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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B09776	The Anabaptists meribah: or, VVaters of strife. Being a reply to a late insulting pamphlet, written by Thomas Lamb, merchant, intitulled, Truth prevailing against the fiercest opposition; or, An answer to Mr. John Goodwins Water-dipping, no firm footing for church-communion. Wherein the impertinency of M. Lamb's answer, and the validity of M. Goodwin's Water-dipping, &c. are manifested by I. Price a member of the Church of Christ, whereof the said Mr. Goodwin is pastor.	Price, J., fl. 1656.	1656 (1656)	Wing P3332A; ESTC R182056	87,699	107

parts of America some to the Summer-Islands others to Holland and the low-Countries at which the Bishops were wel pleased as not doubting but they might with more ease deal with the remnant that were left behind Mr. Goodwin did often bewaile the departure of those men and resolved by Gods grace to stand it out against all the adversaries of Gods people in those times And you know he did persist in his resolutions and integrity even to the making of himself a by-word and a mock amongst them viz. then when others were fled and run away Mr. Goodwin was left to pray c. At this chiefly and mainly was Mr. Goodwin offended with Mr. Thomas Goodwin Never was he troubled at the joyning together of holy men in any parish to keep out the vitious and evil party according to their best opportunities so to do Neither did he ever refuse that ever I have heard the entertainment of godly persons though not of the parish into Church communion with him that did defire the same Nay severall persons living in severall parts of the City out of the parish were his most intimate associates even in the ordinances of Gods worship and service and in all things relating to reformation though in that parish the civill interest of the parish only excepted 3. That M. Goodwin to this day did never separate from them but hath indeed endeavoured a stricter way of reformation in and about Church-work then some though I hope good men of the said Parish would submit unto Upon which some disterences grew amongst them in all which differences it was never insisted upon by M. Goodwin that they should deny themselves to be a true Church of Christ before but that for time to come they would walk after a more visible reformed manner then they did admitting such godly persons though not dwelling in the parish as should be approved of by the honest party of that parish to enjoy after a more visible manner than formerly an equall interest and power in voting in Church affairs parish civill rights excepted I say an equall interest with those godly of the parish I remember well it was demanded by the brethren that diffented from Mr. Goodwin severall times whether Mr. Goodwin and the brethren that joyned with him would deny that they were a true Church before these differences did arise amongst them and it was never denyed but that they were a true Church though under much deformity and want of Reformation At last it was assented unto that an equall number of persons chosen by M. Goodwin on the one party and the dissenting brethren on the other party should meet and agree who how many and what manner of persons not living in the Parish should be admitted into Church-fellow-ship with them And after all things in a publick-meeting in the Parish Church or meeting place were composed by Vote and a blessed peaceable and comfortable reformation was expected the brethren formerly dissenting from M. Goodwin receded from their former agreements rent themselves away from M. Goodwin leaving him and a considerable part also of the godly party in the parish with him to go alone in their Church-Reformation For the confirmation of all which and for the muzling the mouth of scandall at or against M. Goodwin in and about the premises I have thought good here to insert the true Copy of the order of the said Parish-Vestry with other passages thereunto belonging word by word At a generall vestry holden the 12th day of May 1643. in the Parish Church of Stevens-Coleman-street London IT is agreed by generall consent that Mr. John Goodwin shall nominate six Persons of this Parish to consider of and compose the present differences between M. Goodwin and his people within the space of one month now next ensuing if it may be The persons named by Mr. Goodwin at the same Vestry were these following Coli Owen Row Mr. Mark Hildesley Doctor Paget M. Iohn Price M. VVilliam Mountag●● M. Richard Ashurst The persons named by the same Vestry for the Parish were these following Mr. Samuel Avery Mr. Andrew Kenrick Mr. Thomas Bernardiston Mr. Edward Lucas Mr. Ioseph Syblye M. Tho. Fitzwilliam And whatsoever shall be agreed by the major part of the twelve persons above named there being present an equall number of those named by both parties shall be presented to Mr. Goodwin to obtain his consent It was further agreed upon at the same time that the strangers viz. those that did not live in the said parish should be suffered to come to a publick meeting in the Parish Vestry that they might be known by face and heard in their desires that exceptions might have been made against them if there were cause and no cause to the contrary appearing they might be owned as members of the Church of Christ in that place and to have their free Votes in all things relating to the due ordering of the Church parish-interest in civill things onely excepted All which was agreed upon by full consent and at the same Vestry also a certain day was appointed for their solemn seeking of God by prayer and humiliation to be kept in the said publick meeting place to intreat the Lord for mercy for former ignorances and miscarriages in and about his publick worship and to enter into a holy covenant with the Lord to be more carefull to study the Laws of his house and Ordinances for the time to come There was also a form of an agreement concluded upon to be subscribed by all persons of the parish and that lived out of the parish who should be owned for members of the Church from that time the true copy whereof is as followeth We having lately solemnly covenanted to indeavour the Reformation of Religion in this kingdome of England in doctrine worship discipline and government according to the word of God and example of the best reformed Churches and conceiving it a thing conducible hereunto to agree and promise to walk together in all the ordinances of God as becomes those that are fellow members of a visible Church of Christ do acknowledge and choose M. John Goodwin for our Pastor About a moneth after when the day appointed as aforesaid came wherein the Resolves of the said Vestrie were to be put in exequation some of the contrary party to Mr. Goodwin receded from their former Votes and Resolutions somenting the old differences still after the said happy and general composure thereof to the great amazement grief and trouble of the rest Others met according to appointment and the duties of fasting and prayer being finished joyned together in the Covenant aforesaid and subscribed the same the number of them being about sixty persons Inhabitants of the said Parish all of them having made a good profession of Religion besides several others that were not of the Parish who joyned and subscribed also with them The party dissenting being about twelve or fourteen of the professing party in number were still