A survey of the spirituall antichrist opening the secrets of familisme and antinomianisme in the antichristian doctrine of John Saltmarsh and Will. Del, the present preachers of the army now in England, and of Robert Town, by Samuel Rutherfurd ...

A brotherly and free Epistle to the pa∣trons and friends of pretended Liberty of Conscience.

IT is a question not easily determined whe∣ther the Church of Christ suffer more by brethren, her mothers sonnes Edom with∣in, or by strangers, Babel without her walls: It is undeniable that thousands of godly people are carried away to Fami∣lisme, Antinomianisme and love to follow strangers because people are floods and seas, and teachers sit upon the waters as faire or stormy and rough winds; I have been long silent, but when I did see not long agoe privi∣ledges of state, if in a feather violated must be judged bloo∣dy and unexpiable by sacrifice, or any way else, and heresies, fundamentall blasphemies, foule inventions of men, are thought to be zealous errors, godly phancies, things of the minde not to be spoken against, except M. Tho. Edwards, or any other who out of zeale to God, cry against the New alter, would be charged to sinne against the Holy Ghost, there∣fore I dare not but give a Testimony for the truth. Silence may be a washing of the hands with Pilate, saying, I am in∣nocent of the blood of lost souls, but it washeth away the guilt with waters of inke and blood. And except my heart deceive me, give me leave to borrow an expression of Job, If I lift up my hand, or a bloody pen against the truly godly, or have a pick at holinesse, Let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arme be broken from the bone.* 1.1

I am not to oyle any mans head who hath beene exorbi∣tant in his superpluses or overlashings against personall in∣firmities of the true godly, as if godly and elect men, and

elect Angels were termes reciprocall (I would the Antino∣mians had not byassed too many with such an opinion) for Judas the Traitor, for ought we read, was orthodox in point of doctrine, and Peter not so in playing Sathans part to disswade Christ from suffering, and in complying with the masters of out-dated ceremonies, nor should cummin and mint devide us, though there may be a little pearle of truth in these, and I would not willingly side against lower and under-ground truths, that Christ will owne, though little and small. But sure it is not Christian, but Asses patience, to open the bosome and the heart to lodge Familists, Antino∣mians, Arminians, Arrians, and what not under the notion of the godly party, and to send to hell others sometime judged the godly party, because of two innocent and harmelesse relations of Scottish and Presbyteriall: As touching the former M. Henry Burton * 1.2 is pleased to call the Scots the vilest of men, and if I mistake him not b 1.3 partakers with murtherers, with rebells, with Traitors, Incendiaries, underminers of Parliament and City, that they may reigne, whose violent and fraudulent practises proclaime them to be not friends, but such as in whom to put the least confidence, is to trust in the reed of Egypt, whereon if a man lean, it will pierce him through And c 1.4 speaking of the Generall Assembly of the Kirke of Scotland, he saith, Thus in reference to the spirituality or the Church there seemes to be set up in their Nationall Assembly the like Supremacie, which the Pope himselfe claimeth over Kings, States, Kingdomes, Common-wealths, and M. Rutherfurd in his govern∣ment of the Church of Scotland tells us that though none in this Grand Assembly have decisive voices, save only Commissioners, yet the acts of the Assembly oblige all the absents not present in all their members, and that because, what is by these Commissioners determined and conclu∣ded is matter necessary and agreeable to Gods word, as being no lesse infallible then those decisions of the Apostles, Act. 15. — And whosoever shall not conforme in all things to the constitutions of that Generall Kirke Assembly, when once the horne is blowne, then ipso facto im∣prisonment, confiscation of Goods, banishment, and what not? — What? to set up in the Church an Oracle of infallibility and such a Suprema∣••ie, as no true bred English Christian can interpret for other then An∣tichristian Tyranny — and thereby shall our fundamentall Laws, pri∣viledges, and power of Parliaments, liberties, and freedome of all true

bred English subjects be brought under perpetuall bondage — worse then that either of Egipt or Babylon. But that we may speak for our selves. I answer to all these, in the following conside∣rations, without recrimination.

1. If any truths of Christ because holden by the Church of Scotland leave off to be truth then shall we say, these that by divine providence (which casts a measuring line of acres and lands to every Nation) have obtained the warmer side of the Sunne in South Britaine, and a fatter soile have the more ex∣cellent Christ, as if Gods grew in gardens,* 1.5 as they said they did in Egypt. But as Religion should not weare the shape, fashions & hew of men, so sure England and Scotland differ non specie & natura sed accidentibus meris, a little vicinity to, or di∣stance from the Sunne is a poore difference, when we come up to our fathers house the higher Jerusalem (which hee who bringeth many children to glory, I pray, and hope shall doe) I trust we shall not stand in a vicinity to, or a distance from his face who sits on the throne and the Lamb, as English and Scotish, and though Scotland be resembled to Egipt, as M. Burton sayes, we have not peirced through our brethren, but are the causes under God farre more now, why M. Burton and our brethren breath in English aire, then when we came first into this land, for M. Burton said him∣selfe, to some of our number then, we was then the King∣dome of Judah, helping the Ten tribes their brethren against the Taskmasters of Egipt, and spoylers of Babylon, and our Ge∣nerall Assembly in Scotland was then beautifull as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners. But now the tables are so far turned▪ that our Generall Assembly is a Papall throne above Kings and Kesars, and we our selves are worse then Egipt or Babylon. Doth a fountaine send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? My brethren, these things ought not so to be. But what although Scotland be Egipt and Assyria, Esaias saith, ch. 19.18. And in that day shall five Cities in the land of Egipt speake the lan∣guage of Canaan and sweare by the Lord of hoasts. And though we be Assyria (as M. Burton the title page saith) we like that better of the same Prophet, v. 24. In that day shall Israel bee the third with Egipt, and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land, whom the Lord of hoasts shall blesse, saying, blessed be Egipt

my people, and Assyria the worke of my hands. But I am afraid▪ that Familists, Antinomians, Arminians, Socinians, whom M. Burton calleth the Saints, shall not be found the onely true Israel of God.

2. Wee passe not to bee judged the vilest of men by M. Burton, or partakers with murtherers, with rebells, with Traitors, In∣cendiaries, underminers of the English Parliament, Antichristian and Papall Tyranizers over the bodies, estates, consciences of the free borne English, under the notion of Presbyterians.

For 1. M. Burton is but a man, and speaketh thus from the flesh, and hath three times changed his minde or pro∣fession touching Church-government and other points of tollerating Arminians, Socinians, and the like against which he gave a testimony in his Apologie and other writings, hee that changeth thrice, may change four times and ten times.

But if we should stand or fall by the Testimony of men, I should rather name Apostolicke Calvin, renowned Beza, godly and learned Cartwright, Propheticall Brightman, with other worthies, M. Dod, M. Hildersam, M. Dearing, M. Green∣ham, M. Perkins, M. Baynes, M. Pemble, D. Ammes, D. Sybs, D. Preston. I speake not of many eminent lights in Scotland, who now shine in another firmament, of M. Knox, M. Bruce, M. Welch, and many the like worthies, if these who are asleepe in the Lord, were now living, they would deny you, and your Independencie, and seperation, your Schismes▪ Atheisticall and Epicurean tenets of toleration of all Sects, Religions, false wayes, your Antinomians, Familists, Socini∣ans, Arminians, Arrians, Antitrinitarians, Antiscripturians, See∣kers, Anabaptists; all which I cannot but judge to bee yours, because you are so farre from writing against them, or de∣nying them, that in your bookes, to write against them, is to persecute the Saints of the most high, few or not any of your way wrote ever one jot against them. But you spend all the blood and gall of your pen on Presbyterians, on the Scots, the City of London, the Assembly of Divines, on Sion Colledge, as a∣gainst Egipt, Assyria, Babylon, Antichrist, tyrans over the con∣science, persecuters of the Saints, such as would inslave England. You plead for a toleration to them all, they are the Saints, the godly party, the only Anointed ones. I deny not but

many carnall men may, and doe crowd in amongst Presby∣terians, but are they owned by them? plead they for them? doe they booke them in their accounts as the godly party? But the Presbyterians spread a thousand lies of them: yea to say no more of them then what their Printed books speak, which were never disclaimed by them. They cannot be lyes when the Authors and Patrons who plead for toleration to them, are not only silent, but reply and duply in Presse and Pul∣pit for the vindication of their innocency.

But if Antitoleration may goe pari passu equall foot and pace with Antinomisme, Arminianisme and Socinianianisme, and such like heresies, and false wayes as consistent with godlinesse and Saintship; why should Presbyterians be blotted out of the Kalender of Saints? and ought yee not also to restore them with the spirit of meeknesse? to oppresse, imprison, fine and confine them, to decourt them out of places, judicatures, offices, societies, is no persecution, why should devouring pennes be sharped and inked with gall and venome of Aspes against them only as Antichristian, Po∣pish, Tyrannicall, prophane, bloody-persecuters, the sonnes of Pope and Prelate? you are more debters to them for your lives, free-holds, estates, victories, free sitting Parliaments, peace, plenty, freedome from grievous Taskmasters of Egipt, ce∣remonies, wil-worship and other toyes, which the godliest rather tolerated then approved, then to any sects in Eng∣land. Your Antinomians, Familists, Socinians, Antiscripturists, the Gedeons, and Saviours of the land of whom the maids in their dance sing, they have slaine their thousands, and their tenne thousands, when both Kingdomes were in the post way to∣ward Babylon were as men buried, and in the congregation of the dead, and as still as salt, we heard nothing then, not one sound, nor the least still whisper of the warres of the Lambe, of a two edged sword in the hands of the Saints. M. Del then to some purpose, as a man in the streets might have said of men of these times, what he most un••ustly and calumniously saith of the Reverent Assembly of Divines, if they approve not his Familisme. They are the enemies of the truth of Christ, and (he hopes) the last prop of Antichrist in the Kingdome. This is the bloodiest tongue-persecution ever I read of, to lay such a

charge on men godlier then himselfe, because they cannot, and dare not command their conscience to come up to the new light of H. Nicholas, and such blasphemers: yea at that time there were faint and cold counsells and incourage∣ments given to their brethren for the prosecuting the inno∣cent and harmelesse defensive warres of the Lambe, Gideons sword was then among all the sects of England no better then an oaten reed; not one sect then durst face the field against the Antichrist, they were like silly Doves and fainting Does, if I may have leave in humility to say it, desiring that Christ lose not, when Instruments gaine, motions owe much to the first moover. And posterity will know to the second com∣ming of Christ, from whence came the first stirring of the wheeles of Christs Chariot in Britaine, and who first founded the retreat to returne backe againe from Babylon. Partiall and lying stories cannot prevaile against a truth knowne to all the Christian world; Europe and the Sunne are witnesses of lyes, and partiall reports made on the contrary. The sects were innocent men of conveening of a free Parlia∣ment.

Now the worst representation yee can put on our judge∣ment of Antitolleration, is that we maintaine that opinion, not out of weaknesse and want of light as the Saints doe all their opinions, which you plead ought to be tollerated, but out of wickednesse, and that we would with high hand force upon the consciences of others our opi∣nions, which is the most direfull persecution ever was heard of.

But brethren, why doe yee breake windowes in our con∣sciences to charge us with wickednesse, in our opinion of Antitoleration, and will have all your owne errors (if they be errors) to be vailed with meere weaknesse, measure out to us some scruples and graines of charity, if you would have pounds and talents of meeknesse, and forbearance, weighed out to your selves. You will not buy and take in with a little weight, and sell and give out with a great measure? Double weights are abomination to the Lord. Give us but quarter measure, and charge us not with persecution, and slaughtering of the Saints, because we judge a toleration to all, even to such as will not come up to the unity of one faith, and confession thereof, that is, Socinians, Anabaptists,

fleshly Familists & Antinomians, Arrians, Arminians, Antiscripturians, Enthusiasts, Seekers, and the like, to be right downe Atheisme, we conceive the godly Magistrate does not persecute the Saints, if he draw the sword against adulteries, murtherers, rapts, robberies, even in Saints, and we hope you, at least some of you are of the same minde with us: now spirituall whoredome, perverting of the right wayes of the Lord, So∣cinianisme, professed and taught to others, even in Saints, to us is worse and more deserves the sword then adulteries: for false teachers are evill doers, and so to be punished with the sword, Rom. 13.3, 4. and called evill workers, Phil. 3.2. such as rub the pest of their evill deeds upon others, and therefore not to be received into any Christian society, house, or Ar∣my, 2 Joh. 10. such as the Holy Ghost said, under the King∣dome of the Messiah when the Spirit was to bee powred on the family of David, and the fountaine opened, should bee thrust through, wounded and killed, because they prophesie lies in the name of the Lord, Zach. 13.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. c. 12.10. all the godly thinke of Antitoleration as a truth of God, they are perswaded of in conscience must stand, when the hay and stubble of Liberty of conscience, Antinomianisme, and the like, shall be consumed with fire, so doe the godly in the Chur∣ches of N. England thinke with us: refute this opinion of ours, and of these whom you esteem to be Saint-murtherers with reasonings, and not railing, nicknaming us Antichri∣stians, Babylonish Lords over the conscience, to shame us out of this opinion which is the truth of Christ with the odious and bloody charge of persecuters of the Saints, sonnes of Babel, Tyrants over the consciences of the godly; this is the heaviest club-law on the conscience, and the saddest tongue-persecution we know, else the sharpe arrows of the mighty, and coals and fire∣brands of Juniper, with which M. Burtons writings are salted against his sometimes dear brethren the Presbyterians, the some∣time Saviours and Redeemers of the oppressed and crush••d Saints, are not persecution, contrary to Psal 52.1, 2, 3, 4. Ps. 120.2, 3, 4. Jobs friends persecuted him, Job. 19.20. sure they lifted neither sword, nor speare against him; whether our Brethren did counsell in private and publicke to send an Army against their brethren of Scotland to destroy them,

who in the sincerity of their hearts did sacrifice their lives for their safety, peace, liberties, and Religion, or no, I leave to their owne consciences.

As for the forcing of our opinions upon the consciences of any; It is a calumny refuted by our practise, and whole deportment since wee came hither. Our witnesse is in heaven, it was not in our thoughts or intentions to obtrude by the sword and force of Armes, and Church-government at all on our brethren in England, but wee conceive that Master Burton, and the renowned King∣dome of England, are engaged by the oath of God to re∣ceive such a Government as is most agreeable to the word of God, and the example of the best reformed Churches, and are obliged sincerely, really, and constantly, through the grace of God to endeavour in their severall places and callings, the preservation of the Reformed Religion in the Church of Scotland, in doctrine, worship, discipline, and government against our common enemy. Now if M. Burton have sworne the covenant, he hath ingaged himselfe in the first Article thereof really, sincerely, and constantly, to endea∣vour in his calling the preservation of the like supremacy which the Pope himselfe claimeth over Kings,* 1.6 Princes, States, King∣domes, commonweal••hs, the preservation of infallible Generall Assem∣blies on earth, of that spirit of Antichristian pride and tyranny, of Rebel∣lion and Treason in lifting up a Papall throne above Kings and Kesars, above Kingdomes and Commonwealths, to the enslaving of the whole Nation (of England) in their soules, bodies, and estates,—whereby the fundamentall Laws, priviledges, and power of Parliaments, liber∣ties, and freedome of all true bred English subjects, are brought under perpetuall bondage, worse then that either of Egipt or Babylon. Now I desire Burton to awake, and all our brethren of the way of Liberty of conscience in England, who I suppose have sworn the Covenant sincerely and really, if a Preacher of the Gospel, and Saints who preach, cry, print, that the government of the Church of Scotland, and of all the Reformed Churches, is Anti∣christian, Tyrannicall, rebellious, treasonable, destructive to the liber∣ties, laws and freedome of the English subjects, worse then that of Egipt and Babylon, doe in their callings of preaching the Gospell professing the truth sincerely, really and constantly indea∣vour the preservation of the government and discipline of the Church

of Scotland? O but they doe endeavour its preservation one∣ly in their callings against the common enemy. What is this, but they sweare to defend Antichrist in the Presbyterial govern∣ment against Prelates, that is, against Antichrist in Prelacie, and yet blacke it as Antichristian: and how? in your seve∣rall callings: now M. Burton and our brethrens calling is to preach and write for the truth, then must their calling bear them to preach and print to the Prelaticall party, and to Cavaliers, that the government of the Church of Scotland is law∣full, Apostolicke, and of Divine right, otherwise they can∣not in their severall callings defend it against the common enemie, (for it is not Pastors calling, nor I suppose, a lawfull cal∣ling in our brethrens minde to defend it with the sword) and must the preaching and printing to Antinomians, Socini∣ans, Arminians, to Saints hold forth an Antichristian, a worse then Egiptian and Babylonish government, exclame against it as unde∣fendable, and yet defend it against the common enemy the Prelates?

But whether our Brethren did sweare the Covenant with a purpose to keep it or no▪ and whether they have not endea∣voured not to preserve but to destroy and extirpate the Re∣form••d Religion, doctrine, worship, discipline and govern∣ment in Scotland, and persecuted us because we assert it, or if more can be done then the proposalls of the Army and the Parliament hitherto have done (if they doe no more) to promove all heresies and errors contrary to sound doctrine, wee must remit in silence to the only finall determination of the most High. They are stronger then we; but I am confident the earth shall not cover the blood that is shed in Scotland, but it shall stand before the Lord against such of the King∣dome of England (for many generations) who ingaged their faithfull and well-minded brethren in a blinde cause to establish abominable Liberty of conscience, Familisme, Anti∣nomianisme, Socinianisme, Prelacy, Popery, &c. And the righte∣ous Judge of the world knowes wee never intended any such thing; but we might have beleeved the words of King Charles, who told us they minded not Religion in that war. But now when we are wasted, ruined, dispeopled, we are not only forsaken by these (whose safety, peace, religion and

happinesse, we minded with losse of our owne lives (I with many others dare appeale to the Sovereigne Judge of all the earth, in the sincerity of our hearts) but almost utterly de∣stroyed, yet divers of the Sectaries professe they had rather fight against the Scots as against Turkes. O Earth cover not our blood, arise O Judge of the world, and plead the cause of the oppressed, let all the Nations about, and the Reformed Churches, and all the generations not yet born, bear witnesse to this oppression and violence. For if such as did sweare the Covenant, which was the only thing that engaged us, had said ingenuously at that time, we sweare to endeavour the extir∣pation of Popery, Prelacie, Superstition, Heresie, Schisme, Prophanenes, and whatsoever shall be found to be contrary to sound doctrine—lest we partake in other mens sinne. But in the mean time wee purpose to plead, print, write, preach, and in our places endeavour both in Parliament, and out of it; in the Assembly, and out of it▪ in our Ministery and Christian walking for toleration and brotherly forbearance of Popery, Prelacie, Superstition, Heresie, seperation and gathering of Churches out of true Churches; judging the Presbyterians of Scotland (whom by the oath of God they are to defend) the Schismatickes, and indulgence by Law and otherwise to be yeelded to Papists, Arminians, Socinians, Arrians, Familists, Antinomians, Seekers, Antiscripturists, Enthusiasts, &c. but none to Presbyterians at all: we should have blessed your right down ingenuity, yet have our Brethren really so sworne, and so practised.

But (saith Burton) the Scots are the vilest of men, p. 17. par∣takers with murtherers, with rebels, with Traitors, Incendiaries, un∣derminers of Parliament and City, &c. Words of butter and oil, soft and sweet, would sooner convince us, and arguments of iron and brasse, that are strong, hard, invincible, should more edifie and perswade. The truth is fire, but not passion; Burton speakes fire, not alwayes truth. These are not the words of such as warre under the banner and colours of love, and fight the battells of the Lambe. Passion is a paper-wall to a weake cause: your Brethren stood once in your bookes for talents and pounds; but now for halfpennies, consider where the change is, we was at that time the same you call Presbyterians now, and professed the same to you.

Deare brethren, be humble and lowly to your old friends, bee not perjured for ill will to us, we shall mourne to God for that wicked revenge, the Covenant will pursue you, and God in it▪ dally not with God, they shall all be broken and splitted upon the Covenant of God, who labour to destroy it. Now when you have the sword, the purse, the Army, the Parliament for you, insult not over your brethren.

Quem dies vidit veniens superbum Hunc dies vidit fugiens jacentem —summisque negatum stare diu.

He was but an Atheist and a mis-interpreter of providence who said,

Victrix causa diis placuit, sed victa Catoni.

Successe in an evill cause is not happinesse, beleeve it, Heresie when shee is heire to her mistresse, is a burden that the earth trembles under: yee know Heresies goeth with broad Peacocke wings through the Land, and takes in Townes and Castles, but they had good helpe from Presby∣terians, their Antichristian brethren, as they like to call them. Sects are courted, multitudes take hold of the skirt of a sectary now adayes. But the Court is paved with glasse, and to you, all the faithfull Ministers of Christ are but Anti∣christs Priests.

The white golden breathings of successe may blow you asleepe, but cannot secure you: your Brethren have beene low in Scotland for your cause; I shall be satisfied without re∣crimination. The Scots are not the vilest of men, they are not partakers with murtherers: but I shall onely answer that I judge that in England the Lord hath many names, and a faire com∣pany that shall stand at the side of Christ as his conquesse in the day, when he shall render up the Kingdome to the Fa∣ther, and that in that renowned Nation, there be men of all rankes, wise, valourous, generous, noble, heroick, faithfull, religious, gracious, learned. And I hope to reap more peace in naming England from the choisest part, then M. Burton can find comfort in his passion, in denominating the Scots or their Army from the worst and vilest part; not to deny but there be too much wickednesse, and prophanenesse in both the

Nation and Army: yet shall I desire all the Sects whom M. Burton and his brethren would have tolerated, to look at their brethren as men compassed with infirmities, and let these of such, as thus accuse them that are without sin, cast the first stone at them, which were a good way to try, if Antinomi∣ans would not arise and stone to death so many as they were able to master, alleadging God cannot see such violence and bloodshed to be sinne in them: also we professe, to be ortho∣dox and a strong Presbyterian is but a poore old rotten Coach to carry men to heaven, there is more required of these who shall be heires of salvation, but this cannot justly impeach the Presbyterian way of Antichristianisme.

And wherein is the Generall Assembly of Scotland Papall, and set up above Kings and Kesars, and may bring Presbyterians un∣der a premunire? Had M. Burton any arguments to make out this sad charge against his brethren, but the stollen and re∣printed, not reasons, but railings of Prelates, and Oxford op∣posers of Reformation, and particularly out of a lying Treatise called Issachers burden, the father of which was the excommunicated Apostate Jo. Maxwel, sometimes pretended Bishop of Rosse? for M. Burton hath nothing in this passionate Treatise of his own, but is an Echo in grammer and matter to Whitegift, Bancroft, to lying Spotswood, to the flattering time-serving Balaams, who to gratifie King James, and Bishop Laud, and these of the Prelaticall gang, objected the same with more nerves and blood against the Scottish-Geneva dis∣cipline, then M. Burton does. That booke of discipline was the Prelates eye-sore, and Mr. Burton must bring the weapons of his indignation out of the Armory of Babylon against Presbyterians.

I love not to compare men with men; only good Rea∣der, pardon me to name that Apostolicke, heavenly, and Propheticall man of God, Mr. John Welch, a Pastor of our Church, who for this same very cause was first condemned to death, and then the mercy of King James changed the sentence to him and other six faithfull and heroicke wit∣nesses of Christ, and Ministers of the Gospel, into banishment to death: this worthy servant of Christ preached everyday, & in France, in his Exile, converted many soules; the King of

France gave the same command concerning him, when the Town he preached in, was sacked and taken (as the man of God foretold them publickly it should be razed,) that the King of Babylon gave touching Jeremiah, doe him no harme, see well to him, his person, wife, children and servants; from the godly witnesses of his life I have heard say, of every twenty foure houres, he gave eight to prayer, except when the publicke necessities of his calling did call him to preach, visit, exhort in season and out of season; he spent many nights in prayer to God, interceding for the sufferers for Christ in Scotland, England, France▪ when he was in prison and condemned, hee and his brethren as traitors, he hath these words as a full answer to the Prelaticall raylings against the meeting of a Generall Assembly at Aberdene, and all the Erastian party, and to M.H. Burtons present words, & his objecting of a poor premunire by the Laws of England against Christ Jesus his free Kingdome: Who am I that he should have called me, and made mee a Minister of the glad tydings of the Gospel of salvation,* 1.7 these sixteen yeares already, and now last of all to be a sufferer for his cause and Kingdome?

To witnesse that good confession, that Jesus Christ is the King of Saints, and that his Kirke is a most free Kingdome; yea as free as any Kingdome under heaven, not only to convocate, hold and keep her mee∣tings, Conventions and Assemblies, but also to judge of all her affaires in all her meetings and conventions amongst her members and subjects.

These two points, first that Christ is the head of his Kirke; secondly, that shee is free in her government from all other jurisdiction except Christs. These two points are the speciall cause of our imprisonment, be∣ing now condemned as traitors for the maintenance thereof; we being waiting with joyfulnesse to give the last testimony of our blood in confir∣mation thereof, if it would please our God to be so favourable as to ho∣nour us with that dignity: yea I doe affirme that these two points a∣bove written, and all other things that belong to Christs Crowne, Scep∣ter, and Kingdome, are not subject, nor cannot be, to any other Autho∣rity, but to his owne altogether, so that I would be most glad to be offe∣red up upon the sacrifice of so glorious a truth. The guilt of our blood shall not only lye upon the Prince, but also upon our owne bre∣thren, Bishops, Counsellers and Commissioners: It is they, even they, that have stirred up our Prince (King James of great Britaine)

against us, we must therefore lay the blame and burden of our blood upon them, especially however the rest above written be also partakers with them of their sinnes. And as the rest of our brethren, who either by silence approve, or by crying peace, peace, strengthen the arme of the wicked, that they cannot returne, in the meane time make the hearts of the righteous sad, they shall all in like manner bee guilty of our blood, and of high Treason against the King of Kings, the Lord Jesus Christ his Crown and Kingdome.

Now I but propone to the reall conscience of M. Burton that speaketh in his dialogue: 1. If there bee not more of Christ in this one letter (if hee will read it all) then in all the virulent peeces hee hath written against his bre∣thren,* 1.8 who when he suffered, did intercede for him, and lye in the ashes, and behaved themselves as one at his mothers grave.

2. Whether or not, he and his brethren who did plead against the Assembly of Divines in favours of an Erastian party, doe not stirre up both Prince and Parliament in both King∣domes in this very cause, to bring on a Nationall guilt on the land to inslave the free Kingdome of Christ to the pow∣ers of the world, and whether in this doe they not build the sepulchres of the Prophets, and bring upon their owne heads the blood of the slaine witnesses of Christ?

3. Whether a distinction will helpe them at the barre of Gods justice, that they sided in hatred of the Presbyteriall government, and of their brethren of Scotland, with Erastians, in opposing truths of Christ in these and the major propositi∣on, against the light of their owne conscience, in laying the headship of the Church of Christ on the shoulder of King and Parliament, and then keep in their minde, a mentall re∣serve of the Presbyteriall Church only?

Now they knew that the question betweene Erastians and us, was, whether there be a power of government distinct from the power of the Civill Magistrate in the Church of Christ: but they strike in with Erastus against Christ to reach a blow to the Presbyterians; but since that time God hath brought downe the sects lower and lower in the hearts of the godly in this Kingdome, and I hope shall lay their honour in the dust; In the same manner M. Burton saith, the

giving of this power to the Generall Assembly above the Parliament, incurres a premunire against the Laws of England, so saith the Erastian. But M. Burton knowes that is not the question, and that his congregationall way makes no bones of a farre higher premunire.

For 1. The Parliament hath nothing to doe at all in Church matters, more to judge of them, or to punish here∣ticks then if they had no soules. For M. Burton saith, p. 14. Confor. Deform. if it be true that Christ hath left such a power to any state then to a Popish state. But I deny your consequence. Christ hath given to no state a power to inact wicked Laws, or to ratifie wicked Popish constitutions, ergo, hee hath not given to a Christian state a power cumulative to bring their glory to the N. Jerusalem, and to be Christian nurse-fathers to see the bride of Christ sucke healthsome milke, it follows just as this doth. God hath not given Kings any power to butcher and destroy the sheep of Christ, ergo he hath not gi∣ven to Kings power to rule and governe a Christian people in equity and justice.

2. Our Brethren put a stranger premunire on us. For would they speake out the mysteries and bottome of Independen∣cie, they acknowledge not this Parliament in any other sense then they would doe a Parliaments of Pagans or heathen, for there be no Christian Magistrates at all to them, but such as are members of their Congregationall Church, that is, such as they conceive to be regenerated; and had they a world at their owne will, then not the twentieth man of this present Parliament, nor Judge, nor Justice of peace could be chosen Magistrates, if the congregations of England, were all of the Independent stamp.

But you may say I slander them, they pray for the Par∣liament as a Parliament, and obey Justices of peace and the King as lawfull Magistrates.

I answer, its true, so would they pray for Nero, Dominitian, and heathen Justices of peace, sent by them as lawfull Ma∣gistrates, but not as Christian Magistrates, nor such as they would chuse to reigne over them, because in their appre∣hension of them, they are no lesse without the Church then heathens; then let the world be judge of their candor in contending for a power of Premunires, and in voting that

heathen Justices of peace and unchristian Parliaments should be above a free Generall Assembly of England, but they could not endure either Magistrates or Parlia∣ments, of the gang they are now in England, to be above one of their Congregations, though consisting of seven.

3. They are jealous of any supremacy of Generall As∣semblies. But say the Congregations of England were all Independent, they would not baptise the children of the twentieth Parliament man, Judge and Justice of peace, nor of the King or most professors in England as they are now in England, nor admit them or their wives or children to the Ordinances, because they are no Church-members, and no better then Ethiopians or Indians to them; and if Parli∣ament or Justices of peace should take on them to judge or punish them for this; I beleeve, M. Burton and our brethren, would tell them, these that are without the Church, as you are, have no power to judge the Church of Christ, are to judge of Church administrations, or to whom Ordinances should be dispensed, or not dispensed. Judge, if this be not a supremacy given to seven above the Parliament, and Jud∣ges of the Kingdome, which M. Burton so much condemned in a Nationall Assembly of all the godly Ministers and El∣ders in England.

But its a fault that the Generall Assembly hath power to make rules according to the word of God, appertaining to the good behavi∣our of all the members of the Kirke, and abrogate Statutes and Ordi∣nances about Ecclesiasticall matters that are found noysome and unpro∣fitable without the Magistrate: So did the Assembly at Jerusa∣lem appoint such rules as should binde Caesar, so he had been a good Constantine, and though they cannot abrogate Ordi∣nances and Acts of Parliament by making or unmaking Acts of Parliament (our booke of discipline never mea∣ned that, as M. Burton, ignorant of the discipline of our Church, saith) yet as the Ministers of Christ, they may juridically declare, yea and preach authoritively that Acts of Parliament establishing the Masse, are unlawfull and god∣lesse lawes, commanding Idolatry, and denounce a woe a∣gainst unjust decrees and lawes, as Esay 10.1. else when M. Burton preacheth against such lawes, he then must incurre a premunire, before God, and set himselfe in a Papall throne above

the Parliament, and enslave the English Subjects; for he prea∣ches that Statutes of Parliament that establisheth Masse, and the burning of heretickes, that is, Protestants, are to be abrogated, as well as the Generall Assembly of Scotland doth; and so M. Burton must set himselfe above Kings and Kesars.

And when a Synod or Church conveened in the name of Christ bindes on earth according to the word of God, Matth 18. there is no lawfull appeal from them to any Civill judicature, not because they are not men, but because they are a Court acting in the name of Christ according to his word, and Christ with them bindes or looses in heaven, yea there is no reclamation to be made, nor any appeale from one faith∣full Pastor speaking in the name and authority of Christ, according to that, He that heareth you, heareth me, he that despiseth you, despiseth me, and there is no danger to be feared either of Papall tyranny, or Parliamentary breach, or premunire.

But M. Rutherfurd saith, The decisive voyces of a General•• Assembly bindes the absent as well as present.

Answ. So saith the Holy Ghost, the Churches of Antioch, Syria, and Silicia, were bound to receive and obey the de∣crees of the Synod so soon as they heare them, Act. 15.22, 23, 26, 27, 28. Act. 16.4. Act. 21.25. as they that despise the do∣ctrine of faithfull Pastors dead and buried, despise Christ: so saith that learned and godly man M. Cotton, and all the Churches of N. England, who to M. Burton must set up a Papall throne, as well as the Church of Scotland, if this be Popery; for what need Churches absent (saith Cotton, Keyes of the King∣dome p. 26.) send to a Synod for light and direction in wayes of truth and peace, if they be resolved aforehand how farre they will goe? and if they be not obliged to submit thereunto in the Lord.

M. Burton saith further, p. 21. that M. Rutherfurd saith ch. 20.312. Gov. Chur. Scot. The acts of the Assembly oblige all the ab∣sents, not present in all their members, and that because whatsoever is by these Commissioners determined and concluded is matter necessary and agreeable to Gods word, as being no lesse infallible then those de∣cisions of the Apostles, Act. 15.

Answ. I dare appeale to the conscience of M. Burton well informed, and to all the godly, if they conceive any such thing to be my judgement to assert with Bellarmine & Papists,

the infallibility of any Councells, now on earth: yea if he had read, what I have said, ch. 14. p. 209.212. I prove that the Apostles acted not in that Synod as Apostles, but as ordina∣ry Elders; and Doct. Whittaker and M. Cotton say the same, though M. Tho. Goodwin and M. Nye, contradict both M. Cotton, and Whittaker, and Calvin, and all both Papists and Prote∣stants, yea and Independents, who acknowledge Act. 15. to be a paterne for Synods to the end of the world. But the Independents now in England, and Anabaptists side with Brid∣gesius, Grotius, Socinians, and Arminians, the enemies of Sy∣nods: and say that Synod, Act. 15. was an extraordinary Apostolicke meeting that obligeth not the Churches now. The Seekers say, there shall never be Synods till Apostles arise againe, which they say without all word of Scripture.

2. I speake not one word pag. 312. of that purpose, but pag. 322. I speake, and M. Burton both detracteth from, and addeth to, and perverteth my words, which I impute not to malice, as others doe, but to his ignorance of the Discipline of the Church of Scotland; my words, ch. 20. pag. 322. are these: The acts of the Assembly oblige all the absents not present in all their members, as Act. 23 24.28. Act. 15.16.4. ch. 21.25. not be∣cause of the authority of the Church, but because of the matter which is necessary and agreeable to Gods word. Beside that, M. Burton leaves out all the Scriptures I cite because he could not answer them, he leaves out these words, not because of the authority of the Church, which cleareteh my sense, and directly excludeth all infallible authority of Church or Assembly. For I hold they oblige the consciences not for men, or the Authority of the Church, or because, so saith the Church, as Papists make the testimony of the Church the formall ob••ect of our faith, and the Church to bee as infallible as the Scripture, which I expresly deny, and lay the rationem credendi, all the weight, burden and warrant of the obligation of conscience, that the decrees or constitutions of an Assembly can lay on, not on the fallible and weake authority of the Church or men, but on the matter of the decrees, because or in so farre as it is the necessary matter of the word, or agreeable to the word of God.

Now may not the Reader consider this logicke. The

Gospell that M. Burton preacheth obligeth all his flocke ab∣sent or presenct (for their presence maketh it not to bee Gospell) and that not because of the authority of M. Burton, who is but a sinfull man, but because the Gospell he prea∣cheth is necessary truth and agreeable to the Scriptures, ergo, whatsoever M. Burton preacheth is no lesse infallible then the decisions of the Apostles. The Antecedent is most true, and more I doe not say; but the consequence is most blas∣phemous and false, yet are all the lawfull Pastors in Britaine to preach the sound word of God, after the example of the Prophets & the Apostles, ergo, whatever all the faithfull Pastors in Britaine preach, is as infallible as the decisions of the Apostles; the Antecedent I can owne as a truth of God, but the conse∣quence is M. Burtons.

2. He addes to my words, and saith, M. Rutherfurd tells us — whatsoever is by these Commissioners determined and concluded, is matter necessary and agreeable to the word of God. This I say not, I never thought whatsoever they say, is matter necessary: find these words under my hand, and I will crave M. Burton and all the Church of England pardon. But I know Generall Assem∣blies can reele and erre, Every man is a lyar. I never say, what∣soever is concluded by them is necessary. I say, what is de∣termined by them is de jure, that is, ought to be agreeable to Gods word, for I shew that Generall Assemblies have their warrant from Act. 15. and my meaning and words are clear. These are M. Burtons words, not mine, What is determined by them, binds not as, or because its from men, but as agreeable to the word of God. M. Burton expones my (is) as hee pleaseth best, and hath need to crave God pardon for that hee rashly and ignorantly (I say no more) fathers untruths on his inno∣cent brother, who writeth and speaketh honourably and re∣spectively of him; for let logicke of conscience be judge, if this be a good consequence: What a Generall Assembly de∣termines, bindeth no farther but as it is necessary, and as it is agreeable to the word▪ ergo, Whatsoever a Generall Assem∣bly determines is necessary, and is agreeable to the word of God, it followeth in no sort at all, yea the ••u••t con∣trary followeth, ergo, if it be not necessary, and in so farre as it is not agreeable to the word, it obligeth-neither

these that are present nor absent, and is not infallible at all.

4. I may say without any just ground of offending ei∣ther M. Burton or any of his way, that write against Synods, that had they rightly understood the state of the question between P••otestants and Papists they would not have so incon∣siderately clashed with the word of God, and all the Refor∣med Churches in Christendome; for we deny,

1. All absolute, unlimited, and infallible authority, to Synods. Papists presse that Councells cannot erre, and in so doing they make them Lords and Masters of the conscience of the people of God: and Independents and others charging this upon us, cannot before the barre of the alone King and head of the Church, beare out their charge, and the like un∣limited and boundlesse power of Civill and politick ratify∣ing and passing in penall lawes, what the Church or Synods determine we deny to any Magistrate on earth. M. Burton 9, 10, 11, 12. will not, and cannot make good his bitter, viru∣lent and unchristian challenge he layes on his innocent bre∣thren,* 1.9 who may, and I hope doe in humility and confidence claime a Saintship and interest in the Lord Jesus as well as he; That they with Diotrephes, exalt mans power above all that is called God, are Antichrists, Apostates from the truth, doe carry on the mystery of iniquity, this he also must answer for, as a slander laid on all our Reformers, Calvin, Luther, Beza, yea on Rey∣nold, Whittaker, Perkins, &c. all the Protestant Churches, all the hoast of Protestant Divines.

But, 2. All the power and authority of Synods we con∣ceive to be ministeriall, not Lordly, limited, regulated by the onely word of God in the scripture, and in matters circumstantiall, of order, and decency, as time, place, per∣sons (observe I say not in mysticall Religions, Ceremo∣nies, called, but unjustly, indifferent, or the like) by the law of nature, rules of pietie, charity, and Christian pru∣dency, for the edification of our brethren, and the glory of God, and a lawfull Synod, wee judge hath power mini∣steriall from Christ, to passe constitutions 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 decrees, Acts 16.4. (Lawes I doe not call them, because Christ is the onely Law-giver, King, and head of his Church, his Of∣ficers

are onely servants, and Heralds to hold forth his Lawes) and these constitutions condemning Arminianisme, Socinianisme, Familisme, Antinomianisme, &c. as sometimes Mr. Burton being but one single Pastor by word and writ condemned them▪ and that in the name, and authority of Christ (as hee then said) and commanding in the Lord that they consent to the forme of sound doctrine, rebuking all that subvert soules, and trouble the Churches, Acts 15.23, 24. are to be obeyed, and the conscience submitted to them, not absolutely, not for the sole will, and meere authority of the Heralds, as if they were infallible, not with blind o∣bedience, not without reclamation, or appeale, if they be either contrary or beside the scriptures, but conditionally in so farre as they are agreeable to the Word of God, even as the single Independant Congregation is to be heard in things lawfull under paine of excommunication, as our brethren say from Matth. 18. and yet, Matth. 18. sets not up Antichrist, and caries not on the Mystery of iniquity. And wee teach that the Magistrate, as the Minister of God, after due examination according to the word, is obleiged to adde his civill sanction to these constitutions, and to guard the Mi∣nisters with his Sword; and to punish Arminians, Socinians, Familists, &c. as Mr. Burton cryed against them of old, and appealed to the supreame Magistrate, the Kings Majesty a∣gainst them: though wee judge the Magistrates sword in all this, keepes such a distance from the conscience, that this is so farre from being a State Government of the Church, that these constitutions have no power at all over the con∣science from the sword, and are alike binding, and were, Acts 15. Though the Magistrate were not on earth, and though hee should oppose them, as hee did then. And we thinke Arminians, Socinians, and Familists, who deny all power of Synods, lesse or more, except onely, Sir, if it please you this is Gods mind, if not, Sir, you are where you was, ••e a Sceptick to Christ's second comming, and change your faith every New Moone, wee have nothing to say, but fare ye well, are the Antichrists in this, not we.

Nor dare wee conceale our feare of the ••ad ••udgements of God, and his highest displeasure for the breach of the Covenant of God in this Land.

And that, First, since so many victori••s, and great deli∣verances bring forth no other fruit, but persecution of the Godly and faithfull Ministers of Christ, and more virulent hating of, and railing against the Church and Kingdome of Scotland, these that are most zealous for Reformation, and most conscientious and sincere for the Covenant, and settling of Religion: Above, and beyond all that Prelates or those of their way ever attempted. Yea, and the crush∣ing, and ruining of these that have wrought a greater sal∣vation for the Kingdome than all the sectaries in England, when such are persecuted, impeached, imprisoned, cast out of the Parliament and Kingdome for no cause (if the bot∣tome of the businesse were examined) but for their adher∣ing to the Presbyteriall Government, Covenant of God, their brethren of Scotland, opposing (as the Covenant of God obleigeth them) the Heresies and Blasphemies abounding in this Land, when vile and naughty men, because they side with sectaries, such as blaspheme God, deny the deity of the holy Ghost, not onely goe free, but Familists, Antino∣mians, Libertines who joyne in these blasphemies, Arminians & Socinians, the old Courteours and darlings of the late Pre∣lats and popish affected, Seekers, Anabaptists, Seperatists, and Independents of another stampe then these of New England, Covenant breakers and the like, are not onely connived at against the Covenant, but sit in Parliament, are advan∣ced to highest places in the State and Army, and such Fa∣milists as Mr. Del and Saltmarsh are alowed and authorized to be ordinary preachers to the Army. But know (I be∣seech you) that the Lord will discerne betweene him that feareth an oath, and feareth not an oath.

2 God must reckon with the Land because the Ambassa∣dors of Jesus Christ are dispised, hated, and persecuted.

3. The City that have borne the weight and burden of the charge of the War, is badly requited, to say no more.

4. When cursed Pamphlets, uncharitable railings against the Covenant, Reformation, Reformed Religion, the god∣liest in the Parliament, the Church and Kingdome of Scot∣land, the Assembly of Divines, the razing of the foundation stones and principles of the Gospel, passe Presse and Pulpit

uncontroled, whereas even Papists (as Calvin said against Libertines) have not dared, in terminis, to remove such march-stones of Christ Jesus as doe disterminate Christian Religi∣on from Judaisme, Paganisme, Turcisme, may not the Lord say to England and to the Parliament, that which he said to the people of old, Jerem. 2.9. Therefore I will yet plead with you, saith the Lord, and with your childrens children will I plead. 10. For passe over the Isles of Chittim and see and send to Kedar, and consider di∣ligently, and see if there be such a thing. 11. Hath a Nation changed their Gods, which are yet no Gods? But my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit. 12. Bee astonished O yee heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate. And Esa. 29.21. They make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turne aside the just for a thing of nought.

5. And what can wee answer to all the Sister-Churches in Christendome, who have heard of so many Declarations, Letters, Ordinances, Remonstrances, promises before God, the world, and the elect Angells, that we came to this Re∣verend Assembly as willing to joyne with the professed de∣sires and invitation of the honourable Houses of Parlia∣ment to remove not only government by Archbishops,* 1.10 but likewise to settle such a government as is most agreeable to the word of God, most apt to procure and preserve the peace of the Church at home, and a happy union with the Church of Scotland, and other Reformed Chur∣ches abroad, in doctrine, worship, government, and one forme of Cate∣chisme, and to establish the same by Law. To oppose heresies, er∣rors, schismes, injoyne the Nationall Covenant by Ordi∣nance of Parliament to bee taken by all; when now indul∣gence and more is yeelded to all heresies, blasphemies and sects, and an army pleading for Liberty of conscience to all Religions, Popery not excepted, is owned and authorised by the Houses, whereas other humble and modest petitio∣ners for a government according to the word of God, a∣gainst the Erastian and unwarrantable government set up

but in quarters and peeces, of which the Lord may say, Offer it now to your Governour, will he be pleased with it and accept your persons? have beene checked and dismissed without an an∣swer till his day, yea and censured as guilty of breach of priviledge of Parliament, as it faired with the Reverend As∣sembly of Divines, for a submissive and humble supplication, for the Royall Prerogative of Jesus Christ in his own free Courts and Assemblies.

6. Shall not the Reformed Churches abroad who have hitherto prayed for the sad calamities of the Church of England, when they heare (as they must heare in languages knowne to them) that the Parliaments of both Kingdomes have made their humble addresse to the Kings Majesty, and the Ambassadors of Christ, and the godly have laine at the footstoole of the throne of Grace, soliciting the Lord, in whose hands is the heart of the King, that he would graci∣ously incline his spirit to take the National Covenant, for the extirpation of Popery, Prelacy, superstition, heresie, schisme, prophane∣nesse, and whatsoever shall be found contrary to sound doctrine. Won∣der and bee astonished, when it is reported that the Parlia∣ment of England joyned in the same Covenant with us! have not only, not pressed the same on the Subjects, which they desire of their Prince, but suffer satyres, raylings, reproa∣ches to be cast upon the Covenant of God in Presse, and Pulpit, highly promote those that are greatest enemies thereof, and countenance an Army, who labour with all their power to render the heart of the Prince averse to the Covenant, and the sincere promoters thereof, and doe require the open toleration (not the extirpation) of all here∣sies, blasphemies, yea of the Kingdome and throne of An∣tichrist, against which we Covenanted, and to take off all Laws for pressing the Covenant, that so it may be buried in England, though many of the Army, and Independents, An∣tinomians, Socinians, and others, did solemnly with their hands lifted up to the most High, ingage themselves to the Lord, never to suffer themselves directly or indirectly to bee divided and withdrawne from that blessed union and conjunction: So that what the Kingdome and Church of Scotland, and the most faithfull adherers to the Covenant, labour to build in pub∣licke,

with this underhand dealing is destroyed and casten downe.

I doe not say this of all, I am confident there be divers in the Honourable Houses, many in the Church and King∣dome, who abhorre from their soules the wayes of heresie, superstition, schisme, Popery, prophanenesse, treachery, wicked policie, which never did so much prevaile in this land as since we did sweare to endeavour the extirpation of all these, and that though this Covenant were buried, it must rise from the dead againe, and that the Lord must make his Jerusalem in Britaine a cup of trembling, a burdensome stone, a hearth of fire among the wood, a torch of fire in a sheafe,* 1.11 against all her enemies, both Babylon without, and Edom within, that no weapon formed against them shall prosper, that eve∣ry tongue that rise against them in judgement shall be condemned, and that the Lord shall cleare the ••udgements of his chosen on••s that they shall not finally be seduced, and shall bring the blinde by a way that they know not, and returne to a people of a poore language that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, and serve him with one shoulder, and the Lord may be one, and his name one, and his go∣ing forth, in the three Kingdomees, may be as the morning. O that the Lord who hath founded Zion, and hath chosen Jerusalem would doe this in his time.

S. R.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Job 31.21, 22.
• * 1.2

  Conformities deformity. p. 17
• b 1.3

  Preface to the ••. Major of London.
• c 1.4

  Pag. 20.22.
• * 1.5

  Juvenalis. O sanctas ••en∣tes quibus hoc nascuntur in hortis ••umi••a—
• * 1.6

  Confor. defor. pag. 20.21.
• * 1.7

  A letter of M. Iohn Welsh. An. 1605.
• * 1.8

  Confor. Defor.
• * 1.9

  Confor. d••for.
• * 1.10

  Returne from the Parliament of England to the Commissi∣oners of the Generall As∣sembly. an. 1642.

  Ordinance of Parl. an. 1643. Feb. 9.

  Declarat. of both King∣doms. an. 1643. Declaration to the Generall Assembly of the Kirke of Scotland. an. 1642. Declarat. to the Parl. of Scotland. 1642. Declarat. given to the Com∣missioners. August. 1643. Ordinance. 1645. Oct. 20. Ordinance 1645. Mar. 14. Ordinance 1645. Nov. 9. Ordinance 1646. Feb. 4. Ordinan. for Oxford. 1647. May 1. Treatise between the Kingdomes. Ordin. 1643. Sep. 18. Declarat. of the House of Com. an. 1646. April 18. Letters of the Assembly to the Reformed Churches. an. 1644. Ordin. 1644. Iun 3.
• * 1.11

  Zach. 12.