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A79159 The Wiltshire-petition for tythes explained, for the better understanding of the people of this Commonwealth. Herein you have first the petition it self at large inserted, and then the observations follow, being directed to each material passage in the petition by a letter of the alphabet. By E.C. and R.E. E. C. 1653 (1653) Wing C29; Thomason E690_12; ESTC R206992 6,541 8

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body knows and trust to them you may not I Here they come sorth in a goodly dress as if they were true and faithful Commonwealths-men and do now fawn one the Parliament with a little acknowledgement of Gods blessing them and truly it is but a little indeed for if tney had said less they had said nothing and that they knew would be a Remora in the establishing their Tithes and a prospering of this pretty Babe maintenance They do also put up a faint prayer but they are to be born with for they have but new learned to speak the language K Do not say so for the godly both Gentlemen and others the Free-holders of Wilts do not consent to this Petition and it s hoped the godly ●n this Commonwealth know better as you may see in the petitions of Hartford Bucks and in a book called The Husbandmans plea against Tithes sould at the Blackamore by Fleet-bridge signed by many of the honest and well-affected Freeholders of the same Counties therefore you do not speak the minde of the truly godly L Is it not to be feared that Adoniram the Scribe when this was writ had his head troubled about setling sure of his new flock almost 400 l. per an that made you thus mistake for as is before said there is none like them for profaning Ordinances and therefore it s hoped that seeing the laws of Christ will not prevail with them to keep them from committing the sins of prophaning and contemning the purest ordinances of Christ the Parliament will make a Law to teach them more wit and better manners for they are judged to have need of both as you may see by their good brother Clergie-man of Ridlington in Rutland-shire who preaching on this text Fear not little flock it is your Fathers will to give you a Kingdome he observed this doctrine That God would make the heads of this Nation a foot-stool for the King to get up to his Throne Judge now whether they have not need to be better taught before they be better fed M How came these words in fashion amongst the Clergie for Priest was all the tearm O but we are told by the Petitioners that Satan hath transformed himself into an Angel of light and therefore Priest must be buried and now they will be Pastors and Teachers of what of people Do they preach for the saving of souls no for 400 l. a year and if a Benefice fall of 100 d. a year better then that they are possessed of away goeth this Pastor and leaveth his 300. l. a year flock and imbraces his 400. l. as Adroniam the Scribe did Fulham for one in the County of Wilts and Isaack that was sometime the glass-man did Hammersmith for Fulham so that indeed that saying by them and this Petition in the Prophet is verified Jer. 5. 31. The Prophets preach lyes and the Priests divine for hire and my people delight to have it so and what will ye do in the end thereof N To this Article I will onely refer you to Beza his notes on Acts the 6. and 9 verse beginning at the figure 7. Whose words are these Schooles and Vniversities were of old time addicted to false Pastors and were the instruments of Satan to blow abroad and defend false Doctrines of the company and Colledge as it were 8. False Teacbers because they will not be overcome fly from disputations to manifest and open slandering and false accusations 9 The first bloody persecution of the Church of Christ began and sprung from a Counsel of Priests by the suggestion of the Vniversitie-Doctors Thus saith he Had we not need to Petition for their standing why were then the Bishops put down for popery is there practised still as all their Popish Offices and Garments their Scarlet Robes their Maces Tip-staves and their square Tiburne-Caps and a hundred other trinkets of the Whore O Had you but been diligent observers of the doctrine of Christ you would never have flown to the Civil powers to have defended you from contempt for it 's the portion of his people to be reviled and made contemptible but it seems you do not like it and you may believe Christ will not much esteem of you and be sure fence your selves as strong as you will or can the thing you so much fear God will bring to pass as the Lord hath said in Mal. 2. 9. Therefore have I also made you to be despised and vile before all the people because you kept not my waies but have been partial in the Law Thus Reader in brief we have given you a taste of the Clergie of Wilts by which our Country-men may judge of the rest of their Petitions from other Counties So we bid thee farewel FINIS