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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B20672	Truths testimony and a testimony of truths appearing in power, life, light & glory, creating, manifesting, increasing, and vindicating itself in the midst of persecution : wherein is discovered what truth is, and also a lye, who knows it and lives in it : with the authors call and conversion to the truth, his practice in it, his publishing of it, and his several tryals for the same ... : together with the particular accusations brought against him in each tryal and his answers to the same, and also the courts proceedings both by judges and juries : with an humble appeal to His Highness, Oliver, Lord Protector, as a general redress for all people / by Richard Coppin.	Coppin, Richard, fl. 1646-1659.	1655 (1655)	Wing C6105	74,193	93

the Act to be read to them and bid them take notice of it yet they could not tell what crime I was guilty of but still said according to the Evidence then the Iudge asked them what the Evidence was and they could not declare it tell they were told it and now how unfit these men are to be made a Iury of such things let all men that hear it take notice Then the Iudge as before perceiving their ignorance shewed them how it came not within the compass of the Act and therefore ought not to be found then said the Iury we will referr it to you Nay said the Iudge I must have your verdict Not guilty then said some of the Iury others said guilty what are you divided said the Iudge I will not receive your verdict till you are agreed and unless you will agree upon it you shall be shut up together in one room all night where you shall have neither bread nor beer fire nor candle But when they heard this they began to murmur within themselves why they should not agree yet the ●udge willing to shew them favour did only rebuke them bidding them to bring in their verdict the next morning by eight of the clock upon pain of twenty pound a piece and where I was then also my self to appear and there according to the request of the Judge I was to give in the heads of my answer in writing which then did and it was there read to the satisfaction of the Court. Then the Jury being again called before they gave in their Verdict used the name or one Veysie of Tainton neer Burford which said they desires to be a witness against him for saying that Christ was the cause of Cains fall No said the Judge ● will hear no such malitious fellows but will keep close to the ●ndictment and you of the Jury are to mention none but to give in your Verdict then said they guilty Now the Judge well knowing the Law and how that those things came not within the compass of it also perceiving the malice of my accusers and the ignorance of the Jury in such things as was then manifested and himself willing to do justice took bayl for my appearance at the next Assizes at which my accusers began to fall mad crying out again for my imprisonment banishment or silencing but the Judge told them he could do neither but must go according to the Law and the Law did not require any such thing Then my accusers to lay another foundation again to ensnare me having missed the former presented to the Judge a paper wherein were many particular points of their own judgement that he should prevail upon me to set my hand to it as that which I would own for truth thereby to confirm theirs I never more to preach against the same but this being offered to me I refused it and desired not to set my hand to other mens writings but to what I write my self unless I may read it and also find it to be truth according to the Scripture and my apprehension then said the Judge in the presence of my accusers take it and read it which I did and gave it to the Iudge again and because my accusers with others reported that I set my hand to all that they had writ as a recantation of what my self formerly writ and declared therefore for the satisfaction of other people the proving of them lyers and clearing my self in it it is here published both what they writ and also what part thereof I refused and what I signed distinctly as followeth A Paper written by my Accusers and presented to the Judge for me to sign which I would not WHereas at several passages in a printed book that goes forth in my name and in a publike discovery at Enston about Iune last several persons have been offended and been induced to believe that I am guilty of holding and publishing blasphemous opinions for the satisfying all such persons and clearing my self I do heartily and sincerely profess and declare against them as follows First That Jesus Christ the only begotten Son of God being eternal God and equal with the Father did in the fulness of time take to himself mans nature yet without sin being holy harmless undefiled as the Scripture saith Secondly The Lord Iesus Christ for discharging the office of Mediatorship whereunto he was called by his Father did perfectly fulfill the Law indured the shameful and cursed death of the cross but not for himself being perfectly free from sin but that he might satisfie for the sins of his people Thirdly The third day he rose from the dead with the same body with which he suffered with which also he ascended into heaven and there sitteth at the right hand of his Father Fourthly The bodies of men after death return to dust but their souls which die not return to God who gave them the souls of the righteous are received into the highest heaven where they enjoy God in glory waiting for the full redemption of their bodies and the souls of the wicked are cast into hell where they remain in torment reserved to the Iudgement of the great day Fifthly At the last day such as are found alive shall be changed and all that are dead shall be raised up with the same body which shall be united again to their souls for ever Sixthly God hath appointed a day wherein he will judge the world in righteousness by Jesus Christ in which day the Apostles and Angels shall be judged and all persons that have lived upon the earth shall appear before the Tribunal of Christ to give an account of their thoughts words and deeds and to receive according to what they have done in their bodies whether good or evil These things I believe and do not publish any thing contrary to them and for any passages that have fell from me contrary to these ignorantly inconsiderately or wilfully I do profess my self troubled at and ashamed of but this I excepted against and would not set my hand unto as follows My Lord there are some things which I may set my hand unto but there are some things that are false and I shall not set my hand to that unless they will here make it good by Scripture before this honourable Court Then said the Judge to me What is that you say is false which you except against Answ My Lord ●irst wherein they say several passages have been written and spoken by me to the inducement of several persons to believe that I am guilty of holding and publishing blasphemous opinions which they would now have me to declare against and profess my self ashamed of when I know nothing that ever I spoke or writ since the time of my call that I went forth to declare any thing of God that was so or ever could be proved blasphemy by them though they have endeavoured to do it therefore not to be declared against by me

My Lord Another thing in the fifth particular which they declare as their judgement is that the same body which dyes shall after death be so raised again and united to the soul for ever which thing is false my Lord and I know no Scripture to prove it if there be let them produce it for here they are Then the Judge looking upon them asked if there were no such Scripture but they were silent and answered not a word then Justice Jenkins who sate upon the bench undertook to answer for them and said there is such a Scripture produce it you then said I and let me see it or I shall not believe it but he was silent also and there was no man to be found that could shew that Scripture then I instanced a Scripture in the 1 Cor. 15. to the contrar● that the same body was not to rise again but God giveth it a body as pleaseth him which body none of them yet knew Then the Judge perceiving that those things which by them were written and by me excepted against could not by them nor any other be proved he commanded them to be crossed forth before their faces and they had nothing to say for themselves which was to the great shame and disgrace of my accusers and others of their tribe that those things which they have so long held forth and maintained to the people for truth and as their judgments that this should now be crossed out before their faces as an error sure as bad a thing as ever they could have done against themselves in things of that nature which makes it to appear that the greatest blasphemer cryed blasphemy first and these things being crossed out I set my hand to the rest which is as follows and which to my knowledge I never declared any thing contrar● to according to the Scriptures and in a spiritual sense in which sense we are to understand all things of that nature The part culars which I signed FIrst that Iesus Christ the only begotten son of God being eternal God and equal with the Father did in the fulness of time take to himself mans nature yet without sin being holy harmless undefiled as the scripture saith Secondly The Lord sesus Christ for discharging the office of Med●atorship whereunto he was called by his Father did perfectly fulfill the Law endured the shameful and cursed death of the cross but not for himself being as he was perfectly free from sin but that he might satisfie for the sin of his people Thirdly The third day he rose from the dead with the same body with which he suffered with which also he ascended into heaven 1 Cor. 15. and there sitteth at the right hand of his Father but not with flesh and blood Fourthly The bodies of men after death return to dust but their souls which die not return to God who gave them the souls of the righteous are received into the highest heaven where they enjoy God in glory waiting for the full redemption of their bodies and the souls of the wicked are cast into hell where they remain in torment reserved to the Judgment of the great day Fifthly At the last day such as are found alive shall be changed and they that are dead shall be raised up Sixthly God hath appointed a day wherein he will Judge the world in righteousness by Jesus Christ which day the Apostate Angels shall be Iudged and all persons that live upon the earth shall appear before the tribunal of Christ to give an account of their thoughts words and deeds and to receive according to what they have done in their bodies whether good or evil These things I do believe according to the Scriptures and never publish any thing contrary to them Richard Coppin CHAP. XI The Authors second appearing at Oxford Assises before Judge Hutton and what was there done I According to my engagement appeared the second time at the general Assises holden at Oxford there expecting again to have seen the faces of my former accusers they having before said they would follow me to death but they finding nothing against me came not there proclamation being made in the Court for my discharge and none other having any thing against me to declare one Keat the then Sheriff for that County sitting in the Court being of a bitter spirit and also an enemy to truth as he then appeared stood up as one among the rest of the accusers and informers saying that he could declare something against me which was spoke in London but when he was asked what it was no particular could be mention but said that he had heard very strange things declared by me at S. Dunstons Church in London before a great Congregation of people of great quality to the great dishonour of God and the people disturbance as said this informer Mr. Keet who earnestly importuned the Judge to restrain me from preaching in answer to which the Judge told him that a mans liberty was pretious and there was no reason any man should be restrained from his liberty therein by any mans words whatsoever unless oath were made against him that he had offended the Law Therefore said the Judge I cannot do it upon your words nor any mans else for then I should be partial and I came not onely to bind but to free men Then the Informer Mr. Keat by name receiving those repulses from the Judge was silent and sate him down with shame and then the bitter spirits of others in the University whose mouthes were ready to be opened in malice against me were quashed my freedom ordered and my enemies ashamed CHAP. XII The Authors humble appeal to his Highness Oliver Lord Protector of England Scotland and Ireland as a General redress for all people My Lord FOrasmuch as it hath pleased the Lord of Lords to call you to this high place of Protectorship under himself and according as he shall protect counsel guide and direct you as he did Christ and the rest of the Kings of Israel so you may act like them in walking before the people to do justice among them For by him Kings reign and Princes decree justice Prov. 8.15 who himself reigns in them to be their wonderful Counsellor And now as according to the counsel of the Lord your Highness hath been pleased to declare your self both by promise and oath to seek the peace freedom and liberty of the people of this and other Nations against oppression and tyranny and to protect them in their just rights and priviledges according to the mind of God written in Scripture for Christian Religion that then in the Lords time and as he himself shall appear to go before you and act in you so you may according to his directions follow him in persuit thereof bringing glory to God in the highest and on earth peace and good will towards men Which you shall so far as you follow the counsel of the Lord and not of

the Virgin Mary and crucified at Jerusalem though he be not yet so fully manifested to and in all men Rom. 8.29 as he was to and in him he being the first born among many brethren or the first appearance of humane nature in whom God did so fully and manifestly appear to be living moving acting and bringing forth himself in the manifestation of his love in power life light and glory yet that God is in all and all are in him as also saith the Scripture for in him we all live move Acts 17.28 Ephes 4.6 and have our being and there is one God and Father of all who is above all through all and in all both in Jews Gentiles Heathens Pagans Turks Infidels or whatsoever else they may be called and there is no difference or respect of persons with God but in the manifestation of this to themselves which none can have till the Holy Ghost even the Spirit of truth comes upon them as it did on him and reveal it to them as it did to him which he hath promised that in due time shal come and bring all things to their remembrance there is no man but hath God in him yea the same God that Christ had though not the same measure of knowledge and understanding till Christ in them hath revealed it And that the Gentiles might come to know this Paul prays for them that they might be strengthned with all might in the inner man that is with all God to comprehend with all Saints what is the bredth Eph. 3.16 17 18 19. and length and depth and heighth and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge that they might be filled with all the fulness of God even as Christ was to have in them the same mind the same love life and light and so be filled with the same fulness of grace and glory whereby they come unto a perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ to know that as he was so are we in this world and therefore it is no blasphemy to say that God may be as much in them as in Christ considered as a man though it do not yet appear so to them Eph. 4.13 1 Ioh 4.17 as in due time it may and will when God shall be more revealed to them and they more enjoy him in the manifestation Fifthly That the day of judgement was began sixteen hundred years ago Answ My Lord according to Scripture acceptation it was so Iohn 12.13 for said Christ Now is the Iudgement of this world now shall the Prince of this world be cast out Iohn 9 39. and for Iudgement am I come into this world said Christ that they which see not might see and that they which see might be made blind and this coming of Christ to Judgement according to the Scripture was above sixteen hundred years past and yet is continued to this day though most men are blind and yet see it not which some shall so long as they have eyes of their own to see and ears of their own to hear till they see with the Lords eye and hear with the Lords ear and the Apostle also said that the time was then come 1 Pet. 4.17 that Iudgement must begin at the House of God even with righteous men or men under any form of Religion that had any thing of their own righteousness to trust in besides Christ their righteousness That this day of Judgement did then begin we find for so soon as he was but ascended and had led captivity captive he sent the holy Ghost the Comforter Ioh. 16.7.8 even the spirit of truth which should convince the world of sin of righteousness and of judgement and so bring all things to mans remembrance destroying all that is a lye in man by the spirit of Judgement and of burning when he shall appear to sit in man his Temple as a refiner and purifyer of gold and silver Mal 3.3 to purge out all dross sin and corruption and to make man a vessel holding nothing but righteousness peace and joy which work of Judgement was then begun with some coming on to others and is not ended to this day with all neither will so long as sin is in the world raigning in any creature and till we see sin and transgression finished in us as no more to be imputed to us 1 Cor. 15.24 c. we see not an end of the day of Judgement with us till we see Christ to have opened the prison doors broken all bonds put all enemies under his feet set us at liberty and delivered up the Kingdom to the Father that God may be all in all and so much for the day of Judgement that it was began sixteen hundred years ago according to the Scriptures Sixthly That there was no general day of Iudgement Answ My Lord I know no other day of Jodgement as to me then what I have already declared to your Lordship which is to be the same with every creature before it can be finished and this may be said to be A general day wherein all men are to appear before Christ to be Judged by him in love for the time is come c. And though this time of Judgement may be called a day yet this day may be thousands of years before all the world in every man may be Judged all sin and transgression finished as to them and they all set free in the Lord 2 Pet. 3.8 For one day with the Lord is as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day and did men once taste and feel of the workings of God in and upon their souls in manifesting his love to them for the taking away of sin and transgression from them they would then be satisfied touching this day of the Lord which for my part I am already satisfied in and therefore cannot but declare it and bear witness to it as that which is truth to me and according to the Scriptures and they that know any other let them declare that as I have declared this Seventhly That there was no heaven but in man Answ My Lord Those words do not say there is none at all but that it is in man yet without confinement and this the Scripture also declares therefore if we would know where heaven is let us first know what it is and the Scripture tells us that the Kingdom of heaven is Righteousness Rom 14.17 peace and joy in the holy Ghost and that it is within us for when the Scribes and Pharises came to Christ to demand of him when the Kingdom of God should come as men still do he answered them that The Kingdom of God cometh not with observations neither shall they say lo here or lo there for behold the Kingdom of God is within you and where should the Kingdom of Christ which is a Kingdom of righteousness peace and joy appear to be