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A77079	A taste of the spirit of God, and of this vvorld, as they have appeared in opposition heretofore, so now latest of all at New-Windsor. Occasioned through the violence, and reproach of evil men, against the temple and tabernacle of God, and them that dwel therein. Presented in a narrative to the honourable committee, for the propagating the Gospel. / By Robert Bacon, preacher by the allowance of God, and the nation, now these five years there.	Bacon, Robert, M.A.	1652 (1652)	Wing B371; Thomason E669_13; ESTC R207030	41,008	52

A TASTE OF The Spirit of God AND OF THIS WORLD AS THEY Have appeared in opposition heretofore so now latest of all at New-Windsor Occasioned through the violence and reproach of evil men against the Temple and Tabernacle of God and them that dwel therein Presented in a Narrative to the Honourable Committee for the propagating the Gospel By ROBERT BACON Preacher by the allowance of God and the Nation now these five years there Psal 50. I kept silence and thou thoughtest I was such a one as thy self but I will reprove thee and set all in order before thee Assiduum cum mundo bellum gerant necesse est qui propheticam functionem fidelitér sinceré obire volunt Calv. in Esa in Epist ad Edw. 6. Ang. Reg. LONDON Printed for Giles Calvert and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the black spread Eagle at the West end of Pauls 1652. To the Honourable the Committee for the propagating the Gospel Robert Bacon of new Windsor wisheth illumination in the things in the which they are concern'd Right Honourable IT is meet that to you above all others in the Land next to those that have entrusted you I should present this following discourse and testimony by which may appear in part what the Gospel is of which men talk so much and know so little in these times as likewise what ado and trouble ariseth in the World from men of corrupt minds concerning it to whom it must needs be it could not be the Gospel else so great a Rock of offence that they would whether Jew or * For as Luther saith the spirit of both remaineth in opposition to the Gospel even till now Gentile that believe not that any other thing should be then it allowed and found among men for as much as it doth detect not only other but the most hidden and secret evils are either in the heart and life of men so that they hate it no otherwise then doth the Malefactor the Judge when he comes not only to discover but to give judgment on him wherefore most honourable men you and the power entrusting you will find it no easie yea a scarce possible thing to secure it from the reproach and violence of evil men as hath been evident from the beginning even till now I shall only crave leave humbly thus much to beg of you in this your so great undertakement that in the things of this nature as well and more then others you rather in your hearts consult with God then man least there be of men introduced another Gospel then that which is indeed the power of God unto salvation wherefore unless you have been in some measure on the Mount with God as Moses and Jesus was I know not how possible you will or can be able to determine of things of so divine and hidden nature if yet indeed you have not hereunto attained without all peradventure you will find and the State entrusting you that your attaining this but to a willing mind that no violence be used of one Neighbor or man against another as touching these things is the best and most excellent attainment hath yet been in the Land since it was first called Christian for you shall find by this discourse what violence would soon be used against the truth as it is in Jesus unless either it be repeld by force of humane power or more Divinely overcome by the patient love and meekness of them with whom is the Lamb Christ Jesus as their head and guide to whom I beseech God you may be willing with others to submit yourselves Amen To the Reader if he understand Reader I Would advertize thee however I make mention of the names of many and those some of them of the greatest note and eminency among men in the Land yet I have done it not in prejudice to any or to defame even the meanest to which this discourse doth relate for there is nothing in the World I mind more then a healing of all the evil and hearts if it were possible in this Land which I am infinitly endeared unto to serve in the Lord and in particular this Town and People of Windsor to whom I am much endebted for the love sake of God unto me that even to them I am ready notwithstanding their strong endeavour to withstand me to continue to preach the Gospel freely only this I have done I most freely acknowledge to no other intent then if by any means at least some of them might awake out of sleep arise up from among the dead in trespasses and sins that they might have life given them even that for evermore and that they might so do I have begged of God that they might hear his voyce if not in my preaching yet in my suffering and if in neither of them then in this my writing which for their sake I have thus produced rather then mine own I could have been exceedingly well content to have continued in the still enjoyment of my most dear Lord in my retirement under the reproach and scorn of men for there is a secret delight given me of God which the World is not a ware of and which I am sure through the grace of God I enjoy that I am as well pleased with a Crown of thorns as with one of Gold yea and a thousand fold more yet it being the will of God to bear the affronts don him in me no longer as heretofore for he hath not hid himself I may say truly here from shame and spitting I am content at his biding to go down as Moses did to reason the matter about Israel with Pharaoh the head and King of the evil people and things in this place a service of my self I would not for a World undertake be it known therefore unto thee who ever thou art that understands that the time of the true Churches freedom or deliverance is come yea the set time of it is come Wherefore thus saith the Lord my sword his sore great and strong * His Word of Might or his mighty Word Sword shal be bathed in heaven behold it shal come down upon Idumea and upon the people of my curse to judgment Wherefore also cry out and shout thou inhabitresse of Zion for great is the holy one of Israel Thy King Jehovah thy trust and hope in the midst of thee The Heads of this whole Discourse Sect. 1. A Brief of the Authours sufferings from his youth with the Testimony of the love of God to him therein pag. 1. Sect. 2. A very brief Relation of whom and in what manner the Ministry hath appeared and been manifest and manag'd in this place since the Authours first coming p. 2 3 Sect. 3. A Letter of enquiry directed to the Ministers after a while combin'd in a Lecture at Windsor together with the event thereof in conclusion p. 4 5 Sect. 4. A discovery of the supposed means and certain manner of

ashamed yea that it was the shame of the Town and place that such violence of rude men should be so allowed the Mayor went before and I came immediately after and found Mr. Kind in the Pulpit with his guard of rude men attending him among whom when I appeared and the Mayor they looking pale I fear with wrath and envy being resolved as it came from the mouth of one of them to have laid hands on me the Mayor entreated them but left his Mace and his heart behind but they knew his mind and their other Rulers too though they did pretend some of them to some other thing I askt them what these rude people meant they told me they came there to hear nay rather to disturb and if need be to fight to maintain their lust and evil some threatned others perswaded me by all means to leave these parts for they had no desire of my company This day I went to Eaton and heard a good and seasonable discourse there I beseech God they may make good use of it in the afternoon I spake somewhat large by way of exposition on the 3. of Jam especially on these two heads Brethren be not many Masters for thereby ye shall receive the greater judgement for we that believe acknowledg one only in Heaven even Christ and that 2ly which followeth in the chapter that out of the same Fountain cannot proceed bitter waters and sweet as we find as the Apostle doth declare that the same tongue is exercised as well in cursing as blessing praying or preaching my Brethren these things ought not so to be yet then the which there is nothing more common as is evident among us in this place the following week being in London I went the Lord directing me in love seeing Mr. -late-Sir Richard Bream in Westminster-hall and had much speech with him he telling me of his own accord that the people many of them of Windsor had brought up some nine Articles to swear and prove them against me and that the first of them or at least one of them was this That I should affirm that I should be one of them should judg them at the last day and should confirm it with this Scripture whose sins ye do remit they are remitted and whose sins ye do retain they are retained the residue he could not tell only he said he had rebuked them for it and would not allow them to go on in their purpose by any means The next day not looking for Master Kind again he having no warrant neither heretofore nor as yet Yet I found him here with his company fortified and ready to go on as heretofore with whom having some discourse after that I had told them which in effect I had done before sith they would needs that Mr. Kind should teach or speak unto them he having yet no authority so to do I would descend and be willing that he should speak one part of the time in the morning and I the rest and so again to do the same in love and submission to the Lord in the afternoon and let the truth prevail and have dominion over both but this they would not I know they dare not cannot yeeld unto for though the truth doth not error doth seek to secure it self in a corner or at least with some outward force as the preaching and doctrine of this young man doth This day coming into the Castle and seeing the souldiers at the Guard as I passed by I said I think I must speak the Word of God to you which they readily accepted and after a little while sent for me by order of the Leivtenant to the Chappel where I spake about an hour out of the third of Luke in the which I was much refreshed especially in memory of the souldiers readiness to hear the Word of God at the beginning of these times above other men of whom I had occasion to speak from the Souldiers asking Iohn And what shall we do This last day coming as heretofore at the appointed time I found the doors shut our men that will needs be called Church-wardens present said the time was not yet but sayd I you render that for a cause which is none the cause is sure your Exclusion of me which they could not deny there were many present and much offended especially when I told them that what they did was of the same nature with that which did Corah Dathan and Abiram and taking aside Mr. Kind told him That what he did was not well not only to break the Commandments of God and man himself but even to teach men so to do as indeed he doth upholding the people in evil and sin both against God and his Christ which they in their own Consciences cannot deny Now it is very marvellous this evil spirit and power thus to the dishonor of God and his most holy Spouse or Church should finde as they say and as it seems it doth so great encouragement and strengthening not only from hence but also from elsewhere insomuch as they boast of Committees Parliament-men the Assembly of Divines Mr. Peters the Governor of our Castles approbation of them the Lord Whitlocks yea I am confidently told by Mr. Cokayn that I name not many others of equal yea of greater note then he whose word I suppose we may beleeve that this whole matter is supported with much endeavor even by some of our neighbors at Eaton yea I have some or rather great cause to beleeve it for as God is witness whom I serve in the Spirit of him in the Gospel of his Son they have withstood me in the truth of God almost ever since they came into these parts having in manner whispered me and my many little young and innocent babes to death with their lyes and false reports and not a few concerning me making me guilty and a transgressor in the things wherein I have been found faithful to God and men This I speak as of necessity the truth of God for the vindication of it self in me forcing me so to do that I may say as Craesus son did that never spoke before What kill my father kill and crucifie my Saviour yea the Saviour of the Land which I am sure they have done in me they that beleeve not may come and see as Thomas did and thrust their hands into the wounds made in his sides for he bleedeth even afresh among us as it is said they crucified the son of God afresh unto themselves This last Sabboth the Governor came himself into the Castle otherwise peradventure I might have had opportunity to have spoken to the people and the souldiers as before in the Castle but I shall conclude with this wish God have mercy on the power of the Nation that they may not suffer any power of theirs much less any earthly power opposed to theirs to oppose it self against the power of God and his anointed One our Saviour Amen Amen Quae