A TRVE AND SHORT DECLARATION BOTH OF THE GATHERING AND IOYNING TOGETHER OF CERTAINE PERSONS AND ALSO OF THE LAMENTABLE BREACH AND DIVISION WHICH FELL AMONGST THEM THERE Were certaine persons in England of vvhich some vvere brought vp in schooles in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge some in families houshouldes as is the manner of that coâ—ntrie Some of these vvhich had liued studied in Cambrige vvere there knovvne counted forvvard in religion others also both there in the contrie vvere more carefull zelous then their frovvard enimies could suffer They in Cambrige vvere scattered from thense soâ—e to one traâ—e of life some to an other as Robert Broune Robert Harrison William Harrison Philip Broune Robert Barker Some of of these applied theÌ„ selues to teach schollers to the vvhâ—ch labour R. Broune also gaue hiâ— selfe for the space of three yeares He hauiâ—g a special care to teach religion vvith other learning did thereby keepe his schâ—llers in such 〈◊〉 good order as all the TounsemeÌ„ vvhere he taught gaue him vvitnes Yet the vvorld being so corrupt as it is the times so perilous he greatly misliked the vvantes defaultes vvhich he savve euerie vvhere marcked plaiÌ„ly that vvithout redâ—esse nether the parentes could long reioise in their children nor the children profit so much â—n religion as that their other studies learning might be blessed thereby Hereuppon he fell into great care vvas soare greened vvhile he long considered mâ—nie thinges amisse the cause of all to be the vvofull and lameÌ„table state off the church Wherefore he laboured much to knovve his duetie in such thiÌ„ges because the church of God is his kingdom his name especially is thereby magnâ—fied he vvholy bent him selfe to searh find out the matters of the church as hovv it vvas to be guided ordered vvhat abuses there vvere in the ecclesiastical gouernment then vsed These thinges he had long before debated in him selfe vvith others suffered also some trouble about theÌ„ at CaÌ„brige yet novve on fresh he set his mind on these thinges night day did consult vvith him selfe others about theÌ„ least he should be ignorant or mistake anie off those matters What so euer thinges he ffâ—und bâ—longing to the church to his calling as a meÌ„ber off the â—hurch he did put it in pâ—â—ctis For euâ—n lâ—tle children are off the church kingdom off God yea off such saith Christ doth his kingdom consist therefore both in his schole he laboured that the kingdom off God might appeare also in those of the tovvne vvith vvhom he kept companie So by vvord practisse he tried out all thigs that he might be staied both in iudgmeÌ„t couÌ„sell also in enterprising matters as his duetie should lead him But this his dealrÌ„g got hiÌ„ much enuie of the preacher soÌ„e others vvhere he taught much trouble also vvheÌ„ he broke â—is miÌ„d more plainlie vnto theÌ„ PreseÌ„tlie aâ—ter this he vvas dischargeed of his schole by the grudge of his enimies Yet he taught still vvith great good Vvill fauour of the TounsemeÌ„ till such time as the plâ—gue increased in the Tovvne he vvas seÌ„t for avvai by his freÌ„des Therfore because his schollers thâ—ugh neuer so Vvel plied profited by him vvere notvvithstanding ether flitting avvaie Vpon such occasions or to bastâ—lie sent to the Vniuersitie or because of their misguiding there to some occupations bi thought thâ—â— the fruict of his labour Vvas toe much vncertaine tooke counsell if by soÌ„e better vvaie hâ— might profit the châ—rch Then he gaue vvarning to the Toune departed to come home as his rather vvilled him So might hâ— haue liued vvith his father bâ—ing a maâ— of some countenaunce and haue vvanted noethinge if he hadd beene soe disposed but his care as alvvayes before so then especially being set on the church of God he asked leaue of his father tooke his Iournie to CaÌ„bridge froÌ„ vvheÌ„se a fevv yeares before he had departed He ther had dealiÌ„g vvith M. GreeÌ„haÌ„ of dreitoÌ„ vvhoÌ„e of all others he hard fai vvas moste forvvarde and thought that Vvith him by him he should haue some stai of his care hope of his purpoâ—e Wherefore as those vvhich in ould tyme vvere called the prophetes children of the prophetes liued to gether because of corruptioÌ„s among others so came he vnto him He vvas suffered as others also in his his house to speake of that part of scripture Vvhich vvas vsed to be red after mâ—ales And although he said that vvithout leaue special vvord from the bishop he vvas to sâ—ffâ—r none to teach openlie in his parish yet Vvithout anie such leaue he suffered R. B. Notvvithstanding vvhen R. B. savve that the dishops feet vvere to much sett in euerie place that spiritual infectioÌ„ to much spred eueÌ„ to the best reformed places he tooke that occasioÌ„ vvhâ—â—h the Lord did first geue him for redresse vvhen certaine in Cambrâ—gâ— hâ—d boaâ—h â—oueâ— hiâ— also vvith consent of the Maior Vicechancelar called him to preach among them he delt in this manner He first considered the state of Cambrige hovve the châ—rch of God vvas planted therein For he iudged that the church vvas to call and receaue him if he shâ—uld be there chosen and appointed to preaâ—h Then did he thinck on this vvhoe should be châ—â—fest or haue charge before others to looke to such matters For the bishops take vppon them the chieftie but to be called and aâ—thorised by them he thought it vnlavvefull And vvhy he vvas of this minde he had these and such like vvarrantes namelie thei shoulde be chiefest vvhich partake vnto vs the chiefest grâ—â—es and vse of their callinges And thâ—t doeth Christ as it is vvritten of his fullnes haue all vve reâ—eâ—ued and grace for grace Ioh. 1. 16. And to him hath God made all thinges subiect saâ—eâ—h Paâ—l Ephes 1. 22. eueÌ„ vnder his feet and hath appointed him ouer all thinges to be the head of the church vvhich is his bodie euen the fullnes of him vvhich filleth all in all thinges Novve next vnder Christ is not the bâ—shop of the dioces by vvhoÌ„e so manie mischiefes are vvrought nether anie one vvhich hath but single authoritie but first thei that haue their authoritie together as first the church vvhich Christ also teacheth vvhere he saieth If he vvill not vouchsafe to heare them tell it vnto the church if he refuse to heare the church also let him be vnto the as an heathen maÌ„ a publican Mat 18 17. Therefore is the church called the pillar ground of trueth 1. Tim. 3. 15. the voice of the Vvhole people gâ—ided bie the elders and forvvardâ—st is saied to be the voice of God And that 149. pâ—alme doth shâ—vne this gâ—eat honour Vvhiâ—h is to all the saincts Therefore the meetinges together of manie churches also of euerie Vvhâ—le châ—rch of the
the Lordes message as iâ— is vvritten in Ieremie 23. 22 in teaching the people those thinges vvhereby they might turn them from their euill vvaies from the vvickednes of their inuentions Therefore excepâ— they haue a due message they can not preach the vvord off message For I seÌ„t them not saieâ—â— the Lord in that place nor commaunded them therefore they bring no profit vnto this people Againe except they preach those things first ffor vvhiâ—h first cheifly they vvere senâ— namelie vvhat soâ—uer is to reclame â—he people first from some especiall vvickednes vvherin they sinne sâ— ffâ—â—m all other dâ—ffâ—â—lâ—es they can not be said to preach the vvorde Therefore seing the bâ—shâ—pes calling authoritie vuas shevved before for to be vnlavvefull seing also thâ—y call not the pâ—ople from the â—hâ—ifâ—st abominations Vvhich are the cause of the rest but ratheâ— vviâ—fâ—lly vvith crueltie do leade them in the same as vvill aftervvard appeare they can not preach the vvorde of God For to make a sermon is not to preach the vvord of God no nor yet to make a true sermon For the seruaunt that telleth a true tale hath not done his maisters messâ—ge nor the arraunt for the vvhich he vvas sent except he tell speake that for the vvhich his maister seÌ„t him Therefore though the byshopes teach the people and geue them lavves make manie iniunctâ—ons yea though they be lavves of Christ yet if they abuse the obedience of the people to houlâ—e and follovve vvith some lavves of Christ their ovvne lavves â—speciallie vvhat are they but antichrists And hovv can they then but onelie in name in shevve preach the lavves of Châ—â—st For example vvhile they peruert the lavve of God in this they can not be saied to preach his lavve namelie vvhereas God commaundeth to plant to build his church by gathering the vvorthie and refusing the vnvvorthie Mat. 10. 11. Act. 19 9. Ezr. 6. 21. they booke by their contrarie lavves both papists careles vvorldlings as crooked trees to bâ—ilâ— the lordes sanctuarie force the vvretched to their vvorshippings service as if dogges might be thurst vpon God for svveet sacrifice Proud forceing is meeke building vvith them deuotioÌ„ compelled is their right religioÌ„ Thus herein they pollute the Lordes sanctuarie vvrest his lavve hovv much more by a thousand moe abominatioÌ„s vvhereof aftervvard vve breiflie touch some For by theÌ„ do they feed them selues the people vvith the bread of vncleannes in stead of the puer vvord of God They make it readie vvith the dongue that cometh of man euen vvith their traditions tolerations falsifiinges And if the Pharises made the vvorde of God ofnone effect or authoritie by their traditioÌ„s as it is vvritteÌ„ Mark 7 13. much more these They by their corbans or offering of guiftes gaue occasion to children to dishonour their pareÌ„ts these by their spirituall courtes by their sâ—ond excommunications dispensations absolutioÌ„s c. yea by their taking of bribes fees do let so manie lose to all misrule filthines They taught the gould of the Temple to be greater then the temple vvhich sanctifieth the gould Mat. 23. 17. these teach that to sinne is damnable but to pollute the Lordes spiritual Temple by mingling the cleane vvretched together vvhich is the cause of all sinne is noe matter of damnatioÌ„ forsooth it is a thing tollerable because they can not remedie it They taught that the offering on the altar vvas greater then the altar though it sanctifie the offering and these teach that to vvant the sacraments that is lamentable but to vvant the kingdoÌ„ of God the visible shevve of his rule in his church vvhereby the sacrameÌ„t is saÌ„ctified that they make no matter If then for such doctrine they vvere called blind guides fooles by Christ him selfe Mat. 23. 16 17. yea though they sate in Moses seat that is at first vvere lavvefullie called to teach the people yet the people vvere charged by Christ toe lett alone such blind guides not to be guided by them Mat 15 14. hovve much more should vve leâ— these blind guides alone vvhich neuer vvere lavvfully called and also sit in the seat of Anticbrist â—or vvhat is the seat of Antichrist but that Popish Gouernment and lordship in the communioÌ„ of such Romish offices horrible abuses by them And vvhile they syt in the teÌ„ple of God â— Thess â— 4. exalt their traditions aboue Gods vvhat are theie but antichriâ—â— Doe thâ—ie then preach the Lordes vvord of message or is not hâ—s vvord a fier and like an haÌ„mer that breaketh the stone lere 23 29 But all their preaching can not breake bring men from anie smaller or greater disorders vvhich vnicked church lavves or church Prelates coÌ„maunâ— them Thus vvas he seâ—led not to seeke anie approueing or authorising off the bâ—shopes Bâ—t because he knevâ—e the trouble that vvould follovue 〈◊〉 he so proceeded he sought meanes off quietnes so much has vvas lavueffull for dealing vviâ—h the bâ—shopes he vvas of this iudgement that men maie novve deale vvith them as before â—heâ— might vvith the pharises that is so far as vve nether sinne against God noâ— gâ—ue offence vnto men Thereffore iff Christ did his Fathers vvill vvhen he sate in the midâ—es off the doctors hâ—aâ—eing them asking them quaestioâ—s Luc. 2. 46 â—ff Paul did his duetie vvhen he sate doune in the synagogue as it vvere offering him selfe seekeimg leaue to speake to the people Act 13. 14. â—â— he also did lavueffullie applie him selfe to their ceremonies Act. 21 26 then thus far alloâ— there medling vvith the bishopes to trie proue them or to be tried off them as vve see the like did fall out in Christ also to yeeld to their povver so that vvherein vve yeeld it be not against the trueth vve do not establish it as vve knovue Paul did to the povver off the priests off the pharises off the chiefe off the synagogue Thâ—â—efore he thought it lavueful first to be tried off the bishops then also to suffer their pouver though it vvere vnlauveffull iff in anie thing it did not hinder the trueth But to be authorised of them to be svvorne toe subscribe to be ordained receaue their licensing he vtterlie mislâ—ked kept hiÌ„selfe cleare in those matters Hovve be it the bishopes seales vvere gotten him by his brother Which he both refused beffore the officers being vvritten for him vvuold not paie for them also being aftervvard paied for by his brother he lost one burnt an other in the fier an other being sent him to Cambridge he kept it by him till in his trouble it vvas deliuered to a lustisse off peace so from him as is supposed to the bishop off Norvvich Yet least his dealiÌ„g on this manner should encourage others to deale in vvorse manner he openlie preached against the calling authorising of preachers by
There vvas a day appointed an order taken ffoâ—â—edrâ—sse off â—hâ— former abâ—ses for cleaning to the Lord â—â— greater obedieÌ„ce â—o a couenaÌ„t vvas made ther mutual coÌ„sent vvas geueÌ„ to â—ould to gether There vvere certaine â—hâ—ef poâ—ntes proued vnto them by the scriptures all vvhich being particulâ—lie rehersed vâ—to them vvâ—â—h exhortation theâ— agreed vpon them pronouÌ„ced their agrement to ech thing pâ—â—tiâ—ularlâ—â— sâ—iing to this vvâ— gâ—ue our consent First therefore thei giue their consent to â—oine them selues to the Lord in one couenant fellovveshâ—pp togâ—â—her to keep seek agrement vnder his lavves gouernment and therefore did vâ—terlie flee aâ—oide suâ—h like disorders vvickednes as vvas mencioned before Further thei agreed off thâ—se vvhich should teaâ—h them and vvatch for the saluation of their soules vvhom thei allovved did chose as able meete ffor that charge For thei had sufficient triall testimonie thereoff by that vvhich thei hard savve by them had receaued of others So thei praied for their vvatchfulnes diligence promised their obedience Likevvise an order vvas agreed on ffor their meetinges together ffor their exercises therin as for praier thanckes giuing reading of the scriptures for exhortation edâ—fâ—ing ether by all men vvhich â—â—d the guift or by those vvhich had a speciall charge before others And for the lavvefulnes off putting forth questions to learne the trueth as iff anie thing seemed doubtful hard to reqâ—ire some to shevve it more plainly or for anie to shevve it him selfe to cause the rest to vnderstand it Fuâ—thâ—r for noting oâ—t â—nie speciall matter of edifiing at the meeting or for â—alckiÌ„g seuerally thereoÌ„ vvith some particulars â—ff â—one â—iâ— require publique audience or if no vvaightier more necessarie matter vvere â—aÌ„â—â—led of others Againe it vvas agreed that anie might protest appeale complaine exhort disputâ— reproâ—e c. as he bad occasion but yet in due order vvhich Vvas theÌ„ also declared Also that al should further the kingdom off God in them selues especiallie in their charge housâ—hould iff thei bad anie or in their freindes companions vvhosoeuer Vvas Vvorthie Furthermore thei particularlie agreed off the manner hovve to Vvatch to disorders reforme abuses for assembling the companie for teaching priuatlie for vvarning rebukeing both priuatly openlie for appointing publick humbling in more rare iudgemeÌ„tes publâ—k thankesgeuing in straunger blessinges for gathering testifiing voices in debating matters propounding them in the name off the rest that agree for an order of chosing teachers guides releeuers vvhen thei vvant for separating cleane from vncleane for receauing anie into the fellovveship for preseÌ„ting the dailie successe of the church the vvantes thereof for seeking to other châ—rches to haue their help being better reformed or to bring them to reformation for taking an order that none contend openlie noâ— persecute nor trouble disorderedly nor bring false doctrine nor euil cause after once or tvvise Vvarning or rebuke Thus all thinges vvere handled set in order agreed on to the comfort off all soe the matter vvrought prospered by the good hand of God But last of all vvas this thing determiâ—ed Whâ—â—hâ—r God did call them to leaue their contrie to depart out of England â—ome had decreâ—d iâ— to be gone into Scotland by vvriting sending ridiâ—g to froe diâ— labour in the matter seemed to bâ—â—eluouse leaâ—â— their couâ—sell should not take place Bâ—â— R. B. being â—heâ— heâ—â— as prisoner aâ— London did sâ—nd dovvne his ansvvere bie vvritiâ—g to he coâ—trâ—râ—e For he â—uâ—â—e◠〈◊〉 iâ— vvas against duâ—tie â—o vvrote vnto them if â—hei first shâ—â—â—â— agreeâ—â—g 〈◊〉 Scoâ—lâ—n◠〈◊〉 as yet thei had not â—â—fâ—ed vâ—hâ—thâ—r thei vvere to lâ—aue â—â—glâ—nd Also 〈◊〉 vnto â—hem that thei vvere to do that good in England vvâ—iâ—h possiblie thei â—ight â—o 〈…〉 ought not to remoue before thei had yet further testified the trueth the Lord had vvith â—â—rong hand deliuered them froÌ„ thâ—se And â—aâ—hâ—r in deed vvoulâ— hâ— haue it to be a deliuerance by the Lorâ— then a covveardly fleeiâ—g off beâ—â— ovvne dâ—uâ—siâ—g Fâ—â—â—hâ—◠〈…〉 them his reasons vâ—hy Scotland could not be meet for them seing it fâ—aâ—ed it sâ—lffâ— in those matters to please England toe much Wee â—nevve also that vve could not there be suffered 〈◊〉 bâ—cause some corruptâ—oÌ„ should come vpon vs from their paâ—â—shes vvhich vve oughâ— to auoide oâ— because vve there should haue great trouble vvrought vs from Eâ—gland as iff vve kept still in England So vvhen some vvere better aduised thei chaunged their mindes for going into Scotland NotvvihstandiÌ„g againe thei vvould be gone into Gâ—rsey or Garnsey had the consent as thei saied of diuers others that â—hoâ—ght it meet thei should learne thâ— state off those contries R. B. saied he vvas not against their going to that purpose But yet he tould them there vvas no such hast to be gone out of England that further delay deliberation should be had in that matter But at last vvhen diuers of them vvere againe imprisoned the rest in great trouble bondage out of prison thei all agreed vvere fâ—llie persvvaded that the Lord did call the out of England OF THE BREACH AND DIVISION vvhich fell amongst the companie But vve come to the breach falling out of these parties First the lavves vvere broken vvhereby the church of Christ should be kâ—pt in good order There fel out questions offences takeing of partes as vve knovve it hath alvvaies shall come to passe in the church of God But for remedie of such thinges the Lordes ordinance vvas reiected and greater presumption further increased as shall appeare The mindes in a manner of all vvere estraunged from the pastor or their consciencies vvouÌ„ded thei disquieted by foolish doubtes accusations slaunders quarrels moued cast abroade bie the chief est of them Yet vvas there noething in controuersie vvhich vvas not generalie agreed on by all at the first openlie debated vvith mutual coÌ„sent though diuers aftervvard fell avvaie some also secretlie vvere at variance in their hartes For the end did declare their hypocrisie vvhat enuâ—e grudg laie hidd in their brestes Notvvithstanding their disposition vvas perceaued of some some stirring and disquietnes thei began to make vvas stopped cut of for the timâ— But vvhen the pastor fâ—ll sick could not be present at the exercises nor visit them priuatlie in houses the stirring did freshly beginn againe Thei made a doe secretly talâ—ked manie matters among them selues but neuer â—ould them to the pastor nor asked counsel for them of the church by admonishâ—eÌ„â— doubt oâ— question in prophecie before thei had troubled the vvhole church about them Hereby the contention grevve so far that sâ—me fâ—ll from questions to eâ—ill speaches slaunders from slaunders to open defâ—aunce railingeâ— The matters in controuersie vvere manie all vvhich
thoâ—gh â—hâ—i vâ—ere often times thorovvlie dâ—bated yet therein vvere sooÌ„e peruerted them selues did also corrupt hâ—â—â— others the stirring busines vvas after this maÌ„ner There vvere fundrie meetings procured against R. B. By. R. H. his Partkers for certaine tales slanders vvere brought to R. H. vvhiâ—h he straâ—ght vvay receaued 〈◊〉 â—gainst R. B. The accusations in the first miettingâ— Vvere that R B. condemned his Sister Allenâ— as a reprobate alsoe he saied she had not repenâ—â—â— of her abominations in England also that he saied except she repented of her abomiatiâ—â—â— that night she should neuer enter into the kingdom of God to these it vvas aÌ„svvered vvitnesses taken first that he nether did call nor Iudge his sister for a reprobate that he had to hastlie harckned to tales in that matter also vvitnes â—â—me in that he saied not to his sister she had not at all repented of these abominations in England But that nether she not vve all vvere sufficiently mortified for them for these matters because R. B did first priuatli rebuke R. H as for that he bid beleued receaued such things vvith out all proufe vvitnesses also for that he saied he knevv more aganst him but vvould not speake of them he tooke the matter verie hâ—inouslie Straight vvsy he vvent forth sent others to admonish R. B. for he could not soe suffer the matter to passe but he cast of that charge vvhich he had taken vpon him a litle before vvould not medle anie further except there vvere some remidie procured Then did he put forth his accusation in vvritinge vvhich vvas red receiued of others but not shevved to the partie vvhom he accused for this vvriting handling of matters soe priuilie he vvas blamed therefore vvhen R. B sent vnto him to see the vvritinge he refused kept it backe then he procured Chatles moÌ„emaÌ„ Iohn ChaÌ„ler Tobie henâ—on others to meet about the matter at vvhich meeting because diuers things before vvere disorderedlie handled R. B. did then inâ—â—antlie call for au order that thnges might be rightlie debated as first that noe accusation might be openlie brought against him vvithout tvvoe or three vvittnesses for this he saied vvas the vvord of God 1. Tim. 5. 19. Deut. 19. 1â— But R. H. vvhich before had delt vvithoute vvittnesses did this shift of the matteâ— that he Needed noe vvittnesses to accuse R. B. Because the mrtters could not bedenied vvherevvith he châ—rged him Ansvvere vvas made that thei had beene denied vvere not yet proued therefore such dealing vvas vtterli vngodlie Then in tvvoe other things did Robert B. call vppo theÌ„ for ane order amongst them the first vvas that their might be noo fused brablinge But that the accuser ansvverer hauing both tould their tales then matters might be iudged by the church thei not suffered to make contention by gainsaing on an other soe offt as thei list But herein also did R. H. Charles MuÌ„nemaÌ„ their partakers both denie breake oâ—der contrarie to the scripture alleged â— Cor. 14. ver 33 1. Cor. 11. Soe likevvise did thei in the other point vvhich vvas that R. B. vvould haue one matter first then an other to be debated Iudged not one accusation to passe before the truteth thereof vvere thorovvli fouÌ„â— out theâ—e things vvere denied him could not be grannted because of the frovvardnes coÌ„tention of some then did R. B. coÌ„plaâ—ne that he had great iniurie doÌ„â— him vvould depart froÌ„ the meetinge if thei proced in that maâ—neâ— vvhich vvordes vvhen thei hard they vvere furthr out of order soe that eihter tvvise or thrise he vvas forced to â—ys vp leaue them thâ—â— vvas he condâ—mned as an vnlavvfvll Pastor it vvas saied vnto him that he vvas not to keep the exercises also that he vvas to câ—â—â—â—sse his faults before thei vvould Ioâ—ne Vvith â—â— the meeting beinge â—â— R. B chamber he â—aÌ„â— in agâ—iâ— â—ould theÌ„ that he vvas vnvvillinge thiÌ„ should vees their meetings in his chamber after that manner Soe aftervvard thei held their meetings in another place vvhere againe thei condemned R. B. but nor as before ffor he sent vnto them that they vvould send him in vvitinge the matters vvherevvith thei charged him dele in that manner against him But the former slanndres thei hâ—d thâ—u geuen ouer had got vp three nevv matters against him vvhich then sente him avvai one vvas that Robert B. vvith his vvittneses had falslie accused R H. of Notable appareÌ„t vvickednes to this it vvas ansVvred that he nether had taken Vvittnes nor made accosation in anie matter saue oâ—lie that in defence off him selfe he hâ—d called for vvittnâ—s to cleare hiÌ„ selfe as that vvhen the aduersarie did accuse him vvithout vvittnes lâ—kevvise hâ— rebukedd Ro. H. off open vvickednes vvhen he made that also a public accusation he vvas faine opâ—li to shâ—vv vvherein he vvas vvicked namelie in that be openlie bâ—ake the order gouernment of the châ—rch in that he had receued false accusations report against his brother him selfe also did falsly accuse him trouble thâ— châ—rch in that manner en other accusation VVas about the pavvning off a siluer spoone vvherein R. B. vvas coÌ„deÌ„ned as an vnlavvfull surmiser But straight vvay they vvere found by their ovvne vvittnesses to be vvicked slannderers that â— B. had iust cause to admonishe one as beig cause off offence to her mother in that matter â—be third accusation vvas for Rebuking R. H. off murmuringe this vvrs Iudged a slander thus vvhen R. B. perceaued hovv that diuers tymes priuilie novv also openli thei cast hâ—m off he also openli pronounced it that he had noe charge off them if they soe continued to vvithdravve them selues then did R. H. toke upon him charge for his conscience he saied could not suffer him to let them be vvithout teachinge yet aftervvard belike their coÌ„siencos did trouble them for casting off Robe Brov. in such order Soe in an open meetinge euerie on confessed their ffaultes RoBe H. both openlie in the church particulerlie from man to maÌ„ From house to house did acknovvledg that he had delt vnaduisedlie against R B. in sundrie things So in all things vvas Robert BroVVne cleared acknovvledged noe ffaulte at all as being innocent in those things vvhere vvith thei had charged him But yet ffor all this the grudge lay hid in the harts of diuers nevv meetings vvere had against R. B vvhere in agaiÌ„ accusations vvere had vvithout Vvittnesses R Har againe receaued sundrie tales slanders nethr shame vvhich before came on him nor the Iudgement of God by the death of his children nor sundrie vvarnings othervvise could cause him to lay douÌ„ his malice troublesome mind he had diuers partakers that claue fast Vnto him because he Taught Them that Thei might Lavvfully Returne IN TO ENGLAND AND there