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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85356	Good news from Nevv-England: with an exact relation of the first planting that countrey : a description of the profits accruing by the worke. Together with a briefe, but true discovery of their order both in church and common-wealth, and maintenance allowed the painfull labourers in that vineyard of the Lord. With the names of the severall towns, and who be preachers to them.	Winslow, Edward, 1595-1655.	1648 (1648)	Wing G1062; Thomason E431_21; ESTC R8856	18,639	29

Which Spirit plainly doth appeare in all These preachings that from ear then lips doe fall Like d●aw on grasse however some deny it As legall they from Gods word doe thou try it And neighbour John yet one thing more now mind Their learned counsell helps the truth to finde Coupling these men in Synods God hath blest By his word truth is found error confest As helpfull unto godly learning they With Schooles and Colledge finde out learnings way These people though much weakned in their estates for the space of ten yeares yet have erected Schooles in divers Townes and also a Colledge in the Town of Cambridge called Harves Colledge The President being an able Proficient in the Tongues very studious to promote learning witnesse the young Audients both here and gone for England hopefull instruments in the hands of the Lord for future times the President is Mr. Dunster Yet unto God this people feeling sayes Not unto us but to thy name be praise Now must I mind what hindrances remain To blast the fruit of all these Worthies pain Some would none should endevour unity Tyrants say they do hinder liberty Why truth 's but one and Christ will make you free Come to the Word let that your touch-stome bee Some feare Presbytery hath too great power If you are Christs then all they have is yours Some odd ones say they Independents are Therefore in others counsel they 'l noe share But now I le end and tell you friend what will Perswade their way do●●●old with still Strong Arguments doe papers fill each way With words of heat bu● honest Iohn now stay Vnto experience let thy judgement bow Let actions speake and not mens words to you For little time some subtile Foxes will Bridle their nature and yet Foxes still Lord Bishops did some errors fend from sheep So beasts of prey others from preying keep Some new raisd errors Bishops power deny To side with truth and yet their error eye Neare twenty yeares these Churches you may trace In godly steps no false way they 'l embrace Look in this glasse that thus is slubberd or'e And you may see foure things uneyd before No Prelate no King that 's not so for see Here Churches power and command agree Of civill power to which these Churches yeeld Humble obedience as their duty held Next note some say Opinions none must touch For feare they wrong the consciences of such With word of truth God helping true endeavours Christs Pastor here error and conscience severs Third Law and Gospel at such oddes have set That Rule of walking from it none may get But here experience from Gods word is found Gods folk with 's word walk wary looking round Last humane learning is no mean some say Blost by the Lord to find his word and way But as a meanes this people found it have Yet trust not means its onely God must save But England now to thee I l'e means commend Make use of these before their life they end The grave godly and judicious Mr. Hooker is laid in earth Mr. Philips Mr. Huet Mr. Harver and some others of like esteem yet remaining in the united Colonies of name and note Onely my friend John see here a short observation taken from the whole for thy own use Church-covenant Band brought in with liberty But causeth men to walk licentiously Some buy the truth for conscience liberty Error 's brought in to blind men damningly And now before I end let me tell thee who are like to reap benefite by transporting themselves to those Colonies First Merchants who are skild in commerce with forraigne nations lying near the Indies and well stored with ship provision cheaper than England Secondly Sea-men are well imploid if skild in Navigation shipping increasing every day and would be farre more had they Masters to manage the work Thirdly Has band-men are like to benefit themselves much all sorts of cattell increasing exceedingly and tillage prospering that thousands of Acres are broken up yearly Fourthly all manuall occupations are falling into their ranks and places daily onely Printers of Cards and Dice-makers I could wish to forbeare very few but have increased in the riches of this life and further how now men of estates may improve what they have to their great advantage And this I dare assure that one hundred pounds will doe that which five hundred could not doe at first planting of this little Common-wealth which was the reason so many sunk in their estates but now they see it too late and some will not wait the Lords leasure for repairing but forsake their station with others have gained much and carry it to other places to shew and so lose it again But my Iohn be thou more stable Last let all those who desire to have themselves discovered to themselves resort to this place where if they seek not themselves they may finde themselves if not already lost in selfe-conceitednesse of some strong opinion for which if they desire to be admired let them leave this long voyage and keep at home FINIS