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A25920
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Articles exhibited against Benjamin Spencer, minister of S. Thomas Parish in Southwarke, in the right honourable and high Court of Parliament for which his living was sequestred together with a charge grounded thereupon, and his answer thereunto, with his reasons of printing the same.
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Wing A3819; ESTC R10474
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article_n exhibit_v against_o benjamin_n spencer_n minister_n of_o s._n thomas_n parish_n in_o southwark_n in_o the_o right_n honourable_a and_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n for_o which_o his_o live_n be_v sequester_v together_o with_o a_o charge_n ground_v thereupon_o and_o his_o answer_n thereunto_o with_o his_o reason_n of_o print_v the_o same_o gentle_a reader_n whoever_o thou_o be_v for_o god_n love_n let_v i_o entreat_v thou_o to_o reserve_v a_o good_a opinion_n of_o this_o my_o action_n for_o i_o protest_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n i_o present_v not_o this_o sheet_n to_o thou_o out_o of_o any_o vain_a glory_n to_o vindicate_v myself_o from_o any_o aspersion_n nor_o out_o of_o malice_n to_o my_o accuser_n to_o render_v they_o odious_a to_o the_o world_n much_o less_o out_o of_o any_o heart-burn_n against_o the_o sentence_n of_o my_o judge_n who_o proceed_v secundum_fw-la allegata_fw-la &_o probata_fw-la according_a to_o allegation_n and_o proof_n but_o to_o show_v how_o much_o one_o man_n may_v be_v misconstrue_v by_o another_o in_o the_o deliverance_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o how_o free_a i_o be_o from_o popish_a doctrine_n or_o such_o ill_a manner_n whereby_o to_o sleight_v order_n of_o parliament_n or_o to_o let_v fall_v any_o loose_a speech_n in_o the_o pulpit_n of_o which_o three_o thing_n the_o article_n consist_v however_o i_o may_v be_v mistake_v by_o man_n who_o come_v to_o hear_v i_o with_o prejudicate_a mind_n and_o i_o hope_v you_o will_v not_o blame_v i_o for_o this_o consider_v the_o malignity_n of_o such_o a_o scandal_n do_v not_o only_o like_o a_o dead_a fly_n corrupt_v the_o ointment_n of_o a_o good_a name_n which_o i_o thank_v god_n till_o this_o time_n he_o have_v honour_v i_o withal_o among_o all_o man_n who_o do_v true_o know_v i_o but_o also_o be_v the_o great_a blot_n that_o can_v be_v to_o my_o profession_n and_o a_o just_a hindrance_n of_o my_o preferment_n and_o therefore_o i_o can_v do_v no_o less_o then_o print_v a_o few_o 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upon_o which_o it_o be_v build_v the_o sequestration_n and_o charge_n martij_fw-la 16._o 1642._o whereas_o benjamin_n spencer_n stipendiary_a curate_n of_o the_o church_n of_o saint_n thomas_n hospital_n in_o southwark_n in_o the_o county_n of_o surrey_n have_v endeavour_v in_o his_o preach_v to_o corrupt_v his_o people_n and_o auditor_n partly_o with_o the_o leaven_n of_o popish_a doctrine_n press_v upon_o they_o articl_n 3_o 1._o that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v a_o true_a church_n save_v only_o in_o circumstance_n and_o not_o in_o fundamental_n articl_n 4_o 2._o and_o bow_v to_o the_o altar_n say_v that_o if_o he_o be_v vile_a in_o that_o he_o will_v be_v more_o vile_a yet_o and_o whether_o the_o rail_n be_v take_v away_o or_o not_o he_o will_v bow_v to_o the_o table_n and_o dance_v about_o it_o articl_n 9_o 3._o and_o partly_o by_o profane_a doctrine_n that_o the_o virgin_n mary_n receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n before_o she_o conceive_v christ_n but_o now_o woman_n take_v in_o man_n first_fw-mi and_o be_v couple_v together_o like_a samson_n fox_n articl_n 5_o 4._o and_o have_v express_v great_a malignancie_n against_o the_o power_n and_o proceed_n of_o parliament_n say_v in_o parliament_n time_n that_o now_o man_n know_v not_o whither_o to_o go_v for_o justice_n articl_n 6_o 5._o and_o that_o reverend_a orthodox_n minister_n who_o he_o term_v jackdaw_n that_o former_o dare_v not_o show_v their_o face_n do_v now_o appear_v and_o shroud_v themselves_o under_o the_o eve_n of_o the_o parliament_n 6._o articl_n 8_o and_o read_v in_o his_o church_n the_o order_n of_o parliament_n against_o bow_v at_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n in_o contempt_n thereof_o say_v open_o that_o for_o aught_o he_o know_v it_o may_v come_v from_o some_o ballad-monger_n and_o that_o he_o know_v not_o what_o they_o mean_v whether_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o sirach_n or_o jesus_n christ_n and_o that_o they_o that_o make_v it_o be_v best_a able_a to_o express_v their_o own_o meaning_n 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all_o and_o singular_a stipend_n and_o allowance_n tithe_n rent_n fee_n or_o profit_n whatsoever_o belong_v to_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o say_a church_n or_o heretofore_o pay_v to_o the_o say_v spencer_n and_o to_o appoint_v collector_n for_o the_o gather_n and_o receive_v of_o they_o as_o they_o in_o their_o discretion_n shall_v think_v fit_a and_o shall_v have_v power_n to_o pay_v the_o same_o unto_o john_n biscoe_n a_o godly_a learned_a and_o orthodox_n divine_a who_o be_v hereby_o appoint_v and_o require_v to_o preach_v every_o lord_n day_n and_o to_o officiate_v as_o curate_n and_o to_o take_v care_n for_o the_o discharge_n of_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o say_a place_n in_o all_o the_o duty_n thereof_o until_o further_a order_n shall_v be_v take_v by_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n and_o if_o any_o shall_v refuse_v to_o pay_v unto_o the_o say_a sequestrator_n or_o any_o three_o of_o they_o or_o to_o the_o collector_n appoint_v by_o they_o any_o of_o the_o rent_n duty_n or_o 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however_o they_o swear_v the_o court_n incline_v the_o rather_o to_o their_o testimony_n for_o a_o oath_n must_v be_v the_o end_n of_o controversy_n let_v the_o accuser_n look_v to_o it_o the_o court_n be_v free_a i_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o fleet_n for_o a_o while_n for_o contempt_n where_o i_o petition_v for_o maintain_v of_o my_o charge_n a_o wife_n and_o many_o child_n be_v by_o the_o lord_n grant_v thirty_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la to_o be_v resume_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o governor_n of_o saint_n thomas_n hospital_n from_o the_o sequestrator_n &_o to_o be_v pay_v to_o i_o or_o my_o assign_n as_o former_o it_o have_v i_o be_v afterward_o upon_o petition_n release_v also_o from_o imprisonment_n but_o all_o this_o suffering_n can_v not_o quiet_a the_o spleen_n of_o my_o adversary_n for_o they_o will_v fain_o restrain_v the_o governor_n so_o that_o they_o may_v not_o pay_v i_o my_o allowance_n of_o thirty_o pound_n aforesaid_a by_o reason_n whereof_o i_o and_o my_o family_n shall_v be_v force_v to_o live_v upon_o alm_n while_o one_o eat_v our_o bread_n who_o can_v neither_o well_o desire_v it_o and_o worse_o deserve_v it_o god_n forgive_v my_o enemy_n open_v their_o blind_a eye_n and_o soften_v their_o hard_a heart_n that_o repent_v they_o may_v escape_v the_o wrath_n to_o come_v through_o jesus_n christ_n amen_n finis_fw-la