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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80839	Berith Anti-Baal, or Zach. Croftons appearance before the prelate-justice of peace, vainly pretending to binde the covenant and covenanters to their good behaviour. By way of rejoynder to, and animadversion on Doctor John Gauden's reply or vindication of his analysis, from the (by him reputed) pitiful cavils and objections; but really proved powerful and convincing exceptions of Mr. Zach. Croftons Analepsis. / By the author of the Analepsis, and (not by the Dr observed) Analepsis anelephthe, to the continuing of St. Peter's bonds, and fastning his fetters against papal and prelatical power.	Crofton, Zachary, 1625 or 6-1672.	1661 (1661)	Wing C6988; Thomason E1085_6; ESTC R208062	67,248	104

and Caesar the things that are Caesars which have been too long held back with violence I wish Sir that none may pretend an inconsistency between this act of Repentance and the Good Old Cause of God and his People for whoever shall so doe must sell themselves unto positive blasphemy and perpetuall profanenesse pretending that to be the Cause of God which is expresly repugnant to his revealed Will and resolving Rebellion is the honour of Religion and only work of Saints and wilfully shut their eyes that they may cozen their Consciences For Sir is not the Kings Preservation Honour and Happinesse the Priviledges of Parliament the Liberty of the Subject and defence of the Government by King Lords and Commons written in such Legible Characters in the Parliaments Cities and Armies Declarations Remonstrances and Protestation in all our Vows Oaths and Covenants as the Good Old Cause for which so much bloud and treasure was expended that none but the wilfull impenitent can chuse but run and read it I shall for more full conviction refer you to Mr. Prynns Good Old Cause truly stated which I know you have seen Neither Sir would I have the hazard of any mans life or estate threatned by this repentance be any bar unto it for Sir this hazard is self-created and sinfully procured which should it be inflicted were but the proper effect of Justice better to be undergone here then hereafter unto eternity happy may be the stroke of Justice which may save a Soul from Hell the sinful escapes of humane Justice will one day be found exceeding sad Running away from the rod of correction is an heightning rebellion and note of a Reprobate and whither will such flie from Gods all-seeing eye Or will it boot any to contend with God for impunity Oh no it will not But Sir such men may be worse feared then hurt Repentance is the spunge of Guilt in the sight of men as well as in the sight of God God who hath the hearts of Kings in his hand and turns them as the rivers of water relents towards a repenting Ephraim and maketh David relent towards a rebellious Absalon Royall Clemency never shines brighter then in returns from violent exile Shall any be put to death this day in Israel for doe I not know that I am this day King in Israel Is Davids answer to the son of Zerviah provoking against Shimei who had full well deserved it Any indifferent Politician can give assurance of indempnity for generall delinquency especially when true repentance is the spring that doth enforce it Lastly Sir let none stand up against this act of Repentance and cry It is dangerous to Religion a Free Parliament will call home the King and he is rude and prophane and converseth among Papists and will bring Popery into the Land with him To such I say in short How came they into Gods Chair to become solicitous of Event is uncertain fear of an issue any ground of bar to duty Where is our Faith should carry us on in duty against all dread Needs God our Sin to preserve the Sanctitie of his holy Name Will not this prove a sad support unto Religion But is not this fear groundlesse Is not the King a Protestant born and brought up bound in the same Solemn League and Covenant with our selves Hath not our sin subjected him to the saddest temptation to turn Papist that ever poor Prince underwent Doth not Mr. Prynn tell us plainly and upon good demonstration That his exile is the great propagation of the Catholick Cause and high courtesie to Rome Sir these obstructions are all frivolous and so will appear if ever God pour on the Nation a Spirit of Repentance Worthy Sir I have with the plainnesse of a Minister and freedome of a Friend given my thoughts on your Enquirie and that not Rashly but as having consulted the Oracles of God And I cannot but beg that you persist no longer in your way of sin Oh that God would give you and your fellow-Members hearts to give him Glory and after your successe to take to your selves shame for your sinfull subversion of an Established Government and that with pretence of Law calling your selves a Parliament when your own Consciences tell you you are no such thing Sir England is inclining to repent if your House prove not a Sheba to sound again the Trumpet of Rebellion However my advice is Let the Ministers of God cry out Repent England Repent Repent and let all the people of God pray That England may return and seek unto the Lord and to David their King Then shall we be established enjoying our Princes as at the first and our Rulers as at the beginning I have no more save with the Prophet Ezekiel They whether they will hear or whether they will forbear for they are a Rebellious House yet shall know there hath been a Prophet among them Ezek. 2.5 FINIS BERITH ANTI-BAAL OR Zachary Croftons appearance BEFORE The Prelate Justice of Peace PRETENDING To bind the Covenant and all Covenanters to their good behaviours WHen Dr. John Gauden first appeared in the World with his Analysis to the sinful loosing of St. Peters bonds under a plausible pretence of counselling a Christian friend in a matter of great concernment and resolving the conscience in the point of the solemn League and Covenant and its opposition to Episcopacy Mr. Crofton considering the good observation of Gregory the great Lib. Mor. 22. cap. 2● made of the course of Heretiques sub specie eonsulendi agunt negotium seducendi that they pretending to play the Casuistes to resolve conscience and to advise in matters of Religion drive on the design of seducing souls and subverting the truth and Salvation Thought it no less then his duty to consider the same very seriously and to try it by the rule of Scripture and right reason and finding in that book what ever was the Authors intention too great a tendency to enervate all sacred bonds Invalidate yea annihilate the solemn League and Covenant and thereby supplant the peace and happiness of our restored King and Kingdom he apprehended it his duty as a Minister of Jesus Christ and his Church though the meanest and least to be regarded to intimate to the worshipful person concerned and by him those to whom that book should come Sir ● B. the dissatisfaction and delusive danger he found in that book and therefore he did on July 8. 1660. send after it an Analepsis or St. Peters bonds abide detecting the impiety thereof in subverting the Covenant by a pretended interpretation thereof nay enervating the sacred obligation and power of all Oaths by the principles therein suggested and its excee●ing imbecillity as to the satisfaction of conscience unto which it professed This done Mr. Crofton composed himself in s●lence and submission waiting for the reply of the reverend Author of the Analysis but received none onely more then one though one a stranger to Mr. Crofton