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A05113	Mr Henry Barrowes platform Which may serve, as a preparative to purge away prelatisme: with some other parts of poperie. Made ready to be sent from Miles Mickle-bound to much-beloved-England. Togither with some other memorable things. And, a familiar dialogue, in and with the which, all the severall matters conteyned in this booke, are set forth and interlaced. After the untimely death of the penman of the foresaid platforme. & his fellow prisoner; who being constant witnesses in points apperteyning to the true worship of God, and right government of his Church, sealed up their testimony with their bloud: and paciently suffred the stopping of their breath, for their love to the Lord. Anno 1593.	Barrow, Henry, 1550?-1593.	1611 (1611)	STC 1525; ESTC S122418	73,650	164

cannot be approved by the word of God Shall then this famous Land Right honorable lie still in the knowne dreggs of Popery under Gods wrath for the same Shall a few pompous Prelats for their own private lucre pride and idlenes with hold the practise of Christs testament and misleade the whole land to judgement Shall her Majesties most loyall subjects be persecuted and miserably made away in Prisons for not bowing downe to these confessed abominations Shall her Majestic and her most Honourable Councell be thus guiltie of innocent bloud through the Bishops evill dealings God forbid Especially the the Lord alluring her Majesty the Councell both with spiritual promises heapes of earthly treasures with much peace and happinesse to the whole Land without injurie too or just complaint of any her subjects so highly shall they be contented So that if this be not now received being thus by Gods providence put into your hands it will be received in the age to come whatsoever come of our miserable bodies it will be looked upon It is Gods word wh●●● hath now discovered it which goeth not out in vaine nor returneth fruitlesse but surely effecteth the will of God We haue then further in our discourse right Honourable taken briefly away some of these silver smithes deceitfull objections being ready upon the dispence of our lives through the assistance of Gods spirit to make all appeare mist chaffe and dounge that they can allege for thēselves in this their estate The other parts of our Treatise how this should be effected what the true Ministery of Christ is how it should be erected and brought in wee haue purposely reserved till we know your Honours pleasure for the discussing of these which must be agreed upon before we can proceed to the other and then upon your honours acceptation though we are more willing and haue more need to heare learn then to instruct and speake we shall to the utmost of our power make your Honour partaker of that truth God giveth us to see Even of these things also which ought to be abolished we haue yet refrained to mentiō some which necessarily follow upon the rest and will bring yet more present benefit unto her Majestie of earthly wealth an unutterable Summe Not meaning of the Universities for they may be imployed to the maintenance of Teachers and Students in the knowledg of tōgue● and other honest christian lawful Arts the Monkish orders and prophane learning with all unlawfull Arts abolished and suppressed If any thing shall be objected against the points we haue written we beseech your 〈…〉 may b● set downe and discussed eyther by publick conference under notarie o● in private before your Honour with whom your honour shal think meet or in writing yea if your Honour shal be willing to heare any of the pointes discussed by the scriptures your Lordship may procure any of the learned whom yet your Honour may best trust in such busines call us to triall in your owne audience without making any acquainted with the end of the Question lest they deal partially and so seek to trouble and not to edify as their custome is In the meane time by reason of our long close imprisonment we having had no exercise to our bodies ayre or other things needfull even for the preserving of life this three yeares in effect our bodies weake and memories impaired and greatly broken as also in no small perill to be indirectly hastened to our grave by our adversaries in this prison as they haue heretofore endeavored Most humby beseech your Honour we may be placed at some honest mans house where your Honour please to appoint or where we can provide putting in sufficient bonde for our appearance when and where we shall be called to any lawfull triall Thus beseeching Almighty God by his owne holy spirite to direct your Lordship in these weighty affaires yea to drawe forth your honourable yeres in health safety and prosperity to your own endlesse comfort and good of the whole Land craving pardon for our boldnes and giving most humble thanks for your honourable compassion alreadie shewed we in all due reverēce take our leave until we further understand your Honours will From the Fleete this 13. of this 9. Moneth Your Honours most humbly in the Lord to commaund Iohn Greentwood Henry Barrowe Desiderius GOod morrow Monsiour Mi●●● ● am glad of your returne and tha● not onely because I love your person company but also that I may haue a little further discours● with you who have been so profitable unto me b● writings and conference Here I give you again the Platforme wishing that it the rest were printed togither but especially if it hath a second part Bu● how is it that towards the end of this there are cer●tain words wanting Miles Those wordes were spoiled by ill acciden● in my custodie but the reader may gather the sense or help himself as he may For I am now where ● cannot haue another coppie to perfect it but our hope must be that London Arnsterdam or L●yden will supply all such defects Desiderius But what say you for the second part● Miles I know not where to haue it neyther doe I think that ever it was finished For the adversary-Prelats thought better to finish the authors lives Desid Oh miserable murtherers God give thē repentance and raise up others that remaine with abilitie power will and readiness to p●●form that thing which their fellowes and friends christianly intended Miles It were in deed a work worthy the undertaking and I doubt not of the sufficiencie of sundry men for the well performing of it if they set themselves unto it Desid To whom was this work presented Miles As I haue heard To the Right Honourable S. William Cicill Knight Barron of Burleigh Lord High Treasurer of England c. Desiderius They in their writing haue praised his wisdome but had he preserved their lives from the violence and cruelty of the Prelats that would have praised his vertue Miles What shall we say there hath seldome any truth come to light but it hath cost som bloud that should teach men to love it the better Such use let all people learne to make of it Desid What is that Iohn Greenwood whose name also is subscribed in the end of this first part Miles He was a coepartener with Mr Barrow in his testimony imprisonment and death it self A learned man he was as appeareth by an answer of his to Mr G. Gyfford touching read prayer He had formerly been a Minister according to the order of the Church of England but degraded himself by repentance as he saith of himself in his Examination And afterwards he was Teacher in a particular church separated frō the publike assemblies of the land A Gentleman of a good house tolde me that Queen Elizabeth asked the learned Doct. Raynolds what he thought of those two men And he answered her Majestie that it could