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A93230	The Saints testimony finishing through sufferings: or, The proceedings of the court against the servants of Jesus, who were called before them to be tryed at the late assizes (or sessions) held in Banbury in the county of Oxon, the 26 day of the seventh moneth, 1655. Also a relation of Margret Vivers, going to the steeple-house in Banbury, after the assize (or sessions) as aforesaid: and a testimony against false prophets, and false doctrine; ... And the manner of Richard Farnsworth imprisonment at Banbury, with a short examination and answer. And the cause of his detainment. Also, a warning from the spirit of the Lord (in his hand-maid Anne Audland) to the persecuting priest and people, &c. And a letter of Robert Rich to the magistrates of Banbury, ... Likewise a letter of Tho. Curtis to the professed minister called Samuel VVells in Banbury. And a certificate wherein is manifested the diligence that was used to know the causes of the prisoners commitments ... (Anne Audland, Iane VVaugh, Sarah Tims, and Nathaniel VVeston) as wel as Robert Rich, ... With a paper relating the sufferings of the innocent.	Vivers, Margaret.; Audland, Anne, 1626 or 7-1705.; Rich, Robert, d. 1679.; Curtis, Thomas, 17th cent.	1655 (1655)	Wing S365; Thomason E857_7; ESTC R203441	49,745	48

to her for judgment and did not dispise the counsell of the Lords spirit in a woman preacher or a Iudge in Israel and a Prophetess of the Lord Iudg. the 4 5 6 7 c. And in the dayes of Iosiah King in Israel there was one Huldah a Prophetess that lived in Ierusalem a woman Preacher or one who by the Spirit of the Lord declared and spoke to the people the word of the Lord and to her the Priest and people went to enquire and hear the word of the Lord according also to the Kings command 2 King 12 13 14 15 16 c. Besides several other Prophetesses as wel as Prophets there was in the time of old among the Lords people Issa 8.3 Nebe 6.14 Luke 2.29 30 31 32. as the prophetess in Isajahs time and in Nehemiahs time so there was in the Apostles time a man in Cesaria had four daughters that were virgins did prophesie Act. 21.8 9. And at the comming of Christ when Simeon that just man spoke of him the light of the Gentiles and the glory of the people Israel there was one woman a widow of above fourscore years of age that had no outward huusband at home to ask who was a preacher or one that spoke of the Lord Iesus to all that looked for Redemption in Ierusalem Luke 2.36 37 38. And Tryphena and Tryphosa and Persis three vertuous godly women did labour much in the Lord which Paul in his Epistle to the Romans did salute and as the wife is in subjection to her husband so is the Church subject unto Christ who is the head thereof as the husband is the head of the wife and Chsist being the Head of his Spouse or husband of his Church the Spouse of Christ united unto him and betrothed in Righteousness both asketh of him and staying at home taketh counsell with him though the Harlot from home and the stranger unto him knoweth it not and saith the Lord ●el 2.28 6. I wil pour out of my spirit that sons and daughters and handmaids also shall prophesie and who are they that are offended hereat now that the Lord doth see but proud covetous self-seeking priests who never knew God and their hearers that are deceived by them and such in their nature who know not the sure word and spirit of prophesie but are ignorant both of the mystery of godliness 2 Pet. 1.19 Col. 1.27 Rev. 19.13 Heb. 17.8 and so of him whose name is called the word of God and knoweth neither the teachings of God not the life of the Scriptures and the work of the Spirit of God who would not have him to be the same now that he was and Christ to be the same yesterday to day and for ever who are such opposers of the work of the Spirit of God and persecutors of the servants of Jesus in whom it is bringing and brought forth as their Generation and seed of evil doers ever was Mat 23.33 34 c. Holy men of God spoke forth the Scriptures The Scriptures or Writings that proceeded from the Spirit of truth were not spoken forth by the seed of evill doers that were haters of God and persecuters of his neither were they spoken forth by such as preached for Hire barerule by their means 2 Pel 1.21 Ier. 26.9 10. Ier 20.2 Ier. 37.16 2 Cor. 6.4 5 6 7 8. nor such as laid heavy burthens upon the people sought for their gain from their quarter like the Priests of England the false prophets and pharisees but Holy men of God who witnessed against such spoke forth the Scriptures as they were moved by the Holy Ghost who were persecuted mocked stoned haled out of the Synagogues set in the Stocks most shamefully abused evilly entreated and sore punished smitten put in the Dungeon and often imprisoned and such a portion from the world and seed of evill doers doth the servants and messengers of God meet withall now that witness against them who make a trade upon their words also denying them and owning the teachings of God and the life of the Scriptures again now as they that spoke them forth who suffered for witnessing the truth in the life and power of them aforetime did A short Relation betwixt the true Prophets and the false and how they may be known a ssunder First THe true Prophets of God had the word of God revealed to and inspired in them and the moving cause of their speaking was from the light life and power of the Holy Ghost within them who dwelt in the light which discovered deceit whereby they know the false Prophets and declared against them and against such as spoke the words of others 2 Pet. 1.19 20 21. 1 Pet. 1.10 11 12 Isa 48.16 17. Ier. 23. saying thus saith the Lord when the Lord spoke not unto them or by them and so they speak a Divination of their own brain as do the Hireling Priests and Deceivers and not from the mouth of the Lord as to those that dwel in the light as the true Prophets did they now are very wel known and against testified though it be not received by the besotted turned from the light and the deceived who persecutes those that are sent to witness against them contrary to the wil of man as the true Prophets were who were not sent by the wil of man but by the Lord God and his spirit Isa 48.16 17. which the world could not receive nor the wil of man no more than it doth now Iohn 4.17 and therefore do they persecute and put out of their Synagogues for to fil up the measure of their iniquity and to fulfil the prophesie of Christ ye a these things they do because they are in enmity against the living truth and know neither the father nor the Son Iohn 16.2.3 and so manifest what an evil and a wicked Generation they are on 2. The true Prophets of God who were indued with his spirit and dwelt in the light and spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost and were not sent of man contrary to the wil of God but of God contrary to the wil of man and such as are sent by the Lord God and his spirit now have their commander neer them and by his holy Spirit are moved to speak as he pleaseth and as they was who were not sent by the wil of man neither did mans wil receive them that went contrary to it and stood in the counsel of God no more than it doth now but rather persecured and imprisoned as they do now and the true Prophets that were sent of the Lord and stoood in his counsell neither preached for hire nor sought for their gain from their quarter nor sought for the fleece but preached or declared freely the word of the Lord and said come freely without money or price Isa 55. And also declared against the deceit of the false Prophets and hireling Priests and such as sought for their gain from their

some of the Jury hath confessed which was contrary to the known Law of the Nation in such cases provided contrary to truth and equity which is a greater crime and breach of the Law then those things which many of the servants of Jesus are imprisoned for And after awhile the Jury came into the court was asked if they were agreed to which they said they were gave in their verdict for the Protector but they said they found not blasphemy it was then demanded what was found to which they said misdemeanor then she desired to know what she was accused of for they read then bil called their witnesses for blasphemy but blasphemy was not found then they said they found misdemeanor against her the asked in what they said in calling the Minister a false Prophet but she denyed that she did as they said although it s no transgression to call them false prophets who are false prophets which doth not abide in the doctrine of Christ and their minister being then on the bench in the Court was asked what he had to accuse her of he answered he deserferred his cause to God and said he desired she might have what favour the Law would afford yet for all this though the Bil was not found and though their as they call him there present did not accuse her of any thing they committed her to Prison again who had been there prisoner nine months before and fasly accused at her first commitment for no other thing did she speak but the truth according to plain Scripture a true Relation of which is published and declared in a printed paper being intituled A true Declation of the suffering of the Innocent who is hated and persecuted without a cause which is made manifest dayly for which the righteous Iudge of all the world will deal righteously and call you to an account and weigh you in an equal ballance and measure you in a just measure and from the hand of the Lord must you receive a reward according to your deeds After that then there was one Iane VVaugh called to the Barre who had been imprisoned about sixteen Weeks before in the Town of Banbury who at first coming thither was in obedience to the Lord to declare his truth and witness against deceit for which she were beaten and abused persecuted and imprisoned and evilly entreated in the said Banbury as the servants of the Lord in former ages as wel as this were by such an evill generation and seed of evil doers as they are whose fruits makes them manifest to be guided by the same spirit though under a refined subtilty that other persecutors of the innocent spoken of in Scripture were The said Iane VVaugh as foresaid who had been a witness to the truth of God and against the deceit of the world and after she had been sore abused in the said Banbury persecuted imprisoned and put forth of the Town for witnessing the truth against deceit and after a certain time being moved by the Spirit of the Lord to come into Banbury again and being with a friend getting him to write a Letter for her the Magistrates hearing of her being there sent for her to come before them Iohn Austine who was then Mayor caused the Oath of Abjuration to be tendred unto her and because in obedience to the commands of Christ Jesus who saith Swear not at all she refused to swear being faithfull to him abiding in his Doctrine and although she so did in obedience to his Command out of love to him and his truth and there in their court when the said Oath was tendred she utterly denyed all things contained in that Oath and Witnessed against all Popery and Popish Jesuiticall Opinions whatsoever yet the was then notwithstanding all that committed to Prison where the remained though the breach of any Law were not laid to her charge til the Generall Sessions Assize or pretended Goal-Delivery when and where she was called to the Bar as abovesaid and appearing there that day where no Accusation and witness came in against her nor any breach of the Law or mis-demeanor laid to her charge but notwithstanding she was asked to put in sureties for her good behaviour then she asked them on the bench what Law she had broken and would have had them to have convinced her of a transgression by making known to her the breach of some Law the which they refused but she could get no other answer but that if she would not give in sureties she must to prison again which was done accordingly now let all the wise in heart that truly fear God consider whether these proceedings against the innocent be either legall or just and if they do not exceed the proceedings of heathen Magistrates who sate Judges in tryals against the Christians and servants of Jesus in former ages as in the Scriptures are left upon Record Consider and see the actings of the persecuting Jews who had the form but wanted the power and so out of a blind zeal persecuted the Servants of Iesus who were in the power and life of truth and they were sore moved and offended at the Servants of Iesus and exceeding mad against Paul who was pressed in Spirit being in Macedonia to testifie to the Iews that Iesus was Christ and when they aposted themselves and blasphemed he shoke his Rayment and said unto them your blood be upon your own heads and having cleared his conscience to them he departed and went to the Gentiles and so entred into a certain mans house that worshipped God and being moved of the Lord he spoke and was not afraid the Lord being with him and having much people in that place where he continued a year and six months teaching the word of God among them and the Iews which made insurrection against Paul when they brought him before the Deputy of Achaia for teaching the word of the Lord which their dark minds who lived in Envie and Malice against the truth could not receive And now observe the actings of the Deputy of Achaia who though he might be accounted a heathen or an Antichristian whose proceedings in that case might preach or teach wisdome to some who profess themselves to be Christian Magistrates for when Gallio was the Deputy of Achaia as Iohn Griffith Deputy-Recorder was Iudge in the Court at the assize or sessions in Banbury before whose judgement seat the servants of Iesus was brought by such as had made insurrection against them in their Market Steeplehouse and Steeplehouse-yard in nature like the envious persecutors of the Servants of Jesus For the Iews made insurrection against Paul and brought him before Gallio to the Iudgement Seat and laid down their accusations against him according to Law there and then accusing him to the Deputy who sate as Judge saying in their accusation this fellow to wit Paul perswadeth men to worship God contrary to the Law and when Paul the accused was about to open

they said as such with them and the same spirit being guided thereby so may say Behold what manner of love is this that the father hath bestowed upon us that we should be called the sons of God And now we are the Sons of God therefore the world knoweth us not because it knew him not as saith the Scripture 1 Iohn 3.1 and to witness with the Scriptures by the Spirit of Truth according to the work of the power and spirit of God according to measure and manifestation is no blasphemy though the Jews said it was and that may be witnessed unto though persecutors and the world know it nor nor receive it yet he that sanctifieth and they that are sanctified are of him and are of one for which cause he is not ashamed to call them Brethren as it is written and witnessed Heb. 2.10 11. and when he would have disputed the case with them if they would have stood to Dispute according to the Scripture and the work of the spirit of God then Iustice Austine so called said Had he the same spirit that the apostles or Christ had Who answered and said that if any man that had not the spirit of Christ he was none of his as they might read in Romans the 8th and the spirit that the apostles had or received of God was the spirit of the Son Gal. 4.8 and of the Father 1 Iohn 3.23.24 and Christ said it was not them that spoke but the spirit of their Father that spoke in them then the said Iustice Austine so called said to R.F. hold thou thy tongue and see if the spirit will speak to the which answer was given the spirit made use of the tongue to speak forth the praise of the Lord and let Iohn Austine here observe his ignorance of the teachings and work of the spirit of God for the Lord opening the mouth the tongue and lips shews forth his praise and God having sent the spiri of his Son into our hearts we cry abba father and to him return all praiset But to conclude and be short observe this all you that read it and take notice of the actings of the Magistrates here at Banbury who caused Richard Farnsworth to be taken out of the streets as he were passing quietly in them and put him that night in prison and called him the next day before them where they held their Court and after some dispute but the breach of no Law laid to his charge nor any accuser were against him but such as sate to Judge and no Law mentioned though desired that were transgressed and after they had tendred the Oath of Abjuration unto him who denyed what was in it contained and all Popish wayes and Jesuiticall Opinions whatsoever then the mayor others said if that Richard Farnsworth would pay the Sergeant his Fees and go out of the town that night he might go free but if not he should be re-committed or sent to Prison again but Richard Farnsworth could not be a friend to deceit nor pay sees for a nights false imprisonment taken as he were quietly with another friend walking up the street and so they made a Mittimus and gave to the Goaler and both before and after he had it given to him they made a speech and said if he would pay his sees in the Court he might go free and when he could not for conscience sake towards God then do it after that one of their party said Who was self will'd now to which he to wit R. F. answered and said Not he that denyeth to pay sees for a nights false imprisonment but such as did so in their wills wilfully persecute and imprison the servants of Jesus contrary to Law and Gospel both and here it is to be observed that Richard Farnsworth's detaining in Prison is because he could not be a friend to deceit and acknowledg a false imprisonment and pay fees for the same being taken out of the high way or street as he were passing quietly on and sent to Prison and to colour over their deceit withall they have added severall lyes in a Mittimus and here is kept in prison for standing faithful to the Lord and cannot have any fellowship with the unfruitfull works of darkness but rather reprove them Eph. 5.11 And their partiallity is to be observed here in this case as wel as the rest for two were committed to Prison in Banbury and kept three dayes and three nights and no fees as it is said were demanded of them but put out of prison and one out at one end of the town and another at the other end and yet though they did so being then they may be ashamed of what they had done but hardning their selves against the truth to act wilfully in their wills they detain one for not paying sees for one nights imprisonment for the breach of no Law then either proved against him or laid to his charge VVritten in Banbury the beginning of the 8th Month in the Year according to the worlds account October the 7th 1655. A TRUE DECLARATION OF The Suffering of the Innocent who is hated and persecuted without a cause Wherein is discovered the zeal of the Magistrates and people of Banbury persecuting and imprisoning them that are sent of the Lord in love to their souls to warm them of the evil of their wayes Declared in a Letter sent to William Allen called Justice of Peace with an Answer to the false accusations charged upon the INNOCENT Also their Proceeeings laid open and proved to bee contrary to the Scriptures By Anne Audland whom the world scornfully calls QUAKER 1 Sam. 2.20 The Adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces out of heaven shall he thunder upon them The Lord shall judge the ends of the earth and he shall give strength unto his King and exalt the horn of his Annointed Acts 2.18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will poure out in those dayes of my Spirit and they shall prophesie WIlliam Allen Justice of Peace so called but little peace I finde in thee We came to the Town of Banbury on the thirteenth day of the eleventh moneth and being strangers we took in at the Lyon The next day being the first day of the week we went to a meeting which we heard of in the Town and when the meeting ended we were moved to go to the Steeplehouse to speak the word of the Lord to Priest and People and in obedience to the Lord we went and stayed till the Priest had done and then my friend spoke to the Priest and the rude multitude came and hurried her forth as the customes of the Heathens is Then I spoke to the Priest Man here see the fruits of thy Ministery and presently the rude people hurried me forth Then came one and took mee by the hand and questioned me what untruths their Minister had spoken and J answered That they that are out of the Doctrine of Christ all

man but for the Lord who is with you in the judgement wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you and take heed and do it for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God nor respect of persons nor taking of gifts And he charged them saying thus shall ye do in the fear of the Lord faithfully and with a perfect heart Now all you that denies a perfect heart and are respecters of persons you cannot judge with a perfect heart and such are not Judges for God who judges not with a perfect heart but are respecters of persons but they who fear God and do faithfully with a perfect heart such Judges and Magistrates I own who are just men such rules for God and is a terror to the wicked and for the praise of them that do well and such I am subject to for conscience-sake but they who were the servants of Christ ministers of Christ when they were commanded by the rulers that which was contrary to the command of Christ they said whether is it better to obey God or Man judg ye and I say the same and they which command any thing contrary to the command of Christ which rules and reigns in his people is one in the male and in the female such are not just men fearing God and judging faithfully with a perfect heart and such who do not fear God and have not a perfect heart such knowes not the voyce of God but Christs sheep who follow Christ and are sent of God knows his voyce Now Magistrates and People will say how may we know that you are sent of God as Pharaoh said to Moses VVho sent thee and he answered The Lord sent me to bid thee let Israel go free and Pharaoh said I know not the Lord neither will I obey him and let Israel go free Such are they who fear not God nor know not his voice and such cannot discern the things of God Magistrates nor People who fear not God and have not a perfect heart Now consider if you judg me according to the Law of God when you heard all that was against me and did accuse me but would not hear the accused and the accusers face to face nor those that was by who would have witnessed against those untruths charged upon me but put them forth and said What have you to do here notwithstanding they said they came to bear witness to the truth See how Moses charged the Judges Deut. 1.16.17 saying Hear the cause between your brethren and judge righteously between every man and his brother and the stranger that is with him ye shall not respect persons in judgment but you shall hear the small as well as the great ye shall not be afraid if the face of man for the judgment is Gods and Deut. 19.16,18 20. The Iudges and Officers was to judge the people with just judgment thou shalt not wrest judgment thou stall not respect persons neither take a gift for a gift doth blinde the eye of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous that which is altogether just shall thou follow that thou mayest live and inherit the Land which the Lord thy God giveth thee Now this is true judgment and takes hold upon the unjust but here you do not act according to the Law of God who doth respect persons and doth not hear the small as wel as the great which you have not done who have committed me to prison and I had not liberty to speak face to face with my accusers and so I am falsly accused and imprisoned upon a false accusation he that knows all secrets is my witness and he will plead my cause and he will judge righteous judgment upon all the Heathen and the Lord comes with his Saints and this honour have all the Saints to execute upon the Heathen all the judgements written but the Heathen ought not to judg the Saints but the Heathen rages the heathen persecutes and imprisons falsly accuseth the Saints the viols of wrath is now to be poured out upon the wicked and the Saints shall take the kingdom rejoyce in God for ever ever which giveth them victory over the world and gives them strength to rejoyce in tribulation Prayses to the living God for evermore And so I warn you all People Magistrates and Teachers to fear the Lord God lest his wrath and indignation break forth against you and the decree be sealed and he take you away with his grievous stroke and there be no remedy for God is my witness that my desire is for you that you may know the things that belongs to your peace so to you all I have cleared my conscience and I am free from your blood glory to the Lord for evermore who hath given me to believe and suffer for the testimony of Jesus so I remain a witness for the truth a prisoner in bonds at Banbury for the truths sake who am innocent but falsly accused slandered reproached but the reproaches for Christ is my riches whose name in the flesh is Anne Audland The 5 day of the 12 month 1654 To you Magistrates of the Town of Banbury and to thee John Griffith who was called Deputy-Recorder sate Iudg in the Sessions or pretended Goal-Delivery holden the 26 day of the 7 moneth 1655. IT is likely the heat of pour passions being over you may since in the cool of the day better have considered your actions don that day in your court which if with the light of Christ Jesus you have Gen. 3.8 it wil shew you that those who respect the person of any man commits sin are found transgressors of the pure righteous law of God Iam. 2.1 9. which saith thou shalt not respect the person of the poor nor honor the person of the mighty but in righteousnes shalt thou judg thy neighbor Lev. 19.15 which if you hearken to and regard the Law written in the heart Ier. 31.33 it will reprove you for your partial actings that day and tell you that you did not do wel to fine Thomas Cole five pounds and for to imprison him till he should pay the same and to bee angry with him for keeping on his hat in your Court and afterwards invite two other men for to put on their hats in your Court namely Priest Jones and Priest Smart consider if this were not partiality and to respect persons and for to act contrary to equity and truth as that in your conscience wil let you see and with mee bear a true testimonie And whether your sending of Jane VVaugh Sarah Tyms and Nathaniel VVeston to prison again they neither convinced of nor being charged with the breach of any known Law nor so much as one witness proving them guilty of the least misdemeanor were not injustice yea or no And whether if you had set them free seeing there was nothing laid to their charge you had not done justly and

thing to his charge yet he might be re-committed to VVard or Prison again and if that be not contrary both to the Law of God and to the Law of the Land what is Consider of it And was it not unreasonable and contrary to Law to commit to Prison and after long imprisonment being called to the Bar and then to demand sureties for good-behaviour and no misdemeanour proved nor any one came against the prisoner either to accuse or prosecute Ought not that to have been according to Law before the other was or ought to be demanded And was it not an unjust thing to commit to prison again for the same when no breach of law was proved against the prisoner neither at his first commitment nor after long imprisonment when he were arraigned or called to the Barr Is these actings either according to Scripture Law Equity or Reason Are you not beside Scripture Law Equity and reason as wel as true Justice herein or do not such as so act bear the Sword in vain the Lord help you to consider of it that you may learn wisdome that the heathen may not laugh you to scorn Ought not the Prisoner by law have been acquitted in the Court after long imprisonment when none came either to accuse or prosecute against him there and likewise Iane VVaugh and Sarah Tims who had been long imprisoned and called to the Bar neither accuser came against them there nor one prosecutor and yet they must be re-committed to prison again except they would finde sureties to be of good-behaviour when none appeared against them to accuse them or prove against them any mis-behaviour and neither any breach of Law either proved against them or laid to their charge is these actings either according to Scripture Justice Law Equity or Reason are they not beside all these in their actings herein and can they be said to be reasonable men that so act against the innocent sufferers and servants of Jesus as they at Banbuoy have done consider wel of it and keep passion and malice down and the Lord deliver me saith Paul from unreasonable men Act. 25.27 2 Thess 3.2 Isa 57.1 2 3 4. and it is a true saying of the Prophet the righteous suffer and no man in his unrighteous nature layeth it to heart yet blessed are they as Christ hath said that suffers for righteousness sake for the Lord Jesus doth take their parts and so the spirit of grace and glory resteth upon them as is written and witnessed Mat. 5.10 11 12. 1 Pet. 4 13 14. Now consider if all these prisoners and innocent sufferers would not have been freed by dew course of Law if it had been executed aright and if any had transgressed the Law ought not they then to have been proceeded against according to Law and so have had the punishment inflicted according to the transgression and have been acquitted or if no Law could be proved against them that they had transgressed ought not by Law their accusers instead of them to have had the punishment which they should have had upon them inflicted and they by the Law released or remedied Do you know what use the Law is of or how to act according to it have you done what you did out of malice or ignorance consider of it and lay these things to heart for be sure the Lord wil call you to an account for your proceedings against the innocent as wel as for all your evill deeds and then what account wil you give and how will you answer before his Judgement seat And withall consider of this Was or is there any Law either of God or the Nation that commandeth a man to put off his Hat and if he do not to fine him five pounds and commit him to prison till he pay the same as one Thomas Cole an inhabitant in Banbuoy was and was it not partiall and contrary to Law if it had been so for to fine and imprison one for the same and perswade other two to the like even in the Court to put on their hats was not here both partiality and malice made manifest and is not that contrary to the Law of God and a contempt to the higher power and Authority Lev. 19.15 Iam. 2.1 9. Isa 1.24 25 2● c. which forbids such things but be sure you wil nor go unpunished of him who bears not the sword in vain for thus saith the Lord by his servant the Prophet Oh! I will ease me of my adversaries and avenge me of my enemies and restore Judges as at the first and counsells as at the beginning when no such things were by them neither acted nor done which can be anywhere proved by Scriptures which stands a witness against them that profess God in words but in works deny him as it is written and witnessed Tit. 1.16 Likewise when one Robert Rich was moved of the Lord to speak something unto you about the proceedings in your Court did not you that sate as judges bid him come up and speak and presently changed your minds or else your words crying out Pul him down and have him to Prison before eyer he had said to you what he had to speak was that according either to christianity truth equity or reason could heathens have done any more Or would not reasonable men have regarden their word The Lord set these things home to your hearts that you may a little better consider and lament as wel as repent least the evil day come upon you al● unawares Did not you at Banbury pretend a Goal-Delivery that day the Prisoners were called but did you intend any such thing do not your proceedings declare the contrary and doth not the witness of God in your consciences witness against you for it as wel as your actions Was not the servants of Jesus that were called before you at the Bar the greatest cause at your size or Sessions held in Banbury that day and was there any Law proved against them which they had in any one point transgressed or broke or had they proceedings according to Law and was there one of than freed by you nay but more added to them and afterward one taken out or the highway or street and haled to prison and no breach of Law laid to his charge though it were desired and also the Fact as wel as the Law by vertue whereof it became a crime yet it were denyed and they kept close under the Earth shut up in a hole or dungeon in Banbury as if they were some great Malefactors and no Law yet laid to their charge that hath been either broken or transgressed by them but such as are friends to Christianity and Equity Truth and Iustice and all such as truly fears God will consider of the sufferings of the Innocent and lay these things to heart though the wicked and such as are without the fear of God regard it not