which with the Book is now committed to your hands who have taken a solemn Oath to do the thing that is right in the sight of Gods as near as you can therefore you ought well to consider the horrid Wickedness of Thomas Maules setting forth the Book now â—eâ—ore you in which there is contained a great aâ—al of blasphemous matter against the Churches and Government of this Province You weak 〈◊〉 that when the Husband-man hath takeâ— great care and labour to fâ—nce in his fâ—â—ld of Wheat and there comes a ravenous Creature and makes a Gap through the Fence for other like Creatures to go through and spoâ—l the Corn and to trample down and lay waste the Hâ—sband-mans Field will he not use his utmost endeavour to destroy such a ravenous Creature that doeâ— so how much the more are we to preserve the Hâ—dge of the good Hâ—sband-man with which he hatâ— by his Ordinances and good Government fenced and hedged his Churches and People in this Prâ—â—giâ—â—â— against which the wicked work of Thomas Maule doth wholly tend to overtâ—â—ow all good in Church and Common-wealth which Goâ— hath planted amongst his People in this Province wâ—ich â—ause with the saide Maules Book is now before you to do that which is right relating thereu◠〈◊〉 near as God shall inable In answer to which Speech Thomas Maule made this Râ—ply to the Jury and said Jury look well to the work which you are now going to do the Cause is now committed to you who are to be Governed by the Kings Law no Law of our Nation have I broken as to you will appear the Book has no evidence in Law against me further then to you it doth appear I have writ or caused to be printed any thing contrary to sound Doctrine and Inconsistant to the holy Scriptures of Truth which if you take up with any part of these Judges unjust Charge against me and say there is such like matter in my Book as they charge me with you may seek to the Printer for satisfaction for of any such like matter in the Book I know not and my hand is only to my Copy which now is in another Government in the hands of the Printer and my Name to my Book made by the Printer does not in Law evidence to prove the same to be Thomas Maule no more then the Spector Evidence in Law is of force or validity to prove the person accused by said evidence to be the Witch but rather conclude the Spector to be the Witch therefore Jury look well to your Work for you have sworn True Tryal to make and just Verdict give which if you miss of doing me Justice the fault will lie on your part for these my Accusers on the beach are but as Clerks to â—onclude your Work with Amen In some small time the Jury brought in their Verdict for the Prisoner whom they found not Guilty At which the Judges seemed much disatisfied therewith and assâ— the Jury how that could be having the Book before them wâ—o answered That the Book was not sufficâ—ent Evidence for that Thomas Maules Name was there unto set by the Printer and the matrer therein contained not cognizable before them they not being a Jury of divines which this case ought to be Then Judg Danford made this Spâ—ech That tho Thomas Maule had escaped the hands of Men yet he had not escaped the hand of God who would find out all his Evils and Blasphemies against his Church and People and for which Wickedness God did reserve him or further Jaâ—gmâ—â—o come upon him In answer to which said Maule replyed That he was no way guilty of their Charge but had great cause to praise God â—or his diâ—â—â—erance by the Jury who were made Instruments of freeing him out of the hands of them who had manifested their unrighteous Works against the People of God and the Kings Subjects as their Fathers beâ—ore had done In which time of the said Reply Judge Danford called out Take him away take him away The Reader may hence understand that the distance of these Persecutors from the King and much further froms Gods Truth is the cause that by them many of the People of God and the Kings Subjects suffer more then they would do were they where their complaint could readily be heard by the King who would not suffer his Subjects to be persecuted under the Anti-christian Power of the New-England Church who yet continue the old stroke according to their Power against the Quaâ—â—rs at this very tâ—me of liberty of Conscience respecting to Religion now allowed by the King and Powers of England as for instance they now do suffer in their Jurisdiction especially in the Town of Linn where for the Priests maintenance they compell the Quakers Oxen their Pots and Platters with the of other Houshould goods more worse in that respect then of the first two wiked Priests we read Sam. 2.12 13 14 15 16 17. For which sin God will reward the wickâ—â— Priests FINIS
which the Christian Reader may fully comprehend the nature of these Free-mens Body Poâ—â—â—ick Vnto Religion thâ—se Free-men do pretend We â—â—ay all see that Money is their end New-England Antichristian Law 5. If any Person shall knowingly import into any Harbouâ— of this Jurisdiction any Quakers Books or Writings concerning their damnable Opinions he shall forfeit 〈◊〉 every such Book or writing five Pounds and whosoever shall disperse or conceal such Book or Writing and it be found with him or her or in his or her House and shall not Immediately deliver the same to the next Magistrate shall pay five Pounds for dispersing or concealing every such Book or Writing 6 And every Person or Persons whatsoever that shall revile the Office or Person of Magistrates or Ministers as is usual with the Quakers such Person or Persons shall be severely whipt or pay the Sum of Five Pounds in money The Reader may here note That the substance of matter contained in these two last Laws is very agreeable with what is before as also with what will follow all which is to promote the works of Unrighteousness against God and his People thereby to hinder others from receiving the Truth who for proving all things to hold fast that which is good 1 Thes 5.21 must as by their Law pay five Pounds either for bringing any Quakers Books or writings into their Jurisdiction or keeping the same in their House when they are without immediate delivering the same to the next Magistrate which doth evidently manifest their design is to gain the Peoples Money as well as to hinder them of receiving the Truth which fâ—lfil what is written They will neither enter theÌ„ Kingdom of Heaven themselves nor suffer others that are entering to go in Mat. 22.13 but as those wicked Jews did so do these Hypocrites most unrighteously charge the People of God with reviling the Office and Persons of Magistrates and Ministers when as on contrary their Testimonies were true for Gods cause against Pride Covetousness and Oppression which greatly abounded in the Magistrates Priests and Persecuting free-men who for the most Part by their hireling Priests were taught beyond all grace and common good and that the whole Government of their Church and Common-wealth as they call it had as they concluded that dependency upon their â—old Charter that as by their Law it is manifest they neither feared God nor minded the Laws of the English Nation for they had assumed to themselves the Power of both God King and Bishops wholly confiding in the strength of their old Idol Charter Where Persecutors once gain Power Like Lyons Bears and Wolves devour New-England's Anti-christian Law 7. And every Person that shall publish and maintain any Heterodox Erronious Doctrine shall be liable to be questioned and sencured by the County Court where he liveth according to the merit of his Offence The Reader may hence understand That the County Courts were plenty of these Persecutors Plenty of jackalls to hunt for their prey which was to find out every Person in their Jurisdiction that departed from the way of their Priests Worship such person and Persons became a prey Isâ— 59.15 who were â—ccused to publish or maintain the Heterodox or Frâ—onious Doctrine at the opening of which Courts were always some of their Priests to pray pretending that what they did against Dâ—ssenteâ—s would be the more sanctified through the means of their Prayers which they pretended was for the honour of God and good of the Souls of them on whom the said Court did inflict punishment both to their Body and Purses so that what with these Hirelings unsanctified Prayers and the like Advice to the Magistrates they would be sure to lay load enough on the backs of the aforesaid Dissenters especially upon the Innocent harmless Quakers whom so often in their Law they call Accursed for unto them was the Priests greatest Rage manifested through their wicked advice to the Magistrates to have them all hanged of whom four were put to Death and more had been had not their Bloody Hands been stopped through the means of the Kings Order to the Contrary a Coppy of which Letter will hereafter appear in this Book which before it came many were they that were put to cruel Sufferings both by long Imprisonment cruel Whippings Cutting off Ears Branding with Red hot Irons ordering Men and Women to be sold for bond Slaves searching the Bodies of Innocent Women for Witches besides Banishing upon pain of Death and abundance of their Estate taken for Fines on which these men so free to do the Devils Work did live eating and drinking at a high rate whilst others suffered as aforesaid This was the work of wicked Priest â—nd Pulpit Lyars Whose work was like the Jesuites the Monks and Frayrs New-England Antichristian Law 8. whereas there is a pernicious Sect commonly called Quakers lately arisen who by word and writing have published and maintained many dangerous and horrid Tenets and take upon them to change and alter the laudable Customs of our Nation in giving civil Respect to Equals o Reverence to Superiors whose Actions tend to undermine the Authority of civil Government as also to destroy the Order of the Churches by denying all established Forms of Worship and by with drawing from the orderly Church Assemblies allowed and approved by all Orthrodox Professors of the Truth and instead thereof and opposition thereunto frequenting private Meetings of their own insinuating into the minds of the simple or such as are less affected to the Order and Government of our Church and Common Wealth whereby divers of our Inhabitants have been Infected and seduced and notwithstanding all former Laws made upon Experience of their arrogant bold Obtrusions to Disseminate their Principles amongst us prohibiting their coming into this Jurisdiction they have not been detered from their impetuous Attempts to undermine our Peace and hasten our Ruin The Reader may here note the great Wickedness of these unrighteous Priests and Rulers who to accuse the innocent run themselves into further mischief through their bold Attempts against God and the King which hath proved to be their ruin for whilest they were digging Pits and making Rods and laying Snares the innocent God was preparing his Judgments against them and all those whose silence gave consent thereto by which â—udgments they do not only suffer suffer the loss of their Fruit and Grain throughout their Jurisdiction but also are delivered into the hands of the Barbarous Indians whom God suffers to make them a double measure of the like Cruelty which themselves as by their â—â—ws have inâ—icted upon others besides the loss of their old Charter and great Idol God ever will for Iâ—nocent Blood Reward Though while the Wicked live little it regard New-England Antichristian Law For prevention thereof this Court doth Order and Enact that every Person of the cursed Sect of Quakers who is not an Inhabitant but found within this Jurisdiction shall be apprehended without
of this nature by imprisonment and paying three hundred pounds apiece was Dr. Child Samuel Maverick and other Merchants in Boston kept from being hanged for their being taken with a Petition to send to England as aforesaid Of which when I come to give an account of the English Church being persecuted by these New-England Free-men to do what they saw most pleasing to their Priests shall the more speak relating to the aforesaid suffering of Dr. Child Samuell Maverick and others of the Church of England as aforesaid From all Bloody Free-men pray God deliver me They are for Hanging all that one with them not be The Persecutors Law against the Kings good Subjects And if after this he or she shall return again then to be proceeded against as Ineorrigible Rogues and Enemies to the common Peace and shall immediately be apprehended and committed to the common Goal of the County and the next Court of Assistants shall be brought to the Tryal and proceeded against according to the former Law made 1658. for their punishment on Pain of Death Psalm 94.20 21. Obs You may understand that of this nature it hath been in all Ages to the People of God for as it is written He that is born after the fâ—esh persecuteth him that is born after the Spirit even so it is now Gal. 4 2â— and that the People are great sufferers as by these Laws when they fall into the hands of Hypocrites which pretend so much to Religion as did the wicked Jews to destroy the righteous in that day which work as we read in the holy Scriptures Books of Martyrs and the like true Histories ever did as now it doth begin at the house of the persecuting Priests who would have none live save those that are one with them in all things that tend to the upholding them with Money for preaching which is made up with other mens words whose Life and experience they witness nothing of but at random make a sixt days Image with stolen words with which they fright the People that know no better then to buy of their Ware which further then they write it down lose it before the next market day such like is the preaching and teaching of every Hypocritical Hireling and Persecuting Priest whose Doctrine does leaven every Persecutor of their Church to follow them in the like covetous practice through whose Hypocrisie and Deceit many have been horribly cheated Now if New-Englands Churches be not highly guilty of these things as well as persecuting People to Death for Religion then the People in Forreign Countries are the more to blame to cry out at the sight of New-England Vessels so much as they do against Persecutors Deceit Hypocrisie false Doctrine Surfeited Horses and the like of stinking Fish and other Cheats with which it is common for Hypocrites and Persecutors to trade Hypocrisie Deceit is cloaked with Religion By men whose wicked Laws for Blood do make provision No men more wicked then Persecuters be To find it true in Scripture may it see Mat. 23.32 33.34.35.36 New-England Persecutors Laws against the King Subjects And for such Quakers as shall arise from amongst our selves they shall be proceeded against as the former Law Anno 1658. doth provide until they have been convicted by the Court of Assistants and being convicted he or she shall then be banished the Jurisdiction and il after that they shall return and be found in any part of this Jurisdiction then he or she so sentenced to banishment shall be proceeded against as those that are strangers and Vagabond Quakers in manner as before expressed Obs The Reader may hence understand that as their Laws were bloody the cruel nature of their unbelieving hard hearts was in the execution of their Laws agreeable thereunto who being bewitched by a Company of hiâ—eling Priests not to obey the Truth were through obedience to wicked Spirits mad after the Blood of the Innocent that the devout Members of their Antichristian Church did Act with that fury to the Quakers as if they could never use too much Cruelty upon them which was the more by the Priest-ridden Executioners through the Priests pronouncing Woes and bitter Curses against all such as should fail in the neglect of their work for the Devil against both Quakers Baptists and them of the Church of England as well as against all other Dissenters which Curses they still back't with Scripture words as aforesaid Judg. 5.23 Jer. 48.10 which work as the wicked did so these pretended was done by them for the honour of God and glory of his Name and that their Church was the purest Reformed Church of all other Christian Churches in the World But if the pureity of a Church consist in such wicked works as they have done by virtue of unrighteous Laws against the People of God and the Kings Subjects then it is manifest by the length of time in the like cruel bloody Work that their Mother Church of Rome is more purer then theirs But if Persecution be the work of the Devil as by Scripture it is manifest so to be then according to Christs own words they are Children of him whose work they do then it must consequently follow that Romes Church being the first under the Name Christian found to persecute that all under that name found to persecute are her children whom so often they call the great Whore The Devil 's Work not only done to Quakers But all Dissenters were in parâ— Pertakers New-England Persecutors Law against the Kings Subjects And it is further Ordered That whatsoever charge shall arise about apprehending whipping conveying or otherwise about the Quakers to be laid out by the Constable of such Town where it is expended and to be repaid by the Treasurer out of the next County Levy And further ordered That the Constables of their several Towns are hereby impowered â—rom time to time to impress Cart Oxen and other Assistance for the Execution of this Order 1661. Obs The Reader may hence understand That for the cloaking of the Devils Work they made all their unrighteous Warrants run in the Kings Name as if he was the Author of their cruel Work against Dissenters whenas it manifestly appears both by the holy Scriptures and also by the Kings Letter a Copy of which will follow That they had no Warrant Precept or Command either from God or the King but did wholly act and do according to their own Wills which still remain the same to work Mischief against both Quakers Baptists and the Church of England also as will hereafter evidently appear but their Horns at present are shortened and their Cloak begins to appear threed-bare and now their Hypocrisâ—e and Deceit will no longer hide their Wickedness from the King and People whose Money out of the Treasury must serve to defray the Charge of the Devil's Work against the Kings good Subjects who had taken from them by the persecuting Churches in New-England to the value of Twenty Thousand
th 1695. ACcording to the within Warrant I have been at the House of Thomas Maule and there have found thirty one of said Pamphlets and them secured as required and have seized the said Maule and delivered him to the keeper of their Majesties Goal in Salem there to be secured in order to his apearance at the time and Place within mentioned and have sent the said Thomas Maule by the bearer Jeremiah Neale to answer as within exprest which Jeremiah Neale I do constitute and appoint to be my lawful Deputy to make return of this Warrant with the Body of said Maule and to act in all things which shall be further ordered relating to me concerning the within Warrant George Curwin Sherriff This is a true Copy of the Origenal Return attested By Jeremiah Neale Sherriff-Deputy Thomas Maule being brought by the said Neale and said Goaler out of Salem County into Boston County where appearing at the Council Chamber before the said Governour and Council who put divers Insnaring Questions to said Maule He made this Reply That no righteous Law did bind or injoyn him to answer further then he saw good and that they had not acted agreeable to Law in compelling him into their County to stand tryal before them who in the case were not his equal Judges and if they did intend to proceed against him he did expect the benefit of the Kings Laws which did aâ—â—ow his Judges to be Twelve men of his Equals belonging to the same County he was of The which being consented to four hundred Pounds Bond was given for his appearance to answer them at their High Court of Injustice against him at Ipwswich the 19th of the 3d Month May 1696. But before said Maule came to his Tryal they Imprisonâ—d him and sacrificed sixteen pounds worth of his Books a burnt Offering to their Anger and Revenge though upon his Tryal the Jury could not find him in the least guilty of any evil fact relating to their Charge about his Book The time of the Courts setting being come said Maule was called to his Tyral before Thomas Danâ—ord Elisha Cook and Samuell Sewal three of the Council and Judges of this Court who demanded of Thomas Maule If he did own that Book intitulâ—d Truth held forth and maintained c. to be of his putting â—orth To which he said The outside of the Book did not fully manifest to him what the inside thereof did contain The Book being given to him when he had lookt it throw return'd it again with this answer That all Printed in the Book he did own to be Truths which he did vindicate maintain excepting the Printers Errors and some mistakes occasioned through Authors which were common to good Books Then Judge Danford said You are to answer for Printing this Book without Liscence of Authority To which said Maule answered That if he were accountable for so doing it was not to them but to the Bishops of the Engâ—sh Church and the King did allow him the same liberty to have his Book printed as they did to any of their subjects which seperated or dissented from their way of Worship Then Judge Cook said You are to answer for publishing your Book in this Government without the Lisence of the present Authority To which said Maul replyed The Goveâ—nment is the Kings or ought so to be and the Books are my own Goods who as an English Merchant have good right by the Kings Laws to dispose of my Goods in any of the Kings Plantations Then Anthony Chickley the Kings Attorney said Your Books are not lawful goods to be disposed of amongst the People because they contain notorious wicked Lyes against the Churches and Government of this Province as likewise false Doctrine utterly subversive to the true Christian and professed Faith besides Scandals upon many private Persons To which said Maul made this Reply That the Charge was yet to prove and which they could never prove against him and so long as there was no evil fact he was no Transgressor of any righteous Law and if their Chaâ—ge were true as it is not it is no more than what they and their Priests are guilt of against all Persons as well as the Church of England that dissented from their Priests way of Worship for which cause and persecuâ—ing the People of God and the Kings Subjects to death their Doctrine Principles and Practices were condemned by all true Christian People that did know or hear of their unrighteous Works which fâ—â—â—hese many years have caused Gods Judgments to come upon this Land and for not repenting are you now given up to murder one an ther through the Devis accusation by Specter Evidence accusing both Priests Rulers and People of being Witches Then Judge Cook to this purpose said You are a horrible Lyar and it werâ— better you would forbear in this nature running your self into further Troublâ— by accusing the Churches and Government after such a horrible wicked rate as you have done and still do persist in for which you are to suffer according to your Deserts To which said Maul made this Reply That the Truth by him to them was spoken and so loâ—g as he did not â—xceed the bounds thereof he did not fear their Whip Goal or Gallows and withal that relating to this his Testimony he had suffered ten times 〈◊〉 their Jurisdiction five times by Imprisonment three times by the loss of Goods taken from him and twice by cruel Whipping and now before this Tryal they had both imprisonmed him and burnt sixteen Pounds worth of his Books and 〈◊〉 yet not given him any Copy of the particulars of the Charge against him To which Judge Danford said It is but reason that Thomas Maule should have a Copy oâ— what we have to charge him with and also time to consider of it which by the renewing of his Bond he may have till next Salem Court Which was agreed to Then Judge Cook said That he would have Thomas Mâ—ule to be more careful of what he said relating to the Scriptures and not to undervalue them as he had already done by comparing his Book with the Bible To which Maul answered That to compare that with the Bible which was agreeable to the holy Scriptures in the Bible could be in no way found to contradict or undervalue the Bible And as to Errors now so much talkt of he did not know of any Book that was free for as some of the learned have said Beza committed eight hundred Errors in his first Translation of the New Testament which by amending through his second Translation left three hundred Errors therein And by comparing Mat. 27 v. 5. wâ—th Acts 1.18 proves as great a Mistake as any he knew to be in his Book Judge Cook commanded this Sentence to be writ down Then said Maul desired it might be writ down That at present he did so believe Which being done he said That if through his now so believing did pâ—ove
NEVV-ENGLAND Pesecutors Mauled VVith their own VVeapons Giving some Account of the bloody Laws made at Boston against the Kings Subjects that dissented from their way of Worship Together with a brief Account of the Imprisonment and Tryal of Thomas Maule of Salem for publishing a Book entituled Truth held forth and maintained c. By Tho. Philathes Truth faileth and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey Isai 59 14 15. As Troops of Robbers wait for a Man so do the company Priests murder in the way by consent Hosea 6.9 Shall the Throne of Iniquity have fellowship with thee which frameth Mischief by a Law they gather themselves together against the Soul of the Righteous and condemn the Innocent Blood Psal 94.20.21 The Preface Christian Reader IT has not been without due Consideration that we have seen cause to set forth and publish a true Account of some of the New-England Church Members cruel and bloody Laws which through the Priests instigating the Magistrates were by them made against both Quakers and all other Religious Persons within New-Englands Jurisdiction that were found to dissent from their Worship as also a short Relation of some few of the many Persons that suffered Persecution under the Anti-christian Power of the aforesaid Church with some brief Observations on each Law and the Preamble thereof Unto which is added an Account of the Priests Rulers and Church Members great Hurly-burley or Confusion made about a late Book entituled Truth held forth and maintained c. by Thomas Maule of Salem in which Book is contained thirty eight Chapters relating to the Principles of Truth agreeing with the Testimony of the holy Prophets Christ and his Apostles recorded in the holy Scriptures of Truth together with an Account of Gods Judgments upon divers of the chief persecuting Priests and Rulers and a Declaration the late great â—udgment of God upon the Priests Rulers their Fâ—llowers of whom Twenty were through the Accusation â—y Specter Evidence which Judgment continued amongst the Inhabitants near or about Twelve Moneths till at length there was so many of the Priests and Rulers and others accounted eminent Persons accused by the said Specter or Apparition that the Rulers with as much speed as they had condemned and put to Death dâ—d now face about and clear the Prisons both of the condemned as well as of all others accused by the said evidence for Witches an Account of which is more at large to be seen in said Maules Book of which Books the Persecutors sacrificed sixteen Pounds worth a burne Offering to their Anger and Revenge the which by them was done as also Imprisoning him about Twelve Months before that upon his Tryal he was cleared by a Jury that found him Not Guilty the sums and substance of which tryal will appear in this Book by which it doth manifestly appear that many of the New-England Priests and Rulers with many of their Church-Member Breâ—hren in â—nâ—quity do remain in the same when they fled from Old England to save their Purses and Bodies from suffering by the Bishops Power for their dissenting from their Mother Church against whom it will sufficiently appear have rebelled by persecuting several Persons thereunto belonging as well as all other Religious Persons found within their Jurisdiction to dissent from their Priests Worship As for Instance soon after they came and had settled themselves in this Land they began to persecute after aâ— horrible rate and in a cruel bloody manner did they persecâ—te Ann Hutchinsan and that Company of whom some werâ—â— barbarously murdered so also was Mr. Clark and that Company great Sufferers as likwise Samuell Gorton and that Company who for the want of one more casting Votâ— escaped the Gallows for a Dissenter and the Sufferings of the Lady Moody with many others was very great as also was the Sufferings of Mr. Williams Obadiah Homes Mr. Donstor the President and many others of whom I shall hereafter more at large relate about which time the Priests were so beset with the Baptists Quakers and the Church of England that it caused thè Hirelings to roar out in their Pulpâ—â—s for the help of Moses otherwise Aaron must fall and then they are all undone whereupon the Magistrates mustered the Priests Drudges together and to work they went against Dissenters with all the strength of their Faith Defenders which mostly fell upon the Innocent Quakers as will hereafter appeare which had these Persecuters manifested the least Repentance would have prevented the Authur from publishing the following Account of their bloody Laws and the cruel barbarous Works acted and done thereby to the Kings good Subjects within New-Englands Jurisdiction Tho. Thilathes Persecutors Maul'd with their own VVeapons Anti-Christian Freedom established by the Law of the Old Charter Priests and Rulers in New-England THis Court having considering the Proposals presented to this Court by several of the Inhabitants of the County of Middlesex do declare and order That no man whatsoever shall be admitted to the freedom of this Body Politick but such as are Members of some Church of Christ and in full Communion which they declare to be the true intent of the antient Law Anno 1631 1660. Observe Hence you may understand that the County of middlesex for Money and wealth did encourage for sale the high Priests Ware as well as in love to their Bellies to seat themselves near to the Magistrates General high Court of Injustice against Dissenters from their Worship which said Courts were kept in Boston where the Priests Drudges brought of the Dissepters Estates for finâ—s to the Value of many hundreds of Pounds with which the Priests and Rulers with others of their Church Brâ—thren feasted themselves from day to day while they made Laws against them that dissented from the worship of their Priests who when their Bellies were Ruffed with the best Provision and their heads with the richest sort of Wine had not far home to their Common Prayers against all dissenters as well as Quakers and while they feasted themselves with the best of other mens Labour they kept the true Owners thereof with the best entertainment their Goal and Bridewell house did afford as by their cruel suffering therein will hereafter appear and as is related in the Book of Sufferings under these persecuting Magistrates that some went and demanded their fat Oxen of them again to which their answer was Would you that we should sit and starve while we are about your business which was to make Laws to devour them and their Estates which work was of great encouragement to the Priest-ridden Freemen of their Body Politick whose some Church of Christ as in their Law they call it is no other but the plain Church of Anti-christ and so proved to be by their persecuting all other Persons dissenting there-from in their Jurisdiction The Free-mans Law by which a Body make No man that 's true can with their Church pertake He that will honour gain and