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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97102	A parable, or consultation of physitians vpon Master Edwards. Love. Justice. Patience. Truth. [brace] Doctors. [brace] Conscience. Hope. Piety. Superstition. Policie. [brace] Observers.	Walwyn, William, 1600-1681.	1646 (1646)	Wing W686; Thomason E359_8; ESTC R201169	14,728	20

his best friend Conscience wee le pray you to stay with him if he stirr● you le call us wee be but in the next roome Love This Conscience is of true temper to make a friend off he neither flatters nor feares no unkindnesse alienates him nor dange● asseighes him from doing the office of a true friend at all times on would not be with us such a friend for any thing in the world this distressed man hath extreamly abused him and yet you set with what servency of affection he sticks to him Iustice I know abudance of the name and of his kindred and truly all the generation of them are such Patience Whence is hee the a Scholler What prote 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Truth I never 〈◊〉 signes of 〈…〉 in him not doth ●● make any profession that I know of of any one calling holy in use but hens of a wounder publique spirit you shall have him at all 〈◊〉 tings that are for publique good finding fault with the 〈◊〉 of one son of men with want charity in another with pride and disdame in another willing them they glory to be esteemed Christians and till much of Religion go much to Church hear and read and pray and fast frequently because these are the cheapest parts of Religion but to deliver the captine and set the oppressed free or to feed the hungry cloath 〈◊〉 ●●ed or visit the Father lesse and Widomes to all these they are very backward when they are called to these one hath a great family and there hath marrled awrfe another hath but one servant at home cannot be spared from his wade getting of mony I says he you are rare christians that can about in this worlds goods see your brother laek His dealing is so plaine to the point that very few regard his company and that 's the reason those great meetings produce so little good as they do for without his company you shall never see any effect worthy the name of Christian he hath had no breeding neither in the universities or Ins of Court never was a Courtier not Trauailer yet he is ignorant of nothing speaks very shrewdly to purpose owneth every just publick cause without respect to persons of opinions he will not weare finer cloathes if you would give them to him gratie yet to an ingenious vertuous man there is not a more pleasant companion Hope Pray yee what Religion is he off Truth For matter of outward formes he is very reserved as if he were not fully satisfied I have often heard him say God a Spirit and will be worshipped in spirit and truth but he professeth himselfe to be clearely for liberty of worship and the greatest enemy to compulsion or restriction that can be affirming there is no sinne so unreasonable or un-Christian as for one man especially one bring man to perecute punish or molest another for matters of Religion or to make Lawes concerning any thing supernaturall he saies it proceeds not from any savour of Christianity that men doe so but from an imperious donsineering spirit that takes it in soule scome that any man should doe any thing but by Licence from him I assure yee Conscince allowes no such dealing and this is the maine quarrell twixt him and our Patient Mr. Edwardse but I hope wee shall see them good friends againe Superstition Well if this man dye under your hande your lives shall go for his I le take my oath you are the cause of his death Piety Spare your teares Superstition you shall find we have done him a good office you will see him a new man and your selle too Idcube not erelong Conscience Hoe friends pray yee all come in quickly What 's the matter Love Justice c. Conseience Doe you see this posture wherein he lyeth thus he hath layne about a quarter of an houre his lips moving his hands and eyes lifted up just as if he were praying in the Pulpit Hope It is very wonderfull He takes notice of nobody what will be the issue See he now strives as if he would raise himselfe as if his prayer were ended and he were preparing to Preach Conscience help to hold him up and see what he will doe certainly he supposeth himselfe to be in some great presence for just thus is his manner at such times peace and listen for he begins to speake Mr. Edwards Men of England my purpose is not now as formerly to promote my owne work but to prosecute what is just and necessary without respect of persons or opinions which hath occasioned me to make choice of this place of Scripture The whole commandement is fulfilled in this one word LOVE It hath often come to my thoughts why the Apostle Saint John is called in a peculer manner the Disciple whom Jesus loved but it never made so deep impression in me as at present certainly there could he nothing more joyous to his own spirit then to consider it and my heart at present panting after the reason thereof tels me that John certainly was of a mild a loving and tender disposition more eminently then any of the rest so soft that our Saviour chose his brest for a place of his repose and I am strengthened herein because I find it recorded of him that when he was so old that he was hardly able to come into the speaking place or to speake he prosecuted this most blessed and amiable theame little children love one anoher repeating it often little children love one another as having throughly disgested this lesson of his Masters the whole commandement is fulfilled in this one word LOVE Love is the true touch-stone of all Christian performances it instantly manifesteth how things are so much love so much of God It is the surest guide in all private and publique undertakings without a due regard to the rule of love all things will goe wrong observe it it will be like the North pole to the Marriners to guide you to the quiet harbour of justice and peace it is a rule easie to be understood the meanest capacity is capable thereof none can excuse themselves that swarve from this rule If you would know your duty to God it will tell you that in equity you are to love as he hath loved hath he so loved as to give himselfe an offering and a sacrifice for you then ye ought to walke in love as Christ hath loved would you know how you should manifest your love to Christ Love will set before you the sick the naked the aged and impotent it will lead you to prisons and houses of distresse and shew you the captives the widowes and fatherlesse Children and it will assure you that in as much as you ministred to the necessities of these you have done it unto him but if you have this worlds goods and see and suffer these or any of these to lack there is not the love of God in you Would you have a rule for

the course you have taken against Pollicy I must consesse had not you by your pertinent discourse kept my eyes open his subtill speech had deluded me as I see it did Patience who was at the doore to be gon but it is better as it is let us consider what is to be done Truth As old as I am I confesse ingeneously I never yee was called to such a consultation the distemper is of such a nature as I have not seene the like that a man should discourse labour studdy watch write and preach and all these to the continuall vexation of honest religious peaceable people and yet seemeth not to be sencible of any evill he doth therein though nothing in it selfe be more opposite to the true end of labour study writing or preaching and what to advise in this case I pro●es●e I am at present to seeke Justice What think you of an issue if the humors be not too much setled they may gently and by degrees be ●o drawne from him Patience Happily I may speake somewhat properly of his disease because I have had much to doe with him of late and it will be a good step to his cure if we can but di●cover his disease All my reading will not furnish me with any definition or denomination I must therefore take the boldnesse to transgresse our common rules and for your information coyne a name and call it a fistul● in the brayne whose property is to open and vent it selfe once a month and though the matter it issues be to a sound nostrill the most intollerably odious that can be imagined yet to himself it is not so offensive and the great profit he makes thereof makes him bear● with the stinke thereof For to such as this man is whom you call superstition nothing fells at a deerer rate nothing is more exceptable it is their meat and drink without it they are as dead men with it who but they and this makes him instead of seeking after a remedy to studdy how to increase the humour and nothing shames or grieves him more then when it flowes not month●y having proclaimed a market once every month as beggers live by their sores so doth he by this fistul● cure him and you undoe him a Phisitian is as death to him divers have undertaken him but all his study is how to mischeife them and he only is welcome that feeds his humour I think he speakes pray let 's listen Mr. Edwards Welcome Sir you are very kindly welcome pray sit downe I see you faithfully labour and take pain●s in the sweeping of Gods house come what Rubbish have you discovered so I have heard indeed he is a stirring Sectarie but have you nothing else against him but Rebaptizing and generall redempsion I had as His Intelligencers are here supposed to bring him informations much before and have publisht it with as much reproach as I could and yet I heare their numbers 〈…〉 is there none amongst them adicted to drunkennesse or whoredome or theivery come speak all you have I can not be my selfe in every place if you bring me not matter to reproach them and they thrive and increase the fault's you●● and not mine A Tayler and Porter Preach what 's this now a dayes t is nothing twill doe nothing they are heard with as much respect as I am for shame abroad againe and bring some extreo●dinary 〈◊〉 or all our labours lost O t is 〈…〉 you spake with him your selfe you say and provok't him to discourse all you could what and bring away not●ing D●vil●●● 〈…〉 indeed ask't two questions for your one go you are simple and for want of wit and diligence the Sectaries increase dayly and will doe except you bring something dayly for me to make them odions withall goe mend for shame and let not them out strip you So t is well you are come I am almost out of breath with chiding the simplicity of those I ●mploy as intelligencers Your kinsman you say dyn'de in your company at your friends house very familiar you were and merry he suspecting nothing but friendship from you an excellent oppertunity well and there he uttered the words in your note which you say you can safely sweare to Y●s you did say you could sweare to it and why should you now scruple it since you presume it is truth Well leave me your note I shall now pay this great Favouro●●te of the Sectaries your note shall not be lost nor a little of it never feare it pray be continually watchfull in this great worke you know your labour shall not be lost I thought I should have seen nobody to day I am glad yet you have not forgot the worke A great meeting you say and a P●tition read somewhat tending to liberty of conscience and they talk of the King and the Parliament and assembly and 〈…〉 and you were the●●● all the while but which is 〈◊〉 without some particular words that can be taken hold off I le not give a rush for such informations can you make me believe so many Sectaries could be together and nothing to be taken hold off away for shame be sure you 〈◊〉 next meeting and take somebody with you that is able to bring away somewhat t●● purpose begon I say O come I have bcom so vext men bring a great deale of circumstance 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 substance at all What is it you have got Mr. Peters you 〈◊〉 spoke the words in thi● paper you are sure of it and M Iohn Sigdmen these in this paper and Mr. Kiffen these this the copy of a letter written from the North A woman dipt and dyed tenne daies after 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is the parties name that dip● her An Anabaptists wife very well in health and in five daies dead of the Plague so you have no more you say truly yee have done very commendably never feare the losse of your trade I le take a care some friends I have shall be better to you then twise your trade O●●ck I would not for any thing you had forgot it is that active youth say you suspected to be a J●suite you say you have strong presumption of it and what is said by him you ●ot on How an Atheist and blasphemer and the other a drinker and loose companion truly I am glad I know it if I doe not set them out to the life let me Perish here 's matter worth the publishing this will be welcome newes to my deere friend Pollicy who is now setting the greater wheeles a going and hath prevailed very farre already nor doe I doubt but all will be as he and I doe wish but I must be carefull to keep all close from my busie companion Conscience hee 's one that knowes too much of my secrets and I know not well how to be rid of him I think Pollicy and I must cach him alone and stifle him Love How strangely his mind runnes upon the unhappy worke he hath undertaken if