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A83515	The third part of Gangræna. Or, A new and higher discovery of the errors, heresies, blasphemies, and insolent proceedings of the sectaries of these times; with some animadversions by way of confutation upon many of the errors and heresies named. ... Briefe animadversions on many of the sectaries late pamphlets, as Lilburnes and Overtons books against the House of Peeres, M. Peters his last report of the English warres, The Lord Mayors farewell from his office of maioralty, M. Goodwins thirty eight queres upon the ordinance against heresies and blasphemies, M. Burtons Conformities deformity, M. Dells sermon before the House of Commons; ... As also some few hints and briefe observations on divers pamphlets written lately against me and some of my books, ... / By Thomas Edvvards Minister of the Gospel.; Gangraena. Part 3	Edwards, Thomas, 1599-1647.	1646 (1646)	Wing E237; Thomason E368_5; ESTC R201273	294,455	360

other Commanders and souldiers June 7. 1646. being Sabbath day in the forenoon used these or the like words in effect viz. 1. There are no more of the Church of God in a Kingdome then there be such as have the spirit of God in that Kingdome 2. Neither Old nor New Testament do hold forth a whole Nation to be a Church 3. Whatsoever a State an Assembly or Councell shall say ought not to binde the Saints further thenthe judgements of those Saints shall lead them 4. The Saints are those that are now stiled Anabaptists Familists Antinomians Independents Sectaries c. 5. The power is in you the people keep it part not with it 6. The first party that rose against you namely the prophane ones of the Land are already fallen under you and now there is another party Formalists and carnall Gospellers rising up against you and I am confident they shall fall under you 7. They are willing to become subjects to make the Saints slaves nay they are willing to become slaves themselves that they may tread upon the necks of the Saints 8. His Sermon or exposition for the greatest part of it tended meerly to division and sedition 9. Being spoken with after his Sermon by some of his hearers to●ching these and such like passages he said to this effect his intentions were not according to his expressions and hee thought he had preached only to souldiers Peter Mills John Haine Nichoas Widmergole Henry Potter Theophilus Smith There were Copies of these Positions given into the hands of some Members of both Houses and some Citizens with these names subscribed And when Master Del did put forth his Sermon with an Episte before it wherein some passages were inserted to cleare himself from these matters laid against him the Citizens above named put forth a Book entituled a Vindication of certaine Citizens that lately went to the Leaguer then before Oxford weherin they attest the seven former Positions against Mr Del page 9. And of this Mr Del the Reader may read more of him in a foregoing Letter written by a Learned and godly Minister out of the Army Some passages taken out of a Letter written lately by a godly Minister in Cheshire to a worthy friend of his in London George Young Lieutenant Colonell Ger. souldier on Sabbath was sevennight I being absent brake to peeces the railes which for these foure years have been transformed into seates very commodiously for the parish refused to stay his hand at the instance of divers who told him I would amend it if any thing were amisse telling them I would sooner set up such things then pull them downe and that he would do it if I were present and that the Church should down within a yeare and reported in the Towne that I was drunk with the blood of the Whore of Rome wisheth his tongue had cleaved to the roofe of his mouth when hee had taken the Covenant And it 's much feared that spirit works mightily in Ger. Company and others Five Independents are determined for the five Captaines of foot for this Country judge you what 's intended Great striving hath been to get me out of my Lecture here that an Independent might come in but I have undertaken the Lecture if need be gratis rather then any evill fall out by my removall Some passages taken out of a Letter written from a Reverend and Learned Minister in the Northerne parts to a worthy freind of his in London AN eminent Parliament man of our Country came downe lately with whom I had some conference about Master Edwards and about the Schismes and Blasphemies that are broa●hed and connived at amongst you He said he thought that Master Edwards was a very wicked man and did as much as was in him to embroyle the Kingdome in a new Warre and deserved c. In all his discourse he savored of the new leaven which I feare many of the higher powers are too much tainted with I complained that Schismes and Schismaticks were to much suffered by them He answered that truth was victorious and will be triumphant of it self and as when many thick mists gather about the Sunne in the morning the Sunne by his own light and heate dissipates them by degrees so would truth do all contrary Errors of it self in time and therefore it was but reason that men should first bee convinced of their Errors and satisfied in their consciences by reasons and arguments and not be compelled by force to constraine their consciences to mens wills I objected Bests case to him he said that Best shewed himself amoderate man and willing to be satisfied by reason and to lay down his opinions if he might be convinced of them and his conscience satisfied I also spake of Lilburne to him he said he was a very good and deserving man and thought that he might say and do and justifie all that was yet laid to his charge He said that Anabaptists were not Hereticks but only Schismaticks at the worst and that he thought the baptizing of Children could not be proved out of the word of God I laboured to prove it by Scripture and reason the testimonies of the most Orthodox Fathers and the constant practise of the first best and purest times of the Primitive Church but he slighted my proofs and said that my Scripture and reasons were not expresse and demonstrative and for the Fathers and practise of former times we were not to be ruled by them ex ungue leonem He is learned and wittie active quick and ni 〈…〉 ble and magisteriall I feare he hath many abettors which are ejusdem farinae Yet I think that he is no broacher of these opinions much lesse perswader of any to them but only by way of discourse accidentally as thus with me June 22. 1646. An Extract of a Letter written to me out of Lancashire SIR THere is imployed in this County by the House of Commons as t is commonly taken one Mathewes a man active and of strong parts he boldly and confidently denies the Scriptures to be the word of God and pretends to Revelation we have heretofore signified to some Members of the House what a scandall t is that such men should be imployed by them but cannot yet learn that they have put him out I have here inclosed sent you two papers that were given me by one of our Sectaries here being divers more and some that are active of his opinion August 8. 1646. A Copy of the two Papers inclosed GOod Christian Brethren forasmuch as the immortality of the Soule is maintained to be a truth whereof I am doubtfull I desire you who are able by sound Doctrine to convince the gainsayers to make it good by Scripture that the Soul is immortall and that it may so appear I desire you will be pleased in a rational way to proceed by giving in writing a definition of the subject whence it is and what it is and where it

the First generall head concerning the manner and matter of this Book For the Second the commending some directions and taking off some misconstructions and cavils for the better understanding of the subject matter and manner of this Booke let the Reader observe and consider these following 1. That the Sectaries run such around of all opinions as that they are come to hold many Popish and Prelaticall opinions and to go upon the Papists grounds and mediums for many of their Tenets which in the Errors Positions and Practises reckoned up in this Booke the Reader may observe as the 5 6 7 36 Errors nay there 's almost no Popish or Prelaticall principle and Error but many Sectaries are fallen into it and in the practise of it as being against the Perfection Sufficiency Perspicuity of the Scriptures being for Pope Toleration and a Dispensation for want of an Infallible Judge as the Papists are for the Pope upon that ground denying preaching to be the word of God and the service of God as much or more then ever any of the Prelates did being for Musick Organs Hymns in the publick Assemblies holding anointing the sick with Oyle maintaining Perfection in this life with some Popish Friers besides divers other Popish Errors hence divers Popish Bookes written by Preists and Friers have beene Translated and lately set forth by some Sectaries sold openly and I suppose Licensed because the Stationers names for whom printed and Printers names expressed 2. The Reader shall find in this Booke the Sectaries Designe and Practise not to be only corrupting Religion running out into extravagancies and strange conceits that way but to be against Magistracy and Civill Government their designe of opposing setled Government and bringing an Anarchy and Confusion into Church and State being here so fully laid open that they who run may read it T is in this Book unvailed and the w●●king of this spirit in all sorts of Sectaries and places clearly manifested they have in Terminis in divers Pamphlets and some Sermons declared against Monarchie and Aristo●acie and for Democracie they have expressed themselves in such a manner concerning that that they make it noe other then an Anarchie making all alike confounding of all rancks and orders reducing all to Adams time and condition and devolving all power upon the state Vniversall and promiscuos multitude whom they make the Creator and Destroyer of Kings Parliaments and all Magistrates at there meere pleasure without tying them to any rule or bounding them by any lawes 3. I doe more punctually and particularly give the proofes of the Errors and Heresies named in this Third Part then in the two ●ormer with Animadversions by way of Confutation or Observation upon more of the Errors and Practises then I did before as having beene desired by some so to do and being that which I judge will make the work more profitable and the Reader shall finde the proofs of the Errors set in the Margents just by them and the Animadversions under every particular Error or else of divers of them put in one where the Errors are more of a kind and the Reader will finde I have in all Books quoted all along to prove the things I charge the Sectaries with dealt very punctually and faithfully and I challenge them to name any one thing quoted false or wrested among so many and for other Relations I have them from such knowne godly Ministers and Christians being eare and eye witnesses of them that I cannot easily be deceived t is possible some circumstances of order time place number may in some stories be mistaken and yet the maine storie true as we see in Histories of battles and other humane things they often are though I know n●ne such and have beene in all circumstances as well as substance as faithfull and carefull as a man can well be and I can say it that of all the particulars in this kind that I have related in these three Books besides many matters of fact in Antapologia which in all amount to some thousands I do not know of any one particular related by me excepting one that I have reason to suspect was not true and yet that was written me in a Letter by a Reverend and godly Minister and was the voice of the Country and all I did was only printing that Letter no otherwise affirming it which particular when the untruth of it shal● be made apparent to me from the man himselfe or his freinds I shall be ready and have offered it to some who have spoken of it to right him publickly in print 4. Whereas some Letters written to my selfe or some other Ministers are printed in this Booke which have some passages in them casting honor and praise upon me resembling me to some Worthies in their times as Luther c. for which I may be censured as being the hand instrument of publishing my own praises and counted vain-glorious I do by way of taking off this exception desire the Reader to consider these things First that I have left out of Letters many passages which reflect honour on my selfe constantly passing by such Titles Epithites and other expressions that are matters of praise in all particulars excepting the justifying of my work in writing thus against the Sectaries Now my Books for the manner and way of writing having beene so cried out of by all the Sectaries and many weak Christians by their meanes having beene also offended I thought it necessary to print some passages of Letters from godly Ministers giving testimony to my Books and approving me in the way of my writing them justifying me by the practise of Morney Plesseus against the Papists and of Luther and the judicious Reader shall find if he observe I print no other passages that may so much as reflect any kind of praise upon my selfe but only those that justifie my undertaking in this kind against the Sectaries and which the Lord knowes I print not so much for my selfe or my owne praise but for the sakes of others that they may be satisfied of my Books against all the calumnios cast upon them and profit by the reading of them Secondly T is not unknowne how the Sectaries by writing and speaking have set themselves to disparage me and to cast scornes of all kinds upon me such as hardly ever were upon any man in any age and all to weaken my esteeme credit and authority with the people that being looked upon as a man so weak that a woman can answer my writings and that I know not how to put the Nominative Case and Verb together c. all I do against the Sectaries might be slighted as not worthy to be looked upon Now it being apparent this is the designe of the Sectaries and their master peice and God by his providence without my seeking in the least stirring up many learned men to bear witness to my works in Letters to their Freinds which have beene brought to me and in

up they have not a word to say And see how the Lord blesses them all their enemies in Scotland are routed and brought to nothing The King refuses to proclaime Montrosse and his adherents Rebels But the King of kings hath taken the quarrell into his own hand and utterly dispersed them I have not time to write the particulars only to let you know I am Your assured friend R. Balsom May 21. 1646. A Passage Extracted out of a Letter written from a godly Minister in Suffolk to a speciall Friend of his in London HEre in the Country Malignants and Sectaries do generally murmure against the Scots and would be glad to hear that the Armies should go against them which I pray God prevent I pray that this Nation do not so requite their labour of love and faithfulnesse unto us May 19. 1646. A Copy of a Letter written to me from a friend out of Kent Worthy Sir SInce you are so pleased as both in your former and latter Letters to take notice of me in your kinde salutes give me leave to take notice of your kindnesse and re-salute you and both in my own name and in the name of a friend of yours to let you know we have not only run over but read your Second part of Gangraena ●nd therein observe your willingnesse if it be possible to cure that evill by sucking out the corrupt blood which is the method of the most careful Chyrurgions that are not so dainty as desirious of their Patients recovery Nimius amor et admiratio person●rum hath hitherto been a great inlet to all Heresies whence they say Cyprian unice admirans Tertullianum et antonomastice often calling him his Master sucked in that errour of his concerning the nullitie of Baptism administred by Hereticks yea so did Nestorius through his admiration of Anastasius find fault with some expressions So subject are most men jurare in verba magistri which Plutarch also well observes in his Book de Auditione And therefore we do freely professe we cannot dislike your practise in lessning their credit that are corrupters Christ Jesus himself and all his Apostles heretofore endeavoured no lesse Yea and if Mr. Saltmarsh why may not you as warrantably distinguish and say as he doth concerning the old Non-conformists That it is the old man of your adversaries you write against and not their new or themselves so far as they are men so far as they are lovers of themselves and have only a form of godlinesse c. Surely the man would be hardly put to it ●o underta●e to maintain his own and yet take away your distinction who will easily we doubt not answer not only him but all others in whom we see but little wisdome though perhaps some wit in inventing as Apothecaries are wont for their Boxes such specious titles for their Books as those whereof Jacobus Acontius complains in an Epistle of his to Johannes Wolphius Nullam ad rem ingeniosi sunt praeterquam ad speciosos titulos excogitandum quibus ex hominum manibus bonos libros extorqueant ac suos eorum loco ob●●udant et tam stolidum est vulgus ut quos expuere debuisset suspiciat nonnunquam celebret c. Certainly Mr. Saltmarsh doth not only want a grain but a whole bushell of salt to season his unsavory mouth opened not only against you but the reverend learned and judicious Mr. Gataker together with the whole City and all the Orthodox Ministery who might ask him more then ever he would be able to Answer if they should but chatechize him concerning his Baptisme whether it be of the first or second or third or fourth sort what think you is he not a Sebaptist a Seeker We are sure if all be true I lately heard from a good friend of yours in these parts that he the said Mr. Saltmarsh at a meeting of sundry Ministers of this County at Maidstone publikely professed in presence of them all his endeavour was to forget whatsoever formerly he had known and seemed to wish they might be all of his mind untill one Minister who was then and there present ●old him merrily He was but a young man and such as himself might happily wish with Themistocles that they had the art of Oblition but as for his own part he had too many gray hairs to desire to forget whatsoever he had learned least he might not have time to learn so much again The Committee of Kent intended by their late order the suppression of sundry Petitions of dangerous consequence that were handed up and down by our Sectaries and towards the promoting whereof the new Arch-Bishop of Canterbury Mr. Hugh Peters was as I am informed come down to Maidstone to visit this his Diocesse as he usually calls it The most and best of our Ministers hereabouts for all I can learn are willing if they must die to be buried as valiant Ensign bearers in their colours There is a merry story told by a Baron of the Ports or Jurate of the town of Sandwich concerning Mr. Symonds the Independent who hath a living there One coming to him to be Catechized he sent him to a Mechanick of that Town to Catechize him for him and when his Father in law Mr. H. another Jurate of the same Town expostulated the case with him and asked him the reason why he would do so his Answer as Mr. F. related it was that one Goose might best teach another to eate So merry are our most demure Independents Among whom if there be a Stoick he is the most in shew who hath lately as t is reported got an addition of meanes to the Benefice he yet holds though it were formerly valued at above 100. pounds and he himself be absolutely in show against all tithes himself therfore will not but lets his wife receive them who whether he were not ab origine as well as Mr. Saltmarsh a comick your self may best find out or we will if you please but to get us a writ Ad melius inquirendam till then we may perhaps the rather think them to have been such being so still men that personate abundance of austerity but are c. June 22. 1646. Some passages taken out of two Letters written from a godly Minister out of the country to a reverend and godly Minister in London who shewed me the Letters I Have read Mr. Edwards Book thorough and as a friend to deal freely I professe Morney in my opinion never gave a greater blow to Papists then he hath given to the Sectaries and that which is yet more soberly sadly As for the whole businesse of Webb of Milton taken before Colonel K. a Minister thereabouts hath promised to send M. Edwards an e●act narration The working I see of some humours makes me hope the summer is past and it is neer the autume of schism which had its spring before c. Only let us all be doing Hugh Peters as I hear was lately at

the Magistrates shall come to use a co 〈…〉 cive power in matters of Religion then this Kingdome will bee utterly destroyed I might also relate some strange passages out of speeches spoken not long since by some Independents as Master Sympson in the Assembly and elsewhere too for a Toleration but I for be are and wish the Reader to remember some passages related in foregoing pages of this Book especially that in page 175. 2. Many of the Independents and Sectaries of these times are guilty of many kinds of uncleannesses First of Incest of which out of one Country I have the names of three sent me up and attested by the hand of a godly Minister one who ma 〈…〉 ed the mother and afterwards the daughter 〈◊〉 this liberty of consciences mother marrying his owne brothers wife and the third marrying his brothers wife I have beene informed also for 〈…〉 taine by a Gentleman of quality in Kent that a great Sectary in Kent hath married his N 〈…〉 It hath been related to me also of one in London 〈◊〉 of the like 〈…〉 d but I may not enlarge having exceeded already the number of sheets I intended and having yet many things to 〈◊〉 of Secondly of wicked and ungodly matriages leaving their owne husbands and wives and taking others to live with them as Master Jenney and Mistrisse Attaway and so that New-England Captaine who was about another wife his wife being living of which the Reader may read page 94. and so others of them living wholly from their wives not coming at them denying they have been married to them or else saying they are unbeleevers and of the world of which I could give stories as of one M. and in a precedent page of this Book the Reader may finde more And for ungodly marriages some Sectaries are guilty of entising children to marry unequally in regard of yeers and without Parents consents taking advantage of sicknesse c. of which there is a remarkable story in this book of Mary Abraham a notorious Sectary page 82 83 84 85. And lately a Widow an Anabaptist about forty yeers of age intangled and inveagled a youth of about nineteene yeeres of age and married him without his father ever knowing or imagining any such thing This youths father lives in Swithins parish and Mr. Knowls the Anabaptist as t is said married them Thirdly of● rapes and forcing young maidens too young for the company of men of which I could tell some sad stories of Independents in New-England in this kind and upon whose daughters but I forbeare out of my respect to the Parents Fourthly of adulteries and fornications and if I should here set downe all the instances in this kind that I have had from good hands and relate the stories at large I should fill some sheets There are divers of the Dippers and mecanick Preachers of the Sectaries not onely shroudly suspected for filthinesse and uncleannesses but some of them accused by women and have beene so taken as they could not well deny it There is a famous Sectarian Preacher in the Isle of Ely betweene a Cobler and a Shoemaker who is now accused by many women for tempting them and solliciting their chastity and one woman cries out of him for being naught with her and 〈◊〉 distracted upon it There is a Fidler here in London a great preacher to whom many women resore that hath beene taken in the act and hath in a manner confessed it There is one of the first Dippers in England one of the first that brought up the trade of whom I heard a modest and good woman say that had observed his filthy behaviour he resorting often to her house upon some acquaintance formerly betweene her husband and him though indeed for the wives sake as she plainly discovered and so could not endure him that it was no wonder he and many such turned Dippers to dip young maids and young women naked for it was the fittest trade to serve their turns that could be and no question but it was found out and propagated with so much industry as being fed by lust that a company of uncleane men under the pretence of Religion might have thereby faire opportunities to feed their eyes full of adultery in beholding young women naked and in handling young women naked being about them in dressing and undressing them and indeed Saint Peter speaking and prophecying of the Anabaptists 2 Epist chap. 2. verse 10 11 12. viz. those who despise Dominion and speak evill of Dignities as we see our Anabaptists do of all Kingly government and Lordly government despising both King and Lords and being presumptuous and self-willed in it as is evident by their sayings and doings tells us these men are uncleane persons walk in lusts of uncleannesse have eyes full of adultery that cannot cease from sinne and that he makes the ground of their beguiling unstable soules verse 14. T is observed there have been and are a company of lusty young men betweene twenty and and thirty yeeres of age that are Dippers and their cheif commodity they trade in is in young maidens and youdg women and that in the night oft-times and these fellowes living in idlenesse going from Country to Country being feasted and well fed and having converse so much with women in preaching to them alone and washing them what can be expected else but a great deale of filthinesse and thereupon I have beene told it from a godly Minister who came out of those parte in Essex where Oats hath beene dipping that it was spoken of by many that some young women who having beene married divers yeeres and never were with child now si●ce their dipping are proved with child There was a Sectaries wife with me who showed me severall Letters written from Sectaries to other mens wives Sectaries to tempt them from their husbands shee had intercepted the Letters that shee might the better discover her husbands naughtinesse shee told me the names of the women and of the men and intreated me to move some Parlia men that there might be a Committee appointed and shee would produce the Letters bring witnesses that should upon ●ath discover such uncleannesses and wickednesses among some Anabaptists and Seekers as could hardly be beleeved I moved a worthy Member of the House of Commons about it who told me the House was full of publike businesses and would hardly intend to appoint any such Committee and if the House should there would come little of it for these Sectaries would finde such freinds at a Committee as it should go hard but they would obstruct it one way or other There is a famous shee Sectary an Antinomian and an Anabaptist that living in ones house here in London was a meanes to turn the woman of the house and shee being converted did highly extall this Sectary for her rare gifts and new light to all shee conversed with but this womans husband coming out of the Army this famous Sectary was

or any of the money Upon this he went to a Counsellor at Law one Mr. W. related his case desiring his councell in it He advised him to make no words of it say nothing but at the Sessions endite him and get a Warrant of a Suddain before he could take councell to fetch him away and it may be being so surprised he would pay him the money rather then stand it out to answer it at the Sessions The Citizen followed his advise when the Sessions came had a bill drawn against him the Atturney who had seen the Bond witnessed there was such a speciall tye the Bill was found and a Warrant sent out for to attach him the Officer serving it and threatning presently to carry him away thereupon this Sectary confessed his evill he entreated his mercy that he would not shame him publikely it should be a warning to him for ever after and so he paying the money the man prosecuted him no further A Relation of some remarkeable Passages of divers Sectaries and of the Contents of severall Letters written up here to London from good hands conc●rning them THere is one Mr. Knollys an Anabaptist spoken of in my first part of Gangraena and in this third part page 48. 49. a Letter of his is printed this man preaches up and down in severall Churches in London and Southwark● and that with all fiercenesse against Childrens Baptisme and against our Ministers as being Antichristian and having no call to baptize and among other places where he hath preached lately he preached this Novemb. the 15. at Georges Church in Butolph-lane in the afternoone on these words He that beleeveth and is baptized shall be saved where after he had spoken of beleeving in the latter part of his Sermon comming to speak of baptizing he used these words I have spoken to you of the first part of the Gospell believing I must be faithfull and speak to you of the second viz. baptizing and of that there is as great a necessity as believing and therefore I advise and charge all you who believe to be baptized and whereas it may be you will object you are baptized already I answer that is a lye indeed you were rantized but not baptized and that too was into the name of your God-fathers which was blasphemy and not into the name of the Father Sonne and Holy Ghost besides they who did it had nothing to do with Baptisme as being no Ministers but Antichristian and whereas heretofore these Ministers of the Church of England rantized into the name of their Godfathers now to mend the matter they do it into the name of their Fathers There is one Mr. Symonds a great Sectarie Mr. Cradocks Colleague who came to London since the wars and preached at little Alhallowes Thames-street and at the Tower where I have been informed from godly understanding men as well Ministers as others that he hath preached severall strange things as for a Toleration and liberty for all men to worship God according to their consciences and in favour of Antipaedobaptisme and so preaching once at Andrewes Vndershaf● for Mr. Goodwin he preached high strains of Antinomianisme as that Christ was a legall Preacher and liv'd in a dark time and so preached the Law but afterwards the Gospel came to be preached and preaching at Laurence Pountneys summer was twelvemoneth on the day of thanksgiving for taking of Sherborn Castle he spake of the great Victories the Saints had obtained for us viz. the Independents and yet now the Parliament was making Lawes against these Saints with other things to that purpose and as at London he hath preached thus so since he left London this last Summer he preached at Bath before the Generall strange stuffe as I have been told from understanding men who heard him viz. against Presbytery saying it was a limb of Antichrist pleading for liberty of conscience and for those who would not have their children baptized till they came to years of understanding and for Weavers and ignorant mechanicks preaching and speaking of these mens guifts and having the spirit before learned men and men bred at Universities with a great deale of this stuffe insomuch that Mr. Bode● Minister of the Bath as I was informed confuted his Sermon the next Lords day and spake against it insomuch that ●ome of the Independent Souldiers as C. B. c. ●lung out of the Church in the midst of the Sermon and would not heare him out and truly 't is a sad thing that Sir Thomas Fairfax that valiant and well-affected Gentleman should have such kind of Chaplains and Preachers upon all occasions to preach before him as Mr. Dell Mr. Saltmarsh Mr. Peters Mr. Cradock M. Symonds M. William Sedgwick and such like and I have spoken the more of this Mr. Symonds because I hear he is nominated for one of the Itinerary Preachers of VVales that so the Country and Ministers may be ware of him where he comes and that the Assembly when he comes to be approved of may doe their duties and not let him passe so easily as they did Mr. Cradock There is Mr. Burton of London a great Independent who hath these five last years written many wild and weak Pamphlets beginning with his Pr●testation Protested and ending with his Conformities Deformitie in which Pamphlets the poore man hath laid down many grounds of Donatisme and pure Brownisme yea of Libertinisme and of a generall Toleration of all Religions and hath laid about him striking all who have come neere him without feare or wit whether whole Assemblies and Societies or particular persons he hath cast durt in the face of the Church of Scotland and their generall Assembly our Assembly this famous City of London and the Honourable Court of Common Councell the Ministers of Sion Colledge particular Ministers M. Calamie my selfe and others nay he hath not spared his Brother Prynne his Brother Bastwick his good old friend M. Vicars and in all these five years among all the Books he hath put forth notwithstanding all the damnable Hereticks and Blasphemers among us hath not had the heart to speak one word for God against them which gives too just ground for the world to thinke M. Burtons former oppositions of Arminianisme Popery c. was not out of zeale for God and his truth and hatred of those errours but out of discontent and spleen against the Bishops who had crossed him in his hopes of preferment For if it had been out of zeale against the errours and not out of anger against the men how could he thus patiently beare all the injuries and dishonours of Christ and his truth done by other men even a hundred times worse then before Did Mr. Burton know what some of his wisest Brethren have said and do say of his Books he would give over writing as that his writings are weake and do more hurt then good would to God he would give over his writing Shall I tell M. Burton what Mr. Nye