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Show Majler John Cotwns AR[wer - - ----- .- 11 h ChurchesintheCountrey; anothenhing to -fellowfh1p of a t e b banifhed) out of the Countrey. There l'anifh ~nes felf~ C t:t~lh e( and feparatc) tbemfelv.es from.all the be at tins day 1 at n~ and yet are not banifhed out of the Churches in the ~ou'b:~~;t are banilhed ouc of the Countrey, Countrey: and~ c~fu d out of thefellow!hipof a\1 the Churches ~nd y<t are not •H. efelfe hath feparated ( aod fo banilhed him}~ if!) 'j;~~~~e?r.u~:!hlp of ~n the Churches in the world: and ·et he hath not bani !bed himfelfe out of the wo~ld •. 'Y But though it be impertinent to my Letter to d1fculfe the grounds. of his Civill Bani!hmeot:yet fince he ia pleafed(by book or cr~) · d . . lreccrrethe Reader for Anfwer to a full T reaufe of ttoh atr aAwe tut m10e., nt , 1p' enned by f · he 11 » h ( b a reverend alt !u nrot er, t e Teachergof the Church at Rock!.h'llfJ ; ) a~d wuhall asl have IOU• cbedfomewbat of it .above_ in Anfwer tohllPreface,fu llhallfpeak a word-or two more unto It here. " d· L-Wbomthat eminent MaJ:~i!hate was, that fo mmme ~t""' - ~- f M' W"iUiamJ his. Banilhmeru in thofe foure Particulars. grouliUllo · · . 1 h' ahove. mentioo.ed • M'. Willif#IIJ doth wrlely oonceabee I& ?a~ kfr · f h named 1u: !hoold be occafioncd to. are-wuneue ! s£:hfraudille~~ellipreffion of the Particulars:whereoffome ag:am c--·;._ nf. his Banifhment at all, and fuch as were eaufes,. BreUP ~v F · · •Ciib were not deliv.erad. in fucb gene rail T earmes. or. tn Hlllt'llt!J" III-I! 1 1 J:lo/1{( It ie. e~idEnt the two latter caufes whrch he gl'reth of hi: Ba~ifb:nmr we1c no caufes at all, as he expreffeth ~h~m. There ar<!>many kno~ne to hold both thele Opinions, 'Ik~t ~~ H noll-fi! JJ'to batll't an1 ofthe.Minijlers of the P~ri{h Affentblles Jn Eo_gland, i!IIO tb.n tb~CiT;iU JWagijlrattJ P'"'" m:~entkthone!Jto the bodits~emd. oodJ and'oNtlwmleJI~tu·of mm : and yet they are tolerat~ not ~ne!; to.H~ in the ComlllPn-wealtb, but alfo in the fellow!hJp.o£ tJie.<i:hurches.. f, d b re The-two former ,.,though they be J'l.Qt fo much noy • 'yet t • ,_ be-many~ if-not moft, that hold, That we hat~• notou~Land, 111Uf:t' bpii,ht of Patent ftorn;~he K'ing, but that the NJtivu are tnu ""nta of ·all<tbai tldey pof[ejfo, or, impr11Vi. Neither doe I kno:v any among ur, that,fither. then w~re"or now are of-aQother mtnde.11 ·-~ttl 'P1nd·ufor·tbe other Eoint·; 1bat it i4 not Jaw[Hil to ca a""~ ' l!trfon.~~r"""'J;,or.fJ!aJ1,' · 'fhougb, to Mafler Roger Williams. , ~~~~~----~~--~~--------- 7 Though that be not commonly held, yet it is knowne co be held of tome, who yet are tolerated to enjoy both Civil! and Church-liberties amoogft us. , ' To come t-he~efore to Particul-an:T wo things there were which (to my heft oblervation, and remembrance) caufcd the s:mence of his Banilhment: and two other fell in, that ha!lened it. J . His violent and tumultuous carriage againft the Patetir. Ey the ~ate~t it is, that We received allowance _from the King to depart h1s Kmgdome, and to carry cur goods wuh us without offence to his Oflicerr, and Withoot paying cuftome to hi~fe!fe. £y the Patent, certain felelt men (as Magiftrates,andFrcemen) 'have power to make Lawes1and the Magifirates to executeJullice, and Judgement amongft the People, a~cordinll co fuch Lawes. By the P ~t_ent we haYe Power W erelt fuch a Gove~nment ofthe Church, as is moft agreeable to rhe Word, to the eftate of the People, and to the gaining of Natives( in Gods time) firft co Civility and then to Chriilianity. ' To this Authority eftabli!hed by this Patent, Englifh·men doe <readily fubmlt thernfelves : and foraine Plantations (the !french, the Dutch, and Swetlifh) doe willingly tranfalt~heir Negotiation's wit!t us, as with a 'Colony el,tablilhed by the Royall Authorky of tbeState o{ 'England. . This Patent, ~:.Williams publickly, and vehemently preached agam!t, as contaramg matter offal !hood, and injnftice : Falfhood ln making the Ring the lirft Chriftian. Prince who had difcover~d the~ pam: and inju!lice, in giving the Conntrey to.his. ,lo.nglifo Sobjefu, .which belonged to the Native Indiani. This therefore be preff'ed upon the Magi!lrates and People, to be humbled for frpmlime to time in da} es of folemne Humiliation, and to remrnc the !'~tent back againe to the King. It was an!wered to him, firfr, That iG was neither the Kings intendmenr, nor the Englifb Planten to take poffeflion of the Countrey by murther of. the Natives, or by robbery : bttt either tO take po!feflion of the voyd places of the Couotrey byrhc Law of Nature, (for Vacut~m Domicilium cedit 'l<<"JJanti: )or if we tooke any Lands from the Nativ~t, it was by way of purchafe, and free confenr. c Alic_tle'be~oreourcoming, God,had by pe!lilence, and other Oh!agtons df!eafes, fwept away many thoufands of the Natives, · Od2 w~ |