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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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