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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96901	Soft answers unto hard censures: relating, I. To a book printed without licence. A full accompt given thereof. II. To my particular calling: 3 offences relating thereunto removed: and the dutie of visiting families and schooles is pressed upon magistrates and ministers, whose duty it is to visite there, enquiring how the governours and governed, do answer their relations, the one commanding, the other obeying in the Lord. III. To the offence given by a book called an Anti-apologie, which I have said, is a great offence to the church of God; and that they, who write as Mr. Edwards does, too many by two, have offended their lord and master, more than Moses did, when he said, ye rebels, for which unadvised speaking (yet the people were little better) though he would, he could not compound with his lord God almighty. ... / By Hezekiah Woodward.	Woodward, Ezekias, 1590-1675.	1645 (1645)	Wing W3504; Thomason E268_2; ESTC R212399	14,831	17

SOFT ANSWERS Unto Hard Censures RELATING I. To a Book printed without Licence A full Accompt given thereof II. To my perticular calling 3 Offences relating thereunto removed And the dutie of visiting Families and Schooles is pressed upon Magistrates and Ministers whose Duty it is to visite there enquiring how the Governours and Governed do Answer their Relations the one commanding the other obeying in the Lord. III. To the Offence given by a Book called an Anti-Apologie which I have said is a great offence to the Church of God And that they who write as Mr. Edwards does too many by two have offended their Lord and Master more than Moses did when he said ye Rebels for which unadvised speaking yet the people were little better though he would he could not compound with his Lord God Almighty IV. And to the offence taken by my short defence of the Apol Narration Whether the offence is justly given or unjustly taken is humbly submitted to better judgement upon due consideration of two exceptions all I ever heard made against it by discreet and sober men Men and Brethren hear ye my Defence which I make now unto you ACTS 22.1 Opinioni se venditat qui filet Verul Quamvis imbecilla frons magna conscientia sustentatur Quint. By HEZEKIAH WOODWARD Printed according to Order for Iohn Hancock at the entrance into Popes-head Alley out of Cornhill 1645. SOFT ANSVVERS Unto Hard Censures REader many things are charged upon my score I shall account with thee faithfully in all That thou maiest understand matters well and throughout before thou takest upon thee to judge And then also deal more tenderly with thy Neighbours good Name a pretious thing and it may be his livelyhood than thou doest with a Glasse of Christall and with his Meaning be as tender as with the Apple of the eye I le make no Apologie for my words I hope they shall not need any I shall speak in matters wherein no man ought to be silent Indeed I have been disswading so long against strife and contention amongst Brethren that it has almost fallen out to me as to Gods Faithfull servant Moses he disswaded an Israelite so heartily from smiting an Israelite that the Israelite who did the wrong charged Moses with Murthering thoughts towards him Thinkest thou to kill me saies he Exod. ● when indeed Moses had no other thought but to Reforme him to keep his hand and tongue from smiting But to the Particulars of the Charge Relating I. To a Book printed without Licence which the Wardens have met with and dealt with it and me as they pleased or rather as they said their Dutie is and warant in their hands to do I confesse I took some offence at their Dealing which they say was not given I have no disposition nor were it fitting to dispute that But because I took an offence and I thought very justly therefore will I be the more tender of offending them Onely this I must minde them of here That their Dealing with my Book and Me layeth an Engagement upon them As they love the Booke of God and Desire their Soules may thrive and prosper thereby rather than fill their purse with gaine therefrom To deal with other Bookes filled with blasphemies from top to bottom And with Doctrines contrary to the Minde and good Word of God with known Malignants 〈◊〉 Pests and Plagues in City and Countrey To deal with them and these as they Dealt with me and my Book It is their Duty so to do and but according to the power in their hands And now it is their engagement also because they have in their zeal to the Cause they say and due execution of their office dealt so with me of whom I thinke they judge so honourably though they were pleased to question me about a libellous paper against the Lords which my soul abominates That I would not for a world speak against the Lord Christ Nor willingly against any the meanest of His Servants And so forbearing all other matters which might fall-in here I come to give an account of my Doings in the Book and the Reasons of my so doing But first I must make a plaine narrative of the businesse clamored against and that which moved me to set upon the work which was this Observing an heavy and most grievious charge drawne-up against those I need not name being so well knowne unto us for their known integrity and exac● walking according to the Truth of the Gospel observing I say such a charge fixed upon the title page of a booke that it might be in the fullest view of heaven and earth so as he that runnes might read it observing also the worth Authority and learning of the Author a well furnished man every way I bestowed a few hours in running over the book from the first page to the last that I might tell my selfe how he makes good the charge And this I have told the Reader already in its due place * 2. Sect. This remaines to tell him here how my spirit was stirred at the sight of this charge And the Reasons I had so to be stirred All this I shall tell faithfully as in the ears of God the searcher of all hearts 1. That my soul could not bear the words of that charge Therefore I had a motion stronger than I could withstand which rendred me restlesse till I had put my pen to paper therewith to shew according as I was inabled the vanity I le give it but so light a name of that so heavy a charge 2. My reasons were many the former I will call for distinction sake Negative First I did it not thereby to shew my selfe singular or to side with any party I love both parties so well that the Lord knowes I know not whom I love and honour most And am confident that if they be two now in judgement yet they are not two in affections for so wise men should not be or if two at present yet they will be all one anon Amen 2. Not to tell the world that my soul goes out in the way of Independency further than I am perswaded The Doctour himselfe would upon sound debate with his own heart goe out with mee However I have spoken of it according to my scant measure of knowledge as the * oor ur Psa 18 28. Esa 10 17 2 Sam. 21.17 light of the world hath been pleased to lighten my candle 3. Not to thwart Authority or the Dictates therefrom Certainly my soul abhors so to do You will say A. And yet I have done what my soul abominated B. If I grant that it is no more but what my betters will grant and have done before me What I hate that I doe said Saint Paul But yet I cannot understand it so For first I sought for a Licence but could not obtain it though my manner is to yeeld up my papers to be corrected as the Licenser in his better judgement