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id: A36347
author: Dopping, Anthony, 1643-1697.
date: 1690.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1584
sentence: 61
flesch: 62
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title:
  Speech of the right reverend father in God, Anthony Lord Bishop of Meath, when the clergy waited on His Majesty at his camp nigh Dublin, July 7, 1690 : together with His Majesty's most gracious answer.

summary:
  Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL).


id: A04340
author: James, Thomas, 1573?-1629.
date: 1625.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 2355
sentence: 88
flesch: 63
cache: cache/A04340.xml
txt: txt/A04340.txt
title:
  The humble and earnest request of Thomas Iames, Dr of Diuinity, and subdeane of the Cathedrall Church of Welles, to the Church of England; for, and in the behalfe of bookes touching religion

summary:
  Church history -- Early works to 1800. In general, first editions of a works in English were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably Latin and Welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so.


id: A86194
author: Henderson, Alexander, 1583?-1646.
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mime: application/xml
words: 3286
sentence: 91
flesch: 50
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title:
  The Scotts declaration, in answer to the declaration, sent unto them by their commissioners now at London, from the honourable Houses of Parliament of England: expressing their care to prevent the effusion of Christian blood; and their affections to reformation both to kirk and state. Ordered by the Lords and Commons, that this be forthwith printed and published, H. Elsynge, Cler. Parl. Dom: Com

summary:
  V. The Prelaticall Hierarchy being put out of the way , The work will be easie without forcing any conscience to settle in England the government of the reformed Kirks by Assemblies , for although the reformed Kirks do hold without doubting their Kirk Officers , and Kirk-government by Assemblies higher and lower in their strong and beautifull subordination , to be jur● divino and perpetuall , yet Prelacie as it differeth from the Office of a Pastor , is almost universally acknowledged by the Prelats themselves and their adherents , to be but an humane ordinance introduced by humane reason , and settled by humane Law and custome for supposed conveniency , Which therefore by humane authority without wronging any mans conscience may be altered and abolished , upon so great a necessity as is a hearty conjunction with all the reform'd Kirks , a firm and well-grounded peace between the two Kingdoms , formerly divided in themselves and betwixt themselves by this partition wall , and a perfect union of the Kirks in the two Nations , which although by the providence of God in one Island , and under one Monarch , yet ever since the Reformation , and for the present also are at greater difference in the point of Kirk-government which in all places hath a powerfull influence upon all the parts of Religion then any other reform'd Kirks , although in Nations at greatest distance and under divers Princes . THe Generall Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland having received a Declaration sent unto them by the Commissioners of this Kingdom now at London , from the Honourable Houses of the Parliament of England , expressing their care to prevent the effusion of Christian Blood in that Kingdom , and their affections to Reformation both in Kirk and State : And having taken the same to such consideration , as the Importance of so weighty matters , and the high estimation they have of so wise and honorable a meeting as is the Parliament of England did require , Have , with Universall Consent , resolved upon this following Answer : I. That from the recent sense of the goodnesse of God in their own la●e deliverance , and from their earnest desire of all happinesse to our Native King , and that Kingdom , They blesse the Lord for preserving them in the midst of so many unhappy Divisions and Troubles , from a bloody Intestine War , which is from God the greatest judgement ; and to such a Nation , the Compend of all Calamities .


id: A41382
author: Golty, Richard.
date: 1688.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 6985
sentence: 193
flesch: 53
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title:
  The state of the Church of Christ in its militancy upon earth, and the duty of it, with respect to penal laws in a sermon preach'd at the assizes at Chelmsford in the county of Essex, 8 March 1687/8 / by Richard Golty ...

summary:
  Users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a TCP editor. In my procedure upon this , I shall endeavour first to shew you what is meant by Tares : 2.


id: A52277
author: Hody, Humphrey, 1659-1707.
date: 1691.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 7570
sentence: 354
flesch: 64
cache: cache/A52277.xml
txt: txt/A52277.txt
title:
  The unreasonableness of a separation from the new bishops, or, A treatise out of ecclesiastical history shewing that although a bishop was unjustly deprived, neither he nor the church ever made a separation, if the successor was not a heretick / translated out of an ancient Greek manuscript in the publick library at Oxford, by Humfrey Hody ...

summary:
  Notes, typically marginal, from the original text Notes for div A52277-e260 * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , and , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . And that it should be preserved till our Times , and yet hitherto be overlooked ; and at this very Juncture be taken notice of , and so opportunely brought to light , seems to be more than a fortuitous Hit ; it appears to have something of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and a singular Providence in it .


id: A04339
author: James, Thomas, 1573?-1629.
date: 1625.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 13444
sentence: 671
flesch: 76
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txt: txt/A04339.txt
title:
  An explanation or enlarging of the ten articles in the supplication of Doctor Iames, lately exhibited to the clergy of England. Or A manifest proofe that they are both reasonable and faisible within the time mentioned.

summary:
  2005-11 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-03 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-03 Ali Jakobson Sampled and proofread 2007-03 Ali Jakobson Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion AN EXPLANATION OR ENLAR●ING OF the ten Articles 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Supplication 〈◊〉 Doctor IAM●S , lately exhibited to the Clergy of England . The first Point THat the Latine Fathers works , ( whereof diuers are already done ) the books of Councels , and the body of the Canon Law , may be diligently reviewed , and compared with the best Manuscripts ; and the Collections and needfull obseruations thence-from arising , printed ; together with the pieces and fragments of the Fathers workes ( if any shall be found . ) Explained . THat all these ten points are necessary and fi● to be enquired into , I take as granted by the confession of all : that they are doubted by some , and plainely affirmed by others , whether within the time mentioned they may be performed , I know : and therefore I as much in me lieth )


id: A08829
author: Pagitt, Ephraim, 1574 or 5-1647.
title: A relation of the Christians in the world
date: 1639.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 14108
sentence: 922
flesch: 74
cache: cache/A08829.xml
txt: txt/A08829.txt
summary:
  In the City of Caire only are thought to be 200000 Christians , Saint Marke was their first Bishop , and now Metrophanes governeth and precedeth there , brought up in Oxford , sent hither by Cyrill the then Patriarch to our late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury . 9. In the Isle of Zocotora there are some Christians , who have also a Protomist , or Bishop over them .


id: A43313
author: Elmeston, John.
date: 1652.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 18008
sentence: 575
flesch: 63
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title:
  An essay for the discovery and discouraging of the new sprung schism raised and maintained by Mr Simon Henden of Bennenden in Kent. Exhibited in some passages of writing which have gone between Mr John Elmeston of Cranebroke, and the same M. Henden. Published according to order.

summary:
  Truly Sir , I do with you confesse , that I have searched the Scripture from my childehood , neglecting no part of the Old and New Testaments , and that I have much enquired into those mysteries couched under the Visions of the Prophets ; but especially those shewed by Christ himself to John in his Apocalyps , as that contracting the rest belonging to his and after times into a methodical Abridgement . There is a streight charge laid upon Timethy to keep that course of Discipline which he had prescribed him in that Epistle , Vntill the appearing of Christ , Now this command cannot concern Timothy onely , who was not to survive so long , or to that day : But belongeth to the Ministers and Church-officers , who in after times were to succeed him in the care and rule of the Church .


id: A45356
author: Hallywell, Henry, d. 1703?
title: A discourse of the excellency of Christianity
date: 1671.0
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mime: application/xml
words: 19603
sentence: 434
flesch: 45
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summary:
  3. In the first Times and Ages of the World , the Law of Nature , which God hath equally implanted in all men ( and by which I mean nothing but Reason , or that Power in man which teaches him to distinguish and put a difference between Good and Evil , Beauty and Deformity , Purity and Impurity ) was the only Rule and Guide to direct them , and by the help of this they knew God and served him . the Kingdom of God consists not in meat and drink , but ( which is far more valuable ) in true Righteousness and Peace and Joy in the Holy Ghost ; and Man being a Man by his Soul , and not by his Body , it is plain , both that the Religion whose grand Purpose and Intent is to instruct and perfect the Mind , is much superior to that which concerns the Body , and also that there is some degree of Perfection that the Nature of Man is capable of which is not attainable by the observation of the Law of Moses ) therefore it is necessary that there be some other way sound out to recover all Mankind from that sad and calamitous condition of Vice and Sin they now lie under .


id: A27390
author: Bennet, John, d. 1686.
date: 1683.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 21187
sentence: 614
flesch: 58
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title:
  Constantius the Apostate being a short account of his life and the sense of the primitive Christians about his succession and their behaviour toward him : wherein is shown the unlawfulness of excluding the next heir upon the account of religion, and the necessity of passive obedience, as well to the unlawfull oppressour, as the legal persecutour : being a full answer to a late pamphlet intituled Julian the Apostate, &c.

summary:
  This agreement did not last long , for Constantine thought himself hardly dealt withall , and not content with his share of F●ance , Spain and Britain , would needs encroach upon his Brother Constance , who had Italy and Africk , but was slain in the prosecution : SInce I intend to use the same method i● the Account of the Life of Constan●ius , as is observ'd in Julian's ; it will be necessary to take a view of the Preface to that Book , that I may clear all things as I go , leaving nothing unanswer'd , that has the least appearance of an argument .


id: A70688
author: Nye, Stephen, 1648?-1719.
date: 1695.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 22268
sentence: 820
flesch: 69
cache: cache/A70688.xml
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title:
  The exceptions of Mr. Edwards in his Causes of atheism against the Reasonableness of Christianity, as deliver'd in the Scriptures, examin'd and found unreasonable, unscriptural, and injurious also it's clearly proved by many testimonies of Holy Scripture, that the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ is the only God and Father of Christians.

summary:
  Now if this be a clear Text to build an Article necessary to Salvation , and the Worship of another Almighty and only wise Person upon , besides the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ ; let all that have any reverence for God or his Gospel judg ! He uses Terms in such a Sense as they are never us'd in Scripture , for Divine Nature is never put there for God ; nor does the word GOD , or one God , ever signify Father , Son and H. Ghost , but always one singular Person ; and throughout the Holy Scriptures from the Beginning to the End , God is spoken of , and spoken to , as one only Person , and by Terms and Pronouns that signify singularly , and never otherwise .


id: A38579
author: Elborow, Thomas.
date: 1668.0
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mime: application/xml
words: 29221
sentence: 1191
flesch: 73
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title:
  A prospect of the primitive Christianity, as it was left by Christ to his Apostles, by the Apostles to their disciples Saint Polycarp and Holy Ignatius, both contemporaries with and disciples to the Holy Evangelist and Apostle Saint John whose lives follow in this short treatise, together with their famous epistles written to several churches / translated according to the best copies out of the original Greek into English, by Thomas Elborowe ...

summary:
  Some indeed by an evil deceit have accustomed themselves to carry about his Name , but they do things unworthy of God , and these ye ought to shun as beasts . For it is the way of eternal death with torment ; wherein are things destructive to the Soul , Idolatrie , Boldness , Sublimitie of power , Hypocrisie , Doubleness of heart , Adulterie , Murder , Rapine , Pride , Transgression , Deceit , Malice , Arrogance , Witchcraft , Magick , Covetousness , Want of the fear of God , Persecutors of the good , Haters of the truth , Men who love but know not the wages of Righteousness , Persons not adhering to that which is good , nor to just judgement , Men who regard not the widow nor fatherless , being not watchful to the fear of God , but to do evil , from whom Meekness and Patience are far removed ; Lovers of vain things , seekers of revenge , such as have no pity for the poor , nor endeavours to relieve the oppressed , ready to detract , nor knowing their Maker , murderers of children , corrupters of the figment of God , such as turn away themselves from the needie , oppress the oppressed , advocates for the rich , unjust judges of the poor , and sinners every way .


id: A43790
author: Hill, Joseph, 1625-1707.
date: 1698.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 29481
sentence: 1257
flesch: 65
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title:
  Dissertation concerning the antiquity of churches wherein is shewn, that the Christians in the two first centuries, had no such publick separate places for worship, as the papists generally, and some Protestants also presume, and plead for.

summary:
  That Christians had places of meetings is beyond all doubt ; but we say in private Houses and Places for 200 years and upwards . Sed quilibet videt hanc appellationem esse impropriam , & 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 .


id: A55565
author: Powell, Thomas, 1608-1660.
date: 1657.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 27913
sentence: 1257
flesch: 71
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title:
  Quadriga salutis, or, The four general heads of Christian religion surveyed and explained ... with some few annotations annexed at the latter end.

summary:
  The whole Sys●●m or body of it , is mentioned or hinted ( at least ) by these circumlocutions in Scripture : the {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} , 1 Tim. 6.20 . that precious ●ag● , jewel or depositum , that was betrusted ●o Timothy ; the {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} , 2 Tim. 1.13 .


id: A42036
author: Gregory, of Nazianzus, Saint.
date: 1662.0
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words: 36686
sentence: 764
flesch: 48
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title:
  A most excellent and pathetical oration, or, Declamation of Gregory Nazianzen's stigmatizing, and condemning the Emperor Julian for his apostatising from the truth and containing, by way of history, the persecution of the Christians during his reign, the confutation of pagan abominations and the obscenity, as well as absurdity, both of the substance and ceremonies of their pretended religion, with respect unto its doctrine and the ... ceremonies approved of among the primitive Christians.

summary:
  Na●●ons , and Languages , all sorts of Men and Ages , every one that ●ow is , or hereafter shall be : Yea , ( to make my Summons the more universal ) listen , I say , all ye Powers of Heaven , and Angels altogether , by whose irresistable means a great Tyrant was destroyed ; a great one , and not such a one as Sihon King of the Amorites , or Ogge the King of Bashan , petty Potentates , and destructive to the Israelites onely , a small portion of the Universe , but the Apostate Dragon , the great Wit , the All-daring Assyrian , and common Enemy of the whole world ; who not onely threatned ruine and destruction to all the Earth , but also hatcht despiteful imaginations , and belched out most abominable blasphemies against the Almighty . HEAR this , all ye people , give ear unto me , every inhabitant of the earth ; for with a strong loud Trum●et , and as mounted on a high ●ower , looking on all sides , every way , I call , to assemble you toge●her : Hearken , Countries ,


id: A40369
author: Foxe, John, 1516-1587.
date: 1677.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 44462
sentence: 1558
flesch: 72
cache: cache/A40369.xml
txt: txt/A40369.txt
title:
  Martyrologia alphabetikē, or, An alphabetical martyrology containing the tryals and dying expressions of many martyrs of note since Christ : extracted out of Foxe's Acts and monuments of the church : with an alphabetical list of God's judgements remarkably shown on many noted and cruel persecutors : together with an appendix of things pertinent to martyrology by N.T., M.A.T.C.C. [i.e. Master of Arts Trinity College Cambridge]

summary:
  They freely and boldly all with one accord confessed themselves to be Christians , and told him their names ; and being endeavour'd with to win them by fair words as well as by threats of torments , they said , They desired not Life , Liberty , honours or dignities , or Mony , but the Celestial Kingdom of Christ : For the love of whom and Faith in God they were ready to endure the Cross , Wheel , Fire ; and were sentenced to be all that night in a Pond of water in cold weather , and next day to be burnt ; who when they were putting off their cloaths , said , We give thanks , O Lord , that with these our cloaths we may also by thy Grace put off the sinful Man ; for by means of the Serpent we once put him on , and by the means of Jesus Christ we put him off . SO great an enmity hath Satan evidenced , ever since his own Apostasie , against Mankind , that he must be conceded to have bin very sedulous and vigilant in all Ages to destroy Souls , one while alluring them to sin against God , by his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of worldly or sensual propositions , or else deterring them from adhering to God , vi & armis , by his assaults and persecutions ; the verity of which hath been continuedly evidenced in the successive Ages of God's Church , wherein the first member dying , dyed a Martyr on the account of his Religion , and the several Prophets and Children of God before Christ have been so persecuted , sawn asunder , cast into Dungeons , fiery Furnaces , Lyons dens , &c. That if to these we add the consideration of St. Paul's Martyrology in Heb. 11.


id: A46955
author: Constantius II, Emperor of Rome, 317-361.
date: 1689.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 48999
sentence: 1613
flesch: 64
cache: cache/A46955.xml
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title:
  Julian's arts to undermine and extirpate Christianity together with answers to Constantius the Apostate, and Jovian / by Samuel Johnson.

summary:
  And how admirable and gracious was this expression of Julian at that time ? for says the just Judge , and no Persecutor of Christians , What great matter were it if one Heathen hand had killed ten Galileans ? Is not this an Edict of Persecution ? Surely there never was a greater Juggle of Tyranny in the World , nor more odly managed , than this of Julian : To make no Sanguinary Laws against the Christians , because he would not be thought a Persecutor , and yet to take care that they should be as effectually destroyed , as if all the Laws of the Empire had been against them : and after that to lay open the Contrivance , and betray his own Plot !


id: A14290
author: Vaughan, William, 1577-1641.
date: 1640.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 50915
sentence: 1636
flesch: 70
cache: cache/A14290.xml
txt: txt/A14290.txt
title:
  The Church militant historically continued from the yeare of our Saviours Incarnation 33. untill this present, 1640. By William Vaughan, Knight.

summary:
  Since we are ti'd likewise to Judge the Best ? ) And not to bind Gods free unbounded Grace To any certaine Climate , Time , or Place ? ) Christ had his Church , a Remnant sav'd by Grace Alwayes inspir'd in some or Other Place ; Whether our Scribes pretend them Coloieros , Nesto●●n● , M●nkes , or Saint Iohns Cavoll●res ; Whether they hold of Persian Iacobites , The Hi●●ies Forme , or of Georgiaes Rites ; Of Maronites , or Coftics of the East , Or Catbelicks so craking in the West , Or Hermites , Nunnes , and l'olyntaries 〈◊〉 , Whose humbled hearts then Pomp Saints honor more Because they side with Christ , beare Christian Name , Sea and Land he did undaunted goe , ●●ough wanting meanes , unfurnished of Money , ●t for himselfe to gaine a Patrimony 〈◊〉 corruptible mould , or brittle Masse ▪ ●●ich like fond dreames in time away doe passe ?


id: A34538
author: Corbet, John, 1620-1680.
date: 1679.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 64050
sentence: 1945
flesch: 54
cache: cache/A34538.xml
txt: txt/A34538.txt
title:
  The kingdom of God among men a tract of the sound state of religion, or that Christianity which is described in the holy Scriptures and of the things that make for the security and increase thereof in the world, designing its more ample diffusion among the professed Christians of all sorts and its surer propagation to future ages : with The point of church-unity and schism discuss'd / by John Corbet.

summary:
  Things of divine right may be corruptly managed and perverted to wrong ends ; And things of mans appointment are sometimes not only ill managed , but ill ordained , as being wholly incongruous and perhaps pernicious to the right ends of goverment . To worship God in the Spirit after the simplicity that is in Christ , according to the Gospel dispensation , as it is most agreeable to the nature of the divine Majesty , which is Worshipped , and best fitted to glorifie him as God indeed ; so it is also most efficacious to make the Worshippers more knowing in religion , more holy and heavenly in Spirit and conversation , and every way more perfect in things pertaining to life and godliness .


id: A48888
author: Locke, John, 1632-1704.
title: The reasonableness of Christianity as delivered in the Scriptures
date: 1695.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 62257
sentence: 2496
flesch: 74
cache: cache/A48888.xml
txt: txt/A48888.txt
summary:
  And then tell me whether he can doubt that Messiah and Son of God were Synonymous terms , at that time , amongst the Jews . There is another Difficulty often to be met with , which seems to have something of more weight in it : And that is , that though the Faith of those before Christ ; ( believing that God would send the Messiah , to be a Prince , and a Saviour to his People , as he had promised ; ) And the Faith of those since his time , ( believing Iesus to be that Messiah , promised and sent by God ) shall be accounted to them for Righteousness , Yet what shall become of all the rest of Mankind ; who having never heard of the Promise or News of a Saviour , not a word of a Messiah to be sent , or that was come , have had no thought or belief concerning him ?


id: A38744
author: Caton, William, 1636-1665.
date: 1698.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 64076
sentence: 1753
flesch: 58
cache: cache/A38744.xml
txt: txt/A38744.txt
title:
  The abridgment of Eusebius Pamphilius's ecclesiastical history in two parts ... whereunto is added a catalogue of the synods and councels which were after the days of the apostles : together with a hint of what was decreed in the same / by William Caton.

summary:
  Have not some of the true Christians been put to death of late in New England ? and have not many of them suffered the spoiling of their Goods , and their Bodies to be cast into Prison , to be Whipt , and shamefully intreated by the Anti-Christians , and that about their Religion ? And have not many of the true Christians been in derision called Coblers , Taylers , Weavers , Plowmen , &c. Note , Though the true Christians now are Vilified and Falsly accused by Anti-Christians as the ancient Christians were in former Ages , yet wise men can see their Innocency , and therefore do they love them in their Hearts , and some time some have been Convinced , by beholding the Patience , Long-suffering , and Innecency of the Innocent in these latter days : who now some time do suffer the loss of their Liberty , and the spoyling of their Gods , if not Banishment , either by vertue of Proclamations , or of Decrees , or of corrupt Laws , which true Christians now can no more observe and obey , then the antient Christians observed the aforesaid Preclamation of the King ; and this hath been evident , that sundry of the true Christiant in these later days have died in Prison [ as some did in the aforesaid Persecution ] where they-Sealed their Testimony with their Blood , as many have done before them : And sometimes it hath hapened that Affliction hath been added to the Bonds of some of the true Christians , when they have told a Judge or an Inferior Officer , that Malefactors have had more freedom and liberty then they , and more favour shewn them , by such as were in place of Trust ; and this hath been manifest enough in many parts of the Nation as is well knowd to many .


