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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97093	An antidote against Master Edwards his old and new poyson: intended to preserve this long distempered nation from a most dangerous relaps. Which his former, his later, and next gangrenous book is likely to occasion, if not timely prevented. by William Walwin.	Walwyn, William, 1600-1681.	1646 (1646)	Wing W680; Thomason E1184_4; ESTC R208196	8,365	23

An Antidote AGAINST MASTER EDWARDS HIS OLD AND NEW POYSON Intended TO PRESERVE THIS long distempered Nation from a most dangerous Relaps WHICH HIS FORMER HIS later and next Gangrenous Book is likely to occasion if not timely prevented by WILLIAM WALWIN Deut. 22. 33. Their Wine is the poyson of Dragons and the cruell venime ●f Aspes Rom 3. 13. Their throat is an open sepulcher with their tongues they ●ave used deceit the poyson of Aspes is under their lips Proverbs 22. 10. Cast out the scorner and contention shall go out yea strif ●nd reproch shall cease London Printed by Thomas Paine dwelling in Red-Crosse-street in Goldsmiths-Alley over-against the signe of the Sugar-loafe 1646. June 10th An Antidote AGAINSTMASTER EDWARDS HIS OLD AND NEW POYSON THough God hath given unto Mr. Edwards parts and abilities where with a to acquire a comfortable life in a just and good way and wherein hee might bee helpefull unto many and hurtfull unto none neverthelesse hee seemeth unhappily to have placed his contentment in being a Master and Comptrouler of other mens judgements and practises in the worship of God wherein the Word of God and a mans owne conscience is only to governe and thereupon necessarily finding opposition from al consciensious people hee growes most passionately impatient and even violently madd against all such as either plead their cause or take their part plainly manifesting throughout the whole course of his preaching and writing that he would esteem it his greatest felicity if he could prevaile with authority or provoke any others to the perpetuall molestation and destruction of all that will not though against their consciences submit to those rules which he approveth Now the piety and justice of this Honourable Parliament having so lately freed this long oppressed Nation from this very kind of Tyranny in the Bishops and Prelaticall Clergy and very many judicious and considerate persons through a blessed opportunity freedome of discourse and cleerer search of Scripture then heretofore being fully satisfied in their understandings that to compell or restraine any peaceable person in matters of faith and the worship of God is as reall a sinne and as odious in the sight of God as murther theft or adultery and thereupon engaging themselves in the just defence of liberty of conscience Master Edwards his worke of bowing all to his rule falls out to be very difficult and impossible by any arguments drawn from the word of God to be effected or proved just And this also in steed of qualifying his spirit or stopping him in his race hath set him all on fire that he rageth like an Irish ravenous and hungry woolfe deprived of his prey by generous and true English Mastives that watch both night and day to save the harmlesse and benefitiall sheep the Independants and Separatists who from the begining of these our troubles to this very day have continually without repining contributed their fleece for clothing and their limbes and lives for nourishment and strength to preserve not only their owne liberties but the just liberties of this Nation Yet nothing abaieth the madnesse of this prophet but even as is to be feared against his owne conscience and as if hired thereunto by some politique Balacks hee flieth from one hill to another from authority to authority hath his parables and his offerings and Satan like would tempt the Lord himselfe to fall downe and worship him to go against his owne declared will and to stir up a persecuting spirit in the Magistrate against this his beloved Israel to compell them to worship him as doe the Hipocrites against their minds and consciences then which nothing could be more abominable in his sight And though he cannot but see the hand of God against him and that notwithstanding all his opposition or any others the numbers of them are daily increased and that their faithfulnesse to the Parliament cōmon-wealth hath caused them to grow in favor with al the People though if he would speak his heart he must as Baalam perforce acknowledge there is no enchantment against Jacob nor any divination against Israel no prevailing for a coersive power against this good people in a time of refreshment from any just Authority Yet persists he in his ungodly resolution and seeing and knowing that God will by no meanes answer his eager desire of cursing this part of his people he seemeth to grow desperate and like as Saul when God had cast him off and refused to answer him either by Vrim or Vision be-tooke himselfe to the witch of Endor even so this most unhappy man betaketh himselfe to Machivillian policy for execution of his cruel purposes against them and finding no just or judicious party that will afford him any countenance or assistance he applyeth himselfe to any that hate them though enemies to the common-wealth hazarding the doing of their wrok so that with them and by them he may but doe his owne whereunto the weaknesses of many wel minded heople ministreth to gerat an advantage their rashnesse and to easie credulity being all the foundation which he hath now left to build his hopes upon for if these would but a while suspend their belief and patiently consider the things he hath spoken or is about to publish and would there upon with draw themselves from his wicked and delusive counsels and insteed thereof would fall to councelling of him to forsake his violent Rayling and reviling of a people they know to be faithfull it were then impossible for him to effect his unjust designes which also if effected must necessarily be the bondage or ruin of all sorts of wel minded people as wel Presbiterians as others however his charmings may for the present flatter them that must and will be the conclusion if they continue to take in his poysonous counsells how pleasing soever they seem to a pallat corrupted by long costome they are poysonous and will in time both swell and destroy them And therefore unto this sort of people doe I at this time principally addresse this discourse by way of Antidote to prevent the working of his banefull Counsels and to frustrate his accursed ends This unjust man knoweth all just and judicious men cannot but oppose his unjust designes and therefore it is he hath denounced so many of them by name in his books as his enemies his ablest enenies they are and the more powerfull because they are all knowne to be really faithfull to the Parliament In this case saith Machivel there is but one help that is they must be brought into disgrace and disrepute with the people for if these remain in credit the people will give eare unto them be rightly informed by them be in no capacity to be deceived well saies Mr. Edwards how shall they be sufficiently reproached Why saies Machivel seek out unto your ayd honest zealous persons of godly life and good repure in the world such as you know are fiery hot against errours and heresies so