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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31649	An answer of Humphrey Chambers, D. D. rector of Pewsey, in the county of Wilts, to the charge of Walter Bvshnel, vicar of Box, in the same county published in a book of his entituled, A narrative of the proceedings of the commissioners appointed by O. Cromwel for ejecting scandalous and ignorant ministers, in the case of Walter Bushnel, &c. : with a vindication of the said commissioners annexed : humbly submitted to publick censure.	Chambers, Humphrey, 1598 or 9-1662.	1660 (1660)	Wing C1913; ESTC R13745	32,297	49

AN ANSWER OF HVMPHREY CHAMBERS D. D. Rector of PEWSEY in the County OF WILTS To the CHARGE of WALTER BVSHNEL Vicar of BOX in the same County Published in a Book of his entituled A Narrative of the Proceedings of the Commissioners appointed by O. Cromwel for ejecting scandalous and ignorant Ministers in the case of Walter Bushnel c. With a Vindication of the said Commissioners annexed Humbly submitted to publick Censure Job 31. 35 36. O that mine Adversary had written a Book Surely I would take it upon my shoulder and binde it as a Crown to mee 1 Cor 4. 4 5. I know nothing by my self yet am not hereby justified but hee that judgeth mee is the Lord Therefore judge nothing before the time until the Lord come who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts and then shall every man have praise of God LONDON Printed for Thomas Johnson at the Golden-Key in St. Pauls Church-yard 1660. TO THE HONOVRABLE Sir Anthony Ashlie-Cooper Knight and Baronet AND John Earnly Esq Knights of the Shire for the County of Wilts As also to the Honourable the Citizens and Burgesses returned for this present Parliament for the respective City and Burroughs of the same County Honoured and Honourable Gentlemen I Account it my great happinesse that Mr. Bushnel of Box having published a heavy charge against the Commiss. of the County of Wilts appointed for the ejecting of scandalous and ignorant Ministers and therein bent himself most fiercely against mee as a most grievous offender hath by dedicating his Narrative to you put a necessity upon mee unlesse I would plead guilty to all hee chargeth mee with to publish my answer and make you the Judges which I do with all readinesse and chearfulnesse between him and mee I will not speak a word to fore-stall your judgement but humbly beg your pardon for my enforced boldnesse in directing this my Answer unto you at whose feet I lay and leave it and my self with all content Whereas Mr. Bushnel towards the end of his Narrative having immediately before spoken of mee by name and the Commissioners writes in his Scoffing Dialect and Character Page 208. These men as godly as they are love dearly to bee fingring mony for my part I am sure I never fingred a farthing but spent many a pound whilst I was imployed as an Assistant to the Commissioners and I cannot otherwise apprehend but that all the Commissioners are so free from fingering a penny in the execution of their Commission from first to last that they are all ready as I have heard some of them protest they are and by name Mr. Blisset to purge themselves by oath from this crime and challenge any man to speak who can testifie the contrary of them I will no further trouble you who are taken up in the weighty affairs of the Nations wherein that the Lord would graciously direct and assist you and that Honourable Court whereof you are members to act to his glory the honour of his Majesty and the happy establishment of peace truth and righteousnesse in our Land is the earnest prayer of Your most observant though unworthy servant Humphry Chambers TO THE Christian Reader Christian Reader IF ever a Book hath come under thy view and perusal intituled A Narrative of the Proceedings of the Commissioners appointed by O. Cromwell for ejecting of scandalous and ignorant Ministers in the case of Walter Bushnel Clerk Vicar of Box in the County of Wilts thou hast then received a heavy charge against my self amongst others into one of thy ears all that I shall beg of thee is but to keep the other ear open to hear the Answer and then bee thou an impartial Umpire between us Si accusasse sufficiat c. If a charge go for proof none can bee innocent Mr. Bushnels Book came first to my hand and view on Thursday the sixteenth of August in the evening Friday I spent in reading of it on Saturday I imployed as much time as I could spare from my studies preparatory to the Lords day in writing my Answer which on Tuesday August 21. I delivered to a friend to bee transcribed for the Press I acquaint thee with this onely to shew that Truth needing no invention or art to set it off may speedily bee spoken without any long study I shall add no more but those never to bee forgotten words of our blessed Saviour Judge not according to appearance but judge righteous judgement Thine in the Lord HUMPHREY CHAMBERS AN ANSVVER to a CHARGE against the Commissioners for ejecting scandalous and ignorant Ministers in the County of Wilts published in Print by Walter Bushnel Vicar of Box so far as it concerns Humphrey Chambers Rector of Pewsey submitted to publick censure ALthough I have no fear that what Mr. Bushnel hath written will impair my Reputation with those to whom wee are both known who are not a few seeing wee were born and for divers years lived within few miles one of another And though I desire not to put Mr. Bushnel to bestow any more of his invention and eloquence upon mee by replying upon what I shall write yet being told by one who is a common and real friend * both to Mr. Bushnel and my self before I had read this Book That I was so deeply concerned in the Charge contained therein that if I did not some way vindicate my self Religion would suffer greatly through mee and finding the same apprehension in some other Christian friends I was induced to write this Answer for my self leaving others to clear themselves from the crimes objected as they shall see occasion which I conceive without much difficulty they may do Mr. Bushnel saith that hee had no revengeful thought nor had hee in the publication of his Narrative any aim to asperse those of whom hee wrote which if any who reading his book can beleeve to bee true I shall not perswade them to the contrary Certain it is that hee is without hesitation to bee credited in his whole Narrative if what hee writeth in his Epistle Dedicatory were true viz. I have not charged them with a syllable which I am not able by proofs to make good upon them This brings the business to a direct and short issue which I heartily desire it may bee put upon as far as I am concerned in it and wish for no other Judges than those Honourable Gentlemen to whom Mr. Bushnel hath dedicated his Narrative I do not intend to varnish or puzzle the business with multitude or affectation of words but with affected brevity and plainness to lay down Mr. Bushnels Charge against mee that hee may apply his proofs to the several branches of it and then let all wise and good men judge between us So it was that some of the Commissioners Ministers Witnesses and others who have eaten my bread have and do still upon all opportunities offered or sought