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The Bloody Tenant Yet more Bloody · Roger Williams

The Bloody Tenant Yet more Bloody, Table of contents

The Principal CONTENTS.

TRuth and peace rarely meet page 1

Many excellent men plead for perſecution p. 2

New Englands perſecution guilty of the perſecution in Old p. 3

The firſt occaſion of publiſhing the bloody tenent p 4

Maſter Cotton complains of being perſecuted, and yet writes ſo much for perſecution p. 5

The word perſecution (in plain Engliſh) what it is ibi.

Maſter Cotton would change the word perſecuting into puniſhing. p. 6

State worſhips the ordinary occaſion of perſecution p. 7

Ordination of Miniſters and Coronation of Kings unfitly compared p. 11

Master Cotton pleading for Common Prayer p. 11, 12

Three cauſes for which Maſter Cotton pleads for perſecution p. 13

Chriſts church may be gathered and diſſolved with no diſturbance of civil peace p. 14

Perſecution breaks all civil peace p. 15

Civil peace may be kept long and flouriſh even where Chriſt is not heard of, yea diſowned, &c. p. 16

Chriſtianity loſt moſt under reforming Emperors ibid.

The ſocieties or Churches of Saints are meerly voluntary in combining or diſſolving p. 17

Chriſts Spouſe is choſen out of this world p. 18

No civil ſtate can judge the ſpiritual p. 19

The difference of ſpiritual and civil peace p. 20

When Gods people flouriſh moſt in godlineſs, then moſt perſecuted; and, when moſt perſecuted, then flouriſh moſt in godlineſs p. 21

A monſtrous mingling of ſpiritual and civil diſturbance p. 22

Six inſtances of zeal in Scripture (charged with, yet) free from breach of civil peace p. 23

The Indians (ſubjected to the Engliſh) permitted, while Engliſh fearing God in New England perſecuted p. 25

Jonah's caſting over board, pleaded by Maſter Cotton as a ground for perſecution, examined p. 26

The killing of the falſe prophet, Zech. 13. 6. p. 27

Conviction of conſcience p. 28

The violation of civil peace, though out of conſcience, to be puniſhed. p. 29

Gamaliells councel conſidered p. 30

Chriſt Jeſus never perſecuted as Chriſt, but as a deceiver, blaſphemer, ſeducer, &c. p. 31

Gods people faſt aſleep, and yet awake ibid:

A deep myſtery in perſecution p. 32

Wolves complaining of being perſecuted by the ſheep p. 33

The blood of the ſouls under the Altar is a ſealed Myſtery p. 34

A challenge to the Devil himſelf, touching the perſecution of hereticks p. 34

All Antichriſtian hunters make Titus the third their Den or Fortreſs p. 35

The horrible abuſing and prophaning of that word Heretick p. 36

A child of God may poſsible be an Heretick p. 37

The ſtraights in which the bloody tenent (and this Rejoynder alſo) were compoſed p. 38

Th…ſe Preachers who will not Preach without money, muſt beg or ſteal ibid.

Chriſt Jeſus his diſtinction of Diggers, Beggers, stealers p. 39

Perſecution uſually taken for a corporal, not a ſpiritual puniſhment ibid.

Very ſevere, but not Chriſtian, and more then Judaical puniſhment of Theeves in England p. 41

The civil and ſpirituall life confounded p. 42

Gods right and Caeſars p. 43

The great peace breakers ibid.

Engliſh Diana's p. 44.

Groſs partiality to private intereſts ibid.

England in all ages guilty of much perſecution p. 45

Two ſeaſonable Petitions of any perſecuted ibid.

The Parable of the Tares groſly abuſed p. 46

Hypocriſie both open and ſecret p. 47

Spiritual whoredome againſt God in his worſhip, may be in the midſt of pure civil relations. p. 48

The parable of the wiſe and fooliſh Virgins p. 50.

A true church or ſociety of Chriſt cannot conſiſt of viſible Hypocrites p. 51

The Field of the World ibid:

The Myſtery of chriſtians and antichriaſtians p. 52

The firſt riſe of Antichriſtians argued p. 54

Touching the judgement of the great whore p. 55

Chriſts church by inſtitution properly conſiſting of good ground p. 57.

The nature of the Jewiſh church ibid.

The nature of Chriſts true Apoſtles or Meſſengers p. 58

Antichriſtians, monſters in Religion p. 59

Two ſorts of ſinners p. 60

Two ſorts of Hypocrites ibid.

Two ſorts of oppoſites to Chriſt Jeſus p. 61

The Rivers and Fountaines of Blood, Rev. 16. p. 63

Of hypocrites in the profeſsion of Chriſtianity p. 64

Corrupt conſciences diſtinguiſhed p. 66

Toleration of idolaters conſidered ibid.

Civil weapons in ſpirituals blur and ſlight the ſpiritual p. 67

The toleration of Jezabel in Thyatria p. 68

The difference between ſpiritual and civil ſlander p. 69

The dreadful nature of Chriſts ſpiritual puniſhments ibi.

The puniſhments in the national Church of Iſrael were material and corporeal p. 70

Touching Prayer againſt preſent deſtruction of the Tares p. 71

Paſtors and teachers are not Apoſtles or meſſengers ib.

Elijah ſtirring up Ahab to ſlay the Baalites p. 72

Touching the ſtate of Iſrael in the Apoſtacy of Jeroboam, and more of the Baalites p. 72

Touching Apoſtles or Meſſengers p. 74

Touching fundamentals p. 75

Perſecuting of Chriſt Jeſus by a Law p. 76

The greateſt blaſphemy against Chriſt Jeſus that ever was, yet not puniſhed but ſpiritually ibid.

Pauls appeal to Caeſar more examined p. 78

Few Magiſtrates in the world that bear the very name of of Chriſt Jeſus. p. 79

Fewer truely Chriſtians ibid.

Myſtical and moſt cruel Surgery ibid.

To ſerve God with all our might, literally taken, horribly abuſed p. 80

The title of defender of the Faith in England p. 81

A bold, but true Word touching defend or of the faith p. 83

The title of ſupream head of the church examined p. 84

The plague of the Turkes upon the antichriſtian world p. 84

Whether Saul was a type of Chriſt, and the Kings of Iſrael, &c. p. 85

The Prieſts and Clergy in all nations the greateſt peacebreakers p. 88

Touching the ſeducer and ſeducing p. 89

Biſhop Longlands ſubtle and bloody oaths of inquiſition againſt ſeducing (chriſtians) ibid.

Cauſes of deſtruction to a nation p. 90

All nations, Cities, and Towns of the world, parts of the world &c. p. 91

Changes of ſtate Religions ibid.

The ſtate of Iſrael unparalleled p. 92

The puniſhments of Chriſt ſorer then the puniſhments of Moſes ibi.

That of Jude, twice dead, examined p. 93

Of ſpiritual infection p. 94

The ſword of typical Iſrael a type of Chriſts ſpiritual ſword p. 95

Magiſtrates cannot receive from the people a ſpiritual power p. 69

The proper charge of the civil Magiſtrate p. 97

The plague of the Turke upon the Antichriſtian world p. 98

A twofoldcare and charge of ſouls ibid.

Chriſt the true King of Iſrael ibid.

Chriſts threefold ſending of Preachers p. 99

No true office of Miniſtery, ſince the Apoſtacy, but that of Propheſie ibid.

Great neglects charged on Chriſt Jeſus. p. 100

Pretended order, monſtrous diſorder p. 101

The Parliaments high justice againſt oppreſſors p. 102

The title head of the church p. 103

The civil Magiſtrate no ſpiritual officer now, as in Iſrael p. 104

All commonweals that ever have been, are, or ſhall be in the world (excepting that of typical Iſrael) meerly civil p. 105

The decrees of Pagan kings for Iſrael and the God of it, conſidered ibid.

The Miniſters lay heavy load upon the Magiſtrates back ibid.

The great deſolation of the viſible order of Chriſts Saints and ſervants p. 107

The Wolves at Epheſus conſidered, Act. 20 p. 108

The duty of the civil Magiſtrate in ſpirituals ibid.

The changing of Perſecutors is one thing, the aboliſhing of perſecution another ibid.

The perſecuting cleargy no cordial friends to Magiſtracy ibid:

Maſter Cotton and Bellarmine all one for the depoſing heretical princes p 109

The Lord Cobham his troubles in Henry the fifths dayes p 110

Civil ſociety plucke up by the roots ibid.

A turn-coat in Religion more faithleſs then a reſolved Jew, Turk or Papiſt 111

Doctor Pearnes turning and returning, and turning againe in Religion p. 111

Conſciences yeelding to be forced loſe all conſcience ibid.

Two ſtrange Paradoxes about force in ſpirituals p. 112

How the kings of Iſrael and Judah were Types …f Jeſus Chriſt to come p. 113

Cyrus called Chriſt, a figure of Chriſt p. 114

The fire from Heaven, Revel. 13. p. 115

All truth, not only heavenly, but moral, civil, &c. precious p. 116

Many excellent Prophets in eminency and power, and yet may not uſe a civil but a ſpiritual ſword in ſpirituals p. 117

More confidence commonly put in the civil ſword then the ſpiritual p. 118

Englands changes in Religion compared with thoſe of Judah ibid.

Whether England may not poſsibly receive the Pope againe 119

The Religions of the world, politick inventions to maintaine a civil ſtate p. 120

The abſolute neceſsity of ſome order of Government all the world over ibid.

The Emperor Antoninus Pius his diſtinction and Edict againſt perſecution p. 120, 123

The degeneracy of Chriſtianity now profeſſed p. 121

The horrible d…ſſ…mbling of ſome perſecutors ibid.

Too ſhort a time ſet for repentance in New England p. 122

Falſe Teachers commonly hardned by perſecution ibid.

The great ſufferings of Maſter Gotton and his friends in England p. 123

The difference between ſpiritual and corporal murther p. 124

Civil Juſtice ought impartially to permit one conſcience as well as another p. 124

The difference of the perſecution of the Romane Emperors and Roman Popes p. 125

The difference between the perſecuted for conſcience, and puniſhed for civil crimes p. 127

Every true Moſes will make a difference between Iſraelites and Egyptians p. 128

Whether a Commonweal may proſper in the permiſsion of divers Religions p. 129

Cups of blood given into the hand of perſecuting nations p. 129

Scripture perverted from the ſpiritual to the civil ſtate p. 131

The Magiſtrate uſually but the Clergies Cane and Trumpet ibid.

Rom. 16. 17. groſly abuſed by a Governor in New England ibid.

The bloody Tenent plucks up the Nations and all civil being p. 132

Romes glory and downfal p. 133

The civil ſtate and officers thereof cannot be ſpiritual Judges ibid.

The caſe of Gallio p. 134

The ſufficiency of Chriſts ſpiritual weapons p. 135

A vaine fear of falſe Teachers p 136

Chriſt Ieſus nor Paul addreſt themſelves to the civil ſtate ibid.

Turke and Pope and the generality of all Proteſtants againſt free conference p. 137

David and Goliah Types ibid.

Difference between ſpiritual and civil Miniſters p. 138

Iſraels corporcal killing, types of ſpiritual ibid.

The duty of the civil ſtate in ſpirituals p. 139

The kingdomes of the world becoming Chriſts ibid.

Touching forcing men to Church p. 140

A Spaniſh inquiſition all the world over p. 141

Maſter Cotton kindling a twofold fire ibid.

Mathias the ſecond Emperor, granting liberty of conſcience p. 142

Chriſtian weapons conſidered ibid.

A fallacious diſtinction of uſing the civil ſword, not in, but about ſpiritual matters p. 143

Wonderful ſtrange Carpenters p. 144

Maſter Cotton ſlights ſtocks and whips, &c. and provokes to baniſh and kil hereticks &c. ibid.

All civil violence in ſpirituals, is for an intereſt p. 145

The civil ſword eſteemed more powerful then the ſpiritual p. 146

That great fort of Rom. 13. conſidered p. 147

The civil Magiſtrate not charged with the keeping of two tables ibid.

Calvin and Beza's judgement on Rom. 13. p. 148

Ʋnrighteouſneſs civil and ſpiritual ibid.

Spiritual wars without civil diſturbance p. 149

Of the Romane Emperors power in ſpirituals p. 150

Foul imputation againſt Chriſt Jeſus, and yet his wiſe proviſion for his Kingdome p. 151

The Clergies evil dealing with the civil magiſtrate p. 152

The nature of the Church, and of Chriſts true order, but lately diſcovered ſince the Apoſtacy ibid.

Spiritual Courts and Judges p. 153

Touching Pauls appeal to Caeſar p. 154, 155.

Spiritual rights and civil p. 156

The true and only Chriſtendome p. 157

Chriſt Jeſus robbed of his crown p. 158

Of cuſtome tribute, &c. p. 159

Of praying for Magiſtrates p. 160

Civil Miniſters and ſpiritual ibid.

The God of heaven hath many ſorts of Miniſters p. 161

Ordinarily the truth is perſecuted ibid.

Touching the tearm evil, Rom. 13. p. 162

The civil Magiſtrate robbed of his civil power ibid.

Of toleration, which Maſter Cotton in caſes makes large enough p. 163

The land of Iſrael a type p. 164

Touching falſe and ſeducing teachers p. 165

The great difference of ſin againſt the civil or ſpiritual eſtate p. 166

The groſs partiality of the bloody doctrine of perſecution ibid.

Gods children much labor to ſhift off the croſs of Chriſt p. 167

Chriſt Jeſus between two theeves p. 168

The horrible hyp…c…iſie of all perſecutors ibid.

Chriſts charge to Pergamus and Thyatira againſt toleration, examined p. 169

The word perſecution how ordinarily taken ibid.

Famous ſpeeches of ſome kings againſt perſecution p. 170

No civil ſtate or country can be truly called Chriſtian, although true Chriſtians be in it p. 171

Nurſing fathers dealt with all as children p. 172

Perſecutors, if it were in their power would and are bound to perſecute all conſciences and Religions in the world p. 173

All perſecutors hold the Popes traiterous doctrine of depoſing Hereticks, &c. p. 174

The Popiſh and Proteſtant Clargy, ſet the Popiſh and Proteſtant world on fire for their maintenance ibid.

The Dutch device to win their Clergy to toleration of other Religions p. 175

All that profeſs to be Chriſts Miniſters, muſt reſolve to dig or beg, or ſteal ibid.

All Antichriſtians are fundamentally oppoſite to Chriſt Jeſus p. 176

Of letting the Tares alone p. 177

A ſpeech of King James conſidered p. 178

Touching compelling to come to Church to hear p. 179

A ſecond ſpeech of King James proving it poſſible that a Papiſt may yeeld civil obedience ibid.

The Parliament at Paris, although Popiſh, yet condemned books againſt civil obedience p. 180

All England was Catholick, and yet the Pope renounced ibid.

A twofold holding the Pope as head ibid.

The two Engliſh ſiſters Laws concerning conſcience p. 181

Cautions for preventing diſturbance by Papiſts ibid.

Other Nations well provide againſt diſtractions and tumults from oppoſite conſciences p. 182

Neerer competitors to the truth among our ſelves, then the Papiſt ibid.

The admired prudence of the Parliament in preſerving civil peace p. 183.

Increaſe of Papiſts unlikely (as things ſtand) in England ibid

Maſter Jo. Robinſon from Holland as touching permiſſion of Papiſts, his teſtimony p. 184

A third ſpeech of King James conſidered ibid.

Perſecution (ordinarily) the mark of a falſe Church ibid.

Stephen King of Poland his ſpeech ibid.

The ſpiritual power of Chriſt intruſted, not with civil but ſpiritual Miniſters p. 185

An excellent argument uſed in Parliament againſt the perſecuting Biſhops ibid.

Two wayes of diſturbing and deſtroying Religion p. 186

The Biſhops as Tyrants juſtly ſuppreſſed, and the Parliament therein proſpered from heaven ibid.

Daniels councel to Belſhazzar, preſerveth Parliaments and nations ibid.

Iſrael a miraculous nation p. 187

Two ſorts of nations in the world ibid.

Touching the true Chriſt, and the falſe p. 188

The King of Bohemia his ſpeech p. 189

Spiritual Rapts and violence upon conſcience p. 189

Amnon his raviſhing of Tamat a Type p. 190

The Judge of conviction of conſcience ibid.

Wars for Religion p. 191

The bloody tenent guilty of all the blood of Papiſts and Proteſtants formerly and lately ſpilt p. 192

Touching national Churches ibid.

Practical denying of Chriſt Jeſus the greateſt p. 193

Two high tranſgreſſions objected againſt Maſter Cotton p. 194

Touching Julian his toleration p. 199

Touching the infection of falſe doctrine ibid.

King James and Queen Elizabeth their perſecutions compared p. 200

Fit qualification of Princes p. 201

Maſter Cotton ſuſpends moſt part of the Magiſtrates in the world from acting in matters of Religion ib.

Conſtantines Edict as to Religion p. 202

Foule imputations caſt on Chriſt Jeſus ibid.

Ʋnchriſtian Tribunals and proceedings p. 203

Touching excommunication in Iſrael p. 204

Spiritual bleſſings and curſings the Antitypes of Corporal in Iſrael p. 205

Holy and ſpiritual Conſtables, priſons, ſtocks, poſts, gibbets, Tyburnes, &c. ibid.

A true Chriſt, a true ſword; a falſe Chriſt, a falſe ſword p. 206

Queen Elizabeth her wars againſt the Papiſts ibid.

The Wars of the Waldenſes p. 207

Chriſtian weapons, wars and victories p. 208

Gideons army typical ibid.

The Chriſtian Church doth not perſecute, but is perſecuted p. 209

Poverty and perſecution, the moſt common companions of Gods Church. p. 210

The ſins of Gods children ibid.

Chriſts witneſſes in all Ages. p. 211

A true wife of Chriſt no perſecuter ibid.

The difference between excommunication and perſecution ibid.

Difference between a ſpiritual and civil ſtate p. 212

The civil powers made the Clergies executioners p. 213

Spiritual judgements more terrible ſince Chriſt, then corporal before his coming p. 214

A twofold way of conſtraint p. 215

What it is to walk according to mans light ibid.

Conviction twofold p. 216

The maintenance of the New Engliſh Miniſters ibid.

Of propagating Religion by the ſword p. 217

Touching the Indians of New England p. 218, 219

Propriety of Language neceſſary to all Preachers p. 220▪

Conſcience a cloſe priſoner in New England, &c. p. 221

Publike Marriage of a ſoul to Chriſt ibid.

Spream Authority in ſpirituals p. 222

Myſteries of falſe Chriſts p. 225

The true Chriſt deſpiſed for his poverty ibid.

A baſe eſteem of the ſpiritual ſword ibid.

Earthly Chriſts need earthly ſupports p. 226

The ſtate of Chriſtianity during the reigne of Antichriſt ibid.

Satans two wayes of quenching the candle of Chriſtianity p. 227

A note of the French Maſſacre ibid.

The pretended diſputes in Queen Maries dayes p. 228

The late Synodical diſputes ibid.

A bloody and moſt unchriſtian ſpeech ibid.

The raſh madneſs of perſecutors against themſelves p. 229

Pleaſantneſs of wit ſanctified, &c. ibid.

The Churches of New England proved an implicite national Church ibid.

A civil ſtate maintenance proveth a ſtate Church p. 231

Synods aſſembled by civil power, cannot be but civil alſo p. 231

The holy Land and Country of Canaan a None-ſuch p. 232

The weapons of the Jews and Chriſtians compared p. 233

New Engliſh loath to be accounted perſecutors p. 234

Laws concerning Gods worſhip p. 234, 240

Touching the Magiſtrates keeping of both Tables p. 235

Of Magiſtrates ſuſpending in matters of Religion p. 237

Woful ſoul-ſaving ibid.

The tearm [ſouls Good] commonly but a paint p. 238

Worldly proſperity ever dangerous to Gods children p. 239

Holland and England wonderfully proſpered upon mercy ſhewn to conſciences p. 241

Bodies and goods (not conſcience) ſubject to civil powers p. 242

What is the Commonweal of Iſreal p. 243

The Romane Emperor flouriſhed long, though without Chriſt p. 244

Chriſts ſpouſe moſt chaſt under perſecution ibid.

Conſtantine a friend and an enemy to Chriſts ſpouſe p. 245

Concerning toleration in New England p. 247

Papiſts and Proteſtants both force to Church p. 248

Prayers for vengeance upon perſecutors p. 249

The bloody Tenent of perſecution is a King-killing and Sure killing p. 250

P…rſecutors pretend to ſave but kill p. 251

Hireling Miniſters. ibid.

Friers in Chaucers time, and the Clergy in our time conſidered The Turkes will be Muſelmanni, that is, true believers p. 253

Myſtical ſheep and wolves p. 253, 254

Pauls ſtriking Elimas blind conſidered p. 254

The Clergy uſing the Magiſtrate as dogs p. 256

The great ſpiritual differences of theſe times p. 257

Gods children may poſſibly fight each againſt other p. 258

Spiritual murtherers and ſeducers p. 259, 261

Commonweal and Common-woe twofold p. 259

Myſtical wolves and Muskeeto's p. 261

A ſtate and forc't Religion a priſon p. 262

Of Conſtantines wars for the Chriſtians p. 263

Never any true Religion in the world, but one p. 264

Touching Pauls blaſphemy before his converſion ibid.

An inſtance from John Haywood and the Lord Cromwel in K. Henry the eighth his days p. 265

Of Moſes Judicials p. 266

The firſt Chriſtians the pureſt and yet the civil ſword was againſt them p. 267

The Levites killing 3000, Exod. 32, typical. p. 268

Phineas… his act conſidered ibid.

Elijah and the Baalites, and other figurative paſſages of the Old Teſtament p. 269, 270

Strange and monſtrous duties of Moral righteouſneſs p. 271

Gods children are monſters accounted, &c. p. 272

Elijah his ſlaying the Captains and their Fifties ibid.

Wonderful Spiders and Cobwebs ibid.

Touching Seducers and their puniſhments p. 273

The ſad effects of the Bloody Tenent on M. Cotton's own ſpirit p. 274, 275

The differences of Gods people in Old and New England p. 276

The great ſin of New Englands former Patents p. 276, 277

Old England curbing New Englands perſecutions ibid.

Holy Cranmer, and Cromwel, joyning with bloody perſecutors in Hen. 8. his days p. 278

The famous paſſages of Cromwel and Lambert in Hen. 8. his days p. 278

Conviction twofold p. 279, 280

Chriſt Jeſus accounted the greateſt Heretick, Blaſphemer, and Seducer in the world p. 381

Small matters accounted Hereſies ibid.

The barbarous uſage of John Hus in the Councel at Conſtance p. 282

The Bloody Tenent deſtroys civility out of the world p. 282, 285

All men confident in their own way p. 284

He that perſecutes Jews, Turks Pagans, or Antichriſtians, is in a greater errour then any of them ibid.

Freedom of conſcience a great peace-maker p. 286, 287

Of perſecuting Apoſtates p. 287▪ 288

Two woful opinions bewitching the Nations p. 289

Three great cauſes of the downfal of the Church of Rome p. 290

Touching the New Engliſh model of Church and Civil power p. 290

M. Cotton's too deep cenſuring p. 291

Iſrael a miraculous people p. 292

Touching the puniſhment of adultery among the Jews p. 293

All civil Government Gods Ordinance ibid.

True Commonweals many without Kings p. 294

A wonderful ſaying of Biſhop Hall ibid.

Magiſtrates nurſing fathers and their ſins p. 295, 296

The Pourtraicture of the Bloody Tenent p. 297, &c.

Compared with other Opinions and Practices p, 301.

The Maskes and Vizards of the Bloody Tenent p. 302.

Truth and Peace their meeting ſeldom, and ſhort in this World ibid.

The Letter of R. W. to Major Endico… Governor of the Maſſachuſet (in N. E.) upon occaſion of the late Perſecution at Boſton p. 303

Perſecutors approve no perſecution in the World but their own p. 304

All Perſecutors render the innocent moſt odious p. 305

Cromwel the 2d a Refuge for the oppeſſed p. 306

This Rejoynder formerly ſent out of N. Eng. but not till now publiſhed ibid.

Abuſe of Light moſt dangerous ibid.

The power of Conſcience though erroneous p. 307

The Common Prayer and the Compoſers of it p. 308

Perfumes with man, ſtinks with God ibid.

Of Spiritual Baites and Snares p. 309

Spiritual Witchcraft ibid.

Spiritual Drunkenneſs and the perſecuting Language of it p. 310

The horrible Path which Perſecutors walk in p. 311

The leaſt beginning of Perſecution tends to Blood.

Gods dreadful judgement againſt Perſecutors p. 312

Gray haires are Gods Alarums p. 313

An appendix to the Cleargie of (old and New) England Scotland and Ireland p. 314

The Cleargie Court the Magiſtrate for his Sword and his money 315

The late Kings charge againſt his Clergie ibid.

The Woolf pleading with the Lamb will be judge ibid.

All proſecutors (in their turns) plead for libertie of conſcience p. 316

King Charles and his Chaplaias ſubſcribe to libertie of Conſcience ibid.

About twenty years perſecution in New England p. 317

The perſecution of the New and old Engliſh independent Cleargie p. 317

A briefe touch upon the fifteen propoſals of the (ſo called) Independent Miniſters p. 318

They ſilently challenge the power of ordination in all England, &c. ibid.

They ſell the Spiritual Libertie of Chriſt ibid

FINIS.

End of the text · Roger Williams, The Bloody Tenant Yet more Bloody (1652)