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A86673 A brief representation and discovery of the notorious falshood and dissimulation contained in a book styled, The Gospel-way confirmed by miracles. Published by Nicholas Ware, and Matthew Hall, for the use of the Church of Whatfield in Suffolk. Being the substance of the informations, and free consessions of Anne the wife of the above-named Matthew Hall, (formerly called Anne Wells) and others, taken before Brampton Gurdon Esquire, justice of peace of that county; and now (not without the same justice his consent) set forth, for publike satisfaction concerning the same book. Imprimatur. Edm: Calamy, June 4. 1649. T. J.; Hall, Anne, 17th cent. 1649 (1649) Wing H324; Wing J35; Thomason E559_8; ESTC R11722 12,361 19

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further that in the time of the absence of Ware Hall and Anne VVells they sent an Epistle to the Church of VVhatfield the original copy of which is here set down in their own spelling English letter for letter as followeth An Epesele to the Church of Whatfelede UNto the Church at Whatfelede beloved of god caled to be Saintes grace marcy and pease be multiplyed unto you our love in the Lord comended unto you we are bounde to give thinkes to God alwayes for you and destringe you may gr●●●w to perfecktion for 〈◊〉 we ware presante with you we dead indener to exorte you and now beinge absente we deffer you that you would exorte one another dayly and endeuer to quicken the grace of God in you and intreatinge you that you would walke worthy of the gosple wher vnto you are caled l●●●eringe is kept the vnity of the sprite in the bande of pease and the God of pease shall dwill in you and amonge you and ferder we intrete you to stande faste in the leberty of the gosple wherin Christe haue 〈◊〉 you fre not suferinge youer selves to be mesled by int●●●nge wordes for you cannot be ignorante of the confermationes you have had in the 〈◊〉 of God by that mighty powr of God manifested among you by sines and ●●ricles you ha●●●i●ege more case to rejoyse then any in the worlde though for the preseante you may sufer by Sathan or his instrumentes who will labere to darken that lights that ha●e sh●●● fo●th amonge you whome reses●e stedfastely in the faith for which case if you be caled to sufer for you know that Christe haue sufered before you and the servant is not grater then the Master and allsoe you have a grate cloude of wetneces whoe have gone before you as valiente Conquerers threw Christe that strenthened them what if Sathane shoulde caste some of you in preson or take awaye youre life you have a life in Christe fer beter and we knowe that god will strenthin you woe will be with you in all your suferinges for it is not you that sufer but Christe in you for it is for his sake therfore let not the rage of men nor the temtation of Sathen frighte you nor desharten you or Case you to draw backe for if you doe the Lorde will take no plesur in you for you may know that this is noe place of a bideinge for we are as pelgrumes and strangers and owre in heritance is not here but in the worlde to come and we seke a Contrey let us not fainte nor be wary but be ye faithfule unto the death and Christe shall giue you a Crowne of life and you muste knowe that the dayes of trouble is at hande for the Lorde hath a Contravercy with ingelande and thay contemning his love thay muste drinke depe of the Cupe of Gods anger and ther abominations ripen apase and god will cut them downe and that shortely but seke ye iudgment and rightous it may be you may be hed to the day of the Lords anger and you that are the Elders home God have Caled to that place we intreate you that you loocke over the family of god which he have perchased with his blode strenthininge the weak and comfortinge the feble and reprouinge those that walke desorderly and we as owre duty is shall pray that god would suply all youer wantes and strenthinge that worke that is begune in you untill the Cominge of our Lord Iesus Christe Brethren and Sisters we salute you all in the Lord with an Epesle of love destringe your perfection as you are owre Epesele wreten in owre hartes and we shall reioye to heare of your walking together in all thinges well plesinge to god and destringe that he woulde fell you with all ioy in sprete coe remaye your pasters to Comand Nicholas Ware Mathew Hall and Anne his wife salute you all in the Lord. h They say that Hagur was first contracted by promise to one living at Norwich and afterward married to another that lives now in Holland i They inform that this sute of apparel was sold to them by Hall before he went into Holland and after his return Hall requested it again of them because as he said it was discovered to his wife that her brother must have that sute being appointed to powre out a vial spoken of in the Revelation k The seduced people of Whatfield fully agree in this information about this breaking out among them that it was thus occasioned by her dream as she relates and further in form that upon examination before them Jan. 23. 1648. there was so much beastliness uncleannesse unheard of wickedness discovered and brought to light viz. that before marriage she counterfeited a pain in the lower part of her belly which by Revelation VVare and Hall must cure by touching it in the name of Jesus As also after her marriage to Hall that Ware did sundry times lye with her which as they inform he hath testified to them with his own hand with much more notorious villany which they say they tremble to relate as being altogether unfit for a sober pen to write or a modest eye to read for it is a shame to speak of those things done by them in secret Hereupon they said they dealt with them according to the command of Christ