A loyall subjects beliefe,: expressed in a letter to Master Stephen Marshall, Minister of Finchingfield in Essex, from Edward Symmons a neighbour minister, occasioned by a conference betwixt them. With the answer to his objections for resisting the Kings personall will by force of armes. And, the allegation of some reasons why the authors conscience cannot concurre in this way of resistance with some of his brethren.

A Copy of the Sequestration that was brought against Edward Symmons Minister of Rayne in Essex, for his preaching, and his refusing to renounce that Faith and Doctrine of Chri∣stianity, expressed in the seaven first Sections of the preceding Discourse.

Die Veneris tertio Martii. 1642.

WHereas Edward Symmons Clerke, Rector of the Parish Church of Rayne in the County of Essex, hath in his Sermons and otherwise expressed great malignity and oppo∣sition against the Parliament, and the power and proceedings thereof, affirming that the Parliament would force the King to comply with those Lawes they shall make, and that they raise a Force against the King, and that they are not to be o∣beyed, though they command according to God, if it be not according to the Kings Command; and advised them not to lend any Money, Plate, or Horse, toward the raising of Forces for the Parliament, and pressed his Auditors to beleeve what∣soever is set forth in the Declarations published in the Kings name, because a divine sentence is in his mouth, and he can∣not erre; and that if Davids heart smote him for cutting Sauls garment, what would it have done if he had kept away his Castles, Townes, and Ships: which the Lords and Com∣mons in Parliament assembled taking into consideration, for the better supply of an able and godly man in the said Church,

and for the provision of fit maintenance for those that shall officiate therein, do constitute and ordaine that Emanuel Stock, Peter Iosceline, Richard Bugby, William Chaukley, Henry Iosceline, Ralph Iosceline, Edward Hiat, or any three of them, shall have power and authority; and hereby are required to sequester the Parsonage-house, and all the Tithes, Rents, and profits whatsoever of the Parsonage of that Church, and to appoint Collectors for the gathering and receiving of them, as they in their discretion shall thinke fit, and shall have power to pay the same unto Robert Atkins Master of Arts, a godly, learned, and orthodox Divine, who is hereby appointed and required to preach every Lords day, and to officiate as Parson, and to take care for the discharge of the Cure of the said place in all the duties thereof, untill further order shall be taken by both Houses of Parliament. And if any shall refuse to pay unto the said Sequestrators, or any three of them, or to the Collectors appointed by them, any of the Rents, Duties, or lawfull Fees, accustomed to be paid, upon information thereof by the Se∣questrators, or any three of them, unto either House of Par∣liament; the said Lords and Commons doe declare they will proceed against such refusers, according to their severall of∣fences and contempts.

Ex. Io. Browne, Cleric. Parliamentorum.