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An anti-christian conspiracy detected, and Satan's champion defeated being a reply to an envious & scurrilous libel without any name to it, called, Work for a cooper : being also a vindication of my book, entituled, The antiquity of the Quakers ... / by me Thomas Wynne.
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they cannot all people may see how far the Piety and Charity of Levi's Priests in his day and time did exceed these Priests of our time for then the Poor the Stranger the Fatherless and Widow were satisfied of the Tythes but now the Priests who pretend their Authority for taking Tythes from Levi do allow the Poor no share though they see them in great Want they are every day begging at our Doors But the Libeller goeth on in the Priests Vindication of having the Tythes Remember that our Lord Jesus was both a Bishop and a Priest and is said by the Author to the Hebrews Libeller to be a Priest forever after the Order of Melchizedek Rep. It s true what the Author to the Hebrews said there but he doth acquit himself of the Libeller's Charge for he doth not in that Epistle nor in any other say that its lawful for Gospel Ministers to take Tythes but in the same Chapter viz. Hebr. 7.12 in Contradiction to the Libeller he said The Priesthood being changed who had command from God to take Tythes there is made also a Necessity of the Change of the Law But it seems my Opponent hath found another Law since then which grants a Right to the Priests for Tythes made in the 9th of Hen. 3. I confess that we read of that but for my part I do not believe he had Power to repeal the Law of God which said The Priesthood was changed and there was made of Necessity a Change of the Law And for his insisting on Christ's being a Bishop and a Priest this makes nothing for him nor them for Christ did not set up Tythes but ended them neither were his Apostles inducted to any Benefices one two or three apiece but on the contrary he said Matth. 8.20 The Foxes have Holes and the Birds have Nests but the Son of Man hath not whereon to lay his Head And when he sent forth his Disciples he did not say to them that whatsoever City or Town they entered into they should settle there and be Incombent of that Place and take their Tythes of them and if they would not receive them then sue them at Law and take treble Damage But on the contrary said Freely ye have received freely give and eat what 's set before you and if they will not receive you shake off the Dust of your Feet for a Testimony against them Surely the Libeller missed chusing a Pattern for taking Tythes for Christ although he was a Bishop and Priest he took no Tythes nor his Disciples neither took none but wrought with their Hands and ministred to their own Necessity and the Necessity of o hers But after the Apostles days there was a great Apostacy among the Professed Christians for some turned to be Wolvâ—s which Christ said would come and Tore and Devoured them that kept the Testimony of Jesus and great strivâ—ng was among them about their Priests Maintenance and for setting up of TYTHES as the Reader may read at large in Frarcis Howgil's Book called THE CREAT CASE OF TYTHES and there may be seen how in the several Ages since Christ was put to Death according to the Flesh God had a People that bore their Testimony against TYTHES Soon after the Year 600. Gregoâ—y the fiâ—st who was the first Pope of Rome soon after sent Augustine the Monk to England â—ad Lib. 26. who as it s said Converted E helbert King of Kent but it was but to Popery and he and his Clergy for a long time after followed the Example of tâ—e Apostolical Primitive Church living in common upon the Free-Offerings of their Converts And from that time until Henry the 3 d no Tythes as Tythes were generally paid but only a Decree made Ex. in Bad. 663 c. that for every twenty Shillings Rent a Farding a Sunday was to be paid and this was given by way of Offering From this time until the Year 1200. all that the Priests could do brought the People no farther than to pay their Tythes at their own pleasures which made Pope Innocent the third send his Decretal Letters to the Bishop of Canterbury commanding him to enjoyn every man to pay his Temporal Goods to those that ministred spiritual Things to them which was enforced by Ecclesiastical Censure And this was the first beginning of general parochial Tythes in England this the Popes Decertal Epistle was admitted and enjoyned by the Law of the Nation King and People being then Papists The Decree of the Pope receiving all possible Assistance from the Bishops and Priests on whose behalf it was made did not only in a short time take away the Peoples right to give their Tythes to those that best deserved them but did also so much corrupt the Clergy that in the time of Richard the second Book Mart. John Wickliff our famous Reformer did make a heavy Complaint to the Parliament in the words following Ah Lord God! where this be reason to constrain the poor People to find a Worldly Priest some time unable both of Life and cunning in Pompe and Pride Gluttony and Drunkenness and Letchery in Symony and Heresie with fat Horse and Jolly and Gay Saddles and Bridles Ringing by the way and himself in costly Cloaths and Pleasures and suffer their poor Wives and Children and poor Neighbours perish for Hunger Thurst and Cold and other Mischiefs of the World Ah Lord Jesus Christ s ith within few Years men paid their Tythes and Offerings at their own free will to Good Men and able to great Worship of God to prâ—fit and fairness of holy Church fighting on Earth Why were it lawful that a Worldly Priest should destroy this holy and approved Custom constraining men to leave this Freedom turning Tythes and Offerings unto Wicked Uses Again hear him That Tythes were and are a Free Gift as among Christians and only pure Alms and the Parishioner may for the Offence of their â—urate detain keep them back Acts Men. p. 69. and bâ—stow them upon others at their own will and pleasures This was also maintained by J. Hus who was burnt for his Testimony at Constance take his own words That the Clergy are not Lords and Professors of Tythes and other Ecclesiastical Goods which are freely given but only Stewards Acts Mon. pag. 605. and after the necessity of the Clergy is once satisfied they ought to be transported to the poor and if the Clergy do abuse the same they are Thieves and Robbers and Sacriledgious persons except they do Repent by the Judgment of God they are to be condemned Will Thorp an Eminent Protestant gave a large Testimony against Tythes saying That those Priests that took Tythes Book Mart. deny Christ come in the Flesh for the Priesthood was changed that gave them At which the Bishop said God's Curse have you and mine for thus teaching Jerom of Prague William Swinderby Walter Brute Rueas Silvi in his Bohem. History the
this time I lost no opportunity to inform my self in the Practice of Chyrurgery and continued thus untill I became acquainted with an honest Friend and good Artist in Chyrurgery whose Name was Richard Moore of Salop who seeing my forwardness to Chyrurgery did further me in it and brought me to Defections in Salop the Anotomists being men of known worth in that Practice whose Names are Dr. Needham and Dr. Hollins who at this day are doubtless of deserved Repute in their Professions in England and I being then expert in Drils and Handy in Knife and Lancet other Instâ—uments for that purpose I set on making a Skell ton of a mans Bones which I onâ—y with the assistance of Richard Moore performed to their content at which time they thought me fit to be Licensed the practice of Chyrurgery and this is near 20. Years ago and soon after â—â—bâ—ing taken Prisoner to Denbigh where I remained a Prisoner near six Years for the Testimony of Jesus I then betook my self wholly to the Practice of Chyrurgery and God was with me in my undertakings to him be the Glory forever and why then did not my envious Adversary to the abovesaid Instrâ—ments have added tho Plaister Box and Salvatory the Trafine and the Head Saw the Amputation Saw and the Catling the Cauterv Sâ—rring and Catheter with many more which with Gods assistance I have used with good success for the space of near 20. years last past which was near thrice as long as I used those he speaks of 〈◊〉 to the grâ—at comfort of many who had some of them their Limbs gangrened others Fractured others Dislocated others desperately Wounded by Gun shots others pierced thorow with Rapiers others with Ulcers and Fistula's and Cancers which I exterpated by Gods assistance Cured yea many Scores are living Monuments of Gods Mercy to this day who were Spectacles of great misery in these respects And as touching his Râ—flection and Detraction enviously seeking to lâ—ssen my Reputation in my present Calling of Chyrurgery is no more to me then the barking of a Dog and though Dogs yelp at the Moon yet they can not hinder her Light I belâ—eâ—e he is Ignorant in his very Trade of quack Chyrurgery Liâ—eller pag. 2â— and cannot so much as Enlighten his credulous and very adventerous Patients with the meaning of the Hipâ— Epigastoâ—a the Medulla Spinolis and Piloras c. Rep. It s possible that for all his malign Detraction that to any whom it may concern I shall be able to give them such satisfaction as becomes a Practitioner in Chyrurgery to do having for at least 20. Years of great Industry informed my self in Anatomy especially that part of it that belongs to a Chyrurgeon viz. of knowing the Structure and Scituation of mans Body and not only so but have with painful endeavours inform'd my sâ—lf of the best Authors with the Nature of the Humours Spiâ—its and Ferments and of their Co-opperation in the Bodies of men neither have I rested here but have acquainted my self with both antient and modern Institutions and the Aphorisms Observation of worthy men but what my attainments are in these particulars I think not fit to be mentioned here nor was it ever in my Heart to have said thus much had it not been a force put upon me however this I hope I alwayes shall be ready while God enabâ—es me as I have been hitherto when called upon to serve my Country according to my ability not only in saying but doing also and there is no mark of disgrace which my Adversary would Characterize me by to disgrace me with but I would as freely serve my Country now therein as ever were I not able to serve them in a better capacity I could if it were needful bring many Testimonies of famous men in the practise of Chyrurgery who were first bred up Mechanicks as Pereas Fellix Worteus Carranus Fellopius Spigellius Hilldanus and Aquepandente nay Leonard Phycrebeate a very famous Man sayes It s necessary for Youth to be so bred up his Reason is â—t will make them more handy and dexterous in the manuel Opperations of Chyrurgery Libeller in pag. 27. calls me Lay-Preacher and bids me call my self a Lyar and Fool for when said he did any true Minister of the Church of England make any fawning Addresses to Richard Cromwell or bemone the Death of Oliver Rep. What I said there concerning the Priests is certainly true for I said some of the Priests bemoned the Death of Oliver and in their Addresses to Richard compared Oliver to Moses and Richard to Joshuah c. it therefore had become him to read the Priests Addresses before he had charged me with Lyar and Fool and did it not at this time look too like Revenge which is none of my way I have a Sheet in readiness that I could have produced to my defence which if a force be put upon me may come forth which will shew them in their Colours and further clear the point and for my part I heartily wish we may hear no more of this except we hear it and see it in the Penetential Confession of the Offenders And although I be a Lay-man as he calls me yet I have a Testimony to bear for God in this day and time and since he would exclude such what makes him believe the antient Quakers who were Lay-men Exod. 3.1 Moses was a Keeper of Sheep and was it not this Lay-man and Quaker that gave record how God created Man in the Beginning and the World and all therein and did not this Lay-man give Testimony of the Flood destroying the old World and of Noah's being saved in the Ark with much more of the Work of God for the Dâ—liverance of his People both Patriarchs and Prophets c. as may at large be read in his books And was not David a Keeper of Sheep 2 Sam. 7.8 I took thee from the Sheep-coats 1 Sam. 24.3 Saul came to the Sheep-coats after David 1 Kings 19.19 Elisha was a Plow-man Amos 3.4 Amos was a Herds-man Mat. 4.18 Simon Peter and Andrew his Brother were Fishers John 21. Simon Peter said I go a Fishing they that were with him said We go with thee John â—1 3 He expresseâ— himself after the same manner Now you may see how these Preacheâ—â— after they had been preaching to the Nations Mat. 10 they fell to their Nets again and I hope the Libeller dare not say but that they were rightly ordained to their Ministry yet we see that their way of Livelihood was theiâ— Fishing-trade and not to usurp Authority over the people nor were they Incombants to any Places nor inducted to any Benefice with Right to Tythes of One hundred or Two Hundred or Three Hundred a Year more or less Now if Peter or John should have come in their Fishers Coats to preach the Gospel in our days would not the Libeller abuse them think ye and bid them mind their Nets and their