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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67324	More work for the dean in a brief answer to some scandalous reports published by Dr. Stillingfleet in his book entituled, \"An impartial account of the history, nature and pleas of the present separation from the communion of the Church of England\" against some of the Lords faithful servants, namely, Mr. Henry Barrow, Mr. John Greenwood, Mr. John Penry, who by the bishops means, after long imprisonment, were put to death, contrary to Queen Elizabeths mind; in the year 1593 ... : as likewise here is word for word the petition of those persecuted Christians, wherein is shewed the barbarous usage of the bishops to them : together with the refutation of the then esteemed Bishop of Winchester's blasphemous doctrine, by Mr. Henry Barrow, with the description of the true Church of God, according to Christs Testament, by the whole Church at London, whom the doctor calleth Brownists; with the reason why they were so nick-named by their enemies : very needful for all true Protestants to know / by Thomas Wall.	Wall, Thomas.	1681 (1681)	Wing W485; ESTC R20458	32,462	49

form order and ordinances which shall abide to the worlds end than he was of the other which consisted but of wood and stone and was to abide but for a time being but a type and shadow of the spiritual if we think so let the New Testament convince us wherein is left unto us a most exact lively and express pattern for all things concerning the ministry ordinances maintenance time and order therefore Christ is said to be faithful Heb. 3. 6. in his own house as a Son who is the head of his body the Church Col. 1. 18. of the living God the only Lord spiritual and Archbishop of their soul 1 Pet. 2. 25. If the Dr. be as may be supposed he is of the Bishops mind by imbracing an Office not once named in Christs Testament to wit a Dean by it allowing that the Orders appointed by Christ were but temporary so that Christs Offices of Pastors Teachers Elders and Deacons is not allowed by the Doctor to remain perpetual When he hath proved it he may be believed and until then Mr. Barrows testimony herein is truth and the contrary seditious And they that own any other Ministry Order or Ordinances in Gospel-worship than Christ hath appointed is intollerable to the utter subversion of all good orders in Christs Church and precurer of the Judgments to come on that Land Now if the Doctor will not believe this to be a truth though a truth proved by Scripture because those he calleth Brownists declare it I hope he will believe it if some of the Ministers of his own Church saith it in the Admonition to the Parliament in the Thirteenth year of Queen Elizabeths Reign they in opposition to the Ministry of Arch and Lord Bishops declare in the Epistle Either we must have a right Matt 9. 37 Eph. 4. 11 12 Ministry of God a right Government of his Church Matt. 18. 15 16 17. according to the Scriptures both which we lack or else there can be no right Religion nor yet from the contempt thereof can Gods Plagues be from us any while deferred And further they say in Page 2. We allow and like well of Popish Mass-mongers men for all seasons King Henries Priests Queen Maries Priests who of a truth if Gods Word were precisely kept should from the same be utterly removed Now to leave this to the Doctors consideration I shall in the next place better inform the Doctor what end Mr. Barrow made that so the Doctor may be ashamed to own his false report in his Book I find in a book Printed a little after Mr. Barrows death in the year 1593 Intituled Henry Barrow's Platform by reason of some things Mr. Barrow had Written was after his death Printed In which the Publisher declareth in these words A Gentleman of a good House told me that Queen Elizabeth asked the Learned Doctor Raynols what he then thought of those Two men Henry Barrow and John Greenwood he answered her Majesty that it could not avail any thing to shew his judgment concerning them seeing they were put to death and being loath to speak his mind further Her Majesty charged him upon his Allegiance to speak whereupon he answered that he was perswaded if they had lived they would have been Two as worthy Instruments for the Church of God as hath been raised up in this Age. Her Majesty sighed and said no more But after that she riding to a Park near the place where they suffered death called again to mind their suffering of death and being willing to take farther information concerning them demanded of the Earl of Cumberland who was present when they suffered What end they made He answered A very godly end and prayed for your Majesty the State moreover saith the same Author Mr. Philips a preacher famous both seeing and hearing Mr. Barrow his holy speeches and preparations for death said Barrow Barrow my soul be with thine By all which it appeareth that this report which the Doctor hath taken out of Mr. Cotton's book printed above 40. years after their death and then but that Mr. Cotten should say Mr. Dod told him so is very false and the rather to be believed it was false because Mr. Cotten though he went into New England yet could never forsake the order of his ministry received from the Bishops nor yet glorying in their vain School titles as in the title of his book afore noted he stileth himself John Cotten Batchellor in Divinity These fleshly titles Paul was ashamed of and accounted them but dung though he had as many to glory in as any man Phil. 3. all which Mr. Barrow reproved which Mr. Cotten did not like therefore could report a hearsay against Mr. Barrow though no more dishonour to Mr. Barrow nor the cause he dyed for than it was to the prophet Jeremiah Jer. 20. and the cause he suffered for both for the good old way of the Lord under the Law the other under the Gospel-worship In the next place the Doctor is pleased to publish against Mr. Penry That Mr. Hildersham should tell Mr. Cotten both ministers of the bishops order that Mr. Penry should say a little before his death That he had deserved death at the Queens hands for that he had seduced many of her loyal subjects to a separation from hearing the word of life in the Parish Churches which though himself had learned to discern the evil of yet could he never recover divers of her Majesties subjects whom he had seduced To which I answer as the wise man saith Prov. 18. 17. He that is first in his own Cause seemeth just but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him Now by search I find that report cannot in the least measure be true First being but the report of his enemy and why his enemy but as the Apostle was to some in the Church of Galatia for telling them the truth Gal. 4. 16. 1 King 22. 8. Mr. Penry as well as Mr. Barrow testified against Mr. Hildersham's ministry which testimony I shall easily prove he maintained to his death as appeareth by the consession of his faith his Letter to the Church at London he was a member of 3. His Letter to his Wife all written near that time of his death In his Confession he thus declareth himself I detest against the Pope his triple crown his usurped jurisdiction of either of both swords I detest the limbs of that body their spiritual power as Cardinals Archbishops Lord Bishops Suffragans Abbots Friers Deans this word Dean may vex the Dr. Arch deacons Commissaries Officials Monks Canons Pr●bends Priests Besides this testimony which is sufficient to prove the report false Mr. Hildersham raised against Mr. Penry let me here add what Mr. Penry wrote to the Church at London whereof he was a member in these words Beloved let us think our lot and portion more than happy or blessed that now we are vouchsafed the favour not only to know and profess but also to suffer for