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A93230	The Saints testimony finishing through sufferings: or, The proceedings of the court against the servants of Jesus, who were called before them to be tryed at the late assizes (or sessions) held in Banbury in the county of Oxon, the 26 day of the seventh moneth, 1655. Also a relation of Margret Vivers, going to the steeple-house in Banbury, after the assize (or sessions) as aforesaid: and a testimony against false prophets, and false doctrine; ... And the manner of Richard Farnsworth imprisonment at Banbury, with a short examination and answer. And the cause of his detainment. Also, a warning from the spirit of the Lord (in his hand-maid Anne Audland) to the persecuting priest and people, &c. And a letter of Robert Rich to the magistrates of Banbury, ... Likewise a letter of Tho. Curtis to the professed minister called Samuel VVells in Banbury. And a certificate wherein is manifested the diligence that was used to know the causes of the prisoners commitments ... (Anne Audland, Iane VVaugh, Sarah Tims, and Nathaniel VVeston) as wel as Robert Rich, ... With a paper relating the sufferings of the innocent.	Vivers, Margaret.; Audland, Anne, 1626 or 7-1705.; Rich, Robert, d. 1679.; Curtis, Thomas, 17th cent.	1655 (1655)	Wing S365; Thomason E857_7; ESTC R203441	49,745	48

left that place of Scripture upon you that was spoken to such in your natures I shall come on to what was said by you in some things at the bench with answers and enlargments thereunto by proof from the Scripture or as followeth Aholiab VVest the aforesaid Mayor of Banbury who sate in the Court with the two Justices he asked the Town-Clerk for the Oath of Abjuration and the Town-Clerk said he had it not there but he would go for it the which he did and tendred it unto R. F. the servant of the Lord and as he read it the said Richard Farnsworth did in the Court there in the presence of God by whose power he were kept and upheld utterly deny and detest all Popish wayes and Jesuiticall Opinions whatsoever and those things contained in that Act or oath of Abjuration and stands a witness against all Popish wayes and false worships but to Sweare as they would have had he said he could not for Conscience sake do it for it was and is contrary to the command and Doctrine of Christ then they alledged that an Oath was for the end of all strife and controversie amongst men which is answered as followeth yea in the time of old it was so when Oaths were ordained for that end but Christ the Oath of God ended all Oathes to his Mat. 5.33 34 35 36. Iam. 2.12 and where strife and controversie is there Christ is not yet learned who brings good will and peace to such as in his Doctrine abide who hath said That in the time of old it was said thou shalt perform thine Oathes unto the Lord But saith he now I say unto you swear not at all Mal. 5. Then it was said to R.F. by one that if he read on he might see that Christ Jesus said in all communications let your yea be yea and nay nay to the which he answered the party before the bench that he might observe that Yea and Nay in their places was as binding in the Doctrine of Christ and the New-Covenant as Oathes was in the Old-Covenant and therefore Christ forbad all Oathes and now they that own Christ and his Doctrine who abide therein are to let their yea be yea and nay nay and deny all Oathes for so hath Christ commanded And the Apostle saith Above all things my Brethren swear not at all least ye fall into condemnation Iam. 5.12 But let your yea be yea and your nay nay So they that swear and they that cause men to do it are in the evill under the condemnation and out of the Doctrine of Christ and his Apostles and the Scripture saith That he that transgresseth and abideth not in the Doctrine of Christ hath not God considder of this 2 Iohn 9. But be that abideth in the Doctrine of Christ hath both the Father and the Son They alledged that the Prophet said they should swear the Lord lived and swear in righteousness Answer Yea it was so and there was in the Prophets dayes that swore the Lord lived and swore in unrighteousness for they swore falsely as the true Prophet hath said Ier. 5.2 and though the Prophet did say they should swear the Lord lived and swear in righteousness Christ Iesus the end of Oathes to his and substance of what the Prophets prophesied of he is come and forbids all Oathes and saith Swear not at all and if it be alledged that Joseph in Aegypt swore it is answered for thus saith the Lord Out of Egypt have I called my Son hear him and he saith swear not at all and if it be alledged that Jacob swore Christ he reignes over the house of Jacob who saith swear not at all and if it be alledged that Solomon swore I answer Christ is greater than Solomon who forbids swearing and all Oathes saying swear not at all And if it be alledged that the angell swore true he did so but thus saith the Lord I bring forth my first born only begotten Son let all the Angels worship him hear what he saith and he forbids oathes who saith swear not at all and they are Christs friends as he hath said that keeps his commands and saith he if ye love me keep my commandments and they that loved him as his do now said By this we know we love him because we keep his commandments then blessed are they who abide in Christs doctrine and swear not in obedience to Christ and keeps his commands that they may have right to the Tree of Life and may enter in through the gates into the city Rev. 22.13 14. For the unrighteous and such as disobey the truth who keepeth not Christs commands but lives in the transgression serving the evil and so fall under the condemnation of the Devill they and such like are shut out of Gods Kingdome and enters not into the holy city as they may read and the scriptures stands a witness against them and all such as are of the evill seed persecuting the godly in Christ Jesus 2 Thess 2.10 11. 2 Thess 1.6 7 8 9. 1 Cor 6.9 10. Gal. 5.19 20 21. Rom. 1.27 28 29. c. Rev. 20.10 c. Rev. 21.8 27. Rev. 22.15 c. And when the servant of Jesus could not break the command of Christ nor transgress his Doctrine to swear they said they would return up his name to the Exchequer who told them they might do as they were ordered then the Mayor said if he would pay his Fees and go out of the Town that night he might go free and Richard Farnsworth answered who could not be a friend to deceit that he could not pay fees for a nights false imprisonment and withall asked what Law he had broken or transgressed and withall said if they knew any evill by him acted or done they might there declare it but they said he justified himself and they feared he was deceived who bad them lay open the ground of self with the fruits and effects of it if they could and convince him of it but they said they would not meddle with that and words to that effect and one Iohn Austine called a Iustice asked him whether the Spirit were created or in-created to the which Rich. Farnsworth he answered That the spirit of God which is the Saints guide is eternall and they that are guided by the spirit of God Iohn 1.12.23 1. Pet. 1.23 are the sons of God as it is written Rom. 8.14 And God hath sent the spirit of his Son into our hearts whereby we cry abba Father Gal. 4.6 Then the Mayor said he had need to take heed he spoke not blasphemy would he say that he was a son of God whose answer is That such as were and are born of the spirit of God and guided thereby are and were the sons of God that were and are so born 1 Pet. 1.22 13. and guided by the spirit of God into the truth and the Holy Vnction its self Iohn 16.13 1 Iohn 2.20.27 And

so sent him safely to Faelex the Governour with an Epistle shewing the cause wherefore he was committed or taken into his custody with the Iews accusations laid to his charge or spoak of the Jews that accused him who sought to take away his life which he understood to be worthy neither of death nor of bonds and therefore he gave commandment to his accusers to appear befor Foelex to say what they had against him And when the Souldiers came to Cesaria they delivered the Epistle to Foelex the Govenor and presented Paul also before him who when he had read the Epistle and asked of what Province he was understanding he was of Celiscia dealt nobly with him saying He would hear him when his accusers was come And after they came with a certain Oritor who informed the Governour against Paul the Prisoner and begun to accuse him laying many false accusations against him as at this time they do against the servants of Iesus who abide in his Doctrine as Paul did whom they in their accusation said he was sound a pestilent fellow and a mover of sedition amongst all the Iews throughout the world and a Ring-leader of the Sect of the Nazarens and when Tertulus the Oritor which the High priests and Elders brought to carry on their deceit in a plawsable manner had laid down their false accusations the high Priests Elders and Iews assented to the same saying they were so Then Paul after Poelex the Iudge had beckned to him to speak he answered the more cheerfully for himself and to clear his innocency and make their accusations appear to be false he let the Iudge understand that there were but twelv days since he went down to Ierusalem to worship letting him understand the whole matter that there was no such thing done by him as they had laid down in their accusations against him neither could they prove the things whereof they accused him And Foelex who sate Iudge hearing these things Act. 23.23 to the end that he might act according to Law deferred til Lissius the chief Captain should come that he might know the uttermost of their matter and commanded that Paul should be kept til he came Act. 34.1 to the 24. verse he also commanded the Centurion that kept him to let him have liberty and that he should not forbid or hinder any of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him By all this you may learn how to act and do in such cases whose unrighteous acting against Anne Audland Iane VVaugh Sarah Times Nathaniel VVeston c. the Servants of the Lord that gives not the liberty to them that the Heathens did to Christians in former ages One Sarah Tims who had been imprisoned in Banbury eleven weeks who met the Priest in the Grave-yard and said M●n fear the Lord in obedience to his command not uttering abuse to any and when she had so spoken the rude multitude hurried her and struck her with their hands others kicked her and stoned her with stones and Iohn Austine being Mayor and other Magistrates there present rebuked not the rude company as is certified in a Letter and sent in writing to the Priest Magistrates in Banbury after she was beaten abused she was sent to the Prison though no Law was by her broken as did appear at her examination at the Assizes or Sessions at Banbury the day as aforesaid and being called to the Bar appearing it was asked to give in Sureties for her good behaviour so she desired to know first what Law she had transgressed and what they had against her to which they answered if she would not give in sureties she should to prison again then she desired to know by what law they committed her and one Iohn Austine called Mayor answered that sweeping the house and washing the dishes was the first point of law to her or words to that effect so sent her back again to the Prison she not being charged with the breach of any Law nor witness brought in against her but it wil be hard for any to believe these things who were not eye witnesses of the in that such in justice should be acted in this Nation where there hath bin so much freedom and liberty of conscience talked of Then one Nathaniel VVeston an inhabitant in the said Town was called to the Bar who had bin commanded by the Lord to go to the Steeplehouse in Banbury where the people were assembled together whil'st the Priest of the Town called Samuel VVells was speaking to them who suddenly gave over preaching as they call it and spoke twice so the people saying there was one he feared come into the congregation which would breed a disturbance and he called to some to take him forth for he said he could not proceed to prayer whilest he was there then one VVilliam VVheatly a Magistrate with others haled him forth of the synagogue or steeplehouse and afterward Nathaniel VVeston being sent for before the Mayor was tendred the Oath of Abjuration when in their consciences they might know he was never addicted to popery but alwaies an enemy to their Opinions and from his childhood observed and to them wel known being born and bred in the said Town and was accounted to be a strict professor of that which was accounted the reformed religion and continued a diligent hearer of those Ministers who were counted godliest and strictest in their conversation till of late in the light of Christ Jesus he saw them to be out of the Doctrine of Christ and the power thereof and although they preached to others yet themselves were as cast-awaies not living the life of them who are declared of in the Scriptures to be the Servants of God and Ministers of Christ but live in the pride and covetousness in the strife and envying and in the love and lust customes and vanities of the world and preaching by their conversation the same things things being thereunto guided by a Spirit of deceit which is the reason their hearers live so wickedly and so they are loved and upheld by the wicked world and the love of the Father they know not who live in such practises therefore all people behold and see if you can the subtil enmity of this Generation to be the same that ever was against the true worshippers of God in Spirit who use all unjust wayes and means as the serpents seed ever did falsly to accuse and persecute the innocent And although it cannot be unknown to the Magistrates of the town of Banbury that papists live in it yet when was it ever known that they tendred the Oath of Abjuration unto them as if it were for no other end but a snare to entrap the innocent but the Lord God in his power is risen and into the pit must they go which for others they have digged and a just reward shall they receive from the hands of the Lord whom we know liveth and wil plead the