such a Kingdome or such a peice of ground which wee know naturally brings forth nothing but thistâ—es and evill weeds I confesse could I see a Kingdome or a parish so cleane as to bring forth nothing but holy fruit could I see men borne Saints and the Kingdome of Earth convert men as soone as they are in it or could I heare a voyce from Heaven saying Oh England or the like I take thee and all persons in theeto be a peculiar nation to my self above all people all that are borne in thee shal be holy I would plead for a National Church too but in the mean time they cannot excuse their Temples from being founded upon an ill foundation built up with rotten timber and adorned with a fading glory their garden from being sowne with il seed and bringing forth evill fruit if all these sorts of people can but prove a faction sure I am they are the greatest in England and let them not cry out the temple of the Lord the temple of the Lord the temple of the Lord while their hands are full of blood let them not proclaim a feast to take away Naboths Vinyard But if he his bretheren shal say I wrong them by laying this to their charge that their Church is a meere composition of light and darknesse of bloody and prophane men and the like let them but answer me in these things 1. Whether or no all that live in their parish and frequent their assemblies having been christned as they terme it when they were infants be not members of their Church If he say not I demand when they were excluded if he saith they were never of it I desire he would not plead for a Nationall Church nor power to suspend and excommunicate for the Church hath nothing to doe to judge those that are without seing there is so many in the Kingdome that were never of it 2. Whether or no all that are of their assemblyes are such that in their consciences they can believe all pertake of the divine nature that they are all Saints Or whether or no there are not among them prophane grosse Ignorant covetous superstitious and blood-thirsty people yea even Athests men of no Religion at all Caviliers murderers c 3. Whether or no I have said truth or not in saying the matter of their Church is not purely christian but antichristian Of these Questions I expect an answer from Mr. Edwards Thus it appeares clearely if these sorts of people prove a faction and a faction preceds sudden desolation then it is high time for the Presbyterians to repent weepe and lament for their destruction is at hand But I come to his 6. Symtome that preaches ruine to them he stiles Independets Anababtists c. which he saith is 6. There reaching after and medling with all kind of persons and things grasping of all at once labouring to engrosse all offices and places of power into their hands slighting and abusing all that stand in their way Wil Mr. Edwards never cease thus subtilly to incense the Magistrate against faithful subjects endevouring to make them believe they would wrest the sword out of their hands set up another King Oh what a bitter incendiary appears here even ready if he can to set the world on fire But I to hasten must turne the glasse to himselfe and his bretheren that by a direct reflection they may know themselves in their proper colours Who meddles with all kind of persons and things like them With Kings and Parliaments like them With Townes Cities Countries and Kingdoms like them Who endevours to get more power into their hands then they Who complainâ—s so much for want of power as they All their bookes petitions pamphlets and Remonstrances declare them to be the most impatient people under the sunne till they have a sword put into their hands till the Parliament become their servants I had almost said their vassals thy care not who they discontent so they please themselves whether it be Parliament Army or Kingdoms M. Edwards hath given the world a full accompt of such a spirit in that infectious Machiavilian Epistle to his Vlcerous Treatise where he incites them to petition and petition againe never to lye from the Parliament dores petitioning what ever comes of it If this be a Symtome of destruction I feare it will be woe daies with them But I come to the 7. Symtome of their ruine which M Edwards saith is the Sectaries great sins and wickednesse c. That there are great sins among Sectaries I deny not but that he hath proved all those he stiles Independents Anabaptists c. to be Heretiques Schismatiques I deny it and it remaines for him to prove when he knowes how which I am confident will not be in this age But he goes on largely to innumerate severall filthy and abominable practises and many untruthes and fathers them upon the Independents without any distinction I shall chiefly speak to two the first is blood guiltinesse in destroying the lives of many by dipping weakly and antient persons in Rivers in cold seasons If Mr. Edwards can prove what he sayes it will save him from being reputed the father of this untruth surely if he had knowne the persons that had killed any or the persons that was killed the world should have heard of it long before now he wants neither wil nor malice to declare any thing that may render them odious To prove his generall conclusion he produces a particular of a story of one Oates that dipped a young woman who swelled with the water shee received into her which water some report was found in her after shee was dead others say Oates drowned her O miracle O wonder O prodigie A woman drowned living twenty dayes after shee came forth of the water If M. Edwards saith shee came by her death by it that is as monstrus to me as the other shee was as well nine dayes after shee had been in the water as shee had been a great while before But he saith it is reported shee confessed it to be the cause of her death O what wil not envie say if her cleering the man the water from being the cause of her death can by any Logick or Sophistrie be said to accuse them then the report is true otherwise it is but a winter storie and false report besides the young womans own mother came to London to cleare the man for the truth is the woman dyed of a Dropsie the water of which was found within her after her death But if any shall conceive this to be water shee received into her when shee was in the water it being twenty dayes after I cannot chuse but judge such a mans intellectualls scarce sound and whereas he reports the Justices sent him to the Gaole the truth is as I am informed the Iustices would not medle with it But the Coroner sent him thither by his owne warrant if Mr. Edwards sayes
crowning their enterprizes with successe and that great and wonderfull Mee thinks M. Edwards should do well seriously to consider how God hath made his and his bretherens wrath to praise him and the remainder of their wrath he hath restrained while they have endeavoured to swallow them up all greedily with a Petition a Remonstrance gangrenous Discourse and virulent Sermon God hath turned all into good for them and they are yet delivered And M. Edwards is angry peevish and much discontented thus though God hath discovered themselves to themselves and shewed them their vanity in fighting against God they shut their eyes and will not see have they been humbled have they repented for this evill of persecuting amd cursing whom God blesseth even of their fighting against God Surely no but they blaspheme the more their throats are even scorched with great heat thirsting after the bloud of the Saints and the Prophets but they repent not to give God the glory though the Kingdome is full of darknes yet they repent not of their evill deeds Rev. 16.9 10 11. They are envious at the prosperity of the Righteous there is not one victory one mercy one priveledge bestowed upon the Independants but they murmur at it and seek to turne it about to their destruction and this is tho fruit of Gods dispensation Tell me after their fastings thus many yeares which of them is more meeke and humble then they were before they began Oh â—ow many of them fast for strife and debate and smite with the Fist of wickednes Thus now if continuing in sin not repentting at the discovery of their nakednes be a sign of ruine or if any other of all his Symptomes have prophesied desolation all wise men may see to what passe they are brought in what a sad wofull deplorable and lamentable condition the Presbyterians are in But least M. Edwards Prophesy should fayle him he hath discovered a sound reserve when he was in the Front of his Prophesy not infallibly knowing whether the words he had spoke would come to passe he saith his Prophesie is true if ever God spake by him The great question being yet unresolved to me and I believe many more whether evre God spake by him or not Thus he thinks to excuse himselfe from being esteemed as and adjudged for whether he hath uttered a truth or a lye a false Prophet but I shall follow him a little further and consider something of his other Corallaryes In the third Corallary he proceeds thus Hence then from all these error heresies blasphemyes and practises of the Sectaryes we may see what a great evill and sin Separation is from the communion of the Reformed Churches and how highly displeasing to God for men to make a schisme and rent in the Churches of God in a time of Reformation God punishing the schisme and separation of our times with so many Heresyes Blasphemyes and wicked practises c. It pityes me to see how the man through a mistake or something worse hath wound himselfe into a labyrinth how he builds upon a rotten and slippery foundation he charges the Independents with the guilt of schisme when it is yet to prove that thirs is a true Church could he prove their Nationall or Parrochiall Churches Gospell Temples true spirituall houses built upon a right foundation in a right Gospell forme by a Gospell Ministrie then had he a ground for his charge but if he cannot prove them such Jure d vino by the ballance of the Sanctuary and yet can prove them true Churches and the Independents guilty of schisme erit mihi magnus Apollo If they cannot prove themselves true Churches will not their leaving of them be a plain discovery of their true obedience in hearkning to the Spirits call to come forth of Babylon If he sayes though for the present they are not as they desire and as they hope they shall be but they are now reforming I answer t is true he spea kt much and writes much of Reformation of their Church and the like ô how it grieves my heart to see his Head full of gray haires and yet he knowes it not they have more need to looke to their foundation then to talke of Reformation for if that be not firm the building connot be right the truth is it is the heigth depth breadth and length of folly to be at much paines and cost to beautify the out side when the inn-side is full of corruption of dead mens bones this is but healing a wound at the top when it is festered and full of corruption within all the Reformation of their Church without a sequestration without a new â—â—undation is but as if a man that was sick at heart ready to dye should send for a Chirurgeon to take away some Warts from his hands or like an unwise man that layes a foundation of glasse hay or stubble and erects a very faire specious and beautifull pallace upon it which presently falls down for want of a good foundation and the builders labour care and treasure is but lost such a foundation every one hath just cause to feare theirs is and like to it will be their Reformation How long therefore will it be before Mr. Edwards and his brethren cease to call evill good and good evill light darknesse and darknesse light O the consideration of the former Symptoms as they are faithfully applyed clear the Independents from the guilt which M. Edwards r pen casts upon them ads a luster to their practise it commends it it proclaimes them most happy that are come forth from their confused assemblyes as being come into a City of refuge Al the dirt that he throwes in the faces of them whom he accuseth of Schisme will never stick but be like a drop of cold water powred on a straw that falls from it without leaving the least impression behind it If he and all his Brethren severally or assembled together should plot study conspire and endeavour to prove them guilty of Schisme from a true Church because from them though they should fill the world with Tractate after Tractate Sermon after Sermon Petition after Petition Gangrena after Gangrena Volume after Volvme they would never be able to doe it a third nay a fourth Gangrena wil not effect it Thus may those who through the Spirit discerne the deepe things of God see how dangerous it is to abide with them where there is such a stupidity such an unity such a harmony in darknesse that it may be justly suspected truth is fallen in or excomunicated out of their Churches But he further tells us of many judgments of God against those whom in his mouth are Schismatiques c. as separation from God his words need explanation or it may be well judged he is Armin us his friend But my thinks he should have been silent in this that a little before said their Brethren even their Brethren of Scotland have been afflicted with sword
but circumstantiall if he saith so let me tell him he that feares not to vent Circumstances out of a malicious braine which are evidently false will not stick at telling substantiall untruthes But for my part what ever he thinkes I know it to be as substantiall an untruth as ever was declared and many more know it as well as I But Mr. Edwards further speaking still of Captaine Paul Hobson and some with him saith Also when apprehended uttering many bold and seditious speeches that they would acquaint their friends in the House of Commons of their bad usage That they were resolved to make this businesse the leading case of the Kingdome for all the godly party adding that if the godly and wel affected party were thus persecuted they should be forced to make a worse breach then was yet when they had done with the Kings party and saying when they had made an end with the Caviliers they should be forced to raise a new warre to fight with them Oh what will not the Father of lyes perswade some men to utter and others to believe the whole charge is compbonded of most notorious unjust injurious and malitious flanders But for the Readers further satisfaction I shall give the world a full account of the story not varying a haires breadth from the truth Captaine Hobson with another Captaine going to Sir Thomas Fairfax his Army through Newport-Paganell being in their way they called there to see some of their former acquaintance who earnestly solicited them to stay a while with them and desired Captaine Hobson to declare what God had caused him to enjoy of himselfe a harmlesse pactice not long since commended by the Presbyterians which he accordingly did and that without any molestation or tumult none opposing or questioning him for what he had done His exercise being finished the Captaine peaceably departed out of the Towne and went to the Army having dispatched their businesse there they returned and called at Newport as they came back where Captaine Hobson was importuned to stay awhile and accordingly he did where some of his friends came to him and desired that they might spend some time together in blessing God for that great victory God had given to Sir Thomas at Nasâ—bye This was on the Saterday the next day being the first day of the weeke they were unwilling to meet in the Town for feare of disturbance so they went to Lathbury where they â—de both civily and religiously In the after-noone come some scattering Souldiers and others that made a great disturbance by their fearefull swearing horrid blasphemies horrible cursing holding up a hound by the ears to the window of the house where the people met bringing a pack of hounds full cry about the house even in so much that Captaine Hobson and some others went out to them asked them by what warrant they made that disturbance they said they had none but would go fetch one from the then Governour of Newport to that Captain Hobson replyed he would be ready to obey any order from him and told him where he should be in the evening ready to answer any thing that should be objected against him the Souldiers were somthing pacified to heare him say so but presently after comes one Ensigne Fish with aguard of Musquetieres to apprehend them all and carry them to the mayne Guard saying the Governour sent him the Captaine desired to see his warrant the Ensigne told him t was not the Governour himselfe but the Major that sent him But the Captaine and the rest of the company went peaceably along with the Guard to the maine Guard being shamefully abused by the way yet reviling none when they came to the mayne Guard they abode there peaceably A while after a Lieutenant came and told the company they might depart but the Captaine desired a warrant from the Governer for their peaceable departure that they might not be molested by the rude multitude but presently came Lieutenant Colonell Cockaine and Mr. Baâ—ber one of the Committee and said they came from the Governour to testifie they had liberty to depart saying they were sorry that such Gentlemen should be so abused being contrary to the Governors knowledge so the prisoners were set at liberty departed from the maine Guard But a while after the Captaines being with the Governour they humbly desired his honour to certifie them whether he gave any warrant for the practise of them that had so abused them for if they did it contrary to his knowledge they desired Justice He returned them this answer he would doe them Justice for he would send them with his Marshall to Sir Thomas Fairfax for he told them they had run from their Colours upon that one of the Captaines produced his discharge under Sir Thomas his owne hand which though the Governour would not read yet Lieutenant Colonll Cockaine did and said it was very authentirk but Sir Samuel Luke the Governour said they were lying fellowes and he would not believe them whatsoever they said so he sent them to the Army by the Marshall Ensigne Fish and two Souldiers and a friend of theirs one that had been an eye and eare witnesse to the whole proceedings accompanying them and when they came thither the Noble Generall examined the businesse by a Councell of Warre and it being faithfully reported to him He wrot to Sir Samuel Luke to this effect SIR I Have had the businesse concerning those Gentlemen you sent to me Captain Hobson and Captaine B. examined and I find that they have been discharged of their Commands at their owne importunity the one by my selfe and the other by the Colonell of that Regiment the which if it had appeared to you as they informed me they desired to doe I conceive it might have prevented any further trouble either to you or to my selfe in that businesse It seemes their usage by those who come a long withthem hath been very uncivill and dishonorable unto Gentlemen that have carried themselves with fid lity and courage in this cause and have been members of this Army And truly I can do no lesse without encouragement to such ill carriages for the future and for the satisfaction of those Gentlemen then desire you to see full reparations made them by the Marshall and the Ensigne and that you c sâ—re them from their imployments Your assured friend and Servant THOMAS FAIRFAX Presently after the Captaines returned to Newport againe for their armes which the Marshall most abusively had taken away not in contempt as Master Edwards would have it imediatly after their comming Sir Samuel Lâ—kâ— sent for them when they came to him he told them if he could not have Justice in the Army he would have it else where asked them how long they intended to stay in Towne they replyed they would be gon presently he tould them he would send one along with them they desired to know whether he would send them as prisoners or
him he knew no such neither did he know what the fellow meanes by naming such a man as he never knew nor saw Surely Mr. Rycraft knew not what he wrot when he wrot this aske Mr. Rycraft whether he did not use to call him Colonell Whether he did not receive the Kings P ctâ—re from him said it would secure him when the King came to London But the man thinks to evade it for he saith he knew no such man Though he knew not such a man as Colonell yet he called him so But the truth is as I am credibly informed he is a Lieutenant Colonell his name is Anthony Diet Can he deny this Is he not his cozen Surely t is true it will be proved to his face And for Mr. Roberts his testimony such equivocation will not serve him he knew him by the name of Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Diet at Brummingham And can he deny but that this Anthony Diet sought his life Surely not without blushing This vapouring will not excuse Mr. Rycraft Neither can Mr. Rycrafts letter to Mr. Edwards be any plea for him None accused Mr. Roberts of knowing he was in Towne And let Mr. Roberts if he can deny that â—e would have endevoured the hanging of him But to proceed Mr. Rycraft advanceth yet further saying 6. And for his third lye where he saith I sent money to one to go to Oxford the said party nominated came lately to London who affirmed to the lyeing Author his face that I never lent him money for such end or at any such time I am sorry to see mens writings composed with such un-tempred morter Let Mr. Rycraft deny if he can that he knew he intended to go to Oxford and that he lent him money and desired to be remembred to some in Oxford These things considered see whether it amounts not to as much as was written of him As for the other things he chargeth the Author of that Letter with as the distemper of his head I leave that and his owne distemper of head heart and hand to wise men that know them both to judge of And for the particular abuses he saith was offered to him and proved by oath he had done well to have printed them but it may be the man was ashamed The truth is I have the Articles that he was accused of by Mr. Rycraft One is for kicking a stoole from under him as he sat by the fire the other for molesting him when he was cutting his beard to the indangering his throat which was never proved but denied to his face And others are so frivolous and so old that they are not worth the recitall As for his two warrants they adde just as much to his fidelity as the picture before his book to his piety Thus may all men see what Mr Rycraft is how religious how wel-affected to the Parliament what credit may be given to his testimony and to his stories I shall only say thus much more of him His malice against those he calls Independents if there were no more might be a sufficient ground to suspect all the accusations he brings against them He blushes not to say he hates the Independents worse then he hates toades and values them no more then the dirt under his feet Rogue and Rascall Brazen-face and Billings-gate slut being as good languge as he can afford them Thus having impartially declared being constrayned there to what some of the witnesses are of Mr. Edwards stories not questioning but that others can doe as much of many others I shall consider some few of his expressions and see whether these his witnesses and his expressions run parrallell For he fearing his witnesses might be suspected if not himselfe to have given in false evidence thinks to remove all cause of jealousies and to prove the truth of all that is contained in his Gangrena page 5. 6 by saying as followeth For divers of the errours and practices related they are notoriously knowne to thousands I demand of Mr. Edwards whether thousands nay tens nay any one man can witnesse the accusations against Captain Hobson and the truth of Josiah Rycrafts Letter 2. He saith many errours and blasphemies contained in his books have been complained off by sufficient persons to the Parliament and Committees of Parliament I desire him to tell me whether or no he thinks those witnesses I have examined sufficient persons to be credited and whether he meanes not by sufficient persons the aforesaid Captain Oxford and Robert Ratford that complained against Captain Hobson for the unjust things laid to his charge or who else 3. He affirmes some of the errours blasphemies are proved in the narration of the stories I desire to know what story hath proved the truth of those particulers I have examined 4. He saith He himselfe and some other persons of good note and quality have been eye eare witnesses of the errours blasphemies practices he relates I intreat him to declare to all the world whether he or any person of good quality was an eare witnesse to what Captain Hobson is charged of and whether any of these good persons saw the woman Mr. Rycraft tels a tale of and if they did let them name the persons and conceale them no longer 5. Hee saith others of these errours and opinions are in divers printed books either of the Sectaries themselves or of persons of note for their learning and piety I desire to know what bookes of the Sectaries or others upon their owne certaine knowledge say that either Captain Hobson or his confederates boasted of working miracles and casting devills out of men possessed with them 6. Hee proceedeth saying For any of the errours balsphemies put in this following Catalogue which have come to my knowledge by none of the former five waies above specified which yet are not many I have had the relation of them from godly Ministers and understanding conscientious Christians with many circumstances of names places conditions time and confident observations of the certainty of them and so delivered as there can be no reason in the world to think they should be false but much every way to believe them true And he further declareth that the reader may the more build upon the truth of all things delivered in this booke to his shame how he went and sent and enquired by himselfe and others prompting them lessons beforehand that they might get w them ithout booke c. Now I desire â—he solution of these questions 1. Whether or no the story of Captain Hobson afore related and Mr. Rycrafts stories came to him any of these waies And if of any then of which If none of these waies as I am confident they did not Then secondly 2. Whether Mr. Edwards is not guilty of apparent false-hood in saying all his relations came thus to him when I have discovered two or three that did not And 3. Whether it may not easily be suspected Mr. Edwards came as ill by
many of the other stories as these And whether these may not be a president to judge of the rest 4. Whether Mr. Edwards hath not dealt very uncharitably to say no worse of it in taking such a Machivillian course to screw out the failings of his Brethren and to put them to sale 5. If one should take the same course as he hath done whether he might not find farre greater and more abominations among the Presbyterans then is contained in his Gangrena 6. Thus having spoken to the most materiall substantiall things in his books and hoping I have sufficiently cleared the guitlesse I shall a little reason with Mr Edwards and speak mildly to him Master Edwards how long will you give up your selfe to scandalize the Saints and to fight against the members of Christ When will you cease to reprove passion with passion Doe you think the Lord Christ takes it well at your hands that you should slander just ones that you should print the testimonies of vaine men against the Saints of the most high God and so boldly stamp the superscription of truth upon their forged relations Did not you think it unjust that the testimony of a prophane lying Apparator should be received against you and yet will you receive the testimony of as bad against your Brethren When will you learne to doe as you would be done by How long will you dote on your p ivate interest Will you never cease the adventuring the ruine of the whole to set up your selfe will nothing but Naboths Vinyard his inheritance and life satisfie you When will you cease to incense the Magistrate against a faithfull people Think not on Sacrifice while you neglect Mercy Good Sir what is the reason you are so violent against those you call Independents are you a fraid you shall loose your credit livings Tythes Offerings honour and respect If these come falsely to you they are better lost then found When will you be contented that others shall injoy the same liberty as your selfe The Parliament hath established Presbyterie by an Ordinance you like it not would you be contented to be forced to it Doe you not expect a Toleration your selfe And shall not your Brethen be suffered as well as you When will you cease to cry up the Magistrates power in Religion so long as you think they will establish your desires no longer Why doe some of your Brethren strict Presbyterians say the Parliament is a swarme of Sectaries not the Parliament that was first chosen Why doe any of you give out such threatning speaches what the Common-councell will doe before long When will you be contented with the assistance of the truth of the most high to declare it selfe by Is there never a wise man among you never a good Souldier that can indure hardnesse that can fight the good fight of faith which is only able to root out errour even by the sword of the Spirit I desire you may see you are not at Dothan but at Samariah When wil you cease Nero like to kindle a fire in the Kingdome and say the Independents have done it when will you cease like Ahab to say Elijah is the troubler of Israel when it is your selfe and your Fathers house All your bitter threats accusations slanders imprecations nicknames unjust dealing Machivillian plotting moves me not I desire your happinesse and that you may acknowledge your evill doing and be ashamed do no more so wickedly I desi e with all my heart that you may speedily unwrite that which you have either falsely or malitiously written in your bookes and write so no more then am I perswaded your volumnes will be much lesse a great deale cheaper and abundance better Yo tell us your books will be believed in after ages If you prevail according to your prophesie it is probable So would Oxford Auâ— cusses had the Kings prevailed but they will be never the tâ—er because believed by your owne party That you may testifie unto all the world your desi es that nothing but truth may be credited Bind up this with all the other answers to your bookes that you intend to record for posterity Triumph not because al your stories be not suddenly answered CoÌ„sider you have agents al over the Kingdom many may not hear of your stories others may not have leasure at present others thinke it not worth the while being perswaded you are resolved to have the last word right or wrong and so they envy you it not What I have written is in vindication of truth in discovery of errours of your partiallity which if you shall see and acknowledge that God may be gloryfied I have gained my end You that are the free-borne People of England take heed whom yee believe and what you believe you see your Ministers themselves are subject to errours listen not to them neither to opâ—ose the Parliament or those that God hath made famous in suffering so much opposition and contradiction for you lest you bring your selves into that lamentable slavery as you had like to have done by hearkning to the Bishops Sacrifice not your liberties lively-hoods servants and Brethen which have sacrificed their estates and blood for you upon the lust fury pride avarice or ambition of any whatsoever You that are called to be Saints be not dismayed nor discouraged think it not strange to be reviled slandered and persecuted for this hath been the portion of the Saints in all ages Elijah was slandered by Ahab to be the troubler of Israel Amos by Amaziah The Priest of Bethel was accused for conspiring against the King of Israel Amos 7.10 Thus did Haman slander the Iewes saying they did not observe the Kings Lawes Hester 3.8 Thus did false witnesses rise up against David laying things to his charge that he knew not of Psalm 27 12. Psalm 35.11 Thus was two men sons of Belial set before honest Naboth â—ecaâ—se he would not part with his birth-right to beare false witnesse against him sâ—ying thou diddest blaspheme God the King Thus was Stephen by suborned men charged and accused falsly suffered Martyrdome Thus were the Apostles called seducers heretiques deceivers enemies to Caesar and the like Oh be not you troubled for your Lord Master the great Lord Iesus sâ—ffered the contradicti n of sinners The Iewes accused him falsly and put him to death through the false suggestion and slanderous accusation of Caiaphas the high Priest for blasphemy Follow your Master blesse them that curse you doe good to them that hate you pray for them that dispighfully use you and persecute you Render not Jeere for Jeere taunt for taunt answer not folly with folly passion with p ssion But as much as in you lies live peaceably with all men and the God of Peace shall be with you and Sathan the Prince of darknes shal shortly be trampled under your feet And the Lord Jesus shall be advanced and you though despised here shall at his comming apeare with him in glory FINIS