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cause_n	let_v	lord_n	see_v	4,698	5	3.6890	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97064	To the faithfull and true-hearted covenanters, vvhich are the noble Philadelphians. A diurnall, of the desires and indeavours of one that earnestly desires the advancement of the cause of Christ. B.W. of Darbie. Reade all or none.	B. W.	1644 (1644)	Wing W6; Thomason E257_6; ESTC R210039	16,433	16

to Darbie to Colonell Gell who was not wanting to helpe forward so good a worke for he sent his Lieutenant Colonell two peeces of good Ordnance and very nigh three hundred men The designe being set upon and Colonell Chadwick being on the top of Staley Hall and seeing the Ordnance to give over playing I praid him to send a messenger he did so and he brought newes that wee had some men slaine and that my Lord had made his peace and brought forth some fourscore pounds swearing it was all the money he had in the house with promise of some two thousand more I protest said I this will prove a second peece of Businesse for this will undoe all for I will not give two pence for that promise if my Lord goe to Newark I pray you said I let the Designe be renewed againe say but the word and I will go and quarter all your men there all night and we will seaze upon my Lords body which will be much for the honour of the cause and if we do not finde money and gold good store to helpe to maintaine the cause never trust me gaine but it was not granted then my Lord goes to Newarke and three dayes after sends three Troopes of horse and fetcht away eight or nine horse-loads of money gold and plate that was hid hard by the Communion Table it seemes some great men make an Altar of it for it was partly laid Altar-wise Also Boulsover Scouts fetcht away great store of Bacon Butter cheese and corne which I would have had carried to our Garrison at Chesterfield but it was not the designe fel between two where the fault was I can tel let others judge but had the L. Davencourt and the Earl of Kingston been made sure it had been better both for them and us as the event since hath made it good but the packing to Newark of Puesey Davincourt and Kingston were as a Loadstone that drew so many great ones and so much mony gould and plate with them that hath been the very subsistence of the towne so that here you may see that in the negligent doing of the work of God in the sparing of Malignants we have been the best friends to that Town and the worst to our own Counties After this Colonell Chadwick went to Nottingham to keep the Sessions and for Magazine but sad newes came that the Earle of Newcastles Forces coming and ours going unadvisedly against them and wanting Orders and ski fall Commanders were utterly surprised Indeed I alwaies thought we should be crost in our proceedings for I often desired that the Word and the Sword might go together but could not obtaine it but great accommodation in the setting forward of great Designes requires great humiliation and humiliation being joyned with the Sword is the onely way to helpe forward a good cause for those that have entertained faithfull Ministers in the keeping of this duty afoote God hath blessed them the best in their undertakings this is for the comfort of England that God hath an humble and a praying people in it After this a letter came from the Parliament and the Earle of Essex not onely a request but a command for sixe Counties to joyne together which was one great and chiefe worke of the Kingdome Colonell Chadwick conceiving it to bee a worke of such great consequence as I my selfe said it was a chiefe designe of the Kingdome and as I heard Colonell Gell say that except that course was taken the Kingdome was in great danger to be brought to povertie colonell Chadwicke having a great desire to helpe forward this worke spared neither paines nor cost but went from Nottingham to Darbie from darbie we went to Manchester from thence to Nantwitch and from thence to Stafford and to Mancester againe and so to Nantwitch But one countey promising large and not performing hindered the worke for going forward Lankashire I pray God it be not laid to their charge But when they have all done to quit and demolish pettie Garrisons and to get into great bodies will be found the way to do the worke and to save the Kingdome for being undone After that colonell Chadwick went to Leeke where the they tooke a love to him and defired him that he would be resident with them who granted unto them but what was done from that time til General Fairesax came to Leeke I forbear to relate except I be requested we went along with the Generall to Manchester who went to raise forces for the reliefe of Nantwitch the countey did accommodate him with a considerable force two dayes were set apart together for humiliation and prayer the third wee marched forward every Randezvouze nothing but praying and singing not one oath that I heard in all the way truly it thought I was the most comfortable time that ever I had since I went forth although I lay upon the ground and was glad to drink fair water For Gods cause was prosecuted in his own way and he blessed it accordingly to the good of severall counties and the rejoycing of the Kingdome my hearts desire and prayers to God is for the Generall for he is a true souldier of Iesus CHRIST and certainly he is guarded with a guard of Angels God in mercy long preserve him The next day after the relieving of Nantwich I was sent a Messenger to some of the chief of them that belong to the Generall After I had delivered the Message I requested I might move one thing unto them which was this Gentlemen said I God hath made the Generall and you all faithfull instruments for the good of the Country for the relieving of the Town and for the setling again of Sir William Brereton but I fear except one thing be done that is the demolishing of petty Garisons for after the Generall is gone out of these parts they will endeavour the taking of them again and then they will endeavour to glean up all the provision they can between them and Nantwitch that at the last they will endanger to make them come forth for bread But however you will acknowledge it a great mercy to have strong holds delivered into your hands then cast your eyes upon this We had Litchfield close Tutbury Castle Chillington House Biddulph Hall Winckfield Mannor and Sheffild Mannor Now judge you whether we have made use of Gods mercies or not for had these been demolished at the first when we had them much bloud had been saved which is and may be shed many mens goods would have been saved which are and may be taken besides free Trading had been laid open betwixt the South and the North And I am heartily sorry that the faithfull Citizens should be so much prejudiced through our negligence for Trafficke is to the Kingdome partly as Water is to a Mill take away the Water and the Mill will do but little good You see we have been the worst Enemies in this to our selves Better it is

Proclamation set forth by the King But when open warr is proclaimed against an Honourable Parliament and proclamations issued forth for taking of honest mens goods that the Kings best subjects cannot have free traffique one with another these things cannot but procure a judgement but woe be to the authors they say plaine dealing is the best then I will tell you that there is more Noble and Gentile Theves made in England the last yeere and this then ever there were before but who made them be angry with me if I do not tell you But there is some hopes that that may be made good which is spoken in a passage by Mr. Burton that God will make King Charles a chiefe instrument to give the Pope a deadly blow you know there hath many a petition been put up to his Majestie and I am sure there hath been many a faithfull praier put up to the Lord of Hostes for him If he forsake the Papists and returne to his great Counsell and all those that professe themselves to stand for the protestant Religion would joyne themselves in sincerity and truth of heart with our loving brethren of Scotland according to their loving invitation in their last Remonstrance Do not doubt of it but the Pope will have such a blowe as he dare never looke up again in England now what do you thinke is worthy to be done to all those that will not helpe forward so good a worke as Newters and the Prelaticall faction and those Muck-wormes that thinke to get all by following their callings in these distracted times and cannot be content but they must be pratling against the faithfull Citizens and honest men in the Countrey that are willing to spare neither time nor paines nor lives nor estates but to lay downe all for this Cause that will be saying its fitter for them to be following of their Callings at home and looke to thier wives and Children but they would be taught what Christ saith That he that loves father or mother or Wife or children or lands or livings or life it self better then him is not worthy of him and what David said when he was going to fiht and his brethren said as these men do that it was fitter for him to follow his calling in tending of his fathers sheepe he answered and said unto them is there not a cause Doth not now lives and liberties and all that true Christians have lie at the stake And is there not a cause So the true calling of a Christian is to vindicate this Cause to the utmost of his power and ability Christ saith that he that is not with him is aginst him and truely if Ordinances of Parliament had been better executed in setthing forward of the Covenant and some other things we might more cleerely have seen by this time who had been for Christ and who against him It hath been a trouble unto me in some places where I have been and a Committee of Parliament there present and yet these things neglected the life of the Lawes and ordinances lies in the Execution of them I would I could see the neglecters punished that do not execute the Parliaments commands according to the utmost of their power in many places where I have been I have heard some to desire peace almost on any tearmes some againe have desired peace with holinesse or no peace for the first if the Parliament would have had peace with Monopolizers Papists the Prelaticall Faction and the great Incendiaries of the Kingdome the first had had their desire but it is the second that must have their desire for let them not doubt but God will make this Parliament chief instruments that they may injoy Christ in the puritie of his Ordinances and then they will have a tenfold requitall for all their faithfull endeavours for whom God gives Christ unto with him he gives them all things for Christ is all things to all them than truely do injoy him And you Noble Faithfull and true hearted Citizens that have been willing to purchase the truth at any rate chere up your spirits for sure your rejoycing draweth neere I have heard many accusing the King for having the papists in his Army and I thinke not without cause and also the Parliament for having the Separates in their Army For the Papists I hope it will not be long before an order be taken with them and if there be any that will deny the Church of England to be a true Church as it stands joyned to the Church of Scotland in worship and discipline it being judged to be the best reformed Church in the World I hope the Parliament wil take an Order with them but give me leave to speak one word for those that have been called Separates under the Prelaticall governement you know there was so much rubbish brought into the church that tender Consciences could hardly get into it but blessed be God this Parliament having made an Ordinance for the taking of all things out of the Church that are offensiue and wee being joyned to the Church of Scotland in Discipline Worship and Government I cannot see that any can lawfully absent themselves from that assemblie where this is performed but I will tell you what I could desire and it may please God that some good effect may be produced by it It is that every faithfull Minister would refuse that call which he had by the Bishops and be willing to be called by the faithfull congregation or a selected company chosen for that purpose I could also desire that where the Minister is called a day of humiliation may be set apart That God would be pleased to inable him with guilts for the faithfull discharge of his place And whereas it is said that Churches were builded by Papists and God is said to curse the stones and timber of the house where Idolatry hath been committed that God would be pleased to sanctifie that place for his own worship for it is said That all things are sanctified by the Word and Prayer So that where these things are performed what is worthy to be done to them that will absent themselves from that Assembly Surely it will not be ill taken to desire that a speciall care may be taken for the setling of a faithfull Ministry and that rather a place may stand void then be imployed by an insufficient Minister Land had better be untild then to be plowed and then sown with that which is naught And that care may be taken for the maintainance of the Ministery that he that hath the least may have sufficient That in every particular County those which are called Church-livings as Prebendaries Parsonages Vicarages Tithes Impropriations and all of that nature faithfull men may be chosen to collect into one and out of that the Ministery to have sufficient maintainance established and the rest to be imployed for good and profitable uses As the maintaining a Navie on the Sea or the bringing up or