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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	dead_a	sin_n	soul_n	14,242	5	5.9595	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B20672	Truths testimony and a testimony of truths appearing in power, life, light & glory, creating, manifesting, increasing, and vindicating itself in the midst of persecution : wherein is discovered what truth is, and also a lye, who knows it and lives in it : with the authors call and conversion to the truth, his practice in it, his publishing of it, and his several tryals for the same ... : together with the particular accusations brought against him in each tryal and his answers to the same, and also the courts proceedings both by judges and juries : with an humble appeal to His Highness, Oliver, Lord Protector, as a general redress for all people / by Richard Coppin.	Coppin, Richard, fl. 1646-1659.	1655 (1655)	Wing C6105	74,193	93

the Act to be read to them and bid them take notice of it yet they could not tell what crime I was guilty of but still said according to the Evidence then the Iudge asked them what the Evidence was and they could not declare it tell they were told it and now how unfit these men are to be made a Iury of such things let all men that hear it take notice Then the Iudge as before perceiving their ignorance shewed them how it came not within the compass of the Act and therefore ought not to be found then said the Iury we will referr it to you Nay said the Iudge I must have your verdict Not guilty then said some of the Iury others said guilty what are you divided said the Iudge I will not receive your verdict till you are agreed and unless you will agree upon it you shall be shut up together in one room all night where you shall have neither bread nor beer fire nor candle But when they heard this they began to murmur within themselves why they should not agree yet the ●udge willing to shew them favour did only rebuke them bidding them to bring in their verdict the next morning by eight of the clock upon pain of twenty pound a piece and where I was then also my self to appear and there according to the request of the Judge I was to give in the heads of my answer in writing which then did and it was there read to the satisfaction of the Court. Then the Jury being again called before they gave in their Verdict used the name or one Veysie of Tainton neer Burford which said they desires to be a witness against him for saying that Christ was the cause of Cains fall No said the Judge ● will hear no such malitious fellows but will keep close to the ●ndictment and you of the Jury are to mention none but to give in your Verdict then said they guilty Now the Judge well knowing the Law and how that those things came not within the compass of it also perceiving the malice of my accusers and the ignorance of the Jury in such things as was then manifested and himself willing to do justice took bayl for my appearance at the next Assizes at which my accusers began to fall mad crying out again for my imprisonment banishment or silencing but the Judge told them he could do neither but must go according to the Law and the Law did not require any such thing Then my accusers to lay another foundation again to ensnare me having missed the former presented to the Judge a paper wherein were many particular points of their own judgement that he should prevail upon me to set my hand to it as that which I would own for truth thereby to confirm theirs I never more to preach against the same but this being offered to me I refused it and desired not to set my hand to other mens writings but to what I write my self unless I may read it and also find it to be truth according to the Scripture and my apprehension then said the Judge in the presence of my accusers take it and read it which I did and gave it to the Iudge again and because my accusers with others reported that I set my hand to all that they had writ as a recantation of what my self formerly writ and declared therefore for the satisfaction of other people the proving of them lyers and clearing my self in it it is here published both what they writ and also what part thereof I refused and what I signed distinctly as followeth A Paper written by my Accusers and presented to the Judge for me to sign which I would not WHereas at several passages in a printed book that goes forth in my name and in a publike discovery at Enston about Iune last several persons have been offended and been induced to believe that I am guilty of holding and publishing blasphemous opinions for the satisfying all such persons and clearing my self I do heartily and sincerely profess and declare against them as follows First That Jesus Christ the only begotten Son of God being eternal God and equal with the Father did in the fulness of time take to himself mans nature yet without sin being holy harmless undefiled as the Scripture saith Secondly The Lord Iesus Christ for discharging the office of Mediatorship whereunto he was called by his Father did perfectly fulfill the Law indured the shameful and cursed death of the cross but not for himself being perfectly free from sin but that he might satisfie for the sins of his people Thirdly The third day he rose from the dead with the same body with which he suffered with which also he ascended into heaven and there sitteth at the right hand of his Father Fourthly The bodies of men after death return to dust but their souls which die not return to God who gave them the souls of the righteous are received into the highest heaven where they enjoy God in glory waiting for the full redemption of their bodies and the souls of the wicked are cast into hell where they remain in torment reserved to the Iudgement of the great day Fifthly At the last day such as are found alive shall be changed and all that are dead shall be raised up with the same body which shall be united again to their souls for ever Sixthly God hath appointed a day wherein he will judge the world in righteousness by Jesus Christ in which day the Apostles and Angels shall be judged and all persons that have lived upon the earth shall appear before the Tribunal of Christ to give an account of their thoughts words and deeds and to receive according to what they have done in their bodies whether good or evil These things I believe and do not publish any thing contrary to them and for any passages that have fell from me contrary to these ignorantly inconsiderately or wilfully I do profess my self troubled at and ashamed of but this I excepted against and would not set my hand unto as follows My Lord there are some things which I may set my hand unto but there are some things that are false and I shall not set my hand to that unless they will here make it good by Scripture before this honourable Court Then said the Judge to me What is that you say is false which you except against Answ My Lord ●irst wherein they say several passages have been written and spoken by me to the inducement of several persons to believe that I am guilty of holding and publishing blasphemous opinions which they would now have me to declare against and profess my self ashamed of when I know nothing that ever I spoke or writ since the time of my call that I went forth to declare any thing of God that was so or ever could be proved blasphemy by them though they have endeavoured to do it therefore not to be declared against by me

My Lord Another thing in the fifth particular which they declare as their judgement is that the same body which dyes shall after death be so raised again and united to the soul for ever which thing is false my Lord and I know no Scripture to prove it if there be let them produce it for here they are Then the Judge looking upon them asked if there were no such Scripture but they were silent and answered not a word then Justice Jenkins who sate upon the bench undertook to answer for them and said there is such a Scripture produce it you then said I and let me see it or I shall not believe it but he was silent also and there was no man to be found that could shew that Scripture then I instanced a Scripture in the 1 Cor. 15. to the contrar● that the same body was not to rise again but God giveth it a body as pleaseth him which body none of them yet knew Then the Judge perceiving that those things which by them were written and by me excepted against could not by them nor any other be proved he commanded them to be crossed forth before their faces and they had nothing to say for themselves which was to the great shame and disgrace of my accusers and others of their tribe that those things which they have so long held forth and maintained to the people for truth and as their judgments that this should now be crossed out before their faces as an error sure as bad a thing as ever they could have done against themselves in things of that nature which makes it to appear that the greatest blasphemer cryed blasphemy first and these things being crossed out I set my hand to the rest which is as follows and which to my knowledge I never declared any thing contrar● to according to the Scriptures and in a spiritual sense in which sense we are to understand all things of that nature The part culars which I signed FIrst that Iesus Christ the only begotten son of God being eternal God and equal with the Father did in the fulness of time take to himself mans nature yet without sin being holy harmless undefiled as the scripture saith Secondly The Lord sesus Christ for discharging the office of Med●atorship whereunto he was called by his Father did perfectly fulfill the Law endured the shameful and cursed death of the cross but not for himself being as he was perfectly free from sin but that he might satisfie for the sin of his people Thirdly The third day he rose from the dead with the same body with which he suffered with which also he ascended into heaven 1 Cor. 15. and there sitteth at the right hand of his Father but not with flesh and blood Fourthly The bodies of men after death return to dust but their souls which die not return to God who gave them the souls of the righteous are received into the highest heaven where they enjoy God in glory waiting for the full redemption of their bodies and the souls of the wicked are cast into hell where they remain in torment reserved to the Judgment of the great day Fifthly At the last day such as are found alive shall be changed and they that are dead shall be raised up Sixthly God hath appointed a day wherein he will Judge the world in righteousness by Jesus Christ which day the Apostate Angels shall be Iudged and all persons that live upon the earth shall appear before the tribunal of Christ to give an account of their thoughts words and deeds and to receive according to what they have done in their bodies whether good or evil These things I do believe according to the Scriptures and never publish any thing contrary to them Richard Coppin CHAP. XI The Authors second appearing at Oxford Assises before Judge Hutton and what was there done I According to my engagement appeared the second time at the general Assises holden at Oxford there expecting again to have seen the faces of my former accusers they having before said they would follow me to death but they finding nothing against me came not there proclamation being made in the Court for my discharge and none other having any thing against me to declare one Keat the then Sheriff for that County sitting in the Court being of a bitter spirit and also an enemy to truth as he then appeared stood up as one among the rest of the accusers and informers saying that he could declare something against me which was spoke in London but when he was asked what it was no particular could be mention but said that he had heard very strange things declared by me at S. Dunstons Church in London before a great Congregation of people of great quality to the great dishonour of God and the people disturbance as said this informer Mr. Keet who earnestly importuned the Judge to restrain me from preaching in answer to which the Judge told him that a mans liberty was pretious and there was no reason any man should be restrained from his liberty therein by any mans words whatsoever unless oath were made against him that he had offended the Law Therefore said the Judge I cannot do it upon your words nor any mans else for then I should be partial and I came not onely to bind but to free men Then the Informer Mr. Keat by name receiving those repulses from the Judge was silent and sate him down with shame and then the bitter spirits of others in the University whose mouthes were ready to be opened in malice against me were quashed my freedom ordered and my enemies ashamed CHAP. XII The Authors humble appeal to his Highness Oliver Lord Protector of England Scotland and Ireland as a General redress for all people My Lord FOrasmuch as it hath pleased the Lord of Lords to call you to this high place of Protectorship under himself and according as he shall protect counsel guide and direct you as he did Christ and the rest of the Kings of Israel so you may act like them in walking before the people to do justice among them For by him Kings reign and Princes decree justice Prov. 8.15 who himself reigns in them to be their wonderful Counsellor And now as according to the counsel of the Lord your Highness hath been pleased to declare your self both by promise and oath to seek the peace freedom and liberty of the people of this and other Nations against oppression and tyranny and to protect them in their just rights and priviledges according to the mind of God written in Scripture for Christian Religion that then in the Lords time and as he himself shall appear to go before you and act in you so you may according to his directions follow him in persuit thereof bringing glory to God in the highest and on earth peace and good will towards men Which you shall so far as you follow the counsel of the Lord and not of

that men might have peace and joy in it and God glorified by it but in man the place which the Lord hath appointed for himself to dwell in for behold the Tabernacle of God is with men that he might be a Comforter to them to encrease amongst them righteousness peace and joy which is the Kingdom of the Lord and till we have it in our selves we have it not any where but if there then every where which is a new name written that no man knows but he that hath it and thus the Scripture declares unto us what and where heaven is and I know no other heaven as to me in which is mans salvation from sin death hell and the world but Christ in man and man in Christ and they that will have any other let them declare what and where that is as I have declared what and where this is which is according to the Scripture and my own experience Eighthly That he who thought there was a hell to him there was a hell but he that thought there was no hell to him there was no hell Answ My Lord I yet know no other hell as to me then what I have found in my own conscience though the time hath been that I have feared another as most men do and as all men else have done till their consciences were purged but this I have found in my self that when it pleased God to make know Christ to me to take away from me the fear of hell he also took away hell for fear hath torment therefore to me it appears that while we live in the fear of hell we have it are in it and so subject to the punishment of it being kept in bondage by it till Christ in us shall destroy that fear and so set our minds at liberry as is written That for as much as the children are partakers of flesh and blood Jesus Christ himself took part of the same that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death which is the Devil and so free them who all their life time were subject to bondage and now happy is that soul that sees himself so made free by Christ for he is free indeed and now sees an end of the Devil sin death and hell which he before lived in fear of and was in bondage to and therefore when the Lord Jesus is pleased to deliver us from the fear of it that it shall no more have power over us and thereby manifest in us perfect love wherein is no fear he then delivers us from hell it self from which every believer is freed Rev. 21. but the fearful and unbelieving and the abominable and murthehers and whoremongers and sorcerers and Idolaters and all lyars while they so remain are cast into it and so have their part in the Lake of fire burning with brimstone till the Lord Jesus by his mighty power shall quench the fire raise them up and overcome all their enemies for them and so restore peace to them in him that is their peace the Lord Jesus and then he that hath part in the first resurrection through Christ or is once made free by Christ of him the second death shall have no power but he is changed from death unto life by the spirit of the Lord and so sees an end of death and hell as to him All which I shall leave to your Lordships consideration and this honourable Court and do give you many thanks for that I have had liberty to speak for my self But my accusers were much troubled that I had so fair a hearing and began to urge many other things of their own inventions against me which was not in the Indictment First they said that I denyed the Law of Moses in saying there was no salvation by it which they affirmed it was if man would keep it That if it were possible for a man now to keep the Law in the letter of it which that it is impossible yet there would be no salvation by it for any man God having found out another way even by Jesus Christ without which no man could be saved 2. They said that I denyed the keeping of the Sabboth which they went to prove from the fourth Commandment Remember thou keep holy the Sabboth day To which I answered that the true Sabboth of a Christian was Christ and I knew no other as to me though that day which they now call a Sabboth day I keep it as exactly and as purely as any of them did in preaching to the people but not upon the account of a Sabboth day but as the first day of the week as the Apostles did being a day set apart for that use 3. They said that I spake in derision of heaven saying that if a Mill-stone were at heaven it would be hundreds of years a coming down To which I answered That I never said the words but one in my company did once say that they were spoken by a Minister in the Pulpit who there endeavouring to shew unto the people the vast distance between heaven and earth told them that if a Mill-stone were at heaven it would be many hundred years a coming down and that one of his hearers should make answer that if heaven were above the skies and a Mill-stone so long a coming down how long then should he be a going up And this my Lord was declared by one of their own tribe yet they would ascribe it to me though I never said the words 4. They said that I should deny the resurrection of the body and said there was no other but what was in flowers and grass also when the Corps laid in a grave were cast up again though turned to earth then was there a resurrection To which I answered that the resurrection of the dead I never denyed but do alwayes affirm it neither did I ever speak those words though they might be spoke in my company Yet it may be said that in this there is a resurrection though not denying any other for the vertue of every carkass laid in the earth doth ascend upwards with the earth and so come forth in flowers and grass also when a grave is digged and the body before laid in it though rotted to earth again cast up with the bones and all things thereto belonging then may it be said to be a resurrection of that body and the true resurrection not denyed but those things being thus answered and the malice of my accusers made manifest the Judge appeared more satisfied and my accusers more ashamed Then after the Judge had heard the whole business and declared the substance thereof to the Jury who understood it not they went forth to consult upon their Verdict whether all or any part of the charge were blasphemy by the Act or no who returned in their Verdict guilty being asked of what part they said of that concerning heaven and hell Then the Judge told them that unless it came