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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85389	Cretensis: or A briefe answer to an ulcerous treatise, lately published by Mr Thomas Edvvards, intituled Gangræna: calculated for the meridian of such passages in the said treatise, which relate to Mr. John Goodwin; but may without any sensible error indifferently serve for the whole tract. Wherein some of the best means for the cure of the said dangerous ulcer, called gangræna, and to prevent the spreading of it to the danger of the precious soules of men, are clearly opened, and effectually applied; / by the said John Goodvvin, a well-willer to the saints, in the work and patience of Jesus Christ. Published according to order.	Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.	1646 (1646)	Wing G1161; Thomason E328_22; ESTC R35707	46,594	52

not knowing but it might seem strange unto you and remain as a burden upon your spirit that the author of so many falshoods and as they appeare to me palpable untruths should be by such a one as Mr. Edwards termed a man religious and cordially affected to the Parliament But not to withhold you any longer his name is Josiah Ricraft the same man in whose name the Reply to your Answer was printed the which whether he did indite or no I will not affirm only I may thinke but it matters not much whether he or another did indite it only this I am confident of hee is a man so far from being religious and cordially affected to the Parliament as Mr. Edwards would make the world beleeve that I shall and am able by evident testimonies yea and by that knowledge I in particular have of him perspicuously make it appeare and had done before this had I not been extraordinarily prevented that he is an enemy to the Parliament State and Kingdome by concealing countenancing bearing correspondency with such as endevour nothing more then the overthrow of religion the subjects liberty At present I shal speak no more cōcerning him then what I my self distinctly know of him After he had taken the solemne league covenant he did inviolation thereof conceal a Colonell the which came out of the Kings Army and from him did receive the Kings Picture This Colonell not daring to goe abroad in the day time All this he did declare in my hearing nay during the time this Colonell was in town he did carry as now hee doth a great correspondency with one Mr. Roberts Minister being one in fellowship with him whose life this Colonel would have taken from him if I be not misinformed the which as I am credibly informed had Mr. Roberts known of the Colonels being in town he would have endeavoured the hanging of him that not without cause for former discourtesies received from him too tedious to relate I shal deferre the naming of him until I am called to testifie what I here declare the which I hope wil be suddenly And though he was wisht desired to discover him pressing the Covenant upon him yet would he not I shall at the present as not desiring to be tedious present you with one passage more it is concerning one who being to goe to Oxford with an intent to take up Arms for the King he wel knowing he was a malignant and would not take the covenant yet him did he furnish with mony to carry him to Oxford and hath since taken up Armes This I shall through the help of God make appeare to be really true and will declare his name and where he lived the which I now forbeare in regard of some friends whom I am not willing in the least to grieve were not the glory of God and the Kingdoms good interessed in it I should not at present have mentioned any thing of this nature but not knowing any way more tending to the vindicatiou of both I take this method Truly should I declare unto you how contrary his carriage and conversation is to the Gospels rule I am confident it would sadden the spirits of conscientious men and cause admiration in those who professe themselves to be followers of our Lord Jesus I do assure you the Lord hath so carried on my soul with divine contemplation and sweet communion fellowship with the Father and the Son that all the unreasonable dealings I have received from him have not made any impression upon my spirit only this the righteous God knoweth hath been no small saddening to my spirit to see his aversnesse of spirit to those who are of his own judgement But these miscarriages I shall let passe untill a more convenient season desiring with all my soule the Lord may through the glorious and rich discoveries of himselfe powerfully upon his spirit cause him to be ashamed of his folly and to own his weaknesses that the Lord may yet be honored by him and his soule comforted in the day of our Lord Jesus And now that God who hath made such rich discoveries and glorious manifestations of his tender love to you in the Son of his love strengthen you throughout that you may be able to stand and withstand all the opposition you shall meet withall from any generation of men and that you may increase with the increasings of God And this is the request of him who is Your brother in the Rock Christ G. C. As to the contents of the letter written to Mr. Edw. by that religious person and so cordially affected to the Parliament as you have heard how notoriously false are a great part of them As first that Mr. Kiffen and some others upon their disputes with Dr. Featley M. Seaman M. Calamy M. Porter and others gave out to their members that they had the better and that M. Calamy durst not dispute with them Both which are disavowed by the persons charged and with certainty of knowledge that the reporter can never prove either the one or the other of them 2. The said letter affirmeth that M. Kiffen was left out from that disputation which was held and to be held with M. Calamy c. whereas it is so far from the truth that he was left out from this disputation that earnestly soliciting an exemption from that ingagement his motion herein was absolutely refused by the rest that were to dispute 3. He affirmeth that the said M. Kiffen was put to do the drudgery to fetch up members scattered to and fro in the countrey c. This also is as false as falshood it selfe can make a report to be The said M. Kiffen never stir'd a foot out of the Citie further then his own house all the while 4. This religious person in the same letter saith that not onely M Kiffen but others also of them did the like good service as Hobson the Taylor in their places This again is so far from truth or likelihood of truth that this Hobson he speaks of with Mr. Kiffen were amongst others made choyce of by their friends to attend the disputation and to manage their interest in the controversie against their opposers and therefore could not doe that besides which there was nothing possible to be done by them or any others that can now save the pen of Religious I. R. from the pollution and reproach of a false pen 5. The said letter advanceth yet further in her way of folly and affirmeth that one of their members whose name is Palmer being recovered came into their Conventicle house and there before many people said That Physitians left her as they found her This is a very emphaticall untruth the woman never making use of any Physitian all the time of her sicknesse 6. This letter which seems to be Gangrena's chiefe favourite among all her fellowes being loath that any other should carry away the whetstone from her