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A79931	The clearing of Master Cranfords text, 2. Tim. Chap. 2. vers 17. from that imputation of cruelty and un-gospell bloodinesse, which the said Mr. Cranford (being the *feeder of Chistopher le Stocks, and minding it should seem to fatten his charge) endevoured to fastenthereon, in a sermon at Pauls, before the Lord Major, aldermen, and citizens of London, contrary to the intent of the whole New Testament, though not without the suffrages of those fathers of his persecuting spirit, the Greek and Latine prelats (no better fathers, nor of better authority to expound, much lesse to pervert Scripture; the (*) P. Lancelotus VVintoniensis, P. Josephus Exoniensis, P. Jacobus Armacensis. These names in the ages following may be as much abused, and as reverently handled to cheat withall, and to introduce prelacy, as any Greek or Latine) together with those anciently venerable Greek and Hebrew Grandsires, P. Abaddon, P. Satan, P. Apollyon, P. Diabolus. That text 2. Tim. 2.17. is cleered from the said false aspersion by a jury of its peeres, viz. twelve texts, three antecedent, and nine consequent in the same chapter, faithfull witnesses and true, prolcaiming aloud that ver.17. is abused and falsely charged, as many other wayes, ...		1646 (1646)	Wing C4622; Thomason 669.f.10[54]; ESTC R210465	10,130	1

Dr. Andrews Bishop of Winchester Dr. Hall B. of Exeter and Norwich Dr. Vsher B. of Armagh c. men of great reading and eloquence as Mr. Cranfords Fathers were and tainted with an unchristian spirit of prelaticall persecution like them and him hee is their very son successive hands have not been laid upon him and his brethren like minded by their spirituall Fathers in vain I speak not against the persons or parts of him or them They I hope are saved through fire burning that straw and stubble and whatever painted pageantry they built upon the foundation Christ and him crucified The like I wish to Mr. Cranford It is the spirit of old Father Abaddon that old Ebrew Father and old Father Apollyon that most ancient Greek Father Rev. 9. 11. that I resist from whose net I pray Mr. Cranford may be delivered if perhaps the thoughts of his heart may be forgiven him the bloody thoughts and he as Saul a persecutor may become Paul a persecuted professor of that way which he now subtilly opposes under the name of Heresie a See vers 1. This is writ from a Pastor of Christs flocke to a Teacher thereof and so is Mr. Cranfords Text which is ill applied by the Pastor of Christopher le Stocks to the Magistrates of a great City and mixt multitude thereof b Not the Lord Major but Christ Jesus the sword that proceeds out of his mouth not that which comes out of my Lord Majors velvet scabberd must keep Teachers in awe c As the Pastor of Christopher le Stocks whiles he perverts the terme Gangrene used by Paul to intimate the spreading not killing nature of erroneous opinions as by the context evidently appeares d Such workmen as Mr. Cranford may justly blush that cannot do the work of God with his Instruments 2 Cor. 10. 4. 2 Tim. 3. 16 17. nor fight his battells with his weapons but when they should be saving my Lord Majors soule are tampering to draw his sword to destroy the precious lives of all that are not of the Presbyterian Sect v. 17. is not conscious of such wickednsse e Shun the babling He saith not strike the babler accuse the babler provoke the Magistrate against the babler much lesse against the Disciples of Christ under a colour as those that spake of Paul What wil the babler say f This is the text that is upon purgation this is the passage that Mr. Edwards and Mr. Cranford have manifestly perverted as the whole scope of the Chapter proclames will eat sayes the text and no more they from the evill treasure of ●heir evill heart adde will dead kill render past recovery as a canker so that no way but the sword to cut off the sword of the Magistrate g Humanum est errare is the old proverb It is an infirmity common to mankind to erre he that is free from the sicknesse let him cast the first stone See Mr. Ioh. Goodw Cretensis They have erred sayes the Spirit of Christ They are dead and must be cut off sayes the spirit of the ancient Fathers by the mouth of the Past of Christopher le Stocks h Few of those Mr. Cranford would have buried out of his sight think so grosly if they did in Pauls language they do but erre and may turne to the right way if Christopher le Stocks and his brethren will permit them to enjoy that life and oportunity God hath afforded to that end While there is life there is hope i Mr. Cranford need not fear that the spirituall house of Christ wil fall if it be not propped by fire faggot k The providence of the Lord Christ Jesus the good Shepherd that will not lose one of his sheep though he will try them by such deceivers that the very Elect shall scarcely be untainted is the foundation of his Church it needs not my Lord Majors sword to sustain it l The Disciples of Christ the sectaries of that Sect which was and is every where spoken against Act. 28. 22. must depart from the spirituall iniquities spoken of viz. errours in doctrine they must not endevour that persons erring be punished with civill punishment m In Gods great house the World it is his pleasure to reserve vessels of ignoble and base though necessary use all that he requires is that the vessels of gold and silver may stand by themselves upon the cup-bord in the Parlor c. and vessels of wood and tinne and iron in the Kitchin office-house c. Mr. Cranford and his brethren much wiser would have all the wooden vessels tinned gilded and trimmed and stand among the vessels of honour and employed to the same use or if any will not take colour it must be broken and cast out of the doore If they cannot make every man in Great Br●tain and woman a vessell of honour or appeare to be so they will dash them to pieces like a Potters vessell they must be vessels of honour or the great house must not hold them Where is that wise steward whom the Lord will set over his house o Every mans care must be to purge himself that he may indeed be a vessell of honour not to gild and adorn himself or others like such a vessell much lesse to put vessels of dishonour out of the house where they have their proper and convenient use if a man purge himself from these sayes Paul if the Magistrate purge these out of the Land of the living sayes Mr. Cranford speaking by the mouth of all his ancient Fathers from the beginning of the world concerning all those his enemies of the Independent way that wil not have him and those of his spirit to reigne over them p Youthfull lusts of envy wrath blood-shed * Do as you would be done to put your soules into the anti-compulsory-Presbyterians soules stead and theirs in your stead 69 Beleeve that he which heares the young Ravens when they cry that cloathes the Lilly that paints the wings of the Butterfly will not let your wife and children want necessaries though men be suffered to live by you that erre so farre as to think and teach that Ministers of Christ ought not to have maintenance by Tythes q Have peace with all men sayes the Apostle elsewhere follow peace as they do in their company that call upon the Lord lifting up holy hands without wrath and doubting r Foolish and unlearned questions are multitudes of those the School-men start with whom did not Master Cranford more consult then with the plaine Word of God he would not so farre wander from the evident scope of his text s Whose servant is Master Cranford the while t None are excepted if the P. of Chr. le Stocks be gentle to such as draw in the same pontifician yoke with him what wonder what thanks how gentle he is to all differing from him let this crafty sermon speake u He that comes to teach a man with a cudgell in his hand is in a very unapt posture to

The clearing of Master Cranfords Text 2 Tim. Chap. 2. vers. 17. from that imputation of cruelty and un-gospell bloodinesse which the said Mr. Cranford being the * feeder of Christopher le Stocks and minding it should seem to fatten his charge endevoured to fasten thereon in a Sermon at Pauls before the Lord Major Aldermen and citizens of London contrary to the intent of the whole New Testament though not without the suffrages of those Fathers of his persecuting spirit the Greek and Latine Prelats no better Fathers nor of better authority to expound much lesse to pervert Scripture the * P. Lancelotus Wintoniensis P. Josephus Exoniensis P. Jacobus Armacensis These names in the Ages following may be as much abused and as reverently handled to cheat withall and to introduce Prelacy as any Greek or Latine together with those anciently venerable Greek and Hebrew Grandsires P. Abaddon P. Satan P Apollyon P. Diabolus That Text 2 Tim. 2. 17. is cleered from the said false aspersion by a jury of its Peeres viz. twelve texts three antecedent and nine consequent in the same Chapter faithfull witnesses and true proclaiming aloud that ver. 17. is abused and falsely charged as many otherwayes so chiefly in that the comparison of Hereticall opinions to a Gangrene or Canker intended only in point of spreading is untruly urged in point of deading and cutting off by the Magistrates sword is falsly and wickedly propounded as the mind of Christ in stead of awaking by the word of the Minister The Iury is 2 Tim. 2. chap. vers. 14 15 16. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26. just twelve faithfull expositors of the purpose of vers 17. falsly accused by Mr. Cranford OF these things put faithfull a men who shall be able to teach others also in remembrance charging before the b Lord that they strive not about c words to no profit to the subverting of the hearers 2 Study to shew thy selfe approved unto God a d work-man that needeth not to be ashamed rightly dividing the Word of Truth 3 But e shunne profane and vain babling for they will increase unto more ungodlinesse And their words will f eat as doth a canker of whom is Hymeneus and Philetus 4 Who concerning the Truth have g erred saying h that the Resurrection is Past already and overthrow the faith of some 5 Neverthelesse the Foundation of God i standeth sure having the Seale the k Lord knoweth them that are his and let every one that nameth the Name of Christ l depart from iniquity 6 But in a great House there are not only vessels of gold and of silver but also of m wood and of earth and some to n honour and some to dishonour 7 If a man therfore o purge himself from these he shall be a vessel unto honour sanctified and meet for the Masters use and prepared unto every good work 8 Fly also p youthfull lusts but follow * righteousnesse 69 faith charity peace q with them that call on the Lord with a pure heart 9 But r foolish and unlearned questions avoid knowing that they do gender strife 10 And the servant of the Lord ſ must not strive but be gentle unto t all men u apt to teach forbearing 11 In w meeknesse instructing those that oppose themselves if God x peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the Truth 12 And that they may y awake themselves out of the snare of the z devill who are taken “ alive by him at his will Behold my Servant in whom my soule delighteth shall not cry nor lift up nor cause his voyce to be heard in the street a bruised reed shall he not breake Isay 42. 1 2. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} My Kingdome is not of this world if my Kingdom were of this world then would my servants fight Dr. Christ Iohn 18. 36. Put up again thy sword into its place for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword Dr. Iesus Matth. 26. 52. Yee know not of what manner of spirit yee are of for the Son of man is not come to destroy mens lives but to save them Dr. Emmanuel Luke 9. 25 26. If yee were Abrahams children yee would do the works of Abraham but now ye seek to kill me a man that hath told you the truth which I have heard of God this did not Abraham Yee are of your father the false accuser and the longings of your father you will accomplish he was a man-slayer from the beginning Dr. Christ John 8. 44. We have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty nor walking in craftinesse nor deceitfully handling adulterating as Hucksters their commodities and Vintners their wine the Word of God but by manifestation of the truth commending our selves to every mans conscience in the sight of God For we preach not our selves but Christ Jesus the Lord and our selves your servants for Jesus sake Paul 2 Cor. 4. 2. 5. Be not yee called Rabbi one is your Teacher Christ and all yee are his Brethren And call no man your Father upon earth for one is your Father who is in Heaven Neither be yee called Expounders {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} for one is your Expositer Expounder Teacher Christ Matth. 23. 8 9 10. Christian Reader Seeing how deceitfully the Word of God is handled by those that will needs be our Rabbies obey the command of our Lord in the Scriptures next above Put on the noble resolution of the Bereans who searched daily the Scriptures whether those things were so which Paul himselfe preached Acts 17. 11 12. This Discovery of abuse of Scripture is humbly presented for serious consideration to the Parliament Lord Major Aldermen and Citizens of London by a Lover of Peace and Truth and an hater of all errours with a just Christian and perfect not an unjust politique unchristian unapostolicall and pretended zeale The Map of Prelaticall Imposture is good to drive away evill spirits being hung over the thresholds of houses and pasted or hung up on the walls of Halls and Parlors and all haunted places London Printed by Tho. Paine for John Sweeting in Popes-head Alley * See the title page of Mr. Cranfords Sermon he may feed B. la Bridewell Nich. la Newgate c. If the flesh of Christs Disciples may be meat and their blood tears and groans drink for such places and instruments of cruelty Instruments of Simeon and Levi brethren in iniquity in whose habitations were and are instruments of cruelty let not the soules of the Lords and Commons come into their secret unto their assembly let not my Lord Major and Aldermen and Citizens be united Cursed bee their anger for it is fierce and their wrath for it is cruell I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel Genes 49. 5 6 7. *

teach apt to strike he may be and apt to take Tythes His arguments lose their force Our Lord therefore used acts of love and compassion and meeknesse towards all he taught and therefore the people willingly heard him and many became disciples Such are the acts of those the man secretly darts his bitter words at and they may say as he for which of our good acts for the City Parliament Kingdom would you stone us would you have the State fine imprison banish us w Not in choler with an argument in the mouth war in the heart and a sword in the hand such an instructer will never succeed in his work v. 17. is not guilty of any such crime Such doctrine is from the ancient Fathers of prelaticall supremacy x The Apostle sayes If God peradventure will give them repentance Mr. Cranford sayes they are dead and so past repentance and to be put past peradventure by the Magistrates sword if he were no better advised then to handle his Armes at every word of command from the Mouth of the Past of Chr. le Stocks or the brethren of his spirit Such instigations vers. 17. was never acquainted with and are to be found in old writings of Abaddon and Father Apollyon Tom. 1. part 1. Sect. ●0 y Mr. Cr. hatchet would put them past waking the instruments of his charge would but put them out of the sleep of error into the sleep of death never to awake but by the blast of the trump of the Arch-Angell The spirit of Christ sayes errours cast men into a sleepe out of which they may be waked the spirit of Apollyon and Mr. Cran other Fathers say that they kill the soule past hope and there is no way but death and bonds thus does the evill spirit speak in the mouth of Mr. Edwards and the Past of Chr. le Stocks ver. 17. is not acquainted with such wickednesse but cries out of the violence offered unto it by drawing the similitude of a Gangrene beyond the quality of spreading in which sense and no other the spirit of love useth it See here the sillinesse of that witty speech that if such as kill the body much more such as poison and kill the soule must die What mends shall be made that man that is put to death for casting his neighbour into a dead sleep when his neighbour shall awake safe and sound The Spirit of Christ accounts persons seduced by erroneous opinions no otherwise dead then by a dead sleep a heavy drowsie distemper with scales covering the eyes of the mind Yet from your weak ground of a comparison of such opinions to a canker for spreading and no otherwise have Mr. Cr. and Mr. Edwards reared their Treatises and Sermons swelling with the venim of a persecuting spirit from which I pray God deliver them and all z That ancient Father Episcopus Macrocosmensis See his Diocesse Iob 1. 7. where he rides circuit in Visitation {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} is this Fathers Greek name in English Accuser of the Brethren A right reverend father of great Antiquity him the Prelates of all ages and generations have imitated since the Foundations of the World He from the beginning liked not his charge and therefore abode not in his station but desirous of more dignity then God allotted to serve his ends became a murtherer and impostor “ They are taken alive and must be recovered alive if they be ever recovered by meeknesse instructing if peradventure c. they must not be exasperated made uncapable of instruction by Fines Imprisonments c. much lesse put past all hopes by banishment or possibility of recovery by death This is the language of the followers of the Lambe that had the mouth of a Dragon and nothing but Hornes of a lambe unlesse it might be black-wooll-cloathing Revel. 13. 11.