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A92860	Animadversions upon a letter and paper, first sent to His Highness by certain gentlemen and others in VVales: and since printed, and published to the world by some of the subscribers. By one whose desire and endeavor is, to preserve peace and safety, by removing offence and enmity.	Sedgwick, William, 1609 or 10-1669?	1656 (1656)	Wing S2383; Thomason E865_5; ESTC R203530	87,657	113

Christs Kingdom the Extirpation of Popery and Popish Innovations the Priviledges of Parliament the Liberty of the Subjects and an equal Distribution of Justice were declared and fought for and Tyranny Oppression Injustice Arbitrariness Destroying the Priviledges of Parliaments we declared and engaged against But how far some men have now receded from and acted contrarily to the dishonor of God Scandal of Religion great grief of many faithful men and the strengthning of the wicked in their principles and justifying their practices we leave to the consideration of all those that are sober and wise III. Moreover the unadvised and unwarrantable changing of the Government and a swearing thereunto doth as we judge put a Necessity upon the chief Undertaker thereof to overthrow the very foundation of a Commonwealth and to maintain the things comprized in the said Instrument whether right or wrong And to turn the very edge and dint of his Sword against the faces and bowels of such as should or shall declare their Consciences contrary thereunto IV. As a consequence and fruit of this Forbidden Tree many of the choice Servants of God and Faithful of the Nation some Gentlemen Ministers of the Gospel Soldiers c. are imprisoned without knowing their Accusers or having so much as was granted by the Heathens to the Apostles or the benefit of a fair and publick trial according to the Fundamental Laws of this Nation V. Under pretence of Necessity still to continue the heavy Burthens of Taxes Art 27. ●● 30. Customs Excize c. upon the Nation without yea contrary to the consent of the People represented in Parliament and contrary to their own Instrument VI. Notwithstanding all the fair pretences and promises of Reformation yet what abominable and horrible Impieties Injustice and Oppression are there couched and covered under this new Form from the head to the tail as the Prophet saith treading in the footsteps of their predecessors witness the receiving of the Honors Profits Customs Benefits Tenths and First-fruits coming in formerly to the Crown the Exalting of Sons Servants Friends and Favorites though some of them known to be wicked men to the highest places and greatest preferments which the good Rulers of old as Gideon Nehemiah and others did not do because of the fear of the Lord the bondage which was heavy upon the people Witness also the Unreasonableness of the Army to have so many Officers which might easily be reduced to a lesser number and both Officers and Soldiers for many years to receive their pay even in a time of Peace when the poor Peasants or Tenants who pay but Ten shillings Rent per Annum do pay out of their Penury to maintain them in their Pomp and Luxury VII We cannot without grief mention the sad eftects of the secret Design of Hispaniola to the loss of so many mens Lives Expence of so much Blood and Treasure and the indangering of this Commonwealth by Invasion as also thereby rendring us a scorn and a snuff to all the Nations round about Lastly We do Declare and publish to all from our very hearts and souls That those of us that hand any hand in joyning with the Parliament and Army heretofore had no other Designs against the late King or his party save as they were Enemies to the Lord Christ his Kingdom and people hinderers of his work and Oppressors of the Nation and that it never came into our hearts to think or intend the pulling down of one Person to set up another or one Unrighteous Power to permit another but as we aymed primarily at the Glory of God so likewise at the general good of the Nation and particular benefit and just Liberty of every man And it grieves us that any just cause is given them to stumble at Professors or complain that they are deprived of their Freedom and several ways more oppressed than in the days of the wickedst Kings We do also believe in our hearts That though the wors t things are not without Gods permission and providence yet that this Government is not of Gods Approbation or taken up by his counsel or according to his Word and therefore we do utterly disclaim having any hand or heart in it And for the Contrivers and Undertakers thereof we suspect and judge them to be great Transgressors therein and so much the more because they are Professors of Religion Declarers Engagers and Fighters against the very things they now practice And it is most evident to us that they thereby build again what before they did destroy and in so doing they render Themselves the Cause Religion Name and People of God abominable to Heathens Papists and profane Enemies which is a grief to our souls to consider We do also detest the practices of these men in imprisoning the Saints of God for their Consciences and Testimony and just men who stand for Moral and just Principles and the Freedom of the Nation and people and their breaking of Parliaments to effect their own Designs We do also from our souls witness against their new Modeling of Ministers as Antichristian and keeping up of Parishes and Tythes as Popish Innovations and we disclaim all Adherents to owning of or joyning with these men in their ways and do withdraw 2 Tim. 3. and desire all the Lords people to withdraw from these men as those that are guilty of the Sins of the Latter days Matth. 24. and that have left following the Lord and that Gods people should avoid their sin lest they partake with them in their plagues Thus concluding our Testimony we subscribe our Names hereunto William Jones John Morgan John Thomas Evan Jones John Philips Thomas Jones John Beevan Thomas Lewis Gabriel Lewis Howel Thomas Thomas Philips Willliam Howels William Waters Howel John John Price Meredith Philips William Jenkins Thomas Prosser Jenkin Grissith Howel Williams Thomas Williams Richard Howel Watkin Price William Powel Thomas Powel Lewis Williams Lewis Reece Reece John Howel Reece Richard John Richard Price John David David Morgan Morgan William Morgan Robert John William Lewis David Thomas Edwards Reece John Jenkin Jones William Jones Ienkin Rosser Rice Rosser Nicholas Griffiths Lewelin Beevan Iames Powel Mirick Morgan Evan Meredith William Jones Meredith Rees William Edward Richard Roberts Lewis David Morgan Iohn Richard Thomas Meredith William Wilkin Rice William watkin Reece David Watkin David David William William Philips Iohn Williams Henry Thomas Iohn Iones Iohn Farmer Henry Meredith Trehern Morgan Richard David Evan Iohn Edward Evan. Thomas Evan. David Evan. Howel Waters Ienkin Waters Iohn Howel Philip David Rice Richard Edward Matthews Watkin Richard Thomas Evan. Lewelin Ienkin. Ienkin William Thomas William Evan Lewelin Iohn Lewis William waters Morgan David Iohn David David Walter Reece Iones Philip Iones Iervice Iones Edward Ienkins Watkin Ienkins David Thomas Rice Iones Evan Iohn David William Henry Williams Iohn Bedward Thomas Tunman Robert Tunman Roger Grissith Thomas Morgan William Price David Davies David

Price Richard Morris Iohn Evans David Powel Wal er Lewis Richard Meredith William Morris Iames Haydock William Bostock Philip Russel Edward Williams Iames Morgan David Rutherch William Bayes Reece Iones Richard Iames. William Hopkins Lewis Iones William Watkins Richard Mils Iohn Thomas Iohn Smith William Price Vavasor Powel Iohn Williams Iohn Hammer Morris Grissith Edward Owens Richard Grissith Walter Davies Thomas Gwin Thomas Vaughan Iohn Powel Rees Havard Roger Thomas Thomas Lewis John Watkin Walter Lewis William Thomas William Lewis Richard Vaughan David Jones Rice Thomas Henry Thomas John Williams Thomas Powel John David John Rowbuck Evan Watkin Charls Lloyd Hugh Thomas Rosser Watkin Thomas Grissith Lewis Price Morgan Lloyd William Thomas Lewis James John Thomas Robert Thomas Howel Watkin Thomas Price Roger Williams John Baddam John Powel David Roberts John Pugh Thomas Parry Howel Williams Walter Price William Bevan Lewis Prytherch David William Lewelin ap Iohn Ienkin Grissith Peter Chidlow Arthur Chidlow William Iones Owen Humphrey Evan Thomas Samuel Brees Iohn Lewis William Bea●sley Thomas Morgans Iohn Symonds William Beddoes Morris Williams Iames Williams William Matthews Lewis Price Evan Ellis Richard Tudge William Fernel Edward Gretholder Iohn Tomkins Thomas Tudge Hugh Evans Owen Lewis Owen Iones Edward Brees Ralph Robothom William Lewis Iohn Powel David Kadwalader Rowland Tudge David Evan. Iohn Tibbots Samuel Williams Richard Bromley Richard Baxter Iohn Crowther Francis Mason Iohn Evans David Philips William Evans Thomas Ellis Thomas Crowther Thomas Fernel Richard Irish Henry Iones William Phipps William Beeket Daniel Brees Francis Hancock Edward Irish Oliver David William Dabellis Lewis Pugh Richard Rogers Owen Iones Edmund Rosser Iohn Meredith William Thomas Llewelin Lewis Iohn Rowland Lewis Williams William Lewis Edward Williams Howel Rees Rowland Morgan Philip Gyles Iames Watkins Iohn Iames. Lewis Iones Michael Watkins Edmund Morgan Rosser Thomas Iohn Rosser Thomas Iohn Iames Iohn Elias Thomas Iohn Howel William Iohn Rosser Watkin Daniel Iohn Thomas ap Iohn Gilbert Morris Matthew Prichard Edward Iones Owen Edward David Thomas I●hn Pugh Howel Thomas Reece ap David Iohn Bevan Thomas Lloyd Kenrick Iones Iames Quarrel Edward Williams Edward Moore Iohn Roberts Iohn Brown Alexander Powel Hugh Powel Iohn Nicholas Philip Williams Robert Sanctley Iohn Iames. Edward Roberts Walter Thimbleton Iohn Fowler Hugh Prichard Henry Williams William Win. Richard Saltonstal Rice Iones Richard Williams Philip Rogers Richard Roberts Thomas ap Thomas Ellice ap Roger. David ap Edward David Lloyd Thomas Edwards Francis Lith Iames Park Iohn Meredith Iohn Owens William Iennings George Ienkins William Heatley Iohn Lewis David Iones Ieffrey Parry Iohn Hughes Iohn Evans Richard Iones William Rider Iohn Ratlieff William Iones Ralph Hopley Hugh Price Grissith Iones Brian Sixsmith Nathaniel Edwards Iohn Meredith A POSTSCRIPT READER THis Paper had sooner come into thy hands if the Subscribers hereof who were willing to do nothing rashly had not waited for further counsel and direction from God herein than they had at the first intention of the publishing hereof and withal it was deferred for a tim● h●ping that God might some other way convince the Person chiefly conc●●ned in it And seeing God gave him time to repent and yet he repented not Rev 2.21 we have published this our Testimony To which you might hope had many more Subscribers who were willing to own this Paper If conveniency and providerce had made way for it to 〈◊〉 into their view There hath been great endeavors to st●●le it in the 〈◊〉 to that end some of the Subscribers were threatned w●th imprisonment and Orders were issued out to imprison some whereof one was ●●cured namely Mr. Vavasor Powel who was taken by a company of Soldiers from a day of Fasting and Prayer at Aberbech●n in Montgomery shire where many Saints were gathered together which c●used much s●dness yea and much hearr-breakings to them all and he remained for some time a prisoner upon that account ANIMADVERSIONS Vpon a LETTER and PAPER subscrib'd and sent to His Highness by c. I Intend not a captious Answer to this Letter and Paper but a friendly Treaty with the Subscribers and such a Treaty as may be a service of Love to all honest mindes that are offended at the present Government or Governors My endeavor shall be either to remove those Offences out of the way or to inlarge mens mindes that they may walk in a way without Offence I shall not therefore to carp at words examine every particular passage of the Letter and Paper but shall chuse out the knotty pieces which I conceive may either in our Affairs or in the mindes of men he an occasion of stumbling and shall use the best skill I have to resolve them The Title is A Word for God or A Testimony on Truths behalf from several Churches c. against Wickedness in High-places 1 The Inscription A Word for God did at first grieve me I thought the name of God was misplac'd and abus'd Wit offer'd its service to shevv the vanity and falsity of the Title Scripture would have confuted it and pull'd it down But Reverence to the Name of God and Love to you would not accept of either of these to oppose but chuses rather to admit of your Title and in the simplicity of what Light I have to Treat with you concerning it I will admit that God hath a Controversie with those you testisie against because they have sinn'd against him they have departed from him and he seems to forsake them and that you in this Division are for God against his People and their Sins This I think is the best of your case God withholds his Grace and Presence from his people and suffers them to wander in Darkness and Trouble and gives this reason Your iniquities have separated 'twixt me and you c. You finde this and separate from them too and testisie your dislike of them and detestation of their ways and plead for God and his justice against them And this you think cannot but be holy and safe and your duty to God Before we question this I shall propound another Case which though it differ from yours yet it may have something in it like yours which may give light to you or at least offer something to you which you have not yet considered 'T is the Case of Elijah 1 Kings 19. The Israelites were at that time great sinners The man of God so indeed he was did oppose their sins for the discharge of his duty he was in danger of his life and to save himself is forc'd to say and to hide himself in the wilderness ver 4. where he was sad to think how cross things went to his ministry For though God had appear'd for him against his enemies yet they went on still and wickedness prevail'd which was more than he could bear and therefore in a passion desired he might die Being overcome and even spent with the evil of the times and discontent he is by an