Animadversions upon the Petition of the Committee of Kent.
AGainst this, that which moved you to thinke the Parliament would take away Tithes, was, that you have read in one of the newes bookes, that the Knights and Gentlemen of Kent pre∣sented a petition to the Honourable House of Commons, against the payment of Tithes unto Ministers, and that they received thanks from the Speaker in the name of the House for that service, and that it is held fit to be a leading case for all other Counties of the Kingdome.
You must beware how you believe the newes bookes, for they are many times ignorantly and inconsiderately erroneous, or fal∣laciously false, out of an ill affection to some, and apparent par∣tiality to others.
For the Petition it selfe, 1. It commeth not as from the Knights and Gentlemen of that County in common, (who I am credibly informed are not very well pleased with it) but from the Committee of Kent, who (if they be like the Committees in ma∣ny places) are not all of them men of sound, and orthodox Judgement, neither for matter of Tithes, nor for divers other Tenets of Religion.
2. Howsoever they professe a good meaning to establish a sufficient maintenance for godly and well deserving Ministers; a very good meaning to extend it so farre as to succor their wi∣dowes