,
             or
             what
             Sentence
             may
             proceed
             against
             us
             ,
             we
             shall
             be
             contented
             in
             our
             places
             ,
             and
             shall
             either
             actively
             or
             passively
             be
             subject
             without
             resisting
             ,
             as
             our
             Testimony
             hitherto
             doth
             sufficiently
             evidence
             for
             us
             ;
             only
             let
             us
             have
             fair
             dealings
             ,
             and
             legal
             proceedings
             ,
             as
             Men
             and
             Christians
             :
             for
             ,
             as
             Men
             ,
             we
             have
             a
             perfect
             understanding
             ,
             and
             in
             truth
             and
             soberness
             we
             do
             behave
             our selves
             ;
             and
             ,
             as
             Christians
             ,
             we
             have
             patience
             to
             endure
             ,
             and
             do
             not
             seek
             revenge
             ;
             and
             therefore
             we
             ought
             to
             have
             fair
             dealings
             amongst
             all
             men
             who
             are
             concerned
             with
             us
             in
             any
             case
             .
          
           
             There
             are
             other
             corrupted
             streams
             ,
             which
             descend
             from
             the
             unreasonable
             part
             of
             men
             towards
             us
             ,
             and
             are
             practised
             in
             divers
             cases
             concerning
             us
             ,
             by
             which
             great
             sufferings
             are
             inflicted
             upon
             us
             ;
             and
             such
             practices
             may
             briefly
             be
             reduced
             into
             these
             particular
             heads
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             To
             summon
             us
             to
             appear
             at
             Sessions
             ,
             and
             when
             we
             appear
             according
             to
             our
             Summons
             ,
             and
             stand
             at
             the
             Bar
             to
             make
             our
             just
             Defence
             to
             what
             may
             be
             charged
             against
             us
             ,
             then
             to
             tender
             unto
             us
             the
             
               Oath
               of
               Allegiance
            
             ,
             and
             press
             us
             with
             much
             violence
             to
             take
             it
             ;
             and
             though
             that
             Oath
             was
             instituted
             touching
             another
             people
             ,
             as
             by
             the
             title
             of
             it
             may
             appear
             ,
             which
             is
             for
             
               suppressing
               Popish
               Recusants
            
             ;
             and
             it
             was
             instituted
             in
             the
             sence
             of
             that
             danger
             which
             was
             by
             such
             a
             people
             intended
             against
             the
             
             King
             and
             his
             Government
             ,
             by
             the
             Gunpowder-Plot
             ;
             and
             though
             afterwards
             it
             was
             pressed
             to
             the
             King
             ,
             that
             he
             would
             grant
             the
             extent
             of
             it
             to
             all
             his
             Subjects
             ,
             and
             that
             he
             gave
             his
             consent
             so
             to
             do
             ,
             yet
             it
             may
             be
             seen
             by
             that
             Law
             which
             did
             so
             institute
             it
             in
             that
             case
             ,
             and
             upon
             the
             request
             of
             that
             Parliament
             ,
             that
             the
             Intention
             and
             mind
             both
             of
             the
             King
             and
             Parliament
             ,
             was
             for
             the
             finding
             out
             of
             such
             a
             people
             as
             did
             adhere
             to
             the
             
               Popes
               Supremacy
            
             ;
             and
             though
             it
             doth
             extend
             to
             all
             ,
             as
             to
             the
             tender
             of
             it
             ,
             yet
             it
             is
             with
             certain
             considerations
             ;
             as
             if
             any
             Officer
             of
             a
             Township
             do
             complain
             to
             a
             Justice
             of
             Peace
             ,
             that
             any
             person
             or
             persons
             above
             the
             age
             of
             sixteen
             years
             ,
             do
             not
             duly
             repair
             to
             their
             Parish
             Church
             ,
             or
             do
             not
             duly
             receive
             that
             which
             is
             called
             
               a
               Sacrament
            
             ,
             as
             in
             the
             said
             Act
             is
             more
             fully
             expressed
             ,
             That
             then
             in
             such
             cases
             the
             Justice
             of
             Peace
             hath
             power
             to
             send
             for
             such
             person
             or
             persons
             ,
             so
             complained
             of
             ,
             by
             his
             Warrant
             ,
             and
             may
             tender
             unto
             them
             the
             said
             Oath
             ,
             which
             for
             refusing
             ,
             he
             hath
             power
             to
             proceed
             against
             them
             ,
             as
             is
             appointed
             by
             the
             said
             Act
             :
             but
             still
             it
             is
             to
             be
             observed
             ,
             that
             it
             is
             but
             to
             discover
             such
             person
             or
             persons
             as
             privately
             do
             adhere
             to
             the
             
               Popes
               Supremacy
            
             ;
             and
             therefore
             it
             is
             expressed
             in
             the
             Oath
             ,
             that
             they
             shall
             
               renounce
               the
               Pope
            
             ;
             and
             Premunire
             was
             ordained
             only
             against
             such
             persons
             as
             should
             purchase
             Bulls
             from
             Rome
             ,
             as
             may
             be
             seen
             in
             the
             16th
             of
             Rich.
             2d
             .
             chap.
             5.
             
             And
             now
             to
             make
             this
             the
             great
             business
             in
             Courts
             ,
             and
             at
             other
             times
             against
             us
             ,
             who
             are
             an
             innocent
             People
             ,
             who
             deny
             the
             
               Popes
               Supremacy
            
             and
             all
             his
             practices
             ,
             and
             to
             entrap
             us
             with
             it
             ,
             as
             with
             a
             snare
             ,
             because
             we
             cannot
             for
             Conscience
             towards
             God
             take
             any
             Oath
             at
             all
             ,
             but
             live
             in
             obedience
             to
             Christ's
             Command
             ,
             who
             saith
             ,
             
               Swear
               not
               at
               all
            
             ;
             and
             it
             is
             
               the
               matter
            
             contained
             in
             the
             Oath
             that
             was
             chiefly
             intended
             in
             the
             first
             institution
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             now
             to
             ensnare
             us
             with
             it
             upon
             every
             occasion
             ,
             who
             make
             conscience
             of
             an
             Oath
             ,
             and
             yet
             answer
             the
             matter
             as
             full
             as
             any
             people
             :
             for
             our
             peaceable
             living
             under
             the
             King's
             Government
             ,
             doth
             evidently
             demonstrate
             our
             obedience
             to
             him
             ,
             whilst
             many
             others
             that
             fear
             not
             an
             Oath
             ,
             can
             swear
             and
             yet
             not
             answer
             the
             matter
             contained
             in
             the
             Oath
             ;
             and
             here
             we
             shew
             forth
             our
             obedience
             to
             the
             King
             ,
             by
             answering
             the
             matter
             in
             the
             Oath
             ;
             and
             we
             also
             shew
             forth
             our
             true
             love
             to
             God
             in
             keeping
             his
             Command
             ,
             for
             it
             is
             Christ's
             Command
             that
             
             we
             do
             obey
             in
             this
             case
             ;
             and
             so
             it
             is
             to
             us
             the
             Conscience
             of
             an
             Oath
             ,
             and
             not
             wholly
             the
             matter
             ;
             and
             to
             proceed
             against
             us
             in
             this
             case
             ,
             is
             very
             hard
             measure
             ;
             and
             how
             many
             of
             us
             that
             have
             suffered
             Imprisonment
             ,
             and
             spoyling
             of
             our
             goods
             ,
             and
             divers
             other
             wayes
             have
             deeply
             suffered
             by
             it
             ,
             and
             through
             the
             practice
             of
             it
             ,
             though
             we
             are
             not
             at
             all
             concerned
             ,
             by
             the
             intention
             of
             those
             from
             whom
             the
             Oath
             had
             its
             first
             institution
             ;
             and
             for
             to
             fine
             us
             ,
             or
             imprison
             us
             in
             this
             case
             ,
             as
             hath
             been
             ,
             and
             is
             yet
             practised
             ,
             is
             not
             only
             unreasonable
             from
             the
             consideration
             of
             these
             grounds
             here
             mentioned
             ,
             but
             it
             is
             also
             a
             practice
             which
             standeth
             opposite
             to
             the
             Law
             it self
             ,
             as
             in
             the
             42.
             
             Edw.
             3d.
             ch
             .
             3.
             where
             it
             is
             expressed
             ,
             
               That
               for
               the
               good
               government
               of
               the
               Commons
               ,
               no
               man
               shall
               be
               put
               to
               answer
               without
               presentment
               before
               Justices
               ,
               or
               matter
               of
               Record
               ,
               or
               by
               due
               Process
               and
               Writ
               original
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               old
               Law
               :
               and
               if
               any
               thing
               from
               henceforth
               be
               done
               to
               the
               contrary
               ,
               it
               shall
               be
               void
               and
               holden
               for
               error
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             Now
             by
             this
             Law
             none
             should
             be
             put
             to
             answer
             without
             Presentment
             ,
             or
             matter
             of
             Record
             ,
             or
             due
             Process
             ;
             Therefore
             to
             wave
             a
             Presentment
             upon
             which
             the
             party
             stands
             presented
             ,
             and
             for
             which
             cause
             he
             is
             summoned
             there
             to
             appear
             ,
             and
             doth
             appear
             ,
             and
             then
             to
             tender
             the
             Oath
             unto
             him
             ,
             and
             put
             him
             strictly
             to
             answer
             whether
             he
             will
             swear
             or
             no
             ,
             it
             is
             not
             legal
             in
             Law
             ;
             for
             there
             is
             no
             Presentment
             ,
             nor
             matter
             of
             Record
             ,
             nor
             due
             Process
             against
             him
             in
             that
             case
             ;
             and
             to
             say
             ,
             
               Will
               you
               take
               the
               Oath
               of
               Allegiance
               ?
            
             or
             ,
             
               Will
               you
               swear
            
             ?
             when
             a
             Presentment
             lies
             against
             him
             in
             another
             case
             ,
             and
             he
             stands
             at
             the
             Bar
             to
             answer
             his
             Charge
             ,
             and
             if
             he
             do
             not
             give
             a
             full
             Answer
             to
             that
             Question
             as
             it
             is
             demanded
             ,
             which
             as
             a
             new
             thing
             is
             tendred
             ,
             and
             goes
             beside
             the
             matter
             for
             which
             he
             stands
             presented
             ,
             and
             to
             fine
             him
             ,
             or
             imprison
             him
             ,
             because
             he
             doth
             not
             give
             a
             full
             Answer
             ,
             is
             a
             Proceeding
             void
             in
             Law
             ,
             and
             holden
             for
             error
             ;
             because
             no
             man
             is
             to
             be
             put
             to
             answer
             without
             Presentment
             ,
             or
             matter
             of
             Record
             ,
             or
             due
             Process
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             To
             be
             imprisoned
             ,
             and
             kept
             as
             a
             Prisoner
             ,
             and
             at
             the
             Assizes
             or
             Sessions
             brought
             to
             the
             Bar
             as
             a
             Prisoner
             ,
             and
             then
             to
             tender
             the
             
               Oath
               of
               Allegiance
            
             ,
             when
             a
             man
             stands
             a
             Prisoner
             at
             the
             Bar
             ,
             and
             expecteth
             a
             due
             Tryal
             in
             order
             to
             his
             Releasment
             ,
             and
             if
             he
             desire
             to
             hear
             his
             Charge
             ,
             as
             a
             Prisoner
             ,
             which
             every
             Prisoner
             ought
             to
             do
             ,
             and
             to
             call
             for
             his
             Accusers
             ,
             if
             any
             be
             ,
             who
             
             ought
             to
             be
             there
             present
             ,
             and
             that
             he
             stand
             upon
             the
             case
             of
             his
             Imprisonment
             ,
             and
             doth
             not
             give
             a
             full
             Answer
             to
             the
             Question
             demanded
             about
             the
             Oath
             ;
             then
             to
             proceed
             against
             him
             as
             a
             refuser
             of
             the
             Oath
             ,
             and
             to
             Fine
             him
             ,
             or
             Imprison
             him
             ,
             or
             Disseize
             him
             of
             his
             Free-hold
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             Estate
             :
             It
             is
             a
             Proceeding
             void
             in
             Law
             ,
             and
             held
             for
             Error
             ;
             for
             in
             that
             case
             he
             should
             not
             be
             put
             to
             answer
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             To
             be
             Imprisoned
             for
             meeting
             together
             to
             worship
             God
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             kept
             in
             Prison
             many
             weeks
             ,
             and
             then
             to
             be
             brought
             into
             a
             Court
             and
             set
             to
             a
             Bar
             of
             Judgement
             ,
             and
             there
             have
             the
             Oath
             tendered
             ,
             and
             no
             charge
             imposed
             upon
             the
             Prisoner
             ,
             touching
             his
             Imprisonment
             ,
             but
             the
             Oath
             alone
             pressed
             ,
             and
             his
             Answer
             required
             ,
             &
             for
             not
             answering
             fully
             to
             the
             Question
             demanded
             ,
             which
             generally
             is
             this
             ,
             
               Will
               you
               take
               the
               Oath
               of
               Allegiance
               ?
            
             Or
             ,
             
               Will
               you
               Swear
            
             ?
             And
             so
             to
             be
             Fined
             ,
             or
             Imprisoned
             upon
             the
             account
             of
             refusing
             the
             Oath
             ;
             or
             ,
             to
             have
             his
             Lands
             and
             Goods
             seized
             ,
             in
             the
             case
             of
             Premunire
             ;
             this
             is
             void
             in
             Law
             ,
             and
             holden
             for
             Error
             :
             For
             no
             Presentment
             ,
             nor
             matter
             of
             Record
             ,
             or
             due
             Process
             in
             that
             case
             ,
             lyes
             against
             the
             Prisoner
             ;
             and
             the
             Law
             saith
             ,
             
               That
               no
               man
               ,
               of
               what
               Estate
               or
               Condition
               that
               he
               be
               ,
               shall
               be
               put
               out
               of
               Land
               or
               Tenement
               ,
               nor
               taken
               ,
               nor
               Imprisoned
               ,
               nor
               Disinherited
               ,
               nor
               put
               to
               Death
               ,
               without
               being
               brought
               to
               answer
               by
               due
               Process
               of
               the
               Law
               ,
            
             28.
             
             Edw.
             3d.
             Chap.
             3.
             
             And
             again
             
               Magna
               Charta
            
             ,
             Chap.
             29.
             
             
               No
               Freeman
               shall
               be
               taken
               or
               Imprisoned
               ,
               or
               be
               Disseized
               of
               his
               Free-hold
               ,
               or
               Liberties
               ,
               or
               free
               Customs
               ,
               or
               be
               Outlawed
               or
               Exiled
               ,
               or
               any
               other
               wayes
               Destroyed
               ;
               nor
               we
               will
               not
               passe
               upon
               him
               ,
               nor
               condemn
               him
               but
               by
               Lawful
               Judgement
               of
               his
               Peers
               ,
               or
               by
               the
               Law
               of
               the
               Land.
            
             And
             in
             3.
             
             
               Charles
               1.
               
               And
               I
               assure
               you
               ,
               my
               Maxime
               is
               ,
               That
               the
               Peoples
               Liberties
               strengthens
               the
               Kings
               Prerogative
               ,
               and
               that
               the
               Kings
               Prerogative
               is
               to
               defend
               the
               Peoples
               Liberties
               .
            
             And
             again
             ,
             3.
             
             Charles
             1.
             in
             the
             
               Petition
               of
               Right
               ,
               No
               Free
               man
               to
               be
               Imprisoned
               without
               cause
               shewed
               .
            
             And
             how
             contrary
             to
             these
             things
             have
             men
             acted
             against
             us
             ,
             who
             are
             called
             Quakers
             ?
             and
             how
             have
             they
             made
             their
             Wills
             their
             Law
             ,
             and
             in
             their
             Wills
             have
             Imprisoned
             us
             ,
             without
             any
             cause
             at
             all
             shewed
             ,
             and
             have
             restrained
             us
             of
             our
             Liberty
             ,
             though
             Free
             men
             of
             England
             ,
             contrary
             to
             
               Magna
               Charta
            
             ,
             and
             divers
             Statutes
             which
             have
             been
             made
             for
             the
             preservation
             of
             the
             Free-born
             People
             of
             
             England
             ,
             of
             which
             number
             we
             are
             ,
             and
             can
             challenge
             as
             much
             Liberty
             by
             our
             Birth-right
             ,
             in
             all
             just
             Priviledges
             ,
             as
             any
             People
             whatsoever
             ?
             and
             therefore
             if
             the
             good
             and
             sound
             Law
             was
             observed
             ,
             we
             should
             be
             outwardly
             the
             Freest
             of
             all
             People
             in
             this
             Nation
             ,
             as
             inwardly
             we
             are
             by
             Christ
             Jesus
             ,
             and
             should
             not
             come
             within
             the
             compass
             of
             any
             Law
             ,
             as
             Transgressors
             ;
             for
             by
             the
             Law
             it self
             it
             is
             expressed
             ,
             
               That
               the
               Law
               of
               God
               is
               the
               Law
               of
               the
               Land
               ,
            
             and
             that
             no
             man
             of
             what
             estate
             ,
             degree
             ,
             or
             condition
             he
             be
             ,
             hath
             power
             to
             dispence
             with
             God's
             Laws
             ;
             and
             the
             Law
             of
             God
             doth
             not
             take
             hold
             of
             the
             righteous
             ,
             but
             sinners
             ,
             and
             disobedient
             ,
             of
             murtherers
             ,
             and
             thieves
             ,
             and
             evil-doers
             ;
             and
             when
             hath
             the
             Law
             taken
             hold
             upon
             us
             as
             such
             a
             People
             ?
             Hath
             evil-deeds
             been
             found
             amongst
             us
             ?
             or
             have
             we
             ever
             been
             brought
             before
             a
             Judgement
             Seat
             ,
             and
             justly
             charged
             with
             any
             misdemeanour
             ?
             And
             are
             not
             we
             then
             cleared
             by
             the
             Law
             of
             God
             ,
             which
             is
             righteous
             ?
             and
             the
             Law
             it self
             saith
             ,
             
               That
               the
               Law
               of
               God
               is
               the
               Law
               of
               the
               Land
               ,
            
             and
             ,
             
               no
               man
               hath
               power
               to
               dispence
               with
               the
               Law
               of
               God
            
             ;
             as
             in
             the
             28.
             
             
               Hen.
               8.
               
               Chap.
            
             7.
             
             And
             if
             this
             was
             practised
             ,
             then
             no
             imprisonment
             nor
             restraint
             ,
             should
             be
             by
             any
             man
             exercised
             towards
             us
             ,
             nor
             no
             spoiling
             of
             our
             goods
             and
             estates
             would
             fall
             upon
             any
             of
             us
             ,
             but
             in
             all
             things
             we
             should
             be
             Protected
             by
             the
             Law
             of
             the
             Land
             ,
             as
             we
             are
             Justified
             by
             the
             Law
             of
             God
             ;
             and
             then
             we
             should
             meet
             without
             any
             disturbance
             ,
             and
             Worship
             our
             God
             in
             his
             unlimitted
             Spirit
             ,
             and
             the
             Law
             would
             stand
             by
             us
             in
             it
             ,
             and
             in
             all
             that
             we
             practise
             in
             answer
             to
             God
             we
             should
             be
             Protected
             ;
             and
             that
             which
             the
             Lord
             increaseth
             unto
             us
             ,
             would
             not
             be
             taken
             from
             us
             ,
             and
             spoiled
             ,
             nor
             an
             Oath
             upon
             any
             account
             would
             be
             tendered
             to
             us
             ;
             For
             by
             the
             Law
             of
             God
             ,
             which
             is
             Holy
             ,
             and
             Spiritual
             ,
             and
             Just
             ,
             and
             Good
             ,
             our
             Meetings
             are
             lawful
             ,
             the
             Increase
             of
             our
             Estates
             is
             our
             own
             ,
             and
             our
             Yea
             ,
             and
             Nay
             ,
             is
             true
             without
             an
             Oath
             ,
             and
             all
             that
             we
             practise
             in
             Conscience
             towards
             God
             ,
             is
             by
             the
             Law
             of
             God
             justified
             :
             And
             therefore
             no
             Law
             ,
             Statute
             ,
             or
             Ordinance
             ,
             ought
             to
             stand
             against
             us
             ,
             seeing
             that
             no
             man
             hath
             power
             to
             dispence
             with
             God's
             Law.
             And
             ,
             is
             it
             not
             the
             great
             cry
             against
             us
             ,
             
               You
               will
               not
               be
               obedient
               to
               the
               Laws
               ,
               but
               are
               a
               willful
               People
               ,
               and
               run
               your selves
               into
               danger
               and
               sufferings
               in
               your
               own
               wills
               ,
               &
               therefore
               you
               deserve
               to
               be
               punished
               .
            
             But
             let
             all
             people
             know
             ,
             that
             in
             
             what
             we
             practise
             ,
             we
             are
             justified
             by
             the
             Law
             of
             God
             ;
             and
             if
             any
             Law
             in
             the
             Land
             do
             condemn
             us
             ,
             &
             inflict
             punishment
             upon
             us
             for
             our
             practise
             ,
             then
             it
             is
             not
             what
             the
             Law
             it self
             saith
             it
             is
             ,
             but
             from
             another
             ground
             ;
             and
             we
             do
             not
             run
             in
             our
             own
             wills
             to
             do
             those
             things
             that
             we
             practise
             ,
             but
             through
             a
             necessity
             in
             the
             eternal
             motion
             of
             God's
             power
             we
             are
             constrained
             to
             bear
             testimony
             unto
             the
             Truth
             ,
             as
             we
             have
             received
             ;
             and
             I
             am
             very
             sure
             that
             in
             answering
             the
             Lord
             in
             obedience
             to
             what
             he
             layes
             upon
             us
             ,
             we
             have
             the
             answer
             of
             a
             good
             Conscience
             in
             it
             ,
             and
             peace
             with
             God
             ;
             and
             his
             righteous
             Law
             justifies
             us
             ,
             and
             the
             Law
             of
             the
             Land
             ought
             not
             to
             condemn
             us
             ,
             or
             punish
             us
             ;
             and
             let
             foolish
             People
             learn
             to
             be
             wise
             and
             not
             charge
             the
             motion
             of
             God's
             Spirit
             ,
             to
             be
             
               an
               unruly
               Will
            
             ,
             lest
             they
             be
             found
             in
             the
             unpardonable
             sin
             ;
             for
             we
             are
             a
             People
             unknown
             amongst
             the
             Sons
             of
             men
             ,
             though
             our
             Testimony
             stands
             in
             Innocency
             to
             their
             view
             ,
             yet
             our
             Life
             is
             hid
             from
             their
             eyes
             ,
             and
             they
             know
             us
             not
             ,
             because
             they
             know
             not
             him
             .
             And
             do
             not
             People
             from
             their
             apprehension
             of
             our
             transgression
             of
             the
             Law
             ,
             take
             occasion
             against
             us
             ,
             and
             persecute
             and
             spoil
             us
             ,
             whilst
             they
             themselves
             are
             the
             transgressors
             ,
             and
             that
             by
             their
             own
             Law
             ;
             which
             saith
             ,
             
               The
               Law
               of
               God
               is
               the
               Law
               of
               the
               Land
               :
            
             And
             the
             Law
             of
             God
             saith
             ,
             
               Thou
               shalt
               love
               thy
               neighbour
               as
               thy self
            
             ;
             but
             he
             that
             will
             Imprison
             him
             ,
             and
             spoil
             his
             goods
             ,
             and
             persecute
             him
             ,
             doth
             not
             love
             him
             ,
             so
             is
             a
             transgressor
             ;
             but
             we
             are
             free
             ,
             and
             the
             Law
             of
             God
             doth
             not
             charge
             guilt
             upon
             us
             ,
             nor
             condemn
             us
             in
             the
             things
             we
             practise
             ;
             and
             therefore
             it
             must
             needs
             be
             that
             such
             as
             act
             against
             us
             are
             the
             transgressors
             ,
             and
             whatsoever
             stands
             for
             Law
             this
             day
             ,
             which
             doth
             condemn
             our
             practice
             ,
             and
             punish
             us
             for
             the
             using
             of
             it
             ,
             the
             same
             doth
             differ
             from
             the
             Law
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             so
             degenerates
             from
             that
             Conclusion
             which
             the
             Law
             it self
             makes
             ,
             and
             in
             plain
             words
             expresseth
             ,
             
               That
               the
               Law
               of
               God
               is
               the
               Law
               of
               the
               Land.
            
             And
             through
             the
             miscarriages
             of
             men
             towards
             us
             ,
             whose
             wills
             have
             wrested
             the
             Law
             in
             divers
             cases
             ,
             we
             have
             through
             such
             things
             deeply
             suffered
             ;
             and
             yet
             the
             yoak
             is
             continued
             upon
             us
             ,
             and
             our
             Innocency
             is
             made
             a
             prey
             upon
             ,
             for
             we
             being
             a
             quiet
             People
             ,
             and
             disposed
             in
             the
             principle
             of
             Love
             towards
             all
             men
             ,
             and
             cannot
             seek
             revenge
             upon
             any
             ,
             therefore
             are
             our
             afflictions
             increased
             ,
             whether
             with
             Law
             ,
             or
             without
             Law
             ,
             or
             against
             
             Law
             ,
             it
             is
             not
             by
             many
             much
             regarded
             ,
             as
             in
             divers
             cases
             might
             be
             truly
             instanced
             ,
             which
             is
             at
             present
             waved
             .
          
           
             And
             seeing
             that
             the
             Law
             it self
             doth
             make
             such
             a
             Conclusion
             of
             its
             own
             standing
             ,
             that
             it
             is
             the
             Law
             of
             God
             ,
             then
             to
             examine
             a
             little
             some
             particulars
             ,
             and
             places
             in
             it
             ,
             if
             in
             all
             things
             it
             have
             perfect
             agreement
             with
             the
             Law
             of
             God
             ;
             for
             the
             Law
             of
             God
             is
             
               pure
               ,
               holy
               ,
               just
               and
               good
            
             ;
             and
             as
             it
             hath
             been
             shewed
             ,
             that
             the
             practise
             in
             divers
             cases
             doth
             degenerate
             from
             the
             Law
             of
             the
             Land
             ,
             so
             it
             may
             come
             to
             pass
             that
             the
             Law
             of
             the
             Land
             may
             degenerate
             from
             the
             Law
             of
             God
             ;
             for
             the
             Law
             of
             God
             speaketh
             on
             this
             wise
             ,
          
           
             1.
             
             
               Thou
               shalt
               not
               bow
               to
               any
               graven
               Image
               ,
               nor
               the
               likeness
               of
               any
               thing
            
             ;
             And
             whatsoever
             is
             set
             up
             ,
             and
             not
             by
             the
             Spirit
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             is
             graven
             out
             of
             an
             imagination
             ,
             and
             is
             an
             Image
             ,
             and
             to
             bow
             unto
             that
             thing
             is
             to
             bow
             unto
             a
             graven
             Image
             ;
             and
             if
             the
             Law
             of
             the
             Land
             do
             restrain
             from
             such
             a
             practice
             ,
             then
             it
             standeth
             right
             ,
             but
             if
             it
             do
             allow
             such
             things
             ,
             or
             rather
             compel
             people
             to
             practise
             such
             things
             ,
             then
             doth
             it
             degenerate
             from
             the
             Law
             of
             God.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             The
             Law
             of
             God
             saith
             ,
             
               Thou
               shalt
               not
               take
               the
               Name
               of
               the
               Lord
               thy
               God
               in
               vain
            
             ;
             And
             to
             Swear
             by
             his
             Name
             ,
             is
             
               to
               take
               his
               Name
               in
               vain
            
             ;
             and
             if
             the
             Law
             of
             the
             Land
             do
             restrain
             people
             from
             all
             manner
             of
             Oathes
             ,
             then
             it
             standeth
             right
             ,
             but
             if
             it
             do
             allow
             such
             things
             ,
             or
             rather
             in
             some
             cases
             ,
             compel
             into
             such
             things
             ,
             then
             doth
             it
             degenerate
             from
             the
             Law
             of
             God.
             
          
           
             3.
             
             Christ
             Jesus
             the
             Lawgiver
             saith
             ,
             
               Thou
               shalt
               love
               the
               Lord
               thy
               God
               ,
               and
               thy
               Neighbour
               as
               thy self
            
             ;
             and
             to
             love
             God
             ,
             
               is
               to
               keep
               his
               Commandments
            
             ;
             and
             to
             love
             a
             Neighbour
             ,
             as
             to
             love
             a
             mans
             self
             ,
             
               is
               to
               do
               him
               good
               ,
               and
               not
               to
               harm
               him
            
             ;
             Now
             if
             the
             Law
             of
             the
             Land
             do
             encourage
             such
             things
             ,
             then
             it
             standeth
             right
             ,
             but
             if
             it
             do
             allow
             the
             breaking
             of
             God's
             Commands
             ,
             and
             teach
             men
             so
             ;
             or
             if
             it
             do
             allow
             one
             Neighbour
             to
             spoil
             the
             goods
             of
             another
             ,
             or
             in
             some
             cases
             rather
             compell
             such
             things
             to
             be
             done
             ,
             then
             it
             doth
             degenerate
             from
             the
             Law
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             from
             the
             Doctrine
             of
             Christ
             Jesus
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             Christ
             Jesus
             the
             Lawgiver
             saith
             ,
             
               God
               is
               a
               Spirit
               ,
               and
               must
               be
               worshipped
               in
               Spirit
               and
               in
               Truth
            
             ;
             Now
             if
             the
             Law
             of
             the
             Land
             do
             allow
             such
             a
             worship
             and
             protect
             it
             ,
             then
             it
             standeth
             right
             ,
             but
             if
             it
             do
             prohibit
             it
             ,
             or
             rather
             compel
             from
             it
             ,
             then
             it
             doth
             degenerate
             from
             the
             Law
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             from
             the
             Doctrine
             
             of
             Christ
             Jesus
             ;
             and
             in
             this
             case
             ,
             two
             things
             are
             very
             considerable
             to
             be
             minded
             ,
             and
             not
             to
             be
             practised
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Not
             to
             bind
             Peoples
             Consciences
             into
             any
             Practice
             ,
             or
             into
             any
             Worship
             which
             in
             their
             own
             Conscience
             they
             are
             not
             perswaded
             into
             ,
             nor
             to
             compel
             a
             Conformity
             unto
             any
             Practice
             or
             Worship
             which
             standeth
             not
             in
             the
             Spirit
             and
             in
             the
             Truth
             ;
             for
             to
             use
             Force
             and
             Compelling-Laws
             in
             such
             Cases
             ,
             is
             but
             to
             force
             People
             to
             bow
             unto
             an
             Image
             ,
             or
             to
             the
             likeness
             of
             a
             thing
             which
             the
             Law
             of
             God
             doth
             expresly
             forbid
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Not
             to
             prohibite
             or
             forbid
             People
             for
             meeting
             together
             in
             any
             place
             ,
             or
             at
             any
             time
             above
             such
             a
             number
             ;
             for
             this
             is
             to
             limit
             God
             ,
             if
             it
             were
             possible
             ,
             and
             to
             restrain
             tender
             Consciences
             from
             their
             holy
             Exercise
             in
             God's
             Spirit
             ,
             and
             to
             keep
             them
             from
             the
             
               pure
               Worship
            
             ,
             which
             standeth
             in
             the
             Spirit
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             Truth
             only
             ;
             and
             to
             stop
             them
             from
             that
             practice
             which
             the
             Father
             seeks
             them
             to
             perform
             ;
             for
             Christ
             saith
             ,
             
               the
               Father
               seeketh
               such
               to
               worship
               him
               :
            
             and
             no
             Law
             of
             the
             Land
             ought
             to
             take
             place
             to
             diminish
             that
             Liberty
             which
             any
             People
             have
             in
             the
             Spirit
             ,
             nor
             to
             prohibit
             that
             Worship
             that
             is
             performed
             to
             God
             in
             the
             Spirit
             ,
             though
             in
             the
             practice
             there
             may
             be
             contrary
             minds
             amongst
             them
             ;
             for
             the
             Spirit
             of
             the
             Lord
             God
             is
             free
             ,
             and
             without
             limitation
             ;
             and
             all
             that
             are
             born
             of
             the
             Spirit
             they
             are
             a
             free-born
             People
             ,
             and
             their
             Worship
             stands
             singly
             to
             God
             in
             the
             Spirit
             and
             in
             the
             Truth
             ;
             and
             though
             there
             may
             be
             a
             difference
             in
             Worships
             outwardly
             ,
             and
             amongst
             the
             Worshippers
             in
             point
             of
             practice
             ,
             yet
             none
             ought
             by
             any
             outward
             Law
             ,
             either
             to
             compel
             or
             prohibit
             each
             other
             ,
             for
             that
             is
             peculiar
             to
             God
             alone
             ;
             and
             no
             man
             is
             to
             stand
             up
             in
             Judgment
             concerning
             it
             ,
             or
             to
             bind
             the
             Conscience
             of
             another
             by
             an
             outward
             Law
             ,
             either
             to
             observe
             the
             one
             ,
             or
             to
             deny
             the
             other
             ;
             for
             whoever
             hath
             outward
             Power
             to
             rule
             ,
             and
             would
             set
             that
             Power
             to
             judge
             in
             matters
             of
             Conscience
             ,
             Worship
             and
             Religion
             ,
             and
             from
             their
             own
             Judgment
             in
             such
             cases
             ,
             make
             Laws
             ,
             to
             compel
             to
             one
             thing
             ,
             and
             to
             restrain
             from
             another
             thing
             ,
             such
             Laws
             do
             degenerate
             from
             the
             Law
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             from
             the
             Doctrine
             of
             Christ
             Jesus
             ,
             and
             from
             his
             Life
             and
             Wisdom
             :
             And
             therefore
             these
             things
             considered
             and
             weighed
             ,
             it
             will
             be
             found
             of
             great
             necessity
             to
             search
             well
             into
             the
             Laws
             ;
             and
             where
             any
             are
             found
             to
             oppose
             the
             righteous
             
             Law
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             yet
             stand
             in
             force
             in
             any
             such
             case
             ,
             to
             repeal
             them
             ,
             that
             so
             the
             Law
             of
             the
             Land
             may
             be
             reduced
             into
             the
             truth
             of
             its
             own
             saying
             ,
             and
             stand
             in
             Justice
             ,
             Equity
             and
             Mercy
             ,
             as
             doth
             the
             Law
             of
             God
             ;
             then
             Persecution
             would
             cease
             about
             Religion
             ,
             and
             there
             would
             be
             a
             stream
             of
             
               perfect
               Liberty
            
             to
             all
             
               tender
               Consciences
            
             ,
             and
             
               no
               Restraint
            
             would
             be
             upon
             any
             in
             case
             of
             Worship
             or
             Religion
             ,
             otherwayes
             living
             peaceably
             in
             the
             Nation
             ;
             so
             would
             hearts
             and
             minds
             of
             men
             come
             into
             Love
             ,
             into
             Peace
             ,
             and
             into
             Settlement
             and
             good
             Order
             ,
             and
             it
             would
             allay
             all
             the
             heat
             and
             heart-burnings
             amongst
             men
             ,
             and
             cool
             them
             and
             quiet
             them
             ;
             and
             then
             there
             would
             not
             need
             Swords
             and
             Spears
             to
             preserve
             Order
             :
             for
             People
             coming
             to
             that
             of
             God
             in
             themselves
             ,
             and
             worshipping
             and
             serving
             God
             in
             the
             Spirit
             and
             in
             the
             Truth
             ,
             and
             every
             one
             standing
             in
             the
             Spirit
             's
             Liberty
             ;
             then
             People
             would
             settle
             and
             be
             quiet
             ,
             and
             love
             one
             another
             ,
             and
             be
             at
             Peace
             one
             amongst
             another
             ,
             and
             there
             would
             be
             good
             Order
             through
             the
             Nation
             ;
             but
             this
             being
             wanting
             ,
             and
             Compelling-Laws
             ruling
             ,
             it
             makes
             Broils
             in
             the
             Nation
             ,
             and
             causeth
             Distractions
             amongst
             People
             ,
             which
             would
             be
             prevented
             ,
             if
             Liberty
             in
             matter
             of
             Worship
             and
             Religion
             
               was
               granted
            
             and
             tolerated
             :
             And
             what
             harm
             would
             this
             do
             to
             any
             man
             ?
             or
             what
             prejudice
             could
             come
             to
             any
             man
             by
             so
             doing
             ?
             Surely
             none
             at
             all
             ,
             but
             rather
             happiness
             both
             to
             such
             as
             rule
             ,
             and
             such
             as
             are
             ruled
             ;
             and
             the
             comfort
             of
             it
             would
             be
             found
             to
             be
             very
             great
             unto
             all
             that
             truly
             fear
             the
             Lord
             :
             And
             this
             is
             the
             Liberty
             which
             the
             
               King's
               Prerogative
            
             is
             to
             defend
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             Maxime
             of
             Charles
             the
             first
             .
             But
             however
             it
             hath
             been
             ,
             or
             yet
             is
             with
             us
             in
             these
             cases
             outwardly
             ,
             our
             trust
             is
             in
             the
             Lord
             God
             ,
             and
             in
             him
             we
             do
             rejoyce
             ;
             and
             we
             desire
             that
             all
             people
             were
             like-minded
             with
             us
             ,
             and
             were
             as
             we
             are
             ,
             except
             our
             Bonds
             and
             Afflictions
             ;
             for
             the
             Presence
             of
             the
             Lord
             God
             is
             with
             us
             ,
             and
             by
             his
             Arm
             we
             are
             supported
             ,
             and
             through
             all
             these
             things
             the
             Truth
             standeth
             ,
             and
             that
             is
             the
             Word
             of
             the
             Lord
             to
             all
             people
             ,
             
               Truth
               standeth
            
             :
             And
             if
             any
             yet
             think
             with
             themselves
             that
             with
             their
             strength
             they
             can
             prevail
             against
             the
             Truth
             ,
             then
             let
             them
             try
             their
             strength
             ,
             but
             let
             them
             also
             mind
             what
             will
             be
             the
             end
             of
             it
             ;
             for
             this
             I
             know
             in
             the
             Truth
             ,
             that
             whosoever
             rises
             against
             the
             Truth
             will
             toil
             themselves
             in
             vain
             ,
             and
             spend
             their
             strength
             
             for
             nought
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             end
             will
             lie
             down
             in
             sorrow
             ;
             for
             
               Truth
               standeth
            
             :
             And
             how
             many
             have
             come
             up
             ,
             and
             have
             appeared
             in
             full
             strength
             ,
             and
             have
             been
             permitted
             to
             have
             a
             blow
             at
             Truth
             ?
             but
             how
             are
             they
             wasted
             ,
             and
             how
             are
             they
             passed
             away
             and
             perished
             !
             yet
             
               Truth
               standeth
            
             .
             Therefore
             all
             people
             ,
             fear
             the
             living
             God
             ,
             and
             in
             time
             be
             warned
             ,
             for
             
               no
               weapon
               formed
               against
               the
               Truth
               shall
               prosper
            
             ;
             for
             
               Truth
               standeth
               over
               all
            
             ,
             and
             Christ
             Jesus
             reigneth
             ,
             his
             Power
             ,
             and
             Glory
             and
             Dignity
             is
             set
             on
             high
             ,
             and
             in
             his
             Love
             all
             Wrath
             is
             swallowed
             up
             ;
             and
             here
             is
             the
             
               beginning
               known
            
             ,
             and
             here
             is
             the
             
               ending
               set
            
             ;
             for
             the
             Love
             of
             God
             was
             first
             ,
             and
             the
             Love
             of
             God
             is
             last
             ,
             and
             here
             is
             the
             finishing
             of
             the
             Work
             ,
             and
             the
             closing
             up
             in
             perfect
             Peace
             ;
             and
             with
             this
             Love
             all
             contrary
             Beings
             are
             comprehended
             ,
             and
             in
             its
             own
             Being
             it
             remains
             unchangeable
             ,
             and
             it
             is
             Truth
             and
             no
             lye
             ;
             and
             
               Truth
               standeth
            
             ,
             Glory
             to
             the
             Most
             High
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
             ,
             Amen
             .
          
           
             
               W.
               S.
               
            
             Here
             is
             the
             Wisdom
             and
             Patience
             of
             the
             Saints
             :
             Who
             have
             ears
             to
             hear
             ,
             let
             them
             hear
             .
          
        
         
           THE
           END
           .