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A96714	Antinomians and familists condemned by the synod of elders in Nevv-England: with the proceedings of the magistrates against them, and their apology for the same. Together with a memorable example of Gods iudgments upon some of those persons so proceeded against.	Winthrop, John, 1588-1649,; Weld, Thomas, 1590?-1662,	1644 (1644)	Wing W3094; Thomason E251_10; ESTC R212499	69,974	70

part of the world and poysoning the Churches here planted as no story records the like of a woman since that mentioned in the Revelation it would make a large volume to lay downe all passages I will onely observe some few which were obvious to all that knew her course 1. In her entrance I observe 1. Her entrance 2. Her progresse 3. Her down fall 1. The foundation she laid was or rather seemed to be Christ and Free-Grace 2. Rule she pretended to walke by was onely the Scripture 3. The light to discerne this rule was onely the holy Ghost 4. The persons she conversed with were for the most part Christians in Church Covenant 5. Her ordinary talke was about the things of the Kingdome of God 6. Her usuall conversation was in the way of righteousnesse and kindnesse Thus she entred and made up the first act of her course In her progesse I observe First her successe she had in a short time insinuated her selfe into the hearts of much of the people yea of many of the most wise and godly who grew into so reverent an esteeme of her godlinesse and spirituall gifts as they looked at her as a Prophetesse raised up of God for some great worke now at hand as the calling of the Jewes c. so as she had more resort to her for counsell about matter of conscience and clearing up mens spirituall estates then any Minister I might say all the Elders in the Country Secondly Pride and arraigning of her spirit 1. In framing a new way of conversation and evidencing thereof carried along in the distinction betweene the Covenant of workes which she would have no otherwise differenced but by an immediate Revelation of the Spirit 2. In despising all both Elders and Christians who went not her way and laying them under a Covenant of workes 3. In taking upon her infallibly to know theelection of others so as she would say that if she had but one halfe houres talke with a man she would tell whether he were elect or not 4. Her impatience of opposition which appeares in diver passages before Thirdly Her skill and cunning to devise 1. In that she still pretended she was of Mr. Cottons judgement in all things 2. In covering her errors by doubtfull expressions 3. In shadowing the true end and abuse of her weekely meetings under the name of repeating Mr. Cottons Sormons 4. In her method of practise to bring the conscience under a false terror by working that an argument of a Covenant of workes which no Christian can have comfort without viz. of sanctification or qualifications as she termed it 5. In her consident profession of her owne good estate and the clearnesse and comfort of it obtained in the same way of waiting for immediate Revelation which she held out to others In her downefall there may be observed the Lords faithfulnesse in honouring and justifying his owne Ordinances 1. In that hee made her to cleare the justice of the Court by confessing the vanity of her revelations c. and her sinne in despising his Ministers 2. In that the judgement and sentence of the Church hath concurred with that of the Court in her rejection so that she is cast out of both as an unworthy member of either 3. The Justice of God in giving her up to those delusions and to that impudency in venting and maintaining them as should bring her under that censure which not long before she had endeavoured and expected to have brought upon some other who opposed her proceedings 4. That she who was in such esteeme in the Church for soundnesse of Judgement and sincerity of heart but a few moneths before should now come under admonition for many foule and fundamentall errors and after be cast out for notorious lying 5. That shee who was wont to bee so consident of her spirituall good estate and ready undesired to hold it forth to others being pressed now at her last appearance before the Church to give some proofe of it should bee wholly silent in that matter 6. Whereas upon the sentence of the Court against her shee boasted highly of her sufferings for Christ c. it was noted by one of the Elders who bare witnesse against her errors that the spirit of glory promised in Pet. to those who suffer for well-doing did not come upon her but a spirit of delusion and damnable error which as it had possessed her before so it became more effectuall and evident by her sufferings 7. Here is to bee seen the presence of God in his Ordinances when they are faithfully attended according to his holy will although not free from human infirmities This American Jesabel kept her strength and reputation even among the people of God till the hand of Civill Justice laid hold on her and then shee began evidently to decline and the faithfull to bee freed from her forgeries and now in this last act when shee might have expected as most likely shee did by her seeming repentance of her errors and confessing her under valuing of the Ordinances of Magistracy and Ministracy to have redeemed her reputation in point of sincerity and yet have made good all her former work and kept open a back doore to have returned to her vomit again by her paraphrasticall retractions and denying any change in her judgement yet such was the presence and blessing of God in his own Ordinance that this subtilty of Satan was discovered to her utter shame and confusion and to the setting at liberty of many godly hearts that had been captivated by her to that day and that Church which by her means was brought under much infamy and neere to dissolution was hereby sweetly repaired and a hopefull way of establishment and her dissembled repentance clterly detected God giving her up since the sentence of excommunication to that hardnesse of heart as shee is not affected with any remorse but glories in it and feares not the vengeance of God which she lyes under as if God did work contrary to his own word and loosed from heaven while his Church had bound upon earth FINIS