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B09954
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A conference betwixt a modern atheist, and his friend. By the methodizer of the Second spira.
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Sault, Richard, d. 1702.
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1693
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Wing S732; ESTC R28854
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The TREE KNOWN By its FRUITS OR A Relation of the Sufferings of Oliver Sansom of Boxford in the County of Barkes eagerly inflicted upon him through the means of and by James Anderton Priest of Boxford WHEREBY It may appear to all People in the Parish of Boxford and elsewhere where this shall come who may with moderation peruse it WHETHER James Anderton do indeed walk in the Way of the Ministers of Christ or in the very exact Footsteps of the false Prophets and Deceivers for hereby is he manifest if it be lawfull to try him and judge according to the Rule of our Saviour Jesus Christ who hath said unto us By their Fruits ye shall Know them Mat. 7.15 16 c. Thus saith the Lord concerning the Prophets that make my People err that Bite with their Teeth and cry Peace and he that putteth not into their Mouthes they even prepare War against him c. Micah 3.5 The Nations shall rush like the rushing of many Waters but God shall rebuke them and they shall flee far off and shall be chased as the Chaff of the Mountains before the Wind and like a rolling thing before the Whirlwind And behold at Evening tide Trouble and before the Morning he is not This is the Portion of them that Spoil us and the Lot of them that Rob us Isa 17.13 14. Printed in the Year 1667. Tâ—â— TREE KNOWN By its FRUITS ABout the beginning of the 4th Moneth called June 1665 one William James of Denford called a Justice of Peace was at Boxford in the Parish where I live and James Anderton the Priest of our Parish complained to him against me whereupon William James sent for Simon Godard called Church-warden and asked him if he saw Oliver Sansom at Church the three last Sundayes who answered he did not see him there then William James caused the said Simon Godard to swear that he did not see me there and when he had so done the said William James presently sent his Warrant to the Constable which signified that Information and Complaint had been made and given in upon Oath That O. Sansom did neglect to come to the Parish Church to hear Divine Service c. for which cause he did require me to come before him to shew some reason of this neglect or else to pay three shillings to the use of the Poor c. And when I appeared before him I declared the cause and reason wherefore I could not come to their Worship and yet though I did not come there I do in sincerity of heart worship the true God according as he hath perswaded my heart and conscience surely no man ought to be punished for so doing Also I told him that I did believe that he did desire the liberty of Conscience himself to worship God as he was perswaded and not to be compeled contrary to his own Conscience and therefore he ought to allow it unto me and words to the same purpose yet notwithstanding he issued out another Warrant to distrain and make sale of my goods and on the 13th day of the 4th moneth 1665 those Officers unto whom the Warrant was directed went to the Priests house to consult about this business where they were quickly set in a way and presently came to my house Viz. James Basford Constable Williams Knight Tithing man John Iremonger and Simon Godard Church-wardens so called and John Winch Overseer of the Poor all these with some of the Priests children came to my house and brought the Priests Scales and weighed out twelve Tods of my Hay and the Priest bought my Hay of them for three pence a Tod and sent his man and fetched it away yet this is to be noted viz. This unjust Priest who bought my Hay which was wrongfully taken away from me at three pence a Tod yet he rated the Tythe of the same Hay at six pence a Tod and sued me for it and recovered treble damage and made a prey of my goods as shall appear in its place Shortly after the Priest meeting me in the Street began to threaten me what he would do to me if I would not pay him Tythes he would throw me into Prison but said he if I had been civilly dealt withal and you had paid me my Tyches I would not have been uncivil to you and words to this effect then I asked him if he were the man that had complained against me to William James he said he had complained against me and would do so again and further said that for every Sunday I henceforth did neglect to come to Church thou shalt be sure said he to pay twelve pence as thy Hat is on thy head And on the 25th day of the 4th Moneth 1665. I was Excommunicated for not paying to the Steeple-house Tax as it was reported And on the 25th day of the 5th Moneth called July 65. the aforesaid William James sent another Warrant to require my appearance before him but I being at that time at Reading to visit my suffering Friends in Prison before I came home again the time that was prefixed me by the Warrant was past so that I did not go upon that Summons But shortly after the said William James sent another very strict Warrant being back'd on by the Priest he was very eager against me as if I had committed Felloay a Copy of which Warrant I have here set down Barks ss To the Constable and Tything men of Boxford or to either of them WHereas Information and Complaint hath been made and given in unto me upon Oath that Oliver Sansom resident in your Parish did upon the 2d the 9th the 16th and the 23th dayes of this present July being Sundayes neglect to come to your Parish Church to hear Divine Service contrary to the Laws in that case made and provided These are therefore in his Majesties Name to charge and command you and every of you to require the said Oliver Sansom to be and in case of his resusal to bring him before me and others his Majesties Justices of the Peace of this County at our petty Sessions to be holden at Newbery this next Thursday and in case he shall hide out of the way so that you cannot give him notice personally of this Warrant before our said petty Sessions that thâ—n as soon as you shall meet him the said Oliver Sansom within your Liberty you attach him and forthwith bring him before me that if he can he may shew some reasonable excuse for this his neglect and to be provided to make due proof thereof or else to pay 4 s. to the use of the Poor of your Parish and to be further dealt withal as to Law and Justice doth appertain hereof fail you not at your perils Dated at Danford in the said County the 25th day of July Anno Dom. 1665. W. James Now the Constable having this Warrant he told me the day of appearance was the day called Tuesday following but therein he did mistake and