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A93230	The Saints testimony finishing through sufferings: or, The proceedings of the court against the servants of Jesus, who were called before them to be tryed at the late assizes (or sessions) held in Banbury in the county of Oxon, the 26 day of the seventh moneth, 1655. Also a relation of Margret Vivers, going to the steeple-house in Banbury, after the assize (or sessions) as aforesaid: and a testimony against false prophets, and false doctrine; ... And the manner of Richard Farnsworth imprisonment at Banbury, with a short examination and answer. And the cause of his detainment. Also, a warning from the spirit of the Lord (in his hand-maid Anne Audland) to the persecuting priest and people, &c. And a letter of Robert Rich to the magistrates of Banbury, ... Likewise a letter of Tho. Curtis to the professed minister called Samuel VVells in Banbury. And a certificate wherein is manifested the diligence that was used to know the causes of the prisoners commitments ... (Anne Audland, Iane VVaugh, Sarah Tims, and Nathaniel VVeston) as wel as Robert Rich, ... With a paper relating the sufferings of the innocent.	Vivers, Margaret.; Audland, Anne, 1626 or 7-1705.; Rich, Robert, d. 1679.; Curtis, Thomas, 17th cent.	1655 (1655)	Wing S365; Thomason E857_7; ESTC R203441	49,745	48

you are found out of the Doctrine of Christ in the steps of the false prophets and amongst the Scribes and pharisees called of men Masters and hath the chiefe place in the Assembly stands praying in the Synagogues and bind heavy burdens upon the people and grievous to be born and as Christ cryed wo to your Fathers the same Woes are to you their off-spring who are found with their Marks and following their steps you are clearly seen with the light and comprehended and with the Light judged and condemned though to some you appear like Graves which men pass over and are not aware wo unto you whited walls and painted Sepulchers ye serpents ye generation of Vipers how shall you escape the damnation of hel as Christ hath said Mat. 23.33 Luk. ●● 44 ver c. Mark 12.38 39 40. A few Observations of the Lords sending his Servants informer dayes c. First THE Lord God of Power in former Ages sent forth his Prophets and Apostles Messengers and Servants his Spirit in the power and life Isa 58.1 Amos 5.10 Isa 3. Isa 8.18 Isa 30.3.3 to deliver his massages and do his service to witness also against the world and the wickedness thereof some to tell the people of their sins and cry aloud spare not and to reprove in the Gate and cry out against pride and oppression and were signes and wonders in Israel and none could believe their report and witness with them where the Arm of the Lord was unrevealed yet they might do it in obedience to the word of the Lord though they became signes and wonders also to the world as Isajah was that went naked and bare-foot three years in obedience to the Word of the Lord as a signe and wonder unto Aegypt and Ethiopia as it is said Isa the 20. Chap. 2. Some went in obedience to the command of the Lord to cry out against preaching for hire and against injustice and judging for rewards and not suffering the cause of the poor and needy to come before them Zeph. 3.1 ● 3 4 Isa 27.1.23 24 c. and so told their Princes were rebellious and companions of or with thieves as wel as their Judges were ravening wolves and some amongst them roaring Lyons as Micah and Zepheniah and the Lords prophets did Isa 5.21 22 23. Mic. 3.8 9 10 11. 3. And some were sent from one place to another in obedience to the word and spirit of the Lord and sometimes knew to whom to go and what to say and other sometimes they knew to whom and whither or where to go and not at that present time what to say yet they did wel for to obey though they sate where those they were sent to sate and remained where they remained if in silence as Ezekiel the Lords Prophet did Ezek. 3.15 16 17 18 19. seven dayes before the word of the Lord came unto him what to say when he was sent to them of the Captivity of Tel-abib that dwelt by the River Chebar and as Ezekiel the true Prophet of the Lord went amongst them in obedience to the word and spirit of the Lord and sate silent amongst them seven dayes before the word of the Lord came unto him what to say it were no delusion nor deceit And if any of the Lords Servants in obedience to the word and spirit of the Lord should be thereby guided so to do they would neither be deluded nor deceived in and by so doing no more then he was though the world know it not who were ever strangers to the Lord therefore let flesh be silent at the work of the Spirit of God and all such as knows not the eternall word and message of God Who are no Vagabonds nor Iesuits and who are the Vagabonds as herein wil appear First THe Ministers of Christ that went up and down preaching the word of eternall life and were sent to turn people from the darkness to the Light and from the power of Satan unto God and though some of them might have no certain dwelling place Act. 8.4 Act. 20.25 26 27. Act. 26.17 to the 22. Mat. 8.20 yet were they neither Jesuits Fugitives nor Vagabond fellows no more are such as in obedience to the power of the Spirit of God that do so now The Son of man though he had not whereon to lay his head yet he were no Fugitive Jesuit nor Vagabond nor such as in obedience to the Lord that wandred sometimes to and fro and were in Sheep-skins and Goat-skins as wel as in dens and caves of the earth of whom the world was not worthy Heb. 11.36.37 38. they were neither Jesuits Fugitives nor Vagabonds no more are such now to do the work of the Lord and work in his Vineyard whose being is in God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ though they may go to and fro to preach the word of life in obedience to the commands of the Lord and doing his wil as he of them requireth though contrary to the will of man who lives in Disobedience to the power and spirit of the Lord as Cain the Fugitive and Vagabond did and as such in the envy who are in that nature contrary to God and walking in Cains way now do Gen. 4.11 12 13. 1 Iohn 3.13 19 ver Rom. 1.27 28. Act. 17.5 and to them is the curse and the wo Iude 11. 2 The Ministers of Christ aforesaids did witness against deceit in streets markets and Synagogues yet were they neither Fugitives nor Vagabonds though for it they were haled out and stoned persecuted by the chiefe Priests consent and abused by their party and Vagabond fellows who in persecuting the truth deny the Lord as such Vagabond fellows that parakes with the chiefe Priests to persecute the Saints and servants of Jesus do now Act. 18.4 5 6. Iude 11. as well as the persecuting Priests and Vagabond fellowes that lived in Cains nature as their forefathers formerly did who persecuted the Servants of Jesus for witnessing the truth and testifying against deceit in Streets Markets and Synagogues or Idolls-Temples as their off spring do now persecute those that do as the servants of Jesus therein did and against them they act and vent forth their envy and cruelty by the chief Priests consent and their pratakers act and thereby they manifest themselves to be of Cains stock and their sacrifices to be rejected as his was who make it appear what a seed of evil doers and a cursed Generation they are An Account of Richard Farnsworth's Commitment to Prison in Banbury the 30th of the 7th Month and his Examination and Answer in brief at the Court before the Mayor and Iustices the day following being the first of the eigth Month 1655. AS he with another friend was walking peacably up the street to a friends house in Banbury meeting in the street Aholiab VVest called mayor VVilliam Allen called a Justice with many other people of the town

so sent him safely to Faelex the Governour with an Epistle shewing the cause wherefore he was committed or taken into his custody with the Iews accusations laid to his charge or spoak of the Jews that accused him who sought to take away his life which he understood to be worthy neither of death nor of bonds and therefore he gave commandment to his accusers to appear befor Foelex to say what they had against him And when the Souldiers came to Cesaria they delivered the Epistle to Foelex the Govenor and presented Paul also before him who when he had read the Epistle and asked of what Province he was understanding he was of Celiscia dealt nobly with him saying He would hear him when his accusers was come And after they came with a certain Oritor who informed the Governour against Paul the Prisoner and begun to accuse him laying many false accusations against him as at this time they do against the servants of Iesus who abide in his Doctrine as Paul did whom they in their accusation said he was sound a pestilent fellow and a mover of sedition amongst all the Iews throughout the world and a Ring-leader of the Sect of the Nazarens and when Tertulus the Oritor which the High priests and Elders brought to carry on their deceit in a plawsable manner had laid down their false accusations the high Priests Elders and Iews assented to the same saying they were so Then Paul after Poelex the Iudge had beckned to him to speak he answered the more cheerfully for himself and to clear his innocency and make their accusations appear to be false he let the Iudge understand that there were but twelv days since he went down to Ierusalem to worship letting him understand the whole matter that there was no such thing done by him as they had laid down in their accusations against him neither could they prove the things whereof they accused him And Foelex who sate Iudge hearing these things Act. 23.23 to the end that he might act according to Law deferred til Lissius the chief Captain should come that he might know the uttermost of their matter and commanded that Paul should be kept til he came Act. 34.1 to the 24. verse he also commanded the Centurion that kept him to let him have liberty and that he should not forbid or hinder any of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him By all this you may learn how to act and do in such cases whose unrighteous acting against Anne Audland Iane VVaugh Sarah Times Nathaniel VVeston c. the Servants of the Lord that gives not the liberty to them that the Heathens did to Christians in former ages One Sarah Tims who had been imprisoned in Banbury eleven weeks who met the Priest in the Grave-yard and said M●n fear the Lord in obedience to his command not uttering abuse to any and when she had so spoken the rude multitude hurried her and struck her with their hands others kicked her and stoned her with stones and Iohn Austine being Mayor and other Magistrates there present rebuked not the rude company as is certified in a Letter and sent in writing to the Priest Magistrates in Banbury after she was beaten abused she was sent to the Prison though no Law was by her broken as did appear at her examination at the Assizes or Sessions at Banbury the day as aforesaid and being called to the Bar appearing it was asked to give in Sureties for her good behaviour so she desired to know first what Law she had transgressed and what they had against her to which they answered if she would not give in sureties she should to prison again then she desired to know by what law they committed her and one Iohn Austine called Mayor answered that sweeping the house and washing the dishes was the first point of law to her or words to that effect so sent her back again to the Prison she not being charged with the breach of any Law nor witness brought in against her but it wil be hard for any to believe these things who were not eye witnesses of the in that such in justice should be acted in this Nation where there hath bin so much freedom and liberty of conscience talked of Then one Nathaniel VVeston an inhabitant in the said Town was called to the Bar who had bin commanded by the Lord to go to the Steeplehouse in Banbury where the people were assembled together whil'st the Priest of the Town called Samuel VVells was speaking to them who suddenly gave over preaching as they call it and spoke twice so the people saying there was one he feared come into the congregation which would breed a disturbance and he called to some to take him forth for he said he could not proceed to prayer whilest he was there then one VVilliam VVheatly a Magistrate with others haled him forth of the synagogue or steeplehouse and afterward Nathaniel VVeston being sent for before the Mayor was tendred the Oath of Abjuration when in their consciences they might know he was never addicted to popery but alwaies an enemy to their Opinions and from his childhood observed and to them wel known being born and bred in the said Town and was accounted to be a strict professor of that which was accounted the reformed religion and continued a diligent hearer of those Ministers who were counted godliest and strictest in their conversation till of late in the light of Christ Jesus he saw them to be out of the Doctrine of Christ and the power thereof and although they preached to others yet themselves were as cast-awaies not living the life of them who are declared of in the Scriptures to be the Servants of God and Ministers of Christ but live in the pride and covetousness in the strife and envying and in the love and lust customes and vanities of the world and preaching by their conversation the same things things being thereunto guided by a Spirit of deceit which is the reason their hearers live so wickedly and so they are loved and upheld by the wicked world and the love of the Father they know not who live in such practises therefore all people behold and see if you can the subtil enmity of this Generation to be the same that ever was against the true worshippers of God in Spirit who use all unjust wayes and means as the serpents seed ever did falsly to accuse and persecute the innocent And although it cannot be unknown to the Magistrates of the town of Banbury that papists live in it yet when was it ever known that they tendred the Oath of Abjuration unto them as if it were for no other end but a snare to entrap the innocent but the Lord God in his power is risen and into the pit must they go which for others they have digged and a just reward shall they receive from the hands of the Lord whom we know liveth and wil plead the

follow me here the necessity is laid down by Christ himself therefore he that denyeth not self in obedience to Christ to follow his light but continues in sin and unbelief abiding in darkness is no Saint but a Servant of sin and so out of the Doctrine of Christ and he that abides in darkness speaking against self-denyall saying it makes no Saint though in obedience to the Spirit and word of God he is a contradictor of the truth and a denyer of the Doctrine of Christ and neither knoweth a Saint nor him that sanctifieth but is ignorant of the turn and the Apostles Doctrine who saith seeing you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit love one another with a pure heart fervently being born again contrary to self and the corruptible seed for witnessing him that sanctifieth Iohn 8.12 and that which discovereth sin and self in the ground of it with its fruits and effects which is the true light of Christ who calls to repentance and a denyall both of sin and self and in obedience to his call such as follow his light are thereby led out both of darkness and self out of self-love self-seeking self-conceitedness and all unbelief and sinfulness as wel as out of self-righteousness error delusion and deceit and into the love and joy of the Lord righteousness peace and joy in the Holy Ghost and so into the marvellous light even the light of life according to the word of the Lord in obedience thereunto through the working of the Spirit and power of God but such as are servants of sin and do not envy self but disobeyeth the light of him that sanctifieth they are in the unrighteousness denying the Doctrine of Christ and turns persecutors of them that deny self in obedience to him as their fruits maketh manifest who continue in felse undenyed as wel as the Priests antichristian or false Doctrine for after the Priest of Banbury had been spoken unto for the same instead of vindicating by Scripture what he had delivered contrary to truth when he was spoken to for it he suffered the servants of the Lord Jesus as antichristians aforetime did to be haled out of the Synagogue and haled down to the Goalers house attended with a great company of people which shewed much rudeness and wildness what little effect their Ministry had wrought and so it were a clear manifestation that they were unbelievers and those that regarded iniquity in their hearts and lived in sin and self undenyed and were not guided by the spirit of Christ but of Antichrist as persecutors and such in their nature aforetime were Act. 17.5 6 c. Afterwards one was moved to go down to the Goalers house to the friend that was in custody at that time and some they pushed and abused him and some others began to reason with him and would have had the Steeplehouse to be the Church but could not prove it so to be and there they shewed again that their Priests Ministry had neither taught them civility nor good-behaviour that were so wild and disboist neither had his Ministry taught them as was said to know what the Church of Christ was for the Church is the body of which Christ is head and he is the head of the body his Church Eph. 1.22 23. Coll. 1.18 19. as the Scripture witnesseth but Steeplehouses are not the body of which Christ is head neither is Christ the head of the body of Steeplehouses as he is of his Church therefore the Steeplehouses are not Christs church and yet poor deluded creatures have been taught by the Priests to believe that steeplehouses are churches and so they call them and rests in the perishing and visibles that are so ignorant of the true church the pillar and ground of truth 1 Tim. 3.15 Heb. 3.6 1 Pet. 2.5 Eph. 2.20.21 22. Eph. 5.25 26 32. ver And after that when they had confessed that they had Margret Vivers who had spoken to the Priest in the Steeplehouse after that he had ended that day there neither for whoredome felony nor theft and words to that purpose yet it was the Mayors mind that she should be there but whether she had committed any offence or no they could not tel as they said and words to that effect and the man that kept her there upon such uncertainty when they was about to put her in Prison and had her at the dore but did not put her in for no Law by her was transgressed at that time as it was said that could be proved for witnessing the truth in obedience to the command of the Lord yet though they did not commit herto Prison other two they did one that stood by and another that was quietly passing up the street at that same time and the man that had kept her in custody did object against a woman speaking in the Church it was asked whether the Spirit of God might not be permitted to speak in the Temple of God yea or nay the which by some was answered and granted that it might Answer To the Question about the woman forbidden to speak in the Church and proved that the spirit of God may speak in his Temple either in the Body of male or female let the woman keep silence in the Church as it is said and let God speak by his spirit in his Temple 2 Cor. 6.16 Either of male or female whose bodies are the Temples of God through the spirit 1 Cor. 3.16 17. For in Christ Iesus the spirit of God in male and female is both one Eph. 2.19.19 20. Gal. 3.27 28. And Paul he commended Pheba in his Epistle to the Romans which Phebe was a servant of the Church which was at Cenchrea Rom. 16.1 and in the same Epistle he saluted Priscilla and also gave thanks with the Churches for her labour who had been a helper of him in Christ Jesus and she was a woman labourer in the Gospel by the Spirit of truth so was there woman labourers with Paul in the Gospell which he writes of in his Epistle to the Philippians as wel as them he speaks of whose names are written in the book of life Rom. 16.3 4. Phi. 4.3 So was there women guided by the Spirit of the Lord that were the Lords Prophetesses as wel as there were men that were his Prophets and the Lord spoke his word by his own Spirit in and through the one as wel as the other Miriam Arons Sister was a Prophetess and spake forth the praise of God in that dispensation and administration by the spirit of God that teacheth to prophensie as wel as the manifestation of it is given to profit withall Exod. 15.20 21. Isa 8.16 17 1 Cor. 12.7 And Deborah a Prophetess by the Spirit of the Lord which taught her to prophesie she therewith judged Israel and were a Minister of Justice amongst the Lords people in her dayes and in that dispensation insomuch that the Children of Israel came up

according to Law Equity and good conscience what the Law of the Land requireth and what you are sworn to do yea or no If so consider then and let mee know what Law I have transgressed and wherefore you have committed me to prison which thing if then you had done I should not now need to have required of you so if with the true Light of Christ Jesus wherewithall you are enlightned which light opens the blind eye you weigh and duly consider your actions that day you will see they were not wrought in God Iohn 1.9 Iohn 3.20 21. Heb. 6.8 Iohn 3.19 ● but proceeded from that ground and tree which God hath cursed and brings forth the same evil fruit which the chief Priests and Elders did that crucified CHRIST JESUS and hath persecuted the Saints in all ages as may be seen in the writings of the Apostles and in the Histories of the Books of Martyrs which light of Christ Jesus if you love and bring your deeds to it it wil cause you to repent and to forsake your evill deeds Eph. 5.11 Isa 35.8 Gal. 5.24 Eph. 2.10 Act. 10.35 Mat. 25.23 Iohn 8 12. Eph. 5.13 Iohn 16.8 Mal. 25.15 Rom. 1.19 Mat. 25.29 30. Rom 1.28 and for to testifie against the like evil wayes in others it will lead you in a new way which is called Holy and will crucifie and change your nature that was accustomed to sin 't will bring you to the New Birth and the New Man you wil know which is treated in Christ Iesus to walk in good works which New Man will love God and do his will and work righteousness such as he therein accepteth and all this by his spirit will he work in all them that believe and follow him who is the Light of the world and this is the measure of light that comes from him which reproves you of sin and is your Talent which God hath given you which Talent or measure of Light if you improve not but hide it under your earthly minds cover it under the love of the World as pleasures profits and respects and honours from man and love these things more than it you hate Christ who rejects his light and are the unprofitable servant whose Talent will be taken away and you cast into darkness and there you are in the transgression in the fall in the old man in Cain and Esau's nature which is the first breach which God hates Eph. 2.3 Rom. 8 7 8. and his curse is to and his wrath abides upon which nature can never please God but is the envious nature that slew Abell released Barrabas and crucified Christ Iesus and as it was then so it is now they that are after the flesh and abide in that nature which is turned from the Light persecute them that are guided by the Light into the new life and walk after the spirit Gal. 4.29 And they in the first nature turned from the Light although they have eyes yet see not have ears Iohn 12.40 but hear not and have a heart but cannot contain aright of the things of God therefore they in it call evill good and good evill And although those that be in this first nature talk of the things of God Isa 5. ●0 1 Cor. 2.14 and saih the Lord lives yet surely do they swear falsely Ier. 5.2 although he lives for ever for the life of God was ever hid from that nature and although they who live in that first nature that obey not the Light pray or perform any other duty which God had commanded yet it is an abomination to him whose ear is turned from the Law by the light written in the heart Pro. 28.9 And as in the Scriptures may be read Ier. 31. ●3 Rom. 10.8 Isa 66.3 They who choose their own way that delighteth in abomination if they kil an Ox it is as if they slew a Man if they sacrifice a lamb as if they cut off a dogs neck if they offer an oblation as if thy offered Swines blood So you and your Priests who are still in the old nature in the works of darkness which hate the Light and know not the new birth as your fruits makes manifest may see what your preachings and prayers fasting and Ordinances will avail you Isa 1.10 11 12 13 14 15 16. while you live in envy and persecution in pride and love of the world they are Cains sacrifice not accepted and will stand you but in little stead no more than they did your forefathers the Scribes and Pharisees who talked of the Scriptures and knew many things outwardly from them and spoke of a Saviour that was to come and made their brags of Abraham Moses Iohn 8.39 Isa 29.13 Ezek. 33.31 of the Law and the Prophets and could cry Lord Lord and drew neer him with their lips when their hearts were awhoring after their covetousness pride love of the world and praise of men and while they were crying up the Temple and outward Ordinances of God Rom. 10.4 Mat. 5.17 they crucified Christ Jesus who was the end or substance of the Law and the Prophets and of all those outward Types and Figures as you do now who talk of the Scriptures and of faith and love in Christ Jesus whenas you hate his light and persecute them that follow it and with it are led out of the worlds wayes fashions and traditions into the life and practise of those which writ the Scriptures 1 Iohn 2.15 16. 1 Pet. 1.14.15 Iohn 15.16 Iohn 7.7 Rev. 2.9 10. who were not of this world but were chosen out of it to testifie against it that the works thereof are evill so whilest your bodies are the Synagogue of Satan and by him you are acted into envy and persecution and do not those things which Christ Jesus calls for by his pure light in your consciences all your talk and profession being in the nature hating and turned from the light is in vain and you still remain in your sine therefore to the Light of Christ Jesus which makes the tree good that makes the fruit good I direct you which Light if you love believe in and follow it will reach you to deny all ungodliness worldly lusts and to live soberly Mat. 12.33 34 35. Tit. 2.14 1● Mat. 11.29 Prov. 20.27 Ier. 17.10 and righteously in this present world to be meek and to be humble and to do unto all as you would be done unto so in love to your souls have I writ this that with the Light of Christ Jesus in your consciences which searcheth the heart and tryeth the Reins you may see your selves and what it is that guides you and whose servants you are and from what root and ground the off-spring your words actions and thoughts do proceed there being only two roots from whence all words actions and thoughts do come good and evil his servants you are to whom you yeild obedience whether of

THE SAINTS TESTIMONY Finishing through SVFFERINGS OR The Proceedings of the Court against the Servants of Jesus who were called before them to be tryed at the late Assizes or Sessions held in Banbury in the County of Oxon the 26 day of the seventh Moneth 1655. Also a Relation of Margret Vivers going to the Steeple-house in Banbury after the Assize or Sessions as aforesaid And a Testimony against False Prophets and false Doctrine with an Answer to the Objection about the woman forbidden to speak in the Church And some passages about the Lords former sending of his Servants and Messengers And who are no Jesuits Fugitives nor Vagabonds And the manner of Richard Farnsworth imprisonment at Banbury with a short Examination and Answer And the cause of his detainment Also A Warning from the Spirit of the Lord in his hand-maid Anne Audland to the persecuting Priest and people c. And a Letter of Robert Rich to the Magistrates of Banbury and to Iohn Griffith Deputy Recorder who sate Iudge in their Court at the Assize or Session as aforesaid Likewise a Letter of Tho. Curtis to the professed Minister called Samuel VVells in Banbury And a Certificate wherein is manifested the diligence that was used to know the causes of the prisoners commitments that were called to a trial at Banbury Anne Audland Iane VVaugh Sarah Tims and Nathaniel VVeston as wel as Robert Rich who was that day committed out of the Court to prison in Banbury With a Paper relating the sufferings of the Innocent Rev. 12.13 17. And when the Dragon saw that he was cast unto the Earth he persecuted the woman which brought forth the Manchild and the Dragon was wrath with the woman and went to make war with the remnant of her seed which keep the Commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ London Printed for Giles Calvert at the Black-Spread-Eagle neer the West end of Pauls 1655. THE Saints Testimony Finishing through SUFFERINGS THere being a General Sessions and pretended Goal-Delivery holden at the Town and Burrough of Banbury the fourth day of the week being the six and twentieth day of the seventh moneth 1655. and to many known that several of the Servants of the Living God were there imprisoned whom the world in scorn calls quakers so many friends to them and the truth of God were moved out of Bristol Glocestershire Barkshire and other parts of the Nation to come and visit them and to use their endeavors that justice and equity might be done them at the beginning of the Sessions we were there and heard the Charge given and was present the whole time all our friends were tryed and observed as followeth After awhile one Thomas Colle was called into the Court who bore som office in the Town when he appeared it was observed great rage against him role yet little was said to him but that he was unmannerly in that he kept on his hat and they asked him if he knew where he was or before whom and said that he affronted the Court and words to that purpose although the man uttered not one uncivil word whereupon the Deputy Recorder called Iohn Griffith who sate Judge in the Court fined him to pay five pounds condemned him to prison til he should pay the same he was fined forty shillings more for neglect of his office as they said and because be refused to pay the money was sent to prison accordingly as they had commanded This hard sentence being thus passed was a great burthen to them who loved Righteousness and expected equity And clearly seeing that the said Thomas Cole for conscience sake could not respect any ones person he being enlightned with the light of Christ Jesus which respecteth no mans person and in obedience to him and the Apostle who was guided by the same spirit of Light who saith My brethren have not the faith of our Iesus Christ the Lord of glory with respect of persons for if ye respect person yee commit sin Iames 1.9 and are convinced of the Law as Transgressors After that the said Thomas Cole was sent to the prison as aforesaid one Robert Rich standing not far from the place where the Judge sate who is a friend to all that love righteousness was made a witness for the just GOD against all injustice and deceit he seeing and hearing the said Judge and some others that sate neer him on the Bench earnestly inviting two men that was in the Court with their hats off whole names as was afterwards informed were two Priests viz. Priest Smart and Priest Iones to the transgression of the same thing for which a little before they had fined and sent to prison Thomas Cole namely to the putting and keeping on their hats the aforesaid Robert Rich taking notice of their partiality and unjust proceedings herein and to see the Law of God not regarded by them but threw behind their backs which saith Thou shalt not respect the person of the poor nor honor the person of the mighty but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy Neighbor was moved of the Lord to speak after this manner Christ Jesus who respecteth not the person of any man and judgeth righteously will give unto every one of you according to your deeds and they that judge ought to judge righteous Judgement without respect of persons some small enmity arose against him and one sitting on the Bench asked what business he had in the Town who answered he came to visit some friends they asked his name and where he lived to both which he gave a meek a just answer presently after this the court a journed til the afternoon In the afternoon friends came again to the Court where the Magistrates was set within a short time she who is called Anne Audland was called to the Bar there in the Court an inditement was read against her charging her with blasphemy on they did proceed to tryal called a Jury brought in their witnesses which differed one from another and was in confusion though they pretended to bear witness to one and the same thing but falsly was the accused there did declare against deny in the presence of the living God those things charged upon her so he that sate as Judg in the court spoke to the Jury that all which was proved could not be found or would not prove blasphemy words to them to that purpose so they went aside to consider of it being together where by the Law they ought to have bin kept alone til they were agreed upon their verdict and being together could not find the bil for some of the Jury said why should we find this bil seeing we have not evidence to prove it or words to that purpose so threw it by but one of them that sate on the Bench that same day is called a Magistrate came in to the Jury when they were together to corrupt and instigate them as

some of the Jury hath confessed which was contrary to the known Law of the Nation in such cases provided contrary to truth and equity which is a greater crime and breach of the Law then those things which many of the servants of Jesus are imprisoned for And after awhile the Jury came into the court was asked if they were agreed to which they said they were gave in their verdict for the Protector but they said they found not blasphemy it was then demanded what was found to which they said misdemeanor then she desired to know what she was accused of for they read then bil called their witnesses for blasphemy but blasphemy was not found then they said they found misdemeanor against her the asked in what they said in calling the Minister a false Prophet but she denyed that she did as they said although it s no transgression to call them false prophets who are false prophets which doth not abide in the doctrine of Christ and their minister being then on the bench in the Court was asked what he had to accuse her of he answered he deserferred his cause to God and said he desired she might have what favour the Law would afford yet for all this though the Bil was not found and though their as they call him there present did not accuse her of any thing they committed her to Prison again who had been there prisoner nine months before and fasly accused at her first commitment for no other thing did she speak but the truth according to plain Scripture a true Relation of which is published and declared in a printed paper being intituled A true Declation of the suffering of the Innocent who is hated and persecuted without a cause which is made manifest dayly for which the righteous Iudge of all the world will deal righteously and call you to an account and weigh you in an equal ballance and measure you in a just measure and from the hand of the Lord must you receive a reward according to your deeds After that then there was one Iane VVaugh called to the Barre who had been imprisoned about sixteen Weeks before in the Town of Banbury who at first coming thither was in obedience to the Lord to declare his truth and witness against deceit for which she were beaten and abused persecuted and imprisoned and evilly entreated in the said Banbury as the servants of the Lord in former ages as wel as this were by such an evill generation and seed of evil doers as they are whose fruits makes them manifest to be guided by the same spirit though under a refined subtilty that other persecutors of the innocent spoken of in Scripture were The said Iane VVaugh as foresaid who had been a witness to the truth of God and against the deceit of the world and after she had been sore abused in the said Banbury persecuted imprisoned and put forth of the Town for witnessing the truth against deceit and after a certain time being moved by the Spirit of the Lord to come into Banbury again and being with a friend getting him to write a Letter for her the Magistrates hearing of her being there sent for her to come before them Iohn Austine who was then Mayor caused the Oath of Abjuration to be tendred unto her and because in obedience to the commands of Christ Jesus who saith Swear not at all she refused to swear being faithfull to him abiding in his Doctrine and although she so did in obedience to his Command out of love to him and his truth and there in their court when the said Oath was tendred she utterly denyed all things contained in that Oath and Witnessed against all Popery and Popish Jesuiticall Opinions whatsoever yet the was then notwithstanding all that committed to Prison where the remained though the breach of any Law were not laid to her charge til the Generall Sessions Assize or pretended Goal-Delivery when and where she was called to the Bar as abovesaid and appearing there that day where no Accusation and witness came in against her nor any breach of the Law or mis-demeanor laid to her charge but notwithstanding she was asked to put in sureties for her good behaviour then she asked them on the bench what Law she had broken and would have had them to have convinced her of a transgression by making known to her the breach of some Law the which they refused but she could get no other answer but that if she would not give in sureties she must to prison again which was done accordingly now let all the wise in heart that truly fear God consider whether these proceedings against the innocent be either legall or just and if they do not exceed the proceedings of heathen Magistrates who sate Judges in tryals against the Christians and servants of Jesus in former ages as in the Scriptures are left upon Record Consider and see the actings of the persecuting Jews who had the form but wanted the power and so out of a blind zeal persecuted the Servants of Iesus who were in the power and life of truth and they were sore moved and offended at the Servants of Iesus and exceeding mad against Paul who was pressed in Spirit being in Macedonia to testifie to the Iews that Iesus was Christ and when they aposted themselves and blasphemed he shoke his Rayment and said unto them your blood be upon your own heads and having cleared his conscience to them he departed and went to the Gentiles and so entred into a certain mans house that worshipped God and being moved of the Lord he spoke and was not afraid the Lord being with him and having much people in that place where he continued a year and six months teaching the word of God among them and the Iews which made insurrection against Paul when they brought him before the Deputy of Achaia for teaching the word of the Lord which their dark minds who lived in Envie and Malice against the truth could not receive And now observe the actings of the Deputy of Achaia who though he might be accounted a heathen or an Antichristian whose proceedings in that case might preach or teach wisdome to some who profess themselves to be Christian Magistrates for when Gallio was the Deputy of Achaia as Iohn Griffith Deputy-Recorder was Iudge in the Court at the assize or sessions in Banbury before whose judgement seat the servants of Iesus was brought by such as had made insurrection against them in their Market Steeplehouse and Steeplehouse-yard in nature like the envious persecutors of the Servants of Jesus For the Iews made insurrection against Paul and brought him before Gallio to the Iudgement Seat and laid down their accusations against him according to Law there and then accusing him to the Deputy who sate as Judge saying in their accusation this fellow to wit Paul perswadeth men to worship God contrary to the Law and when Paul the accused was about to open

to her for judgment and did not dispise the counsell of the Lords spirit in a woman preacher or a Iudge in Israel and a Prophetess of the Lord Iudg. the 4 5 6 7 c. And in the dayes of Iosiah King in Israel there was one Huldah a Prophetess that lived in Ierusalem a woman Preacher or one who by the Spirit of the Lord declared and spoke to the people the word of the Lord and to her the Priest and people went to enquire and hear the word of the Lord according also to the Kings command 2 King 12 13 14 15 16 c. Besides several other Prophetesses as wel as Prophets there was in the time of old among the Lords people Issa 8.3 Nebe 6.14 Luke 2.29 30 31 32. as the prophetess in Isajahs time and in Nehemiahs time so there was in the Apostles time a man in Cesaria had four daughters that were virgins did prophesie Act. 21.8 9. And at the comming of Christ when Simeon that just man spoke of him the light of the Gentiles and the glory of the people Israel there was one woman a widow of above fourscore years of age that had no outward huusband at home to ask who was a preacher or one that spoke of the Lord Iesus to all that looked for Redemption in Ierusalem Luke 2.36 37 38. And Tryphena and Tryphosa and Persis three vertuous godly women did labour much in the Lord which Paul in his Epistle to the Romans did salute and as the wife is in subjection to her husband so is the Church subject unto Christ who is the head thereof as the husband is the head of the wife and Chsist being the Head of his Spouse or husband of his Church the Spouse of Christ united unto him and betrothed in Righteousness both asketh of him and staying at home taketh counsell with him though the Harlot from home and the stranger unto him knoweth it not and saith the Lord ●el 2.28 6. I wil pour out of my spirit that sons and daughters and handmaids also shall prophesie and who are they that are offended hereat now that the Lord doth see but proud covetous self-seeking priests who never knew God and their hearers that are deceived by them and such in their nature who know not the sure word and spirit of prophesie but are ignorant both of the mystery of godliness 2 Pet. 1.19 Col. 1.27 Rev. 19.13 Heb. 17.8 and so of him whose name is called the word of God and knoweth neither the teachings of God not the life of the Scriptures and the work of the Spirit of God who would not have him to be the same now that he was and Christ to be the same yesterday to day and for ever who are such opposers of the work of the Spirit of God and persecutors of the servants of Jesus in whom it is bringing and brought forth as their Generation and seed of evil doers ever was Mat 23.33 34 c. Holy men of God spoke forth the Scriptures The Scriptures or Writings that proceeded from the Spirit of truth were not spoken forth by the seed of evill doers that were haters of God and persecuters of his neither were they spoken forth by such as preached for Hire barerule by their means 2 Pel 1.21 Ier. 26.9 10. Ier 20.2 Ier. 37.16 2 Cor. 6.4 5 6 7 8. nor such as laid heavy burthens upon the people sought for their gain from their quarter like the Priests of England the false prophets and pharisees but Holy men of God who witnessed against such spoke forth the Scriptures as they were moved by the Holy Ghost who were persecuted mocked stoned haled out of the Synagogues set in the Stocks most shamefully abused evilly entreated and sore punished smitten put in the Dungeon and often imprisoned and such a portion from the world and seed of evill doers doth the servants and messengers of God meet withall now that witness against them who make a trade upon their words also denying them and owning the teachings of God and the life of the Scriptures again now as they that spoke them forth who suffered for witnessing the truth in the life and power of them aforetime did A short Relation betwixt the true Prophets and the false and how they may be known a ssunder First THe true Prophets of God had the word of God revealed to and inspired in them and the moving cause of their speaking was from the light life and power of the Holy Ghost within them who dwelt in the light which discovered deceit whereby they know the false Prophets and declared against them and against such as spoke the words of others 2 Pet. 1.19 20 21. 1 Pet. 1.10 11 12 Isa 48.16 17. Ier. 23. saying thus saith the Lord when the Lord spoke not unto them or by them and so they speak a Divination of their own brain as do the Hireling Priests and Deceivers and not from the mouth of the Lord as to those that dwel in the light as the true Prophets did they now are very wel known and against testified though it be not received by the besotted turned from the light and the deceived who persecutes those that are sent to witness against them contrary to the wil of man as the true Prophets were who were not sent by the wil of man but by the Lord God and his spirit Isa 48.16 17. which the world could not receive nor the wil of man no more than it doth now Iohn 4.17 and therefore do they persecute and put out of their Synagogues for to fil up the measure of their iniquity and to fulfil the prophesie of Christ ye a these things they do because they are in enmity against the living truth and know neither the father nor the Son Iohn 16.2.3 and so manifest what an evil and a wicked Generation they are on 2. The true Prophets of God who were indued with his spirit and dwelt in the light and spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost and were not sent of man contrary to the wil of God but of God contrary to the wil of man and such as are sent by the Lord God and his spirit now have their commander neer them and by his holy Spirit are moved to speak as he pleaseth and as they was who were not sent by the wil of man neither did mans wil receive them that went contrary to it and stood in the counsel of God no more than it doth now but rather persecured and imprisoned as they do now and the true Prophets that were sent of the Lord and stoood in his counsell neither preached for hire nor sought for their gain from their quarter nor sought for the fleece but preached or declared freely the word of the Lord and said come freely without money or price Isa 55. And also declared against the deceit of the false Prophets and hireling Priests and such as sought for their gain from their

quarter Ier. 5.30 31. Isa 56.10 11. And the true prophets declared against such as cryed peace peace to the people whilest they put into their mouths but when they could not for conscience sake uphold them in their deceits nor put into their mouths then the false prophets and such as preached for hire either shut up in prison or prepared war against them Mic. 3.5.11 Hos 6.9 2 Pet. 2. And the false prophets and Hireling priests do the same now Iude 11. and therefore they walk in their fore-fathers steps and are known by their fruits which is marks and the way to know them by according as Christ hath said Mat. 7.15 16. c. 3. And the true prophet that stood in the counsel of God preached or prophesied and declared the word of the Lord freely they neither persecuted imprisoned nor caused any to be persecuted and imprisoned as the false prophets and priests that stood not in the counsel of God aforetime did as wel as their off-spring hireling Priests false prophets and seed of evil doers do now Ier. 5.30 31. Ieremiah was a true prophet and were sent of the Lord to declare against the false and against such as bore rule by their means and held up the filthy and horrible thing which he then saw committed in the Land as the false prophets and hireling priests do now and Ieremiah the true prophet neither put others in the Stocks nor persecuted and imprisoned any but he himself were persecuted and imprisoned put in the Dungeon and set in the Stocks in the high gate of Benjamen Ier. 20. And when Ieremiah went to the Cities of Judah who were in the disobedient nature and come up then to worship the Lord commanded Ieremiah to go stand in the Court and speak to them the words which he commanded him to say without diminishing of them and he did so in obedience to the command of the Lord then the Priests asked him why he had spoken such words and they were sore offended at him for it that they judged him worthy of death and said he should surely dye and so sought to take away his life for it and Ieremiah answered the Priests and their party that were so in rage against him for speaking the truth and said unto them As for me behold I am in your hands as for me do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you but be sure or know ye for certain that if ye put me to death ye shall surely bring innocent blood both upon your selves and upon your City and the inhabitants thereof and of a truth the Lord hath sent me to speak all these words in your ears Jer. 26. Ye persecutors and blood-thirstie ones who cannot receive the truth that bears testimony against your deceit but seeks the blood of the innocent the persecuting priests and their party aforetime did from whence you are sprung stop your mouths cover your faces and blush observe your root and see both the fruits of the persecuting priests and their party And likewise behold your Spirit and repent of your cruelty madness at Banbury for there is like priest like people as saith the Prophet Hos 4.9 And as a troop of Robbers wait for a man so the company of Priests murder in the way by consent as it is written and witnessed Hos 6.9 The Priests crueltie manifested c. VVHen Christ Jesus the Dear Son of God came to testifie against the world that the deeds thereof was evill Iohn 7.7 Mat. 2. Mark 5. Mat. 26. 27 chap. the Priests and their party held counsells against him and sought false witness to take away his life and they accused him for blasphemy and said what further need had they of witness against him Herod also and his men of war they set him at nought and both Pilate and Herod became friends to joyn persecution against him and that evill seed had their hands in shedding his innocent blood and after they had done so by him Iohn 18 19 chapt Act. 4.1 2 3. the 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 verses his Servants were evilly entreated from the persecuting Priests and seed of evill doers Peter and Iohn were put in the Prison and afterwards beaten and commanded to speak no more in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ but for all that they could not but speak the thing which they had heard and seen And Stephen were judged by the priests and their counsell to be a Blasphemer though he was a man ful of the Holy Ghost and so ignorant were they of the Spirit of truth that they persecuted them that were guided by it and out of envy and malice shed innocent blood and took away Stephens life by stoning him to death as a Malefactor under the pretence of a Blasphemer when no such thing could be proved against him though the Greeks Libertines Stoicks Act. 6.11 12 13 14 1● Mat. 43 to the 10. Mark 6.20 Act 21.28 29 30 Act. 24. Act. 17.17 18. 24 25. vers Act. 18.12 13 14 c. Act. 24.5 Act. 26.16 17 18. and Epicarians sought to encounter him And Iohn Baptist he were behaedded by Herods command though he were convinced and knew by that in his conscience that he were an upright Man And Paul he were counted a Pestilent Fellow a mover of Sedition and a Ring-leader of the Sect of the Nazarens they cryed out Men of Israel holy this is the man that turneth the world up-side-down and they drew him out of the Temple and forthwith the doors were shut he were beaten and abused for going into their Markets and Synagogues to reason and dispute with the Iews and for testifying against the outward Temple and that Temple-worship and bearing witness against their deceits who also was called of Christ and both chosen and sent to turn people from darkness to the Light and from the power of Satan unto God Act. 26. Yet so blinde and ignorant of the life of truth were the Priests and their counsell that they persecuted Paul as they did the rest and said he was a mover of sedition and accused him as a heretick and sought by all means to take away his life though he told them of his choosing and Call Commission and sending they could not believe him that knew not the Spirit by which he were guided and sent who also told them that in the way which they called heresie did he worship the God of his Fathers yet for all that were he imprisoned beaten and set in the Stocks Act. 24.14 15. Act. 26.22 23 24. And the same portion from the Priests and their party doth the Servants of Jesus meet with in the world Wo to the wicked seed of evill doers and persecutors Priest and people you are seen with the Light and you Spirits are tryed 2 Pet. 2. Mat. 6.5 Mat. 23.4 5 c. and your wayes comprehended and all your false worships and