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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

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lawes are made for all men to obey Listen a while I must spend one word more Some rubs remaine are hardlier gotten o're Bipartior in many Court and Cause Doth dull the edge of Justice Sword and Lawes Discloseth Counsels opens Breaches wide That adverse part steps in without a guide Makes causes good or bad as men affect it Doth what 's oppos'd and what is lik't neglect it Tells liberty authority will stop And clip her wings quoth she I 'le sit on top Tells men their cause is good but wanting Lawes or Judges are in learn'd in sight seanting More yet remaines swift speakers show but backe So counsels lost words will not fill a sack And now say truth doth not great skill appear Through such tempestuous seas and stormes to steere So swiftly one grapling with Pirats oft For England fain'd bearing their flag aloft To England yet ungratefull they 'l not be That governe here yet little help they see The more 's to come experience teaches sure You 'l pitty more when you the like endure More yet you 'l find our enemies are yours You 'l hurt your selves if you encrease their powers Forgive that they so much your good forget Lighter to truth those they should harder hit If England one as truths but one embrace These tooke your name and you will take their ease If England say more wayes then one they wilt Allow no more then helps reforming still Those that are skild in structures modell make A little moddel here is for you take What may serve turne for opposites to awe For Kings may rule without a Bishops law Could Bishops keepe downe all their Lordships spoile And can't highest Court awe those Gods word defile With blasphemous horrid interpretation As only they knowing Gods explanation Ruine now men strive with words contentious strength New-Englands acts shall speak not words at length While fogs arise from errour breaching braines Their justice clouded is and what remaines But unto God that they commit their way And judgment shall burst forth as sunny day Let England wait with patience for the same Not drawing backe for cost finish for shame Iast Prelates proud tollerating deride Ye know not truth without their guide Of the planting of the Gospel of our Lord Christ in the Mattachusets and other adjacent COLLONIES WHen these persecuted servants of Christ Jesus first set foot on these American shores having their tongues untied from the Prelates Injunctions they preach with all diligence to their Auditors doubling their hours to regain their lost time being throughly warm'd with the manifestation of the love of their Lord Christ in bearing them in his arms through the boystrous waves a depthless Ocean these exil'd Ministers of Christ soon began to gather into Churches as meete stones were offered and now you shall see how they hasted after fat Benefites every one endeavouring to associate themselves with plain honest-hearted Christians rich in grace the Lord assisting with full purpose of heart to cleave unto the Lord Christ and submit to his kingdome according to the rule of his word made known unto them and also to exhort one another while it is called to day and this is the substance of that Church-covenant that so many are greived at this they doe with solemne and serious seeking of the Lord by prayer fasting And now I beseech you all that rightly love the Lord Christ forbeare taking up any prejudice against this poor people from the report of others Could your eyes and eares see heare their comely order and with what spirituall expressions the Lord assists his servants in the Ministry it would assuredly God helping cause your bowels to yern toward them the Churches to which they doe belong many of whom hereafter are expressed by name together with their annuall maintenance so neere as for the present I could gather Only take notice New Englands pounds in some things cal'd currant pay will hardly hold out with old England Angells and yet will they not be gone from their flockes for thicker fleeces unlesse example prove prejudiciall to others Salem Mr. Hugh Peters in Engl. Mr. Edw. Norris 60. pound Charles Town M. Zach. Sims 90. l. Mr. Tho. Allen 60. l. Boston Mr. John Cotton 90. l. M. John Wilson 60 l. Roxbury M Thomas Wells in England 80. l. Dorchester M. Richard Mathers 70. l. Watertown M. Fran. Knowles 80 l. Linne M. Sam. Whiting 45. l. M. Tho. Cobbit 45 l. Ipswich M. Nat. Rogers 70. l. M. John Norton 70. l. Hingham M. P. Hubbert 60. l. Waymouth Mr. Tho. Thatcher 50 l. Rowly M. Ezek. Rogers 80. l. M. Sam. Mathers 30. l. Cambridge M. Tho. Sheppard 70. l. Deddam M. John Allen 50. l. Concord M. Buckly 70. l. Salisbury M. Th. Woster 45. l. Newberry M. Tho. Parker 40. l. M. Jam. Noyse 60. l. Hampton M. Boulton 40. l. Sudbury M. Edm. Browne 40. l. Braintree M. Henry Flint 30. l. M. Wil. Tompson 30. l. Dover M. Dan. Maud 40. l. Gloster M. Richard Blindman 40. l. Wooborn M. Tho. Carter 60. l. Redding M. Green 30. l. Wenham M. David Tisk 20. l. Harerhill Mr. John Ward Andover Mr. Woodbridge These 26. Churches are in the government of the Mattachusets besides these Townes following Manchester Mr. Smith Hull Mr. Matthews Exeter Mr. Norcraft Strawbery Banks St. Batelie New Medowes Mr. Knight who is gone to England The Worthies of the other Colonies I omit all men of esteeme These are men chosen to office by the people and ordained in presence of one or two magistrates together with the Elders and messengers of as many Churches as may conveniently send who are as so many faithfull witnesses to the orthodox judgement and pious life of such as are to teach the people which Elders and messengers in the name of their Churches hold out the communion and fellowship they desire to have with them Since Englands troubles these Churches have been very frequent in extraordinary seeking of the Lord with much affection fasting and praying not without teares and strong cries for an happy Issue to the glory of God and the good of his people In admitting persons to the sacramentall union they endeavour to see the manifestation of Gods grace wrought upon their souls expressed by their godly lives and conversations either by continued observance or honest testimony they are admitted by the Elders with consent of the people and all excommunications are by the same authority of the Elders and consent of the people in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ administred to the terror of scandalous professors As for prayer singing of Psalmes and the word preached all are partakers of and all children and servants in publick catechised and verely the thirsting desires they have that all may come to the truth even as it is in Jesus appeares by the affable and courteous carriage of all that preach the word being instant in season and out of season c. who are reputed both learned and judicious