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The Complaining testimony of some (though weak and of the least) of Sions children in this day of their sore calamity occasioned at their meeting to seek the Lord at Abingdon in Barkshire the second day of the eighth month, 1656 : being a short narrative of the inhumane dealings of some officers and souldiers who said they had order from their lord for so doing.
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THE Complaining Testimony of some though weak and of the least of Sions Children in this day of their sore Calamity occasioned at their Meeting to seek the Lord at Abingdon in Barkeshire the second day of the eighth MONTH 1656. Being a short NARRATIVE Of the inhumane dealings of some OFFICERS and SOULDIERS who said They had Order from their LORD for so doing Mal. 3. 15 16. And now we call the proud happy yea they that work wickedness are set up yea they that tempt God are delivered Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another and the Lord hearkned and heard and a book of remembrance was written for them that feared the Lord and thought upon his Name Act. 7. 34. I have seen I have seen the afflictions of my people I have heard their groanings and am come down to deliver them LONDON Printed for Livewel Chapman at the Crown in Popes-head-Alley 1656. To the faithful Remnant of the Womans seed who keep the Commandments of God and the Testimony of Jesus together with every Impartial Reader WHen the Lord did first engage our hearts to wait upon him according to the ensuing Relation it was much upon some of our spirits that we should see the glory of God though we could not apprehend the manner of his appearance much less could we in the least suppose his answer would be as after was manifest But the onely-wise God who knoweth how to order all things for his glory can make the wrath of man praise him and the remainder thereof restâain upon which account the ensuing Relation being thought necessary to be published is presented to your perusal hoping that as experience of his goodness hath been some refreshment unto us who have subscribed the same being all of us personally present some at the one part others at the other part of the transactions therein mentioned and sufferers in some degree or other in the same it will administer some refreshment unto you also that we may be thereby united with onâ heart in one common Cause though contemned despised and reproached by those who did formerly walk with us hand in hand therein from which they have so openly Apostatized and also what you and we must expect from them unless the Lord should leave us to betray him with a kiss as they have done But we trust that relying upon his grace he will keep us by his mighty power through faith unto the day of salvation when we shall with rejoycing say Lo this is our God we have waited for him we will be glad and rejoyce in his salvation Your poor unworthy brethren desirous to be found faithful in this day of Zions tribulation Of the Ch. at Abi. John Tomkins Iohn Combes Simon Mayo Edw. Stennet Plalip Lockton William White Rich. Green Rich. Terrel Simon Peck Of the Ch. at Oxf. Rich. Tidmarsh Rich. Quelch Of Hull Thom. Cann Pet. Tindal Of London Iohn Pugh Iohn Green Fran. Walton Ioseph Neat Tho. Buttivan Ric. Parnham Iohn Rye Rich. Denton Tho. Wheâler Iohn Tusucl Ioh. Portmans Iohn Clark Iohn Armiger Iohn Woodly Fran Young David Parry Iohn Clements Iohn Ionesâ Iohn Waters Hen. Forty of Tatnes Churches Rich. Steed of Dartmouth Churches George Allom of Exeter Churches Of Northwalshamâ Hen. Simmons Thomas Ruddock Tho. Hide Tho. Helsden William Wainsord of Norwich Fran Langden of Cornwal Hen. Preston A Word to such of the Army especially those of ãâ¦ã Troops as are in any measure sensible of the ãâ¦ã this DAY and mourning for the same IT was and is still upon our hearts that the Lo ãâ¦ã grieved for the great transgressions of the Sodomitish generation among whom they live might be delivered before the judgements of the Lord break forth for if his wrath be kindled yea but a little blessed are all they that trust in him and therefore for your sakes was this short Epistle penned to the end that if the Lord so please you might be no longer deceived with vain words by those from whom you do suppose that the great things you first engaged for on the behalf of Christ and his people might be attained and that they might return from whence they are fallen and do their first works though the bottom upon which they now stand seems to us to give little ground of hopes for any such thing for men do not gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles Besides they persecute that Spirit appearing in any of those who are but enquiring the way to Zion with their faces thitherward witness the many prisoners now suffering for the Cause of our Lord Jesus besides the cruel usage of others mentioned in this ensuing Relation This therefore we desire to leave with you in the fear of the Lord That you would flee out from the midst of them and deliver every man his soul that you may escape the judgments of God and be free from the blood of your brethren which you will unavoidably be involved in so far as we can discern if you continue in your present station as some have been already in these last transactions and if so as you partake of their sins you will partake of their plagues Thus leaving you to the perusal of this Relation hoping that it may be of some use either to convince or else to leave this further Testimony That if you perish your blood will be upon your own heads though it be otherwise longed for and prayed for by Your unworthy brethren mourning with you and praying for your return Of Northwalsham Hen. Simons Thomas Ruddock Robert Hide Tho. Helsden Of Norwich Will. Waynford Of Cornwal Fran Langden Of Hull Tho. Cann Peter Tindal Of London John Pugh John Green Fran Walton Jos Neat. Tho. Buttivant Rich Parnham John Rye Rich Deâââ Tho Whceâââ John Tuââd John Portmans John Clarke John Armiger John Woodly David ãâã ãâ¦ã The complaining Testimony of some of Sions children though most unworthy or A short Narrative of the inhumane dealings of some Officers and Souldiers at Abingdon the second day of the eighth Month 1656. IT having pleased the Lord to take unto himself a choice and eminent Servant of his to wit Joh. Pendarves Minister of the Gospel and Pastor of that Congregation at Abingdon whose interring we did meet to solemnize the 30th of the 7th Month that being one end of our coming together judging it our duty to perform the last office of love to so faithful a Servant as he was indeed a Prince in Israel who did in his life time naturally care for Sions welfare wholly giving himself up unto the Lord's work and hereby a price and oportunity was put into our hands to bring many of the Lord's people together from several parts of the Nation in this dark and gloomy day to seek his face for the understanding of his minde and will what his Remnant remaining faithful in this great day of Apostacy ought to do To which end there were several heads agreed upon according to which they
him our Brother Jones of Longworth in Barkshire an ancient grave Christian who was formerly persecuâed by the Bishops procârded with a word of exhortation then our Brother Austen a member of âhâ Church at Oxford who was late a member of the Army exercising The Souldiers drew âound about us and after a short time made an attempt upon uâ hoping to have scattered us which the Lord prevented though no opposition was made on our parts then the Trumpet sounding they drew off and came on âgain in a body with much violence the Commander of the party came in and broke through violently with his sword drawn having first broken his Cane he cut divers one of our hats being slâshed in three or four places and most of the Souldiers some with drawn swords others with swords in their scabbards violently smiting and driving us one from another whereby we were forced to desist from our duty unto God the Lord of hosts before whose throne we were in prayer and continued till pulled down by force one was forced to tumble over stones to shift their strokes to his hurt by another * Note that the Officers carryed themselves more uncivilly then the common Troopers Officer endeavouring to ride over him spurring and beating his horse to that purpose but the Lord suffered it not to be Some had their Garments rent and torn on their backs some offering to go and see their friends seized upon in the tumult were threatned to have their swords thrust through their howels several being haled about the Market-place so long that one of their owâ company cried out For shame drag not a man thus Moreover one speaking to a soldier that he must answer this one day before the Lord he replied He would answer our God well enough At this time also the ancient Brother before mentioned had many blows made at him but through the goodness of the Lord received aâ hurt though divers others men and women were shamefully beaten at this time and after this riding about where they saw any together fell in amongst them to disperse them taking several as prisoners and afterwards letting several loose in a private manner laying nothing to their charge somwhat like that in Act. 16. 37. After this that party of horse which had been so insolent and inhumane drew out of the Town and within a short time after came in with them about seven or eight Troops more who suddenly divided themselves into several Inns where we lay shutting up the gates and securing such as they could finde Soon after this one whom they call Major Gen. Bridges with several others came into the Town and at the new Inn proceeded to examination of such whom they had taken and such also whom they had detained in the several Inns as prisoners but in the end they were all dismissed except five who were carried away to Windsor-Castle of whose particular charge we can give little account only thus much we are câedibly inform'd that one of them was charg'd only for making an appeal to God ãâã prayer between us them there being little against any as spoke or done at them âting That which was chiefly the ground of their commitment was drawn soââ by insnaring questions asked them when they were examined against themselveâ ãâ¦ã of their judgement and conscience which we leave to every unbiassâd person to judge oâ And this we desire further to mention Tâat one of the subscribers Joh. âomkânâ an Elder of the Church at Abingdon being well known for his grace cautions and very sparing in his expressions at all times had this laid to his charge when he was examined That he challenged one of the Souldiers to fight with him upon Salâ luây plain also that he should say we had thirty thousand men more to come to us ânâ the souldier that spake there words proferred to bring three men to swear to the truth of ât though it is well known there were no such words spoken by him directly or indirectly by which the Reader may observe what sons of Belial they have amongst them who dare advânture to swear any thing likewise to advise the Reader not to give much credit to reports contrary hereunto This Relation is presented to publick view to prevent any false Informasion that may come from any particular person or from our enemies who may endeavor to possess men that there was a design of rising at this meeting which we do hereby declare against as wel as testisie to the truth of this Relation Of the Ch. at Abi. John Tomkins Iohn Combâs Simon Mayo Edw. Stânnet Philip Lockton William White Rich. Green Rich. Perrel Simon Peâk Of the Ch. at Oxf. Rich. âiâmarsh Rich. Quâlch Of Hull Thom. Cann Pet. Tindal Of London Iohn Pugh Iohn Green Fran. Walton Ioseph Neat Tho. Buttivan Ric. Parnham Iohn Rye Rich. Dânton Tho. Wheâler Iohn Tusnel Ioh. Portmans Iohn Clark Iohn Armiger Iohn Woodây Fran Young David Parry Iohn Clements Iohn Iones Iohn Waters Hen. Forty of Tatnes Churches Rich. Steed of Dartmouth Churches George Allom of Exeter Churches Of Northwalsham Hen. Simmons Thomas Ruddock Tho. Hide Tho. Helsden William Wainsord of Norwich Fran Langden of Cornwal Hen. Preston Had there been an oportunity to get friends together there would have been many more Subscribers FINIS