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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77160	The sea-men undeceived: or, Certaine queries to a printed paper, intituled, The humble tender and declaration of many wel-affected sea-men, commanders of ships, and members of Trinity-House, to the commissioners of the navy. Wherein are may [sic] objections answered, very necessary for publick use in these times. / By R.B. a seaman, and member of the Trinity-House. Directed to marriners and sea-men in generall, and to all others among whom the fore-mentioned printed papers have been spread. But more especially it is commended to the underwriters of the said paper. Published according to order. Read all or none.	R. B. (Richard Baddeley)	1648 (1648)	Wing B389; Thomason E459_22; ESTC R205101	24,285	41

singular and N●n co 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 In my answer thus I argue The Cr●ss● called f●rme●ly that innocent Ceremony to hang about ones necke or at ones wrist ●o naturall reason is of good use to put us in mind of Christ and bis passion Q●est Why th●n is it laid aside by the Church of England Answer as upon this ground Because God requires no such thing at our hands so th●● although 't is naturall reason many other formes contended for among as are fit to promote devotion yet by the same Rule they are not to be laid aside or at least we are not to quarrell with others for non conforming to them especially when as we cannot clrarly shew that that God that hath commanded us to worship him in spirit and truth and hath said he seeketh such worshippers doth yet require us to serve him in such and such formes as we would have But because my Book begins to swell and the worke doth more properly belong to Divines I shall now wave it with this expression Sea-men goe down into the Sea and compasse it about from one end of the earth to another having but a plank between them and death and in their Travise are subject to many perils besides th t which is very ordinary the springing of a leake which oftimes growes bigger and bigger till the Sailes like Pharaohs c a ●ot wheels can carry or d ive the ship or vessel no further but incontin●n●ly like a stone all sinks down to the bottom without recovery Now then would it not be a sad thing that we who are oft delivered from such casu●lties should yet be judg'd as loose prophane and a great if not greater scossers at God and goodnesse then any other in the kingdome To winde up all with a word of advice although amongst Papists it's accounted heresie for Lay-men to meddle with Scripture and wee are fallen into such times wherein are such out-cries of Heretickes and Heresies that were never heard of or least used to be so tearmed in the primitive times most being like those at the tumult of Ephesus knowing not wherefore yet I hope it will not be accounted Heresie in me to borrow a few Scripture expressions to expresse my selfe in that way My friends or if you will have it in that word so much scoffed at My Brethren Heb. 13.1 bee not provoked to wrath but let brotherly love continue In reference to to my selfe I am neither fearfull nor carefull what ever clamours I meet withall from those furious fooles whose rage is above and beyond reason considering that place I have often thought of both at Sea and a shore The waves of the Sea are mighty Psal 93 4. and so oftentimes are the waves of mens proud mindes and they rage horribly but the Lord above is Mightier and when hee pleaseth as in another place stilleth the raging of the Sea the roaring of the waves and the madnesse of the people In reference to your selves I say Psal 65.1 be not provoked to wrath lest ye heap coals of fire upō your own heads Beleeve it friends they that joyn with or connive at Revolters or any other that are about raising of a n●● war to troub e oppresse Gods good people that ould live quietly and peaceably in the land they were ●●st to consi●●r what they doe For the Eternall GOD hath spoke it by his Holinesse and said wherein such kinde of persons are proud Hee will bee above them Againe as I wish you not to bee provoked unto wrath so I wish you not to provoke one another unto wrath For it may bee seeing somewhat of evill consequence come to passe by reason of what hath bin done and is in this Treatise somuch spoken against some may be ready to lay the blame on others as Josephs brethren one upon another but it ought not so to be I have been taught a better L●sson and you may learn it also if you please that 〈◊〉 ●●ee are Christians our duty is to consider 〈…〉 Heb. 10.24 that wee may provoke one another to 〈…〉 to good workes Psal 133.1 O how amiable it is for all especially for Brethren to live together in unitie Let us therefore live and love without dissimulation Rom 12.9 yea let mee further advise Me thinkes it is no Atheisme though it may be scorned at and charged with folly if not in after times with Heresie To seeke unto God that whilst many have been like Nimrod the mighty Hunter towring up Bables of selfe-interest to themselves and God hath throwne them downe as fast and whilest we are broken to pieces by division and subdivision and dashing our selves more and more to peeces like a Potters vessell hee would bee pleased to shew forth the riches of his Grace and the exceeding greatnesse of his wisdome in making us up and joyning us together again To which end let us further pray Psal 72.1 Lord give thy judgements unto the King and thy righteousnesse unto the Kings sonne Let the Mouncaines of the Parliament bring us peace Isai 1.25 26. and the little hils thereof righteousnesse Take away all our drosse and purge away our Tinne restore us Judges as at the first and Councellors as at the beginning that the helplesse folk and the poore may receive their right and the wrong doer may be punished Psal 72.12 In their time let the righteous slourish that God may bee glorified wee may have abundance of peace as long as we and our posterity shall have any Being I shall not now vigilantly over-look what faults may be in the phrases or otherwise by the Printer an ingenious Reader will connive at them coming from a Seaman But were the Title page yet to print I should adde to the Title a friend of mine would needs give the Book thus Down right Dealing or a word spoken from the Heart FINIS

on fore-sight thereof should presently desist and say as Naaman to Elisha in another case so in this thing that I have made such progresse the Lord be mercifull unto his servant and I should proceed no further But my conscience beares me witnesse that I am fully perswaded it is the neerest way to peace and a mutuall Agreement between our selves to labour to undeceive one another for now some amongst those that under wrote the printed Paper afore mentioned malignes and speakes disdainfully of others that dissented from their opinion I may truely say they know not for what and peradventure they think in what they doe they keep to the Covenant when every rationall man knowes they seem to breake many Articles thereof as to instance in that passage of the 6th Article wherein we promise not to make defection on the contrary part or give our selves to a detestable Indifferency or Newtrality in this cause which so much concerneth the glory of God the good of the Kingdomes and honor of the King And let me tell you I hope hereupon those men amongst them who are moderate and have not their spirits greatly imbittered will be ready to say the truth is now we see out mistake and therefore we will apply our selves to joyne heart hand against the Common Enemy that there be no decay nor breaking out nor yet complaining in our streets but Merchants be encouraged to trade liberally and our selves may be freed ftom those feares that if those Revolters be sooth'd up in their way will often possesse us as that from their example our own men may turne us a shore and doe what they will with our ships upon every discontent Having thus by way of caution spoken to those two particulars I shall now proceed to the thing intended viz. to endeavour the undeceiving of the underwriters and others amongst whome their printed Papers may be spread First therefore I shal speak a word or two to the occasion of the meeting which produced the printed paper and the rather because many of the Subscribers may be ignorant thereof The Honorable House of Commons made the ensuing votes Die Sabbathi 17. Junij 1648. Resolved that as great a Fleet as the Parliament shall think fit be provided with all expedition for the safety of the Kingdome and the reducing of the revolters Hen. Elsing Cler. Parli Die 17. Junij 1648. Resolved That a Letter be written by the Lord high Admirall to the Trinity House to imploy their best endeavours for the manning the Ships of such a Fleet with cordiall and well-affected men Henry Elsing Cler. Parl. Whereupon the right Honorable the Earle of Warwick Lord high Admirall did write to the Master and Wardens of the Trinity House a Letter whereof followes the Copie I hope without offence to any For without it the errour these men run into could not so clearly appeare After my hearty Commendations YOu cannot but take notice of the defection of some Ships of the Fleet and the great prejudice that may be occasioned thereby to the Trade of the Kingdome besides the interruption it may give to publick settlement which the Parliament are effectually endeavouring In order therefore to the safety of the Kingdome the encouragement and preservation of Trade and the reducing of such of the Ships as have revolted from their duty It is now in agitation by the Parliaments direction That a convenient Fleet bee provided and set to Sea And because nothing is of more importance then the getting of the said Fleet manned with cordiall and well-affected Mariners I doe therefore recommend it to you as that that is of great concernment to the publick service speedily to imploy your best endeavours for getting such mariners to serve in the said Fleet of whose courage and faithfull affection to the Parliament you shall have very good assurance and of the proceedings to make as speedie return unto mee as may bee by your diligent and effectuall compliance And thereby you will not onely give a further testimony of your care of the publique interest of the Kingdom and of your respect to the Parliament the House of Commons having by their Order published those votes a Coppy whereof I send you here inclosed it being resolved that your best endeavours in this behalfe be thus desired I say you will not onely answer their expectation thereby but will also more oblige To my very loving Friends the Master Wardens and the Assistants of the Trinity house Your very assured loveing brother and friend Warwicke Whereupon the younger brothers it seemes were ordered to be called to a meeting at the Trinity house which leads me to the first Quere Quaere 1. Whether you think it were sit or justifiable that some Members of the Corporation should be called and others left out who will thinke otherwise but to carry on the designe intended the more smoothly and in their roomes those not members of the Corporation should be warned to appeare and some of them invited to procure all the friends they could that would be for a Personall Treaty Now if this be not contrary to reason and the Covenant which in one Article tells us wee ought no to make factions or Parties amongst the people let the world be judge But herein I would not be understood as if I meant the Worshipfull the Mr. Wardens and Assistants of the said Trinity house were blameable herein No I am perswaded better things of them But I doubt not but their Officers are to blame therein who if reports belyes them not some of them are very fit for such a purpose 1 Object But it may be said the Officers were ordered to call all Seamen or as many as could be got as well not Members of the Co poration as thos● that were Answ But why were not all the Members first called as is usually done in and among all Companies and Corporations in such cases Quere 2. Secondly Whether at such a meeting upon such an occasion where every one should have free liberty to speake his minde it can with the least couler be justifiable that when a Personall Treaty was propounded and one replyed saying under favour it is not the businesse of the day we are called to answer my Lord Admiralls Letter let us therefore do that A very reasonable request yet that this man should be hist at by many Nay that some should take the boldnesse to say it were a good turne to thrust him and some others out of doores that dissented from them or that some should add and say they that are in the revolted ships were as honest as those that were there with what reason such things should passe unreproveable it seems to me very strange And now to the printed Paper it selfe it having for its frontispeice or title The humble tender and Declaration of many well-affected Marriners c. which leads me to the next Quere Quaere 3. Thirdly Whether men that are rationall and no way biassed