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A95605	Some prison meditations in the 7th moneth, 1657. Being a free-gift sermon mainly touching the religious robbers, or spiritual murtherers, the sermon and prayer-sellers of the the former, later and present times; even to the whole company of mystery-Babylons merchants and members a warning.	Taylor, Thomas, 1618-1682.	1657 (1657)	Wing T582; Thomason E929_1; ESTC R207617	12,954	24

to do so the mind of the people with slanders and false reproaches and lying imaginations and many conceptions and jealousies against the people of God many of you have made it your study work to bring forth evil by cunning arguments to suggest into the hearts of people that they might not enter the kingdom and even so have you been shutters of the kingdom of heaven against men and would not enter your selves nor suffer others that would Wo unto you you have taken away the key of knowledge and lost it and multitudes of false aspersions and lying assertions have you brought forth without fear by wicked consequence and lying productions that you might take away the key of knowledge thereby and hide it from men and lay stumbling blocks of iniquity before the people to stop the way of the upright and you have travelled to seek occasions of evil against the just and watched for the halting of the innocent that you might glory and rejoyce in their fall and without any occasion by words or actions you have ded five Marks and imprisonment until I should pay it And so because I cannot give them money for their unjust proceedings against me and unchristian dealings with me I am kept here accordingly in the common Goal a prisoner yet free and in that everlasting Truth of God which cannot be bound but tramples upon the neck and head of all deceit more then a Conqueror But from hence all that have eyes may see what little liberty truth can yet get in the earth after so much war and words protested for it And therefore whoever thou art that reads these things know that in England also novv if thou vvilt live godly in Christ Jesus thou must suffer persecution for the Scripture cannot be broken And this persecution novv in England ariseth mainly from the blind zeal that many have for keeping up their Ministers as they call them from being spoken unto in the Assembly either in after or before the time of their preaching especially on the first day of the vveek by them called the Lords day and Sabbath day and this the people are prompted unto by the wicked spirit in their Teachers which cannot endure the light that God hath raised up in his people in these Islands in these dayes and so this is the condemnation of all such children of darkness whether Priest or People that light shines and they love darkness more then light because their deeds are evil And so all may see whether the teachers and people that act in such darkness are going for in the days of Mary the persecutor the Law reached only to a punishing of such as spoke to her Priests in the time of their service but now the zeal of some for them is so increased that neither in the time of their speaking nor in their coming nor going from their Steeplehouse especially on the day aforesaid must their Teachers be spoken unto but they will impute it to the party for an ofence without examining whether there be cause for it yea or nay but the Teacher though he be never so false in Doctrine or vicious in life yet if he be a Parish-Teacher and receive the worlds hire as Tythes Glebe-lands and Augmentations with the State-allowance or upon other Accompts be allowed for a Puklike Teacher by the Nation-Law he is like to be defended and he or she that speaks to them though such a one be never so deer to God and speaks truth in that particular never so clearly is like to be punished as an evil doer And if this be not a provoking of the wrath and hot displeasure of God against thee Oh England then let him that hath understanding declare what more can be and therefore thou art now in time warned of these things that thou mayest by repentance be saved from those things that shall assuredly come upon the wicked But for the present all poor people every where who are in the dark minde unacquainted with the teachings of God in the spirit and light of the holy Annoynting but are following the blind guides that indeavor to get their wickedness established by a Law your misery is great and much to be lamented and the case of such of you as have any true breathings after God is to be pitied and who shall deliver you out of your bondage but he that delivered Israel out of Aegypt and hath in all Ages been a present help unto them in the needfull time of trouble and will still deliver them that fear him out of all adversity So wait upon him and the work is done and be incouraged all that wait upon him for there is no end of his goodness to us for his mercy indureth for ever and before him goeth a devouring fire to consume the Adversaries of his glorious Truth round about and the day is dawned that will leave them neither root nor branch And in this rest I am your deer brother oh all ye free people of God! and in the patience and sufferings of Christ your fellow-servant for the imbondaged seeds sake Thomas Taylor To the Judges Justices Juries Teachers and people of the Nation who profess themselves to be Christians and the Scripture to be their rule and yet account themselves disturbed if any speak unto them and cry against them in their Assemblies or Streets in the name and word of the Lord without any authority from man a few Quaeries 1 Quae. WHether was that a disturbance in Christ Jesus when he went into the Temple at Jerusalem a figure of his body and made a whip of smal cords and with it without any authority from man whipt out the buyers and sellers and overthrew the Tables of the Money-changers and commanded the Merchandize to be taken thence Yea or nay Mat. 21. 12. c. 2 Query Whether was it a disturbance in the young prophet of God that was sent to cry against the Altar at Bethel whereon the King Jeroboam sacrificed even in the time of his worship or the disturbance was not on the Kings own part who put out his hand against Gods servant in Gods work and whether the withering of that hand was not an evident sign on whose part the disturbance was 1 Kings 13. 1. c. Yea or Nay 3 Query Whether did Jeremiah the Prophet disturb the people of Israel when he spoke unto them and cryed against them terribly in the Word of the Lord ordinarily in their Assemblies and gates of their Cities yea or nay Or did not they disturb him in puting him in stocks prison for so doing Consider well of it and give judgment accordingly Jer. 20. and Chap. 26. and chap. 37. and 38. 4 Query And whether was it wicked Ahab King of Israel and his house that had sinned against God or Elijah the prophet of God who cryed against their sins that disturbed Israels peace yea or nay And whether the wicked Kings Judgement or the holy Prophets Iudgement will you be of in this matter See 1 Kings 18. 17. c. 5 Query And whether Amos who prophesied even in the Kings court and chappel the sword upon the Kings house and desolations upon all their sanctuaries was a disturber in so doing or so accounted then that we read of save onely by one wicked Priest as you may read Amos 7. 7. c. And whether Ionah preaching repentance in the open streets of Niniveh for a whole day together was a disturber or a friend to their city yea or nay see Ion. 3. 4. c. 6 Query And whether the King and people of Nineveh who instead of persecuting him the Lords Prophet did repent at his preaching shall not rise up in judgement with this present generation and condemn it yea or nay 7 Query Whether did Paul the Apostle disturb the Iewes and Gentiles in their synagogues and markets when he reasoned of the things of Gods kingdom and disputed as it were daily with them there as you may read in the Acts of the Apostles And whether you who account your selves disturbed with the like things doing in these dayes do not allow of the Iews persecuting of him for his works sake then Yea or Nay 8 Query And whether the same Paul in the Corinthians when he said In the true church all that have any thing reuealed unto them from God may speake one by one and when he that is speaking heares such an inspired one begin to speak he to wit the first is to hold his peace that all things may bee heard and all edified I say whether Paul in preaching such doctrine preached disturbing doctrine yea or nay And lastly it is required of those that iudge others for disturbers in such cases as these that they do set down what is the true and infallible rule of trying doctrines and spirits by in these dayes or for ever hereafter that they let the thing alone These from the Lords Prisoner Thomas Taylor THE END Jer. 20. 1 c. See Mat. 23. 34 c. Lu. 13. 33 c. ch. 22. 23. Joh. 8 25. Matth. 23.

you exceeded in oppression in injustice in cruelty and false judgment all your fore-fathers the Pope nor Bishops hardly ever brought forth such things but the Lord will reckon with you and plead the cause of the oppressed against all you oppressors yea and will give unto you a recompence of reward according to your works ye that have exalted your selves against the innocent shall be brought down to the dust of misery and the Saints shall reign and rejoyce over you when the Kingdom of Christ Jesus the Lamb shall be set up over you all and your beastly power dashed to pieces as a Potters vessel when he whom you have persecuted and his followers shall rule with a rod of iron and break you asunder and this shall shurely come to passe therefore consider it ye that thus deal in your anger against the Lord and his chosen for the Lamb shall get the victory over the Beast and over you all that seek to defend him and that strive under his power for they that are with the Lamb are Called and Faithful and Chosen O! therefore be awakened be awakened ye heads and Judges and Rulers of the people remember and repent the Lords hand is stretched forth against all oppression and oppressors and his wrath is kindled against the wicked ones and his power to overthrow his dominon which long hath reigned in the Nations and now though he seeks to defend himself against the Lamb and his followers by injust dealing yet the out-stretched arme of the Lord shall bring deliverance to his chosen who hath been made havock upon in their liberties and in their estates some cruelly suffering in prison and others by spoiling of their goods and none of these for evil doing but upon false suspitions and envious jelousies and secret surmisings without any ground of occasion given but by wickednesse have many of you sought occasion to make offenders by laying snares for the feet of the harmlesse and innocent you have made men offenders for a word and perverted innocent words and actions that you might make to your self a ground to persecute and have sought a cloake to cover your cruelty in the sight of men but naked and bare are your hearts made manifest in the sight of the lord who hath looked down from heaven and considered these things and hath regarded the unjust sufferings of his people whose liberties and estates and good names have been spoiled through injustice by grievous burthens laid upon some because they could not pay Tythes that hainous oppression to satisfie the unmercifullnesse of cruel men and many suffers at this day unjustly in the sight of God and illegally also in the sight of men and some suffer the spoiling of their goods rather by way of robery and theft than by just execution of judgment in proceeding of just law this can largely be witnessed and this is brought forth by subservant Officers to you that are set to judge and you to them are evil examples and strengtheners of their malitious hands some of them are not ashamed to take six times the value of what is unjustly claimed for the use of a false teacher and deceitful hireling who rides upon the beast and make you their servants to oppresse the poor to uphold them and maintain them in their pride and vanities but the Lord hath considered these things and he hath numbred the oppressions against you wherewith the just have been grieved and oppressed under you he hath counted this cruelty and recorded all your unjust dealing which you have or suffered to be brought forth yea the day of account hastens and the tearm draws near upon you wherein the just and righteous Judge of heaven and earth will call you to account who will plead the cause of the poor and of the unjust sufferer and oppressed against you all who are oppressors the innocent prosecute against you and the begging of the poor is heard which calls for vengeance upon you In the Record of justice what account will you give to the Highest-power who rules over heaven and earth for imprisoning just men for crying against sin and declaring against the wickednesse of this age this shall be proved against you in the day of the Lord Is your answer ready or will not your mouthes be stopped and you speechlesse when righteousnesse it self pleads against you And what can you plead for fining men and imprisoning them for not respecting your persons and bowing with hat and knee and because they could not swear this hath some of you done will you have any thing to say in the cause of these things when Christ Jesus comes to reign and his Saints with him unto whom the government and the authority and rule shall be given though now they are persecuted and as the refuse of men accounted by you unto whom they are become a prey to act your oppression and cruelty upon and because they render not evil for evil therefore is the impudencie of some men the more encreased and their hardnesse of heart enlarged and because judgment is not speedily executed therefore are the hearts of some men set in them to do evil O! what a sad reckoning in that day and what large indictments and verdicts for your oppression will be read against you and proved to be just in the sight of God and men a sad thing will it be upon you when laid to your charge by the Lord for causing men to suffer because they could not swear nor respect persons nor uphold the deceits of false worships and teachers nor cease to cry against sin in your Townes and Steeple-houses O! be stirred up out of your security you Heads and Rulers and Judges and Officers even all you be awakened who have turned your sword against the peaceable and been a terror to righteousnesse as much as you could which you ought not to have been and so your power you have abused and subverted it to another end than wherefore it was committed to you instead of defending the upright you have offended him and instead of being a terror to the wicked his hand hath been strengthened through your wicked presidents this is the truth as the light in all your consciences shall witnesse in the day of the Lord O! how hath justice and true judgment been neglected and oppression and cruelty abounded the like in generations past hath not been known but the Lord is now arisen and hath said I will ease me of my enemies and take vengeance upon my adversaries who have done wickedly against him and his people till the patience of the Lord is near an end and his longe suffering finished and his judgments will he make known upon his enemies in this generation that ages to come forever may be warned not to oppresse the innocent as these have done by false accusations and unjust judgment and wicked proceedings and because of it the wrath of the Lord is kindled and his viols of indignation shall be

poured upon the beast and upon the false Prophet and all their power shall be smitten in one day And O what wickednesse hath abounded in the people also to help up the measure of the Rulers sins that may receive the recompence together how have the people of all sorts abused the innocent lambs of Christ whom he hath called What beatings and stonings and bruisings and other abuses in Townes and High-waies and Steeple-houses its hard to be expressed and large to be declared some have been wounded nigh unto death others bruised till blood have gushed out and others cast down in the dirt and punched with feet and troden upon and many have been in danger of their lives some have been knocked down with staves and thir cloaths rent and their hair torne off their heads and some have been pursued after with throwing stones and dirt at them and many halled and tumulted and lugged and hurried up and down in cruel manner to the danger of life and oppression of the creature and others have been whipped and lashed and put into cruel torment of their bodies by engins framed of purpose to torment the bodies of the harmlesse as Chester and Carlile may witnesse and others have been halled before rulers and falsly slandered to the taking away of life if the Lord had not prevented more than mercy of men and having been unmercifully and unjustly sent to prison there have they suffered cruelties from the Goalers or their servants by beatings or punnishings or threatnings or cruel words and casting into dungeons and great abuses shamefully acted upon them and other prisoners have made a prey upon them by t●king away their cloaths and meat and beating of them and abusing them divers waies and murtherers have had more priviledge of freedom in prisons and in tryals than these who are innocent and these things thus acted contrary to their own law hath passed without reproofe from many in Authority though it have been brought to their door and in this manner have the children of God the Lamb and his followers been persecuted without cause or any evil works brought forth by them and legally proved against them but for well doing and not for evil hath the wicked vented their malice against them that the more the Beast and his power hath fullfilled wickednesse the sooner may be his destruction And O what scorning and reviling and lying and slandering and evil speeches with mockings and cruel words of envy and tearms of cruelty against the innocent hath this generation brought forth in this day wherein the dragon with his Angells hath joyned battel against the Prince of righteousnesse and they that follow him and whole Gog and Magog is gathered together to compasse the Camp of the Saints about and to fight against the beloved City the Judges and Rulers with their train of subservant officers as Bayliffs Clarks Goalers Constables with all that to those belonged have with a high hand persecuted and laid oppressions by hard-heartednesse upon the backs of the poor and distressed and the scorners and liers and prophane wretches have bent their tongue against the just in uttering lies slanders reproaches back-biting nick-namings and false-accusing and all manner of evil speehes and false reproaches and the just have been burthened by all this and thus they that have been departed from iniquity have been a prey to Rulers to act their injustice upon and to the people to utter their slanders and to do cruelty against and the teeth of evil doers have been set on edge to bite and devoure and to satisfie their maliciousnesse upon the sufferings of the upright people and from the Judge upon his throne to the begger upon the high-way all have had their hand dipped in this cause of cruel and unjust persecution and the Lord hath considered and harkened from his holy habitation and numbered up the summe of all your iniquities that he may repay and recompence upon your heads wo unto you unjust Judges and corrupt men who have abused your power And wo unto all that do oppresse by hard dealing who have offended the just and defended the unjust Wo unto all you scorners liers back biters and reproachfull tongues the Lord is coming to take an account Your sins cry for vengeance against you and though your hands and tongues have been strengthened to speak and act ungodlinesse by the evil example of your rulers yet your own iniquity shall you bear in the day of the Lord and though your rulers and judges have been strengthened in their unjustnesse and mercilessenesse by the false lying teachers and diviners of false visions which have seen vanity yet their own iniquity shall they bear every man shall die for his own sin Wo unto your teachers they have eaten up the sin of rulers and people and covered iniquity and transgression by flattering and lying words they have daubed with untempered morter and healed up the wound deceitfully and cryed peace peace to the wicked that have walked in the imaginations of their own hearts when unto such the Lord never spake peace And now whereas the Rulers and people have stretched forth their hands to vex the Lords people and have through unjust judgment and grievous oppressions and unmercifull dealings troden the innocent under foot and made them a prey to their mouth and divers waies have persecuted in cruel manner the followers of the Lamb yet also have the wise men of this world even the Priests and Teachers who have led the people and have caused them to erre and have set themselves as in battle array against the Lord and his way and people How have you hardened your hearts and made your forehead as brasse against the Word of the Lord and you have been as the fountain of all this wickednesse acted against the just and strengtheners of the hands of ungodly men the Heads and Ruler you have strengthened in their cruelty of false judgments by your arguments of strife in subtiltly you have been as nursers of all this persecution and wickednesse and have interceded for oppression to cause the just to groan whom the Lord hath raised to testifie against you the judges they have given regard unto you and the people they have taken you for examples who have been cursed presidents to the Rulers and people who have followed your cruel steps of malice and envy and from the head to the tail they have drunk in your poisonus doctrines and made themselves drunk therewith and out of reason in their furious zeal of madnesse and all have taken council together to slay the harmlesse from off the face of the earth some by false judgment and oppression and others by cruel abusings as beatings and stonings unheard of or unequalized in generations of late O ye Priests and Teachers and wise men and Scribes how many of you in this Nation joyned hand in hand to betray the innocent by your false doctrines and lying divinations and have filled and sought