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A37263	Truth and innocency vindicated against falshood & malice exprest in a late virulent pamphlet intituled, (A true account of a most horrid and dismal plague began at Rothwell, &c.) without printer's licenser's or author's name thereunto) : together with an account of the Kettering visitation / by R. Davis ... ; to which is added, Mr. Rob. Betson's answer to so much as concerns him in the said libel.	Davis, Richard, 1658-1714.; Betson, Robert. Answer to some part of that pamphlet called, A plain and just account of a plague being at Rothwell.	1692 (1692)	Wing D435; ESTC R10047	98,027	94

Reports are groundless and false In witness whereof we subscribe our Names John Tooley Deputy of the Ward of Queenhithe Charles Milson Common-Councel-Man of the Ward of Queenhithe Nathaniel Mason John Hughes Thomas Piggot Richard Haley Samuel Richards Christo Merriweather William Brice James Steward Samuel Ratcliff Francis Clare There came at the same time a Letter from Mr. Thomas Cooper then Common-Councel-Man of the same Ward who was born in the Town of Rowel and is now a Citizen of great Note in London and it is as followeth Mr. Ralph Mun Mr. Robert Tebbat Mr. Jonathan Wells Mr. Mansel or any of the Town of Rothwel to whose hand this cometh THis may certify That I have been intimately acquainted this 10 or 12 years last past with Mr. Richard Davis who has-lived so long and longer in our Neighbourhood near Queenhithe in London And I am very confident he hath lived a very sober and religious life and I never heard Man or Woman blame him or speak an ill word of him in my life He hath to my knowledge been very industrious in his way and demeaned himself so well that I believe that there are none tho' Enemies to Goodness but will say the same I write If any say otherwise than I write it is malicious and false Wishing you and all my Country-men health and happiness I subscribe this the 4th of January 1689. Thomas Cooper Besides these two my Neighbours I lived amongst at London so long have sent another Letter Testimonial lately in these words THese are to certify all whom it may concern that we whose Names are here-under subscribed the Deputy Common-Councel-Men and other principal Inhabitants of the Ward of Queenhithe in the City of London do know that Mr. Richard Davis for the space of 10 or 12 years or thereabouts had his Residence in the said Ward and during all the time of his Residence there was very diligent and industrious in the teaching and instructing of Youth and was very successful therein By which means togethor with his sober well-ordered and exemplary Life and Conversation he gained a very great respect and love from the Inhabitants of the said Ward Given under our Hands this 17th day of September 1692. John Tooley Deputy John Truelock Richard Wilkinson George Fish Henry Ambrose Peter Hagar Charles Milson Common-Councel-Men Thomas Cooper Thomas Piggot Francis Clare Samuel Richards James Steward William Richalds Thomas Parsons The Recommendatory Letter of the Church of Christ at London to the Church of Christ at Rowell To the Church of Christ at Rowel in Northamptonshire We the Pastors Elders and Brethren of that Church whereof Mr. Richard Davis hath been for several Years to this present Instant a Member send Greeting SInce it hath pleased Almighty God to stir up and incline our beloved Brother Richard Davis to become a Labourer in Christ's Vineyard and give him as we hope an inward Call to the Work which for his more orderly entrance into the Ministry is seconded with an outward Call from your selves to sit down among you as your Pastor We much rejoice in the good hand of God towards him and you that he is so well satisfy'd in his Work and hath found so good Acceptance with you The Lord prosper his Labours among you for your further Edification and for the bringing in of such unconverted Ones as are ordained to eternal life We do by these Presents according to his and your desire transmit unto you that particular watch and care of this our beloved Brother which was a Duty incumbent on us towards him whilst he walked with us So recommending him to your holy Fellowship as a Brother in the Lord whose orderly Walking and exemplary Conversation among us have been as becometh the Gospel Thus wishing both to him and you much of the Spirit of God in all your holy Administrations We take leave and rest Your loving Brethren in the Fellowship of the Gospel Thomas Coles Pastor John Skinner Thomas Rapier Richard Sadler Thomas Singleton Henry Casewell James Lapley John Player Thomas Dunn Elders Mat. Rapier Samuel Clark Christopher Gould By vertue of which I was admitted Member of the Church at Rowel Febr. 3. 1689. was chosen into the Pastoral Office Febr. 20. and accepted thereof March 7. I was set apart thereunto by Fasting and Prayer So that hence People may see how they have been imposed upon by those Reports contrary hereunto raised at Bedford and Wellemborough But our Pamphleteers are resolved it seems to leave no means unattempted to overthrow me therefore having done what they could to stir up the Country they make the last Essay upon the Members of the Church and try if they can by bitter Raillery against them terrify them to be Instruments of their Revenge upon me and our gifted Brethren Hence it is they conclude with an Expostulation and Advice to the People at Rowel for it seems they will not vouchsafe to call them the Church at Rowel I confess there indeed they should have begun if they had any thing to charge me with as to Errors in Faith or wickedness in Practice And I can assure them that if yet they come to the Church and not only give in their Names but personally appear to prosecute their Charge if they have any Truth and Honesty on their sides and can make it out by good Proof I question not but it will be attended to But as yet the Church of Rowel knows not whom to thank for their Advice nor how to come at them to consult with them further about prosecuting their directions And now you Libellers and all your Abettors it is now come to my turn to expostulate with you suffer me therefore in a spirit of meekness to propose unto you these following serious Considerations 1. Is it not lamentable that you stumble the Neighborhoods where you live with your vain and frothy Lives and Conversations Is it not think you a great stumbling to your ignorant Neighbours that you discover so much fulsom Froth in your Discourses such delight both within and without doors in Gaming Pleasures Chambering Wantonness unwarrantable Recreation and Provisions made for the flesh to fulfil the lusts and pleasures thereof Rom. 13. 14. studying how to be witty in your Jests and Reproofs whereas you are expresly forbid Ephes 5. 4. such foolish jesting which is not convenient And you are exhorted Ephes 4. 29. That your speech should be always seasoned with salt administring grace to the hearers Is it not a shame that you declare your selves to be so much every one for his own gain from his quarter and do not witness that Self-denial that becomes your Places and Functions And why do not you declare plainly you seek not the Fleece but the welfare of the Flock 2. Consider whether your whole Discourse for almost these three years being lavished out in Raillery Reproaches Lyes and Slanders and that in most places where you come tends to the Edification or the

Brethren and Love to God and Christs But this way he denied and said Men make Idols of them and worship Stones and Stocks and such as put them on this way of 〈…〉 Priests Mr. Thomas 〈…〉 Dowly attested Mr 〈…〉 Sanctification is no Evidence of Justification Mr. Bland 't was also said Mr. Hunt would attest the same He preaching said How came the Covenant of Works and the Elect under it It was to illustrate the electing Love of God and not to make the Elect happy The Law entred that the Offence might abound The Law was too weak when Man was in his best estate to reign over him to eternal life Mr. Chandler who took it from his mouth in writing That Believers under the Law had their life from their doing and they had no longer life than when they were crying weeping and groaning witnessed by Mr. Robert Page who entring into Conference with Mr. Davis about it objected Isa 53. 5. He was wounded c. and therefore the Prophet believed on Christ To which Mr. D. replied the Prophet did not understand what he said Mr. Robert Page Believers under the Law had no real sight of Christ Mr. Chandler When you are discouraged with Unbelief in Duty if you can but believe that Jesus is there strongly believing for you this raiseth your Faith if you see Christ loves mightily for you this draws forth your love Mr. King who heard him You would mourn you would weep no Christ hath mourned and he hath wept and you have nothing to do but accept his Grace the Righteousness by which thou and I must be justified is Christ's fulfilling Adam's Covenant and Mount Sinai's Covenant and the Covenant of Grace Mr. Carlile For any to look to their Sanctification was a hindrance to their closing with Christ Mr. Worden the Minister Toe fear Sin is the way to increase it Mr. Holledge In Prayer he said Lord we stand before thee without Sin And in his Sermon he objected Some say we are against praying for pardon of Sin To which he answered Altho' we are pardoned yet it is our Duty to pray for Pardon for the Honour of the Father and of the Son Mr. Chandler Lord thou lookest upon thy People even when they are sinning against thee and sayst Thou art all fair my Love there is no spot in thee Again there must be no more Conscience of Sin in Believers Mr. Carlile There are five times of Christ's especial Intercession c. Christ saith I cannot so heartily pray for my People when they sneak from their Profession Mr. Sheppard Mr. Chandler Mr. Holledge Mr. Bland The Offers of Grace must be made only to the Elect Mr. Chandler Christ and Believers are one in Intercession Believers that take comfort in Promises mistake the way but we must flie to Christ Mr. Bland 't was also said Mr. Hunt will attest it too Whatever is supernatural is saving Grace Mr. N. Acock 't was said will attest it Mr. Davis and the Preachers sent from the Church at Rowel set up Meetings in very many Counties to the compass of about fourscore miles viz. at Wellingham Cambridge Bedford Needingworth Northampton Kempson Wellingborough Oundle Kimbolton Kaysoe Kettering Tharp Waterfield Chatresse Aiveth Creton Wormditch Kaysoe-wok Woolaston Olney Lutterworth the Fenns Codgbrook Old Weston Browden Rushden Brigstock Cockingworth Great Oakly Gedington Mr. M Mr. Blouer Mr. Taylor Hussey Billoe Singleton Dowley Shepard King Chandler c. who testified some of one place and some of another But the Name of upright Mr. Clark is not amongst them Several of these Meetings are in or near the Places where dissenting Ministers have their stated Congregations and Churches Kempson within a mile of Bedford Mr. Chandler Mr. Tomlins At Wellingham where Mr. Worden preaches Mr. Worden Mr. Marshall At Cambridge Mr. Taylor Mr. Hussey Needingworth within a mile of St. Ives where Mr. Bilio's is Mr. Billoe Mr. Freeman At Northampton Mr. Blore Frequent Week day meetings at Kettering Mr. M Codgbrook within a mile of Mr. Haycock near Mr. Gibbs Mr. Page Tho' desired to forbear coming to several of these places yet persisted He administers the Lord's Supper in places far distant from each other as at Rowel Thorp-Waterfield mr Terrey At Wormsditch mr Sheppard At Northampton mr Blower He hath taken Members of other Churches without any dismission yea against the Will of the Pastor and Church Mr. Bere from mr Gibbs mr Page Thomas Hobbie from mr Billows mr Billoe mr Moor. One of Caysoe Church goody Page of Creton mr Chandler He hath broken Churches and caused Divisions an Confusions mr Taylor 's Church in Cambridge broken mr Taylor Hussey Worden Gilbert Speckman He hath broken them at Willingham mr Worden mr Marshall He hath declar'd it to be his Opinion that he is happy who is an Instrument in breaking all the Churches mr Worden Furthermore he hath affirmed that for some years all the Churches are gone a whoring from Christ mr Medwell He being told how comfortably the Ministers had lived formerly together he reply'd with heat It was the Gospel he preached made all the disturbance for which he brought Matth. 10. Christ came not to bring Peace on earth but a Sword mr M mr Blouer He said that mr Sheppard was an enemy to Christ and to the Gospel T. Leigh● That mr Medwell had done more mischief in two years than he could repair all his life Others he call'd dry Sticks witness mr Shepard Scribes Pharisees Legalists Baal-Priests mr Worden mr Jennings He said I care not for all the Elders in London they are most of them Arminians Amiraldists and Baxterians mr Chandler mr Holledge He with the Church at Rothwell send forth many illiterate and ignorant Preachers without advising with neighbouring Ministers one of which said Christ murdered himself Down with Works down with the Law Another Christ went about his work blindfold from that place who so blind as my servant which another of them thus interpreted viz. Christ is blind so as to see no sin in his People Another thus When People have Convictions they will go to the Minister and he will exhort them to read and pray and repent but these are the black marks of Hell These last words spoken by mr Rowlett and witnessed by mr N. Cook of Welford mr Davis pretended to Visions for preaching a Funeral Sermon at Oundle he told the People that on Thursday-night about eleven of clock in a Vision he saw his deceased Sister in Heaven she walking in her uprightness whereas he knew not of her death till late on Friday the day following mr John James of Oundle mr John Nickolls both of mr Sheppard's Church That he anoints the Sick with Oyl is confessed by himself and Friends One passage relating to this purpose was attested by two serious Professors produced by mr Medwell The passage was this There was a Woman who had got Faith in the Anointing as also some of her Relations confident of her recovery thereupon

any Witnesses ready nor could I till I knew what and who would evidence against me so that I had no publick way left me but this of Printing which I chose rather prudentially to have Recourse unto My 3d Reason and a very weighty one for not appearing was because I understood there was a great enraged Assembly gathered together that waited to make a Riot therefore I durst not go to affront and disturb the Government under which I enjoyed such Peace and Tranquility I had fresh in my memory how many Citizens suffered about the Guild-Hall Riots Besides I was advised by a Magistrate to this course It is more than probable if I had appeared there then it would have been of dangerous Consequence Yet when I understood the Rabble was gone away I went to them and having entred my Protest against their Proceedings left them Had they given a candid Answer to the Proposals made to them by the Messengers of the Church they might have received a speedier Answer It was proposed to them Whether they came as a Presbyterian-Classis or as Messengers of Churches or as Friends or lastly as avowed Opposers As a Classis we should have slighted them as we did as Messengers of Churches they confess they did not come If they had come as Friends they would never have come after that manner If they had been above-board and said they came as Opposers we should have defended the Truth against them to their teeth as the Lord should have enabled us provided it had not been in a tumultuous Assembly One little Gentleman there present would have proceeded to have past Judgment upon us there presently but I would have him seriously consider the judgment the Scripture passes upon his Actions in the late Tryals John 10. 12 13. Tho' they declared at Kettering they would conceal their matters till they came to the United Brethren at London yet two of them in their return home not only exposed us in Preaching but one especially at Hitchin published Heads of the Accusations even to my Friends A third being my former Acquaintance carried it like a just Man I am sorry he was one of them however I overlook it in him and for his Christian Carriage and Justice render him my publick Thanks Some weeks after this Transaction I received from London a Copy of what was deposed against me at Kettering in matters of Faith and Practice I shall expose it to the World verbatim because I know there is a great noise about it as most conceive more dreadful of it than it is together with the Witnesses Names that they may have the publick Honor they aspire to The Laws of Language and of the Land allow me to call them Informers who witness against a Man in matters of Religion but the Reverence I bear towards some of them forbids me that Term. Then I shall print-my Answer digested together with their Accusations into some general Heads Under every general Head I shall make bold to make some Reflections to evince what Truth of the Gospel is struck at annexing thereunto a short Defence thereof and it is as followeth A True Copy of what was deposed at Ketterin at their Visitation THat the Elect were actually justified from Eternity and are as much belov'd of God whilst in Rebellion against him as after Conversion and that God is reconciled to all that he will be reconciled unto Attested by Mr. Bland Mr. Ley and Mr. Chandler who wrote it from his own mouth and offered to produce Testimonies under the hands of Mrs. Seaton Mr. Acock and Mr. Nickolls We are justified ever since Christ's death Mr. Bland 't was also said that Mr. Hunt would confirm the same We asked Mr. Davis's Friends whether Mr. Davis did preach that we are actually justified before Faith And they owned that they could not deny it and one said they hoped they should own it to the death The Law doth not prepare for Conversion the Spirit of God doth not make use of the Law in order to Conversion Attested by Mr. Chandler Mr. Tomlins of Ampthil and Mr. Holledge of Kimbolton Mr. D. objected in his Sermon But the Law is said to convert To this he answer'd That it is the Law of the Gospel which is this I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy Mr. Chandler The Law cannot convert because the works of the Law are under a curse to the Soul Witnessed by Mr. Chandler who engaged to produce the Testimony of Mr. Acock of Caysoe The Law gives an impious sight of Sin Mr. Moor and Mr. Holledge Witnesses All that the Law doth is to drive Persons further from Christ and make some go away and hang themselves Mr. Ley. Mr. D. preached Believe not others who prophesie Lyes in the Name of the Lord who ever wears a rough Garment to deceive and tell you of John Baptist's preparing the way and preaching his Roughness his Repentance his preparatory Works and you must bring these Qualifications they prophesie Lyes in the Name of the Lord Persons Misery is their Qualification Mr. King who took it in writing from his own mouth Such as preach up preparatory Works are legal Preachers hinder Peoples comfort and keep them under bondage we should begin with high confidence in Christ and hold it fast unto the end Mr. King Here is the Redeemer Ay saith the Soul but I must be humbled more and pray more I say you may repent and be damned for this is slighting the Gospel Do you know how much you would have before you come to Christ Mr. Negus Sinners must come to Christ immediately and be united to him in all their Sins and Filth Mr. Carlile Some hold there must be preparatory Works which is a stumbling block Mr. Ainscomb The Spirit convinceth of no Sin but Unbelief Mr. Terrey the Minister Faith is a Persuasion that our Sins are pardoned Mr. Chandler Mr. Bland A Person may sincerely desire after Holiness and yet be nothing nay they may desire Christ to reign over them and yet not be savingly convinced When then are you savingly convinced You are savingly convinced when you can believe Christ died for you Mr. Robert Page At Willingham he preached That Christians must not try themselves by marks and signs of Grace this is as if a person should shut the doors and windows of his house to let in more light and produced Matth. 12. 38 39. to reprove this way of Heart-examination which he said lay with awe upon his spirit and he could not but mention it viz. An evil and adulterous Generation seek after a sign Adding Oh Generation of Professors I may say of Preachers that seek after a sign Mr. Marshall Mr. Gunton Some will tell you you must examin your selves whether you be in the Faith or no But I say look for no marks but a risen Jesus seek no other Mr. Negus Some will put you upon trying your state by such marks as Sincerity Universal Obedience Love to the