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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94096	Manifest truth: or An inversion of truth's manifest Containing, a vindication of a Church of Christ in their proceedings on March the 8. 1657, against Mrs Mary Allein, from the false and injurious aspersions of her husband Mr. Toby Allein. By Lewis Stucley, pastor of a congregation in Exeter.	Stuckley, Lewis, 1621 or 2-1687.	1658 (1658)	Wing S6090; ESTC R230380	41,764	60

her for the same that her husband would after this desire her to joyn with us against whom she was so displeased for the reasons aforesaid as a member with us I cannot let this pass before I have taken notice of the grounds of her pretended return to Mr. Down namely Gods displeasure against her manifested in her childrens death and her own sickness for departing from him surely as a late writer hath observed the providences of God are written in the dark and unlegible Characters which though they may soon be discerned to be his hand yet to decipher the sense and meaning of them is a task that oft-times exceeds the line of humane wisdome They are like the the hand-hand-writing on the wall Dan. 5.5 where part of the hand that wrote it Belshazzer saw but the meaning of it neither he nor the most learned of his Caldeans could find out to interpret the mind of God in his providences requires the skill and wisdome of a Daniel and let the Reader take notice that God hath seemed to put a check upon this inferrence from Providence by the death of one of her children since her separation and excommunication and whilest this lying pamphlet lay in the press p. 6. He tels his Reader that Mr. Ford was traduced but by whom I know not only still I find T. A. peccant in neglecting to admonish one with whom yet he was in fellowship sure he that allowes himself in the omission of fraternal correption deserves not such a Testimonial of his godliness Immediately he chargeth us with common sleighting of others that are not of our way though never so godly this is a false imputation and suggested by the accuser of the brethren Had we commonly slighted godly men of different perswasions it had been an intollerable crime and he ought not to have put it up without dealing with us about it is there no way for Mr. A. to make his own and his wifes face clean but by throwing dirt in the face of a Church of Christ p. 7. He confesseth that the manner of his wives withdrawment from us was according as is set forth by Mr. Malls account She refused to obey the voice of Christ in his commands Mat. 18.15 16. She refused to hear the first and second party and so successively and if the Church did send for her she would not come near them for she did not mean to be so tost up and down as some others had been so that Reader had her grounds of separation been just though the contrary doth appear to all uninterested persons yet the manner of her separation is altogether unjustifyable and whereas she pretends she desired that the business might be determined by two other Ministers and my self with Mr. Mall I shall reply two things 1. How doth this accord with what is said by T.A. p. 8. where to find fit persons for the resolving this question we knew not being both of us tender to ingage the Ministers of the City lest it might prove of ill consequence or beget some anunosity between them upon the desiding of the question why was she not as tender of preventing animosities in offering the determination of the business to two Ministers as in stating the question 2. But to clear up matters more fully know that toward the end of September last I occasionally met with Mr. Alleins father who signified to me that his daughter in law the party censured did with tears in her eyes profess her willingnesse to leave her self to the determination of any two Ministers within the City or without she was indifferent that might confer with me and end the business in controversie whereupon though I told him it was a great reflection on her Pastor that he could not be admitted to treat with her unless others might be present it was a tacit charging me with unfaithfulness and that I had never given her cause for such estrangements yet however I pitched on two Ministers Mr. Ferdinando Nicols and Mr. Thomas Down and sent her husband notice of it who was overjoyed at my condescentions as hoping to reduce his wife by this expedient but she in stead of this flyes off from her pretentions to her father in law and would not refer her self to them p. 8. I find Mr. T. A. and his wife agree to have the case stated whether those things before mentioned at which she was so much offended were sufficient cause to withdraw from my Church as he calls it and go to another Had he consulted with the Presbyterian books concerning seperation he might have been satisfied Mr. Brinsley would have told him that is an unwarrantable separation wich is either 1. Unjust When there is no persecution no spreading errors or heresie no Idolatry nor superstition maintained in the Church 2. Which is either when the cause pretended is but light or when the seperation is sudden and heady without due endeavour and expectance of reformation in the Church Brinslies Arraignment p. 24.25 Or he might have perused Mr. Manton on Iude who would have taught him that the only lawful grounds of separation are intollerable persecution damnable heresie gross Idolatry p. 496. and that lawful separation on these causes must not be sudden till all due courses be tryed p. 497. And now Reader do but reflect on the four grounds of Mris. A. her separation and thou canst not but descern how groundless and rash even in the account of bretheren dissenting from 〈…〉 separation is we are neither accused of heresy Idolatry or superstition and she never declared her resolutions to leave us or any grounds thereof or endeavoured to be satisfied about any thing burthensome to her untill we admonished her of disorderly walking in neglecting Church-fellowship with us we had not an hint of any of her discontents Hitherto I have followed this pamphleter to see and show his weakness in justifying this wises neglecting Church-fellowship and withdrawing from us I shall next take notice what he pleades for her other sin of running from him p. 8. 9. he pretends as if the end of that motion was satisfaction whether she might withdraw from us what neede soe much impatience if she had actually been in Communion with Mr. Downs people Here Reader I shall give thee some probabilities that she intended not for Taunton in this expedition 1. At her departure from her husband in the morning she told him in a passion she would leave him as he confest with tears in his eyes to Capt. Roll and Lieut. Owen about foure of the Clock the same day and yet p. 34. of his Truths Manifest he knowes in in his own Conscience that she never entertained the least thoughts of deserting him is not this a bold lyer 2. Was she so poorly beloved in Exon that she could not borrow an horse for love or money where she had her birth and breeding such as it was 3. Was she not great bellyed and consequently unfit for travel on