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A77079	A taste of the spirit of God, and of this vvorld, as they have appeared in opposition heretofore, so now latest of all at New-Windsor. Occasioned through the violence, and reproach of evil men, against the temple and tabernacle of God, and them that dwel therein. Presented in a narrative to the honourable committee, for the propagating the Gospel. / By Robert Bacon, preacher by the allowance of God, and the nation, now these five years there.	Bacon, Robert, M.A.	1652 (1652)	Wing B371; Thomason E669_13; ESTC R207030	41,008	52

and Canons Lands of Windsor in this Borough of new Windsor we further imbolden our selves upon you the only Instrument whom God in his good providence hath preserved to forward so glorious a work And do give you a short account of our endeavours and proceedings therein we had an eye upon Mr. Symonds of Holland and made it our business to have brought him to this place but God hath otherwise ordered first him and then our selves Providence after our longing desires to settle this work of the Gospel in this Town of Windsor hath ordered that Mr. Robert Bacon Master of Arts coming to supply the * Being indeed of him to that intent invited there room of Mr. Bachiler in the Castle where he being well approved of and well known some ten days past we made our desires known unto him to preach also in the Town this last Lords day so that not only that good report we have had of him but also that experience we now have of his sound Orthodox judgement in the truth of Jesus Christ preached unto us confirmeth us of his ability and worth so that we meeting together upon the debate of the whole business he is made choice to be nemine contradicente the Minister to preach in the Parish-Church twice every week viz. once on the Lords day * There being then a Vicar in being and once in the week-days and hope to raise this 50 l. you have so honourably procured for the work to * The fifth part yet I scarce ever had there in any such way 50 l. more by our voluntary subscriptions Therefore we request you further to perfect this work for us and to present him to the Committee of plundred Ministers that they may accordingly appoint him to be the person to officiate in this Parish-Church according to their Order of the 23. of Jan. last and that also you will be pleased to obtain for us the continuance of the yearly payment of 50 l. from the said Committee for which and all your faithful and continued care and respects of us in the saving of souls the Lord multiply blessings upon you which are the earnest desires and prayers of Sir Your very thankful loving friends to serve you Christopher Whitchcot Charles Burges Mayor John Spenser Math Day Rob. Bennet George Starkey Thomas Baker Thomas Redding William Botterel Will Mills Will Church Andrew Plumpton Thomas Chapman Windsor Castle the 13. of April 1647. The Copy of the Order of the Committee we have sent you now by Mr. Mills who is further to wait upon you concerning the Premisses The first Protestation An humble and true Testimony or Protestation concerning the manner and end of my Conversation Octob 7th 1649. as else-where so since I came to Windsor which I was necessitated to give and read this day in the Congregation for the silencing if it may be of the hearts and minds of all that conceive evil of me HAving been conversant the space of two years or thereabouts at Windsor by the Authority of Parliament and the importunity and desire of many of the chief of the Inhabitants of that place as the Governour Col. Whitchcot the Mayor that then was Mr. Day a Justice of Peace for the Town Sir Robert Bennet since dead Mr. Mills Mr. Cleaver since dead Mr. Bachiler Chaplain then to the Garison Mr. Beake Dr. Spenser Mr. Redding and others I have all this while as God shall bear me witness at the great day of his appearing minded designed prosecuted sought to magnifie and bring forth into the hearts lives and Conversations of all sorts and Sexes of persons no other matter or thing whatsoever then the pure and naked testimony of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ for the Reconciliation of men to God and one to another in him that there might be peace on earth as there is good will in God and those that are born of him to men Neither do I know or shall hereafter through the Grace of God design or pursue any other thing So help me God ROBERT BACON A second Protestation made in secret before the Lord and put thereupon in writing and now published as much as in me is for a remora or let to the flowing in of evil in the Land that I and as many as the Lord our God shall call may not be overtaken or overwhelm'd therewith in the which doubtless there be to whom this shall come will with the like readiness and upon the like ground * I mean vow to God and keep it for there be a people that are able so to do do and some others have done Gather my Saints together unto me those that have made a Covenant with me by sacrifice Psal 50. I Do hereby promise and protest that by the help of God Almighty and the obedience and grace of his only Son revealed in me in some measure through his most holy Spirit of light life and love in all things uprightly to demean my self both towards God inwardly revealed in me and man outwardly appearing unto me according to the most holy Law and will of God as it hath been and is witnessed unto by the Scriptures of Moses and the Prophets by Christ and his Apostles and the remnant of the Seed of Abraham that are till now the blessing of all Generations To this of a ready mind in the hope of eternal life in Christ I subscribe my name together with the rest of those are made willing in this day of Gods Grace and Power Amen ROBERT BACON The second Postscript touching a report with great confidence given out by one of our now Neighbours at Eaton not any of the fellows but one whose abiding is there among them concerning whom I will only say this that he being a Companion and a daily guest there as well as their Tenant yea not only a fellow-Member but of late in the great City an Elder of a select Church and Congregation it hath been to me of a very sad and lamentable import that after all these pretences no better fruit then the causless and most unjust reproach of his Neighbor against the mind of the whole Law of God should be yielded of so eminent a plant as he would seem to be truly it minded me of the Text I of late heard the new conduct on there Cut it down why cumbreth it the ground for certainly the ground that bringeth forth nought as saith the Apostle but Bryars and Thorns is near unto cursing yea it is even cursed already This Gentleman hath had some 3. or 4. particular things of offence to charge me with which he did not at all in private open unto me according to a Rule they pretend to demean themselves in things of this Nature by but in the presence of divers especially one whom he knew had some respect unto me for which he seems to be not alittle offended upbraiding him of it as an evil scarce to be allowed rendring for

ashamed yea that it was the shame of the Town and place that such violence of rude men should be so allowed the Mayor went before and I came immediately after and found Mr. Kind in the Pulpit with his guard of rude men attending him among whom when I appeared and the Mayor they looking pale I fear with wrath and envy being resolved as it came from the mouth of one of them to have laid hands on me the Mayor entreated them but left his Mace and his heart behind but they knew his mind and their other Rulers too though they did pretend some of them to some other thing I askt them what these rude people meant they told me they came there to hear nay rather to disturb and if need be to fight to maintain their lust and evil some threatned others perswaded me by all means to leave these parts for they had no desire of my company This day I went to Eaton and heard a good and seasonable discourse there I beseech God they may make good use of it in the afternoon I spake somewhat large by way of exposition on the 3. of Jam especially on these two heads Brethren be not many Masters for thereby ye shall receive the greater judgement for we that believe acknowledg one only in Heaven even Christ and that 2ly which followeth in the chapter that out of the same Fountain cannot proceed bitter waters and sweet as we find as the Apostle doth declare that the same tongue is exercised as well in cursing as blessing praying or preaching my Brethren these things ought not so to be yet then the which there is nothing more common as is evident among us in this place the following week being in London I went the Lord directing me in love seeing Mr. late--late-Sir Richard Bream in Westminster-hall and had much speech with him he telling me of his own accord that the people many of them of Windsor had brought up some nine Articles to swear and prove them against me and that the first of them or at least one of them was this That I should affirm that I should be one of them should judg them at the last day and should confirm it with this Scripture whose sins ye do remit they are remitted and whose sins ye do retain they are retained the residue he could not tell only he said he had rebuked them for it and would not allow them to go on in their purpose by any means The next day not looking for Master Kind again he having no warrant neither heretofore nor as yet Yet I found him here with his company fortified and ready to go on as heretofore with whom having some discourse after that I had told them which in effect I had done before sith they would needs that Mr. Kind should teach or speak unto them he having yet no authority so to do I would descend and be willing that he should speak one part of the time in the morning and I the rest and so again to do the same in love and submission to the Lord in the afternoon and let the truth prevail and have dominion over both but this they would not I know they dare not cannot yeeld unto for though the truth doth not error doth seek to secure it self in a corner or at least with some outward force as the preaching and doctrine of this young man doth This day coming into the Castle and seeing the souldiers at the Guard as I passed by I said I think I must speak the Word of God to you which they readily accepted and after a little while sent for me by order of the Leivtenant to the Chappel where I spake about an hour out of the third of Luke in the which I was much refreshed especially in memory of the souldiers readiness to hear the Word of God at the beginning of these times above other men of whom I had occasion to speak from the Souldiers asking Iohn And what shall we do This last day coming as heretofore at the appointed time I found the doors shut our men that will needs be called Church-wardens present said the time was not yet but sayd I you render that for a cause which is none the cause is sure your Exclusion of me which they could not deny there were many present and much offended especially when I told them that what they did was of the same nature with that which did Corah Dathan and Abiram and taking aside Mr. Kind told him That what he did was not well not only to break the Commandments of God and man himself but even to teach men so to do as indeed he doth upholding the people in evil and sin both against God and his Christ which they in their own Consciences cannot deny Now it is very marvellous this evil spirit and power thus to the dishonor of God and his most holy Spouse or Church should finde as they say and as it seems it doth so great encouragement and strengthening not only from hence but also from elsewhere insomuch as they boast of Committees Parliament-men the Assembly of Divines Mr. Peters the Governor of our Castles approbation of them the Lord Whitlocks yea I am confidently told by Mr. Cokayn that I name not many others of equal yea of greater note then he whose word I suppose we may beleeve that this whole matter is supported with much endeavor even by some of our neighbors at Eaton yea I have some or rather great cause to beleeve it for as God is witness whom I serve in the Spirit of him in the Gospel of his Son they have withstood me in the truth of God almost ever since they came into these parts having in manner whispered me and my many little young and innocent babes to death with their lyes and false reports and not a few concerning me making me guilty and a transgressor in the things wherein I have been found faithful to God and men This I speak as of necessity the truth of God for the vindication of it self in me forcing me so to do that I may say as Craesus son did that never spoke before What kill my father kill and crucifie my Saviour yea the Saviour of the Land which I am sure they have done in me they that beleeve not may come and see as Thomas did and thrust their hands into the wounds made in his sides for he bleedeth even afresh among us as it is said they crucified the son of God afresh unto themselves This last Sabboth the Governor came himself into the Castle otherwise peradventure I might have had opportunity to have spoken to the people and the souldiers as before in the Castle but I shall conclude with this wish God have mercy on the power of the Nation that they may not suffer any power of theirs much less any earthly power opposed to theirs to oppose it self against the power of God and his anointed One our Saviour Amen Amen Quae

tua sunt facias quae functio una requirit Comittas soli Caetera cuncta Deo Thy duty do and Calling just fulfil In both thee safe keep Jah Jehovah will The first Postscript BEing a Transcript of certain Letters with a double Protestation made and annexed for a further light to this discourse and mine own just and true intent in it A Letter by way of Petition to the Councel of State occasioned as it doth declare To the Right Honourable the present Councel of State by Authority of Parliament Right Honourable HAving this last night had intelligence by a worthy Member of this Councel of an information and complaint made against me by Col. Whitchcot the present Governor of Windsor Castle I humbly beg to represent before you that I have been in a constant way of suffering wrong from the said Governour at least from him as an Instrument as many of great note and some deserving Members of this Councel can I am sure attest even ever since immediately before the Armies last march to London for the establishment of the present power as now it is which I pray God to continue in Righteousness and Peace for the quiet and Profit of the Common-wealth but as becomes my Profession I have with patience and silence as to men born the reproach and suffered the wrong crying yet in my heart to God the most righteous judg of all men and actions to bring forth my righteousness even in the Conscience of mine accuser and this Nation which I am confident he will now do before you he having given the occasion Wherefore I most humbly implore the Almighty God whose presence is with you that according to the wisdom given you from above you may go down after his example into a narrow view and search after the nature and ground of this complaint for the like hath not yet come before you that it may be as a sign to the Nation which I heartily wish in the first year of your Commission that there is in you of that wisdom of God was sometimes in Solomon the first year of his Reign to that intent and purpose that as he was to that you may appear to be design'd of God by righteous judgment to give to this Nation rest in Righteousness Peace and Plenty so prays Your Petitioner to God for you ROBERT BACON A Letter to the Lievtenant General now his Excellency the Lord General Cromwel whose favour I humbly beg in the publication of it being nothing at all to his dishonour occasioned as the Contents do declare SIR THe light of the Lord be your guide to lead you into those ways that conduce to his glory the Kingdoms good and your own internal-eternal peace and rest in Christ Amen The last night being April 30. the two late Captains of this Castle Robinson and Beale came and represented to me the ground of their remove hence as your self they say declared it Now because I am also under the same or a greater charge as they report I undertake with your leave and their request to lay the matter of my accusation and my own clearing of my self before you though the Lord will clear me that is his own truth and image in me for nothing else do I desire to vindicate the innocency of which must and will appear there be two particulars I understand in order to the late remove charged on me I think he mentioned Mr. Lockier was the man possest you with it The first was mine adhering to the Parliament-men prisoners here The second my provoking the Souldiers to take the Castle for them Sir I am not in the least measure through the grace of God so much as inclining to any such thing but do altogether abominate the endeavour both of the one and the other The Lord is witness how I suffered and was oppressed by the late Presbyterian power so called which yoak was by you as a principal instrument in the hand of God broken in peeces I suppose to the joy of all good men And therefore I cannot be in reason thought to promote that which indeed I waited upon God to remove concerning the persons of those prisoners I never had speech with them but once and that was not for above half a quarter of an hour meeting them in the yard Cancerning the provoking of the Souldiery to any kind of design whatsoever it is to me a very great marvel there should be any such suggestions but that this is not strange to me what our Saviour says they shall speak all manner of evil against you falsly for my names sake this hath been my lot from the Bishops Presbyters and now last beyond all thought by some of them commonly cast'd Independents There are of your own Family I suppose can give some testimony concerning me but I seek not the testimony of men God will witness for me as he is witness in me that as in the fear of God with all good Conscience both towards him and men I have behav'd my self in this place seeking by all means in publique and in private to advance the testimony of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in faith and love waiting for the effect and fruit of it in peace Truly Sir I have prayed unto the Lord and to that I press that there might be no more war in the Land and therefore would that every man I would be an example therein as well as a Preacher thereof to others would begin to war against himself which I am sure would make the other war soon to cease You have it likewise they say and not only upon report for your self they say you say have been a hearer of me that I seem to deny all Ordinances yea they say the very Scriptures Truly Sir it is not what you say or what others report but what is that I must have establishment in By the Ordinances I understand the Commands of God that concern my self which whiles in his power I submit to I judg my self one of them through grace that keeps the Ordinances of God But it may be some call their own inventions and Idolls by that name as you know the Jews did And such like Pharisees there be now not a few But that I may be calumniated to some purpose 't is said I deny the Scriptures Truly Sir there be many in words confess them but in life and deed deny them I find of those that will needs be offended with me even whether I will or no that say the Scriptures are the word of God but I bless God I know them to be so because I find the effect and tenor of them in my self And I am confident others find and feel the same in my word life and Conversation and therefore are offended with me as those of the like spirit have been heretofore Sir how I have in my heart prayed to God for you is secret alone to him before whom all is open Yea what joy I have

had in you he only knows but now I fear I fear I fear you are like to be if not already ensnared of the world and men Our Saviour says beware of men Your name power and prowess have drawn all mens eyes upon you some and surely of that Company you will find the most will not only act as you would have them to get your favour and thereby honour and wealth but over-act your will and Commands to your prejudice and dishonour this upon my life will be the effect of the late complaint from Windsor if you countenance or connive at it There be others have their eyes and hearts too towards you but it is in the way of pitying of you I have always thought men in high place sith high places are slippery places have more need of pity and prayer then applause and praying for you being forc't to stand aloof from you though the reproaches cast on them and the prejudices had against them of which sort of men I could name not a few whose counsel would be I speak what I know the Councel of God to you Sir I beseech you do not think therefore all is well with you because all about you applaud your sayings and doings many mighty Emperors and potent Kings have been undone this way I could name a third sort of men that look upon you only with an eye of envy against this kind of enchantment an evil eye there 's no better antidote then the true fear and knowledg of God i.e. a union with him against whom all contests must needs be in vain Sir These things I have written as to the Lord to whom not in all things to approve my self I know no greater or worser death I live not unless the Lord live in me whereby I become his and Your servant for his Sons sake Rob. Bacon Windsor Castle May 1. 1649. Poscript If you neglect to clear us and give a right judgment in the thing God himself will do it and our reproachers shall be ashamed A Letter to the Governor after that he had threatned me first to depart the Castle secondly that he would shut the Church doors against me as indeed he afterwards did Honorable Sir I would not offend any man much less you least of all the present power and authority of the Nation yet you are offended with me and go about to suspect me and to deal with me as an enemy not only unto you but to the Nation And so by you am I put into this condition not to be in expectation of any further likelihood of subsistance in the Land The Lord forgive you this wrong you do me and my whole enlarged family but this I am prepared through the grace of God to sustain and much more even to death and bonds for the Gospel sake for which I am under so great contempt with you If I have offended you upon any other account why do you not deal with me accordingly but it seems nothing troubles you but my preaching and testimony which yet is not mine but the testimony of Christ himself And therefore on that behalf I am exceeding glad for so persecuted they the Apostles and Prophets that were of old Sir I adjure you before the living God and those that promote the same thing with you before whom you shall be accountable within a very little while whether this Engagement and endeavour against me be not rather to fulfil your will and satisfie your lust then for to please and serve the State thereby That it to the former and not the latter will be made apparent to every understanding wise Christian man and that thus you are doing nothing now but what you with others have been endeavouring ever since before the Armies last march to London and that by sundry means and ways as will be made evident so that this is but idem agere hoping you have an opportunity to effect that now which you sought then though upon other grounds But as for the latter it cannot be for God is witness against you and will be witness to them the present power as he is in me that you do them great dis-service for what do you else hereby but make them as much as in you is like your self offenders with that which is good so that you debase and as much as in you is hinder what they profess to promote the free and open preaching of the Gospel and no other Gospel is there or can be preacht then that which is and hath been by me unworthy in this place this I speak as not prejudicing those that give out the same testimony with me for the way of life and peace is but one one Christ Sir as being in a great straite betwixt God and mine own heart in order to your Command which is as to acceptance of the world a present snare upon me I would be satisfied by some testimony of Scripture as a Case of Conscience by Mr. Simonds or Mr. Batchiler or any other whether in this point I can be any ways warranted to sit in silence to morrow notwithstanding your Command And that for these causes first for that I testifie no other thing then that which did the Prophets and Apostles and Christ himself If I do or have done otherwise let it be made to appear by the opposers and deniers of it Secondly as for this publick place and liberty with all thankfulness I acknowledge I have for it the present Authority of the Nation as you know and did your self consent to and promote and they have not as I know revok'd the same whether your will or their Order ought by me to be bowed down to I have consulted with God in mine own heart and the testimony of the Scripture and the practise of believing men that in obedience to God especially having too for it the Authority of men uncontradicted saving by your only word I find my self necessitated though in the midst of many temptations as to the outward man to go on as in times past in publick unless I am hindred by your outward force to which I shall willingly yield my self a Captive in this case even one in bonds for the Gospel In which Captivity I shall have more freedom then mine opposers Sir hearken to the secret word of God in your heart And be not offended with him as you are causlesly who is Sir A true Lover and Servant of you but in the Lord ROBERT BACON This Letter was pen'd I suppose by Mr. Bachiler and sent by Mr. Mills in the name of the Town to Mr. Holland Honoured Sir WIth all respects and thankfulness returned you for that great care and unwearied pains taken for us in that which is and should be the chiefest means of our happiness the planting of the preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ amongst us and your procuring for us towards it 50 l. per annum from the Committee of plundred Ministers out of the Dean