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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86673	A brief representation and discovery of the notorious falshood and dissimulation contained in a book styled, The Gospel-way confirmed by miracles. Published by Nicholas Ware, and Matthew Hall, for the use of the Church of Whatfield in Suffolk. Being the substance of the informations, and free consessions of Anne the wife of the above-named Matthew Hall, (formerly called Anne Wells) and others, taken before Brampton Gurdon Esquire, justice of peace of that county; and now (not without the same justice his consent) set forth, for publike satisfaction concerning the same book. Imprimatur. Edm: Calamy, June 4. 1649.	T. J.; Hall, Anne, 17th cent.	1649 (1649)	Wing H324; Wing J35; Thomason E559_8; ESTC R11722	12,361	19

further that in the time of the absence of Ware Hall and Anne VVells they sent an Epistle to the Church of VVhatfield the original copy of which is here set down in their own spelling English letter for letter as followeth An Epesele to the Church of Whatfelede UNto the Church at Whatfelede beloved of god caled to be Saintes grace marcy and pease be multiplyed unto you our love in the Lord comended unto you we are bounde to give thinkes to God alwayes for you and destringe you may gr●●●w to perfecktion for 〈◊〉 we ware presante with you we dead indener to exorte you and now beinge absente we deffer you that you would exorte one another dayly and endeuer to quicken the grace of God in you and intreatinge you that you would walke worthy of the gosple wher vnto you are caled l●●●eringe is kept the vnity of the sprite in the bande of pease and the God of pease shall dwill in you and amonge you and ferder we intrete you to stande faste in the leberty of the gosple wherin Christe haue 〈◊〉 you fre not suferinge youer selves to be mesled by int●●●nge wordes for you cannot be ignorante of the confermationes you have had in the 〈◊〉 of God by that mighty powr of God manifested among you by sines and ●●ricles you ha●●●i●ege more case to rejoyse then any in the worlde though for the preseante you may sufer by Sathan or his instrumentes who will labere to darken that lights that ha●e sh●●● fo●th amonge you whome reses●e stedfastely in the faith for which case if you be caled to sufer for you know that Christe haue sufered before you and the servant is not grater then the Master and allsoe you have a grate cloude of wetneces whoe have gone before you as valiente Conquerers threw Christe that strenthened them what if Sathane shoulde caste some of you in preson or take awaye youre life you have a life in Christe fer beter and we knowe that god will strenthin you woe will be with you in all your suferinges for it is not you that sufer but Christe in you for it is for his sake therfore let not the rage of men nor the temtation of Sathen frighte you nor desharten you or Case you to draw backe for if you doe the Lorde will take no plesur in you for you may know that this is noe place of a bideinge for we are as pelgrumes and strangers and owre in heritance is not here but in the worlde to come and we seke a Contrey let us not fainte nor be wary but be ye faithfule unto the death and Christe shall giue you a Crowne of life and you muste knowe that the dayes of trouble is at hande for the Lorde hath a Contravercy with ingelande and thay contemning his love thay muste drinke depe of the Cupe of Gods anger and ther abominations ripen apase and god will cut them downe and that shortely but seke ye iudgment and rightous it may be you may be hed to the day of the Lords anger and you that are the Elders home God have Caled to that place we intreate you that you loocke over the family of god which he have perchased with his blode strenthininge the weak and comfortinge the feble and reprouinge those that walke desorderly and we as owre duty is shall pray that god would suply all youer wantes and strenthinge that worke that is begune in you untill the Cominge of our Lord Iesus Christe Brethren and Sisters we salute you all in the Lord with an Epesle of love destringe your perfection as you are owre Epesele wreten in owre hartes and we shall reioye to heare of your walking together in all thinges well plesinge to god and destringe that he woulde fell you with all ioy in sprete coe remaye your pasters to Comand Nicholas Ware Mathew Hall and Anne his wife salute you all in the Lord. h They say that Hagur was first contracted by promise to one living at Norwich and afterward married to another that lives now in Holland i They inform that this sute of apparel was sold to them by Hall before he went into Holland and after his return Hall requested it again of them because as he said it was discovered to his wife that her brother must have that sute being appointed to powre out a vial spoken of in the Revelation k The seduced people of Whatfield fully agree in this information about this breaking out among them that it was thus occasioned by her dream as she relates and further in form that upon examination before them Jan. 23. 1648. there was so much beastliness uncleannesse unheard of wickedness discovered and brought to light viz. that before marriage she counterfeited a pain in the lower part of her belly which by Revelation VVare and Hall must cure by touching it in the name of Jesus As also after her marriage to Hall that Ware did sundry times lye with her which as they inform he hath testified to them with his own hand with much more notorious villany which they say they tremble to relate as being altogether unfit for a sober pen to write or a modest eye to read for it is a shame to speak of those things done by them in secret Hereupon they said they dealt with them according to the command of Christ

it was made known to other of their members hereupon the Church she saith was called together the whole business was examined she acknowledged that sundry unclean practices called by them the Bawdy Miracles were acted upon her by Hall and ware which though confessed upon her information yet are judged unfit to be turned into publique expressions to any modest reader Her husband much displeased at the carriage of this business frames complaints before the Church against her among other things informs the Church of Nic. Wares lying with her alledging that she had commited whoredome with the said Ware and hereupon did in the presence of the Church disown her for his wife This Anne Wells being thus cast off both by her husband and the Church she was necessitated to return to her poor mother at Stoke where being taken notice of by the Inhabitants as one likely to become presently chargeable to the Town being as she confessed with childe she was brought before the next Justice of the Peace before whom she upon her free confession gave in these above-mentioned Informations relating to the proceedings of the seduced people of Whatfield together with the most remarkable occurrences during the time of her entertainment among them hereupon her husband appearing with many members of the said Church of Whatfield who laboured as much as shame would let them to clear both him and Ware their Pastors it was ordered by the Justice that this Ma. Hall should take care to provide for his wife which he shewed much unwillingnesse unto But when he saw there was no other way but he must either suffer or secure the Town of Stoke aforesaid upon some private consultation with some of the said members then present he was counselled by them to own her before the Magistrate though he ran away from her presently which advice he accordingly followed for engageing before the Justice to take her home and maintain her as a wife the very same evening returning homeward together he ran away and left her in the open fields Thus have I as succinctly and impartially as a relation of this nature would admit drawn up the most material passages and as neer as might be in their own words concerning these Diabolical practices collected out of their own Informations taken before the Justice without any prejudice to the persons of any ayming onely at Gods glory and the prevention of others from being led a way with such Satanical Revelations and delusions forsaking the written Word of God which should be a light to our feet and lanterne to our pathes desiring all to whose hands these papers shall come seriously to read over and deliberately to ponder these following Scriptures Esay 8.20 To the Law and to the Testimony if they speak not according to this word it is because there is no LIGHT in them again 2 Pet. 1.19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy whereunto ye do well that ye take heed as unto a LIGHT that shineth in a dark place untill the day dawn and the day star arise in your hearts and to name no more 2 Pet. 3.17 18. Ye therefore beloved seeing ye know those things beware lest ye also being led away with the errour of the wicked fall from your own steadfastnesse But grow in grace and in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ to him be glory both now and for ever Amen FINIS Heb. 6.4 5 6. raise up some in the room of Hall and Ware to perfect the work of God A member present interrupts her and desires she may have liberty to call over Anne Wells in the name of Jesus which being done she recovers b They say Anne Wells made them believe she had a discovery from God that they were coming back and that the book was began to print which was so c These informe that the marriage was carried on by a pretended Revelation from Anne Wells as a thing tending to the work of God this discovery was made to her about the 4 th day of the week that she must be married to Hall and it must be dispatched upon the next first day without delay the suddennesse of which they of Whatfield say was opposed by them then arguments were brought by them for it that they had been in a work of God together and so were still and that they were to travel together and put it to their judgments whether it were not better to be married then to travel single they did also urge the marriage of Isaac and Rebecca and that of Sampson Judg. 14. e The seduced people of Whatfield do acknowledg that their Pastors taught indeed it was needlesse to preach faith and repentance to their members but yet they preach'd it to the world as they occasionally did come in among them f They acknowledge such a Revelation but it proceeded say they from Anne Wells who tempted Ware to lye with her saying it was revealed to her that she should have a childe which should be borne at three moneths end and at a year old should speak with tongues and then they should all speake with tongues and that if he had no part in the childe he should have no part in the promise g Those of Whatfield inform that it was Anne Wells that pretended she had it revealed to her that there was plotting in the Army against the honest party to destroy them and then England should be destroyed and therefore it was discovered to her that they must go into Holland three years and an half she said further that she was a Type and to that end had fine habit bought her that so she might be admitted into the Jewes Congregation being come thither she and her husband wrote a letter to the Church of Whatfield that she could understand the Jews language and that the Jews spake the true language but mixt The Copy of which letter followes as it was taken out of the Original Dear sister my kinde love to you remembred hoping of your discerning spirit in the things of God I shall send you a few words concerning my hearing of the Jews I could understand them and see abundance of God they speake the true language only mixed And concerning brother VVare you know in many things already I might have found them to be true by experience which have caused a sad burthen to me and my husband it being the cause of one tempest so now desiring your prayers to God for him and me lest it hinder the work of God and now desiring you to consider my condition in spirit and body for my burthen is very great and I have no work I can do So in haste desiring to hear from you with all speed by the Post at London you may send to Rotterdam every week with my prayers to God for you I rest Your sister in Christ Anne Hall Dated at Rotterdam Octob. 29. 1648. Postscript You may send by any and let no body see this letter They inform