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A91975	The serpents subtilty discovered, or a true relation of what passed in the cathedrall church of Rochester, between divers ministers and Richard Coppin, to prevent credulity to the false representation of the said discourse published by the said R. Coppin from Maidstone goale. / By Walter Rosewell minister of Chatham in Kent.	Rosewell, Walter.	1656 (1656)	Wing R1943; Thomason E882_9	18,741	28

was not easie for an ordinary hearer to discover them though to a judicious ear they were discernable enough his language was smooth and taking especially with carnall auditors that delight more in Play-books then in the Book of God What St Augustine writes of Faustus the Maniche Confes l. 5. c. 3. sec 1. I have often thought with my self might justly be applied unto him That he was magnus laqueus diaboli multi implicabantur in eo per illecebram suaviloquentiae i.e. a great snare of the devil and many were intangled in him through the allurement of his sweet language Now about Midsummer last this Jo. Salmon on what account I know not whether because his stock was spent for it was observed he fell from preaching twice to preach only once a Sabbath and some of his admirers began to complain they had the same Crambes on severall texts or because he feared the negative Oath which some suspected though I think and partly know he feared no Oath or because his Proselytes did not answer his expectation in their contributions to his maintenance or on what other account I know not but he leaving Rochester and betaking himself to the Sea not long after one Richard Coppin was brought down from London by Hils the Searcher which Hils with Robert Cosens and John Phinehas Carpenters had been principall fautors and followers of Salmon This Coppin presently takes upon him to preach twice every Lords day in the Cathedrall where Salmon was wont to preach before him and being exactly of the same principles with his brother in evil that preceded him he began to play his game and to express himself for the substance in his strain venting the same errours but more openly and with less Artifice of words than the other had done indeed Salmon told him at his going away as I am informed by a Salmonist which heard it that after he was gone he would be so open that he would be laid hold of which accordingly by Gods providence is come to pass Coppins doctrines were so gross from Sabbath to Sabbath that they were in the mouthes of many that heard him Whereupon hearing what a Preacher was come amongst us and perceiving what a resort of Auditors there was to him one Sabbath day about the later end of September or beginning of October as I remember I went to hear him his Text he then treated on was Job 19.25 26 27. his whole Sermon was a cursed gloss that corrupted the Text he had scarce one sound passage from the beginning to the end of his Discourse he then affirmed That Christ the Redeemer was a sinner in respect of his humane nature that all mankinde was the body of Christ redeemed and to be saved by him That neither Job in that place nor St Paul 1 Cor. 15. did speak of the resurrection of the body with many more pestilent errours I confess my spirit was much stirred at the hearing of him and I took occasion to manifest my detestation of his errours and blasphemies to one that stood by me resolving in due time to witness against them both publickly and privately as I had occasion His Discourse being ended I immediatly went out not thinking it fit at that time in that Auditory to object any thing against him though in the close of his Discourse he invited any man to do it that was not satisfied in what he had delivered but very shortly after preaching in Rochester Parish Church I took occasion to witness against what I had heard in the Cathedrall warning the people to take heed of such Doctrines and the broachers of them whereupon as I was inform'd Coppin renews his challenges every Sermon he preacht That if any were offended with what then or at any other time he had delivered they should object and he would answer for himself complaining of those that would speak and preach against him behinde his back but never object any thing to his face Hereupon that we might countermine this underminer of Religion and vindicate the truth of Christ in that place where it had been so much contradicted and blasphemed Mr Sandbrooke Mr Acworth Mr Peglar and my self agreed to preach a Lecture every Tuesday in Rochester Cathedrall for the benefit of the Souldiers especially and such others of the City or Country as should come to hear Captain Smith readily complying with us to bring his Souldiers the Maior of the City likewise approving of the work Mr Sandbrooke began the Lecture October 9th and so we continued it from week to week every Lecture we preacht more or less declaring our selves against some of Coppins errours he likewise continued his Sabbath daies Discourses with a very great resort of all sorts to hear him with open mouth he railed against the Priests that told people of their sins and would make them beleeve that God was angry with any of them for their sinnes he continued his challenges of any that would to object against his Doctrine and November 4. being the Lords day he gave notice that next day being the 5th of November he would give his Auditory a Sermon and be ready after his Sermon to answer whatsoever should be objected against his Doctrine either then or formerly delivered accordingly next day he preacht or rather prated according to his manner and when he had done he cal'd upon his opponents if any were there to speak what they had to say against him when yet he could not but know that my Brethren and I who had declared our abhorrency of his heresies and blasphemies were not then at leasure for him nor had he any reason to expect us After when I heard of those dog-tricks Tuesday November the 27th preaching Mr Peglars turn who had been sick and was not yet recovered after my Sermon on Jobs Creed with the Preface to it and the use his unkinde friends should have made of it Job 17.23 24 25 26 27 28. I took notice of Coppins challenges and of his tricks to delude the people giving the present Auditory to understand that on the Tuesday following I would be ready in that place to object against him and in case he did not appear to answer for himself or give a reasonable account for his non-appearance it should be interpreted for a tergiversation and confession of the badness of his cause To leave him without all excuse I promised to intimate thus much in a few lines to him under my hand accordingly that afternoon I drew up a few lines to him which were left at his lodging by a sure hand but he was gone to London and came not home till Saturday night next day being the Lords day I received three or four lines from him wherein he signified his receipt of mine at his coming home and withall that since he was not at home to meet me on Thursday he would next morning which was Moonday the 3d of December not fail to meet me at nine of the clock