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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91008	The priests wickednesse and cruelty, laid open, and made manifest, by Priest Smith of Cressedge, persecuting the servants of the Lord, whose outward dwellings is in and about Shrewsbury. As also, the proceedings of Judge Nicholas, and the Court of Justice, so called, against them so persecuted by the priest, at the last generall assizes holden at Bridgenorth for the county of Salop. Together, with some queries, to the priests.	Overton, Constantine, d. 1687.	1657 (1657)	Wing P3454; Thomason E910_4; ESTC R207503	9,613	16

of these things all you to whom these may come and all you in whom there is desires after the way of God be seperated from these men joyne not with them in their sins least you partake of their plagues mind that which calls for truth and uprightnesse in the inward parts the Law of God written in the heart according to his promise that you may be taught of the Lord alone and be established in righteousnesse that which reproves for swearing lying coveteousnesse envy mocking scorning that is the Light of Christ take good heed of being disobedient to it it is neer to you all continually and yee cannot escape his righteous judgements who will render to every man according to their deeds with which light you shall see your deeds If you doe truth come to the light and walke in the light and put of the works of darknesse that yee be not condemned with the light which is the condemnation of the world prize your time be not deceived with a profession which will not stand in the day of tryall but mind what you possesse in truth and what peace you have with God deale plainly and consider how you stand whether you suffer with the people of God or you joyne with them that persecute Soe we having layed these things before you to consider of we have cleared our consciences in the sight of God and rest in peace suffering for the testimony of Jesus waiting upon him for diliverance And this yee shall witnesse to be in love to your souls in the day of our Lord when there shall be judgement without respect of persons Given forth the 7 day of the 1 month From us who are called Quakers by them that live out of the fear of God Constant Overton Humfry Overton John Farmer James Farmer Thomas Jenkes William Payne John Payne Some Queries to Priest Smith or any of the Priests in Shrewsbury or there abouts to be answered by them in plainess and sobernesse according to the Scriptures of truth WHether you doe own that Christ lighteth every man that cometh into the worlds yea or no 2. Whether this be a natural light which shineth in darknesse which darknesse cannot comprehend and is the condemnation of the world yea or no 3. Whether this be a created light which John called the true light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world him by whom the world was made seeing God created all things by Jesus Christ who is the light answer plainly that the people may receive satisfaction 4. Whether you doe own the same Christ that said in his Doctrine beware of the Scribes which love to goe in long cloathing and love salutations in the market places and chiefe seats in the assemblies and the uppermost roomes at feasts called of men master devoure widdows houses and for a pretence make long prayers which shall receive the greater condemnation if yee be found in these steps let us know how you will escape the damnation 5. Whether doe you own that Christ that suffered at Jerusalem who said as you would that men should doe unto you do you unto them and whether you that hale to prison doe as you would be done unto yea or nay 6. Whether the worship of God be not the same now as it was when Christ said God is a Spirit and they that worship him now must worship him in Spirit and truth if yea I require to prove where ever God commanded any man to take a verse of Scripture and to give meanings or conceavings upon it and where this is called spirituall worship seeing this is your practice when you meet together Prove your practice or confesse your error 7. Whether it is better to waite upon the Lord in silence meeting together in his feare to worship him in Spirit or set up that God never required nor commanded and live in pride envy coveteousnesse and follow pleasures whether these are agreable to the life of them that gave forth Scriptures 8. What and where that is that leads the people of God into all truth and reproves the world of sinne 9. Whether the Scriptures can be read and understood by any other Spirit but that Spirit that gave them forth yea or nay And are not they that are out of the Doctrine of Christ in life and practice living in pride and envy guided by another Spirit then that which gave forth Scriptures yea or nay 10. What is that which the Apostle speaks of in his epistle to the Romans which was manifest in them that gaine the knowledge of God and whether that which may be known of God is not manifest which is now as it was then yea or nay 11. What that manifestation of the Spirit is which is given to every man to profit withall and where it is whether within man or without man and whether there be any profiting but in any by the Spirit yea or nay 12. Whether that which was the saints rule and guide in former ages before the Scripture was written and their rule and guide who wrote Scriptures be not a guide and rule to saints now Or when was it changed and the Scripture put in its steed is God changeable is not his power the same his way the same now is not he who was the foundation and the Rock of his age then the author and foundation of the saints faith now and the Rock of this age and so the Rock of ages is not Christ the same yesterday to day and for ever Answer to these Queries plainly that deceipt may be made manifest where it is and the truth exalted and when they are answered send the Answer to some of us who are sufferers for the truth whose names are aforementioned Who is wise and he shall understand these things prudent and he shall know them for the wayes of the Lord are right and the just shall walke in them but the transgressors shall fall therein Hosea 14.9 Given forth from the Common Goal in Shrewsbury the 1 day of the 2 month called Apr. 1657. 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the eighth month called Octob. 1656. The servants of the Lord who by the world in scorn are called Quakers as they were moved met in the name and fear of the Lord on the way near the steeple house yard near Cressedge and there in peace abiding and as the minister of the Lord moved by the Spirit of the Lord was speaking or declaring to the people there rushed out of the steeple house many of the people some of them running furiously and in great rage breaking over the hedg laying violent hands upon many friends amongst the rest some of the Souldiers they being friends the people with their violence broke the hilt of one of their swords being in the scabberd by doing their indeavour to take it from him although there was no occasion given by any by words or deeds and also drew blood from his hand such was their brutish immoderation And when their rage ceased and the messenger of the Lord as he was declaring the mind of the Lord was brought by the Constable into the Town and there he was further moved to speak from the Lord to die people they being silent untill he was moved to prayer then as he was at prayer the Priests servants came forth with kettles and beated upon them one with a key the other with a staffe and also some others with a candlestick and a frying pan purposely to disturb and being asked why they did soe the Priests man answered and said that he that sett them to doe it would beare them out Likewise the Priests maid and others with wooden vessells throwing water in the faces of many of us with shooting striking and balling as the meerest Heathens upon the face of the earth And thus with many more abuses received is the truth of the passages as many can witnesse yet notwithstanding all these grosse abuses the Priest stirred the Justices so called to grant a Warrant to fetch in the innocent that patiently suffered the former wrongs and upon the seaventh day following he procured severall friends to be brought before Justice Harecot Layton Justice Richard Baggot so called in the Exchequer of Shrewsbury where he the Priest declared many untruths to the Justices bringing in his servants and others which were offenders for witnesses and the innocent there accused could have proved the Priest a man for-sworne but they could not be heard And as the first was examined what he saw done by us answered that he saw nothing done but that we stood peaceably and then others being examined whether there was any disturbance one answered he heard a dim sound at the lower end of the Chappell so called but could not understand any thing Also a Constable being examined upon his oath whether he saw or heard any disturbance who answered no he saw them peaceable and quiet the Justices asked is he a Quaker and would not suffer him to speak further but appointed his clark to make a Mittimus to send us to the common goale Some of us asking what Law we had broken then they read the Statute of the first year of Phillip and Mary one of us answered that we had not so much as broken that Law not being in the Chappell so called nor Chappell yard nor any of us mentioned in the Mittimus spake a word whilest the Priest was in the Chappell neither saw his face yet the Justices said it was supposed we had broken Marys Laws those Popish principles so upon this supposition sent us to Prison The Assizes being holden at the towne of Bridgnorth to which we came the 14. day of the first month the Priest made complaint unto the Judge that the Jayler gave us too much liberty as the Clarke told one of us who have suffered by the said Priests cruelty wherein his cruelty appeares more and more and the deceipt made manifest to all who love to doe as they would be done unto And upon the 16 day of the month above mentioned we were brought forth before the Judge and the Court singly one by one where we came in the fear of God The first of us being called had out hatt taken of our head by some that stood by the Judge seeing that and knowing there was no matter of fact to lay to our charge bad put on their hatts and when our hatts were on our heads they told us they were a Court of justice wherein all may see how they seek to insnare the innocent and how unjustly they deale with the innocent who commanded our hatts to be put on and then commanded us to take them off in these words three times the Court commands you to put off your hatts which being done bad the Jaylor take us away one after another And being carried to prison we remained till the next day and then we were brought forth before them againe and they read one indictment to us wherein was mentioned that we came in contempt of the Court with some more things to the same purpose nothing being mentioned that we had done to the Priest who cast us in prison As touching the breach of any known Law they asked us are you guilty we answered nay we come not in contempt of the Court but in obedience to the Lord who commands we should not respect persons at which the Judge bid us hold our tongues I know what I will doe with you and this was before the jury had their charge wherein all may see who loves the light the corruption and unjustice of this Judge who could tell what he would doe with us before the jury went forth but the jury being called and receiving their charge of the Judge wherein he told them that putting of the hatt was the custom of the Nation and the custome of the Nation was the ground of the Law of the Nation we answered evill customs are not to be kept and that Law that is grounded upon customs and not upon the Law of God hath but a sandie foundation for many are accustomed to doe evill as the Scripture testifies and the saints were not to fashion themselves like to this world Then there was a proclamation made in the Court that if any man had either matter of fellonie or murder or the like against the Prisoners they might appear to prosecute or to that purpose but none appeared against us as touching the breach of any Law either of God or man Wherein all may see how the innocent are reckoned amongst the transgressors But we know the Law is good if a man use it lawfully knowing this that the Law is not made for a righteous man but for the Lawlesse and disobedient for the ungodly and for sinners for unholy and profane for murderers of Fathers and murderers of Mothers for man-slayers for whoremongers for them that defile themselves with mankind for men-stealers for liers for perjured persons and if there be any other thing contrary to sound Doctrine read 1 Tim. 1.8 9 10. Now we are not Lawlesse for