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A92949	Inquisitio Anglicana: or The disguise discovered. Shevving the proceedings of the commissioners at White hall, for the approbation of ministers, in the examinations of Anthony Sadler Cler: (chaplain to the Right Honourable the Lady Pagett, dowager) vvhose delay, triall, suspence and vvrong, presents it self for remedy, to the Ld Protector, and the High Court of Parliament: and for information to the clergy, and all the people of the nation.	Sadler, Anthony, b. 1610.	1660 (1660)	Wing S265; Thomason E813_23	9,474	23

am as sure I have a life of Grace in me as I have a life of Nature Com. Make that out Sad. A. As I have Breath Heat Sense and Action in my Body so have I in my Soul Com. Q What is the Breath of the Soul Sad. A. My Longing and Thirsting after God Com. Q. What is the Heat Sad. A A Zeal for Gods Glory and my Affection to him Then spake two more of them but what I minded not being intent upon the Allegory Com. Q. What is the Sense of the Soul Sad. A. An Apprehension of my Indisposedness and a Sense of Sin Com. Q. What is the Action of the Soul Sad. A. The good works I doe as works of Piety and Charity Nye This is all one a thing studied Nye Q. What is Faith Sad. A. It is a Knowing a Believing and a Depending upon Christ saith one or as saith another It is the Believing not onely of Gods Word to be True but a firm Perswasion that the Truth and Promises of that Word belongs to Me. Here they not hearing or not regarding what I said nor suffering me to speak a word more I was frowned upon and commanded to Withdraw So I went out and heard no more of it In the Afternoon I came again to know their Worships pleasure and meeting with Mr. Nye I desired to know the issue of my Examination He told me The Commissioners did not approve I then askt him what he would have me doe He told me nothing could be done till there were nine Commissioners together So between five and six a clock there being a full Table I was called in again and then though Mr. Tombs had the Chair yet Mr. Nye thus said to me You were not satisfied with what the Commissioners did in the Morning but you desire a further Triall of your Parts Then said Mr. Tombs The second Examination before nine Commissioners July the 3. 1654. Mr. Tombs Quest VVHat is Originall Sin Sad. A. It is the Corruption of our Nature through Adam's fall Com. Q. Is Actuall or Originall sin greater Sad. A. Actuall Com. Q. Is Pride or Murder a Greater sin than Originall Com. Q. Is the Branch said another greater than the Root That is well put said a Third Sad. A. Yes Originall sin is lesse than Actuall for Actuall sin is the Aggravation of Originall there be degrees of sin Com. Q. Did Adam sin Willingly or Vnwillingly Sad. A. Willingly for his Will was Free. Com. Q. Was God Willing or Vnwilling of it Sad. A. It is a dark Question I conceive with submission to your judgment that there was a Willing-Unwillingnesse Nye Q. Where doe you finde that in Scripture Sad. A The Question is as dark as the Answer Com. Q. What think you of Indeliberate Motions Sad. A. I doe not well understand you Com. Q. Motions to Sin before Consent are they Sinfull Sad. A. Not Sinfull if not Consented to Com. Q. How so Sad. A. Because they be the Devils Suggestions and are laid to his Charge Com. Q. Why what are the Motions in our sleep when we dream of killing or doing any other wickedness Sad. A. These Nocturnals are not sinfull neither if when we doe awake we doe not Remember them or Relate them with Delight or any Yeilding to them Com. You told us in the Morning that you were sure of the Grace of God in You. Sad. A. I did Com. Q. How have you that Assurance Sad. A. By Faith Com. Q. Is Faith Mediate or Immediate Sad. A. It is Immediate as Gods Gift but ordinarily it is Mediate by the Word and otherwise Nye Q. Doe you Believe CHRIST before you knew him or Know CHRIST before you doe Believe him Nye Q. How doe you Exiricate your self Sad. A. I Know whom I have Believed Com. Q. What Evidence have you that you Believe in Christ Sad. A. Because I have a Zeal to his Glory a Sorrow for Sin a Reluctancy against Sin and I Apply the Merits of my Saviour to my Self saying as Thomas did My Lord and my God Com. Q. Is He your God and your Lord onely Christ died for All and shall not All have the Benefit of his Death Sad. A. No I know Christs Death is Sufficient for as many Worlds of men as there be Men in the World but surely it s not Effectuall to All it s to all Sorts of People but not to All people Com. Q. Why not to All as well as to You Sad. A. Because God will have Mercy on Whom he will have Mercy Yea said Mr. Tombs and Whom he Will he Hardeneth Com. Q. Doth God Harden any Ones Heart Sad. A. Yes Com. Q. How can God Harden the Heart and not be the Authour of Sin Sad. A. God is said to Harden the Heart when he Withdraws his Grace Com. Q. If God Withdraw his Grace when he might Hinder Sin Is He not the Authour of Sin Sad. A. God hath a threefold Precept a Precept of Triall a Precept of Obedience and a Precept of Conviction Com. Q. Give Examples of each of them What is the Precept of Triall Sad. A. That by which God Tempted Abraham Com. Q. What is the Precept of Obedience Sad. A. That which God gives to his Elect when he gives them a Command and Grace therewith to Perform the Command Com. Q. What is the Precept of Conviction Sad. A. That under which the Wicked lie which though they cannot Perform yet God is not the Authour of Sin Com. Q. What is the Chief Point in all the Scripture Sad. A. CHRIST and Him Crucified Com. Q. Are you Justified by Faith Sad. A. Faith is my Righteousness and Faith is my Justification There is a Justification before God and a Justification before Men. There is actus Vnus and actus Successivus I am Justified by Faith as Faith is the Instrument or Hand whereby I say hold upon and Apply the Merits of my Saviour to my poor Soul and Faith is my Righteousness as its Correlative in reference to Christs Merits Com. Q. But all this while here is no mention made of Love to the Brethren Sad. A. I could not love God if I did not love the Brethren All my delight saith David is upon the Saints Com. Q. How long have you been at Westminster Sad. A. These seven years Nye Q. Doe you know no Minister but Mr. Viner Sad. A. Yes I knew your Self and Many others Nye Q. Doe not you know Mr. Roode Sad. A. Yes but I have no Acquaintance with him Com. Q. How came you to know Doctor Temple Sad. A. I have seen him many times at my Ladies and I have been with him at Battersy Nye Q. Had you never any Living or Cure Sad. A. I never had any Living absolutely I had a Cure at Bishop-Stoke which after the Living was Sequestred I had 20l. a year allowed me by the Committee of Southampton as Mr. Major can affirm My greatest time I lived was with Esquire Sadler in Hertfordshire I

Withdraw and call for him no more And This is my particular Case which is here fully Recollected and now Presented to the Publick View by way both of Appeal and Apologie an Apologie for my Self and an Appeal to The Lord PROTECTOR and The High Court of PARLIAMENT I Anthony Sadler a Minister of the Gospel Inwardly Called thereunto by the the Spirit of God and Outwardly by the Ordination of Doctor Corbet Bishop of Oxon in the year 1631 was upon the Death of the Incumbent Presented by the Lawfull Patron to Compton Hayway a Living in Dorsetshire May the 25. 1654. According to the Ordinance for my Institution and Induction I submitted my self to the Examination of the Comm●ssioners in that case provided I put in my Cert●ficate upon the 10 of June which waiting constantly upon them was upon the 14 day Rejected and Redelivered me by Mr. Nye the Commissioner saying It was no Certificate The form of which was this VVHereas the Bearer hereof Anthonie Sadler a Minister of Gods most holy Word and my Domestick Chaplain having demeaned himself very Commendably in the Performance of his Place and Duty Preaching upon all occasions both soundly and comfortably as well to Others as to my Self and Family I thought good he being now called to a more publick Execution of his Function for the Glory of God and the Instruction of his People to Attest unto all those to whom these Presents shall come That the said Anthonie Sadler is a well-deserving Person and of right godly Life and Conversation Mr. Nye asked me If I had not seen the Ordinance I told him No. So his Son shewed it to me and then and there and thence I Transcribed their own Form which upon the 19 of June I exhibited with the Hands of LETICIA Lady PAGETT WILLIAM Lord PAGETT GEORGE MANLEY late Justice of Peace JOHN VINER Minister of Westminster EDWARD MARTYN now in Commission ANTHONIE TINGLE Clerk of the Abbey at Westminster I waited day after day for Nine daies after this using all the lawfull means I could that I might but come unto my Triall My Delay was very Troublesome though not it may be Chargeable as that of Mr. Taylors was who came from Yorke to London and being Called Examined and Approved at three weeks end was yet stayed seven weeks after and at the last having spent above 20 li. was enforced to return without their Instrument because as M. Nye told Him and He Me His Certificate was not Subscribed by Hands they knew I say my Delay was very Troublesome causing me to Trifle away my Time to Neglect the Duty of my Place Calling at last being Wearied with this strange Attendance I sent in a Note to Mr. Nye Mr. Peters humbly entreating them That I might have the Favour to be Examined for I had waited almost three weeks About twelve a Clock I went away having a Family-duty to perform to an Honourable Lady I was no sooner gone so Curious are They to observe their time but I was Called for and not being there Then word was brought me forthwith That the Hands to my Certificate were not approved of That Afternoon their Clerk told me as much and so gave me again my Certificate and my Presentation both I say my Presentation for This they kept all the while that they might be informed of the Value of it After this that I might not leave any way unassayed to come but to a Hearing I made my Addresse to the Master of the Rolls now Mr. Speaker who Subscribed thus THis Gentleman Mr. Sadler hath Preacht before me with very good Approbation of me and I did before that time hear and I was so informed that he was a godly Minister VVILLIAM LENTHALL And to Doctor Temple who Subscribed thus I Have received a good Testimony of Mr. Sadler and doe believe him to be a man of Abilities to Preach the Gospel and of a godly Conversation THO. TEMPLE Mr. Stevens and Mr. Arnold high Burgesses of Westminster and Mr. Morrice a person well known to Mr. one of the Cōmissioners these gave me their several Hands to the former those beforenamed and Rejected which being all together to one and the same Certificate upon the first day of July I delivered to their Clerk and upon the third day I was called in before their Worships and Mr. Nye having the Chair began thus The first Examination before five Commissioners July the 3. 1654. Nye Question VVHat is Regeneration Sadler Answer It is our Incorporation into Christ by Faith Nye Q. What body into body Sad. A. No Christs body is Mysticall Com. Q. What 's Regeneration Com. Q. What 's Generation said another both of them speaing at one time Sad. A. Regeneration is our New birth in Christ Com. Explain your meaning that 's but the word in the plain sense of it Sad. A. Regeneration is distinguisht from Sanctification saith Wilson Nye Q. What Wilson 's Dictionary speaking ironically Sad. A. If you take Regeneration and Sanctification both as one then Regeneration is a work of Gods Spirit to bring the Will of Man unto the Will of God Com. That 's something indeed Sad. The Definition is a learned Authors Com. You may alledge Popish Books Nye Q. What is the Will onely Regenerated not the Vnderstanding Sad. A. The whole man both Outward and Inward Nye Q. Is Regeneration a Substance or an Accident Sad. A. I doe not well understand your meaning Nye It s plain Answer Sad. A. Here I made a pause as being much troubled in minde at so captious if not ridiculous a Question and being silent Mr. Nye said again Nye Q. In what Predicament Sad A. In the Predicament of Quality Com. Q. But are you Regenerated Sad. A. Yes Nye Q. Make that out Sad. A. I conceive you mean the work of grace in me Com. Q Well and when was that Sad. A. About thirty years agoe How old were you then said Mr. Nye I was in my * Though secret Devotion be alwaies Private yet Private Dev●tion is not alwaies Secret secret devotion He means Private said Mr. Nye both interrupting and deriding me I was Kneeling and Praying that God would give a certain Evidence of his Spirit and shew some good token upon me for good whereupon I heard as it were a Voice saying I have a blessing for thee I will not fail thee nor forsake thee Nye Q. What was it a Voice was it Audible Sad. A. No not in a Vocall way it was a Motion Nye Q. Was it not a Delusion as Eve 's voice to Adam Sad. A. No I know it was no Delusion but a good Motion I know it was because a good Motion is alwaies in expresse words of Scripture or Consonant to it a Delusion may have some part of Truth but not All as the Devils was when he Tempted our Saviour with a Piece of Scripture Com. Q. And you are sure that you have the Grace of God in you Sad. A. Yes I