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Show Poor Widows Mil~ Rev. 18. 23~ 1lrtutfl ~ptak- ~ng. ( ~ 0 ) when they make Wid.ows and FaLhedds, ancl A fHict them roo, and Imprifon them, infiead of vhiring them ; and are fo impure, defiled and fponed wirh rhe World, nay, rhe wodl of Spors, :2DlOGtl ani) \9ttftcutfon, rho' rhey fled thirher from rhe Petfecurion of rhe Bifhops in Eng lane!, yet tJ rncd grearer Perfccurors rhemfelves ; for rh o~ rhey imprifoned, whipp'd and cur off Ears, rhefe hare nor only done fo, and with the mmofi agr,_ravadon, bur banilh'd and put ~o De~t~, ~nd in f uch a ba1 baro·us manner, as aforefa1d; and rho' rhey were Tender and Zealous once, and pretended LibertY of Conf~!ence; ·yer now being d· ge nerar~d, , and lull rheu· firft Love, as rhcy confefs> and becqm~ hardned, they woul~ , 110t allow ir co others; fo rhar · ~ may apply to d1 m tbar Ve1-fe as one once did: ' TtJM 14 the Presbyterian Moon, which in 1he N ight . - . , ·' (wiu Light, BrJt 'vhcn to Perfecution fell, then a!J uuu Btood. · · · ( aml fpite .; Thy Cu?Mte- ligh~ for evermore txtjnguij1Jed sbal~ · · · {be, The Vo.=ce of Bridegroom and t~e B~ide, be h~arJ na · · ' (more tn thee. Book III. p. 1. c. 1. When 71·uth ]halt have li-berty to [pe11k, it will be know?', that Chrijlian'ity was 11ever mor-e cxprej]eJ ttnto the Life, than in tbe Lives of the Perfons that ba7.1e been thl# Rt:proacbecl arnon$ the Legions of the Accufer ~f the Brethren • . Obf. ~ht'~ might much mor¢ truly have been fatd of (and applied w) the People of God, cal~ed £2!!al:.trs, than of their Perfecurors, who Reproach rhem a:s Heretich, &c. bur whm Truth fhatl baveliberty to /peak, as he fays, Let him na~:ne the People, in VJhom Chrifiianicy was ever more exprdfed ( in aM r~fi·>~:ets ) fince be primiriv.e times, th~n ! ~ ,.; .( 3' .) .in the Li\'es of the faid People, of whom I may Jay, <!S one did in the Vilion of God, when his Eyes were open, feeing I{rael abiding in his Tents, Ho2v goodly are thy Tents, 0 jacob, And thJ Taber- Numb~ nacles, 0 Ifrael : And as Moj'es, Happy art thou, D 2 4" ')· _.., 0 ltr.r ael ; Who 1·6 l1 'k e unto t he e, 0 people, j a·v ed b'J e uc. :5 :> • 29• the Lora: · Ibid. c. 1. Among the reft, that at the J}!eetings of the Chriflians, a Dog !J'ed unto a Candle(lick drew ;nv1r the light ; w/Jeftupon ·they 1Jroceeded unto the mo{t adulterom Confufions in the Worl~l, as he fays a. great Man, in his Writings, does affirm be JJad hear4 told more than.'cmce, ?vith no [mail corifidenct, concern' ing the Puritans. Obj: And of no more Truth are many rhings now rold by him and others, wirh ~o fmaH Confidence, concerning rhe Q__uakcrs, as ahon, when I come ro examine his Srories of them, will more evidendy appear. · P. ) . c. r. The occafion upon u•hi'ch thcfe- retiretl ~rcafi into an horrid Wildernefs in America~'VIM, the oti of violent PerfecNtion ·wher~?vith a. prev,ziling party in t!;ttt the 'Chutch of England harraf[td lhem-:--rleprived, gain'g not only · of their Livi11gs, but alfo v( their L1berty to to N. E. cxercije their ~.'vfiHijlry. Obf The horrid Apofiacy of rhefe M~n, flee Pe rfL'c~riun, and yet turn rhe greateft Perf(curors rhemfelves·, nexc ro rhe Pa-f ifls; feel~ new Habirarions; for wam of Liberry, a~d yer deny it to orll'ers) rho~ it is co be que-thoned,. Wherh_e~ rhe lots of their Livings was nor a chtef Mortve to fom~ of them? For had it been rruly Lib.eny of Confcience (rho' I doubt hor bur many of rhem were render in chofe Days) ~hey could hardly have degenerated fo foon, as t~ have no regard rowards others, and turn fuch btrrer Perfecu~ors as they did ; And, fays he, they __ wer_e expofed to ex_tream Sufferings, becaufe they ;·~~fcl~i1ctoujly dijjenteJ jrqm the u(e of fom~ thi,,gs, i11 th~ |
