Gangrena Part 3, Permission – Title page
Reader;
EVill men and ſeducers wax worſe and worſe, deceiving, and being deceived; as a Fountaine caſteth forth water, their hearts caſt forth wickedneſſe; and yet none greater pretenders to truth and holineſſe, then theſe, and by theſe pretences they deceive many: This the Holy Ghoſt in Scripture fore-tells, the Stories of former ages teſtifie, that it may not ſeeme ſtrange to thee if in our daies alſo Egyptian darkneſſe be accounted Goſpell-light, licentiouſneſſe Chriſtian Liberty, and pretended Saints if unmasked, appeare reall Devills. In two former Treatiſes the hereticall and blaſphemous opinions, the ſcandalous and abominable practices of our Sectaries have been diſcovered, and to the end thou mayeſt be warned, and the truth of God not left without witneſſe in Ages to come; This third (being a higher and fuller Diſcovery of the Frrours, Herefies and Inſolencies of the Sectaries) is penned by the former Authour, and allowed to be printed by him that is thy Friend in the truth,
Ja. Cranford.
The third PART of GANGRAENA.
OR, A new and higher Diſcovery of the Errors, Hereſies, Blaſphemies, and inſolent Proceedings of the Sectaries of theſe times; with ſome Animadverſions by way of Confutation upon many of the Errors and Hereſies named.
As alſo a particular Relation of many remarkable Stories, ſpeciall Paſſages, Copies of Letters written by Sectaries to Sectaries, Copies of Letters written from godly Miniſters and others, to Parliament men, Miniſters, and other well-affected perſons; an Extract and the ſubſtance of divers Letters, all concerning the preſent Sects: together with ten Corollaries from all the forenamed Premiſes.
Briefe Animadverſions on many of the Sectaries late Pamphlets, as Lilburnes and Overtons Books againſt the Houſe of Peeres, M. Peters his laſt Report of the Engliſh Warres, The Lord Mayors Farewell from his Office of Maioralty, M. Goodwins thirty eight Queres upon the Ordinance againſt Hereſies and Blaſphemies, M. Burtons Conformities Deformity, M. Dells Sermon before the Houſe of Commons; Wherein the Legiſlative and Iudiciall Power of the Houſe of Peeres over Commoners is maintained and fully proved againſt the Sectaries, the Power of the Houſe of Commons clearely demonſtrated to be overthrowne upon the Mediums brought by the Sectaries againſt the Lords; the late Remonſtrance of the City of London juſtified, the late Lord Mayor and the City vindicated from unjuſt Aſperſions, our Brethren of Scotland cleered from all the calumnies and reproaches caſt upon them, and the Magiſtrates power in ſuppreſſing Hereſies and Blaſphemies aſſerted.
As alſo ſome few Hints and briefe obſervations on divers Pamphlets written lately againſt me and ſome of my Books, as M. Goodwins pretended Reply to the Antapologie, M. Burroughs Vindication, Lanſeters Lance, Gangraena playes Rex, Gangraena-Chreſtum, M. Saltmarſhes Anſwer to the ſecond part of Gangraena. A Iuſtification of the manner and way of writing theſe Books called Gangraena, wherein not onelyonly the lawfulneſſe, but the neceſſity of writing after this manner is proved by Scripture, Fathers, the moſt eminent Reformed Divines, Caſuiſts, the practice and cuſtome of all Ages.
By THOMAS EDVVARDS Miniſter of the Goſpel.
Iude 8. v.
Likewiſe alſo theſe filthy dreamers defile the fleſh, deſpiſe dominion, and ſpeake evill of dignities.
2 Pet. 3. 17.
Tetherefore, beloved, ſeeing ye know theſe things before, beware leſt ye alſo being led away with the errour of the wicked, fall from your own ſtedfaſtneſſe.
London, Printed for Ralph Smith, at the Bible in Cornehill. 1646.