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The serpents subtilty discovered, or a true relation of what passed in the cathedrall church of Rochester, between divers ministers and Richard Coppin, to prevent credulity to the false representation of the said discourse published by the said R. Coppin from Maidstone goale. / By Walter Rosewell minister of Chatham in Kent.
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Rosewell, Walter.
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Wing R1943; Thomason E882_9
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examination of severall witnesses upon Oath Coppin was found guilty of so many intolerable Blasphemies and Heresies publiquely avouched by him that his Mittimus was made and he was that day sent away unto Maidstone Gaole where he still continues prisoner it was expected he should have been brought to his Triall the last Assises but it seems it was not thought fit to proceed so farre against him what will at last be done against him I know not only this I verily beleeve that Prophesie of Enoch recorded by Jude will in due time take hold of him Jude v. 14 15. for my part I bless God his madness is so farre manifested though not to all yet to many that I hope he shall henceforth prevail no further in this place and truly if I were presently to quit my station not only in these parts but in this world it would be some content unto me that before my departure God made me an occasion at least of restraining and hindering such a pestilent emissary of hell from displaying a banner for the devil in Rechester Cathedrall especially considering the course is taken to prevent either him or any other from doing the like for time to come yet thus much I can freely profess to all the world that when I first undertook to appear against Coppin and all along in what I did or said I never so much as dreamt the issue would be what it proved nor had I intentionally the least hand in informing or ingaging the Major Generall against him what was done in that kinde was done by others I know not whom without my perswasion or privity yet I confess when it was done I could not but approve of it I conceive the Major Generall did both himself and the State some honour in taking the course he did with him and though I was not bound to witness against him at the Assises yet being desired by two Justices of the Peace I was there resolving had he been brought to his Triall and my testimony required I would have been ready to give it in on the behalf of my King and Saviour against such a black-mouth'd foul enemy of his Person Crown and Dignity as this Richard Coppin proclaimed himself to be concerning whom my judgement upon serious examination and experience is this That he is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 self-condemned in his damnable Doctrines speaking lies in hypocrisie having his conscience seared with a hot iron being a Jesuited Familist tutor'd by Jesuites prompted by the devil who hath hypocrisie confidence impudence Atheism and malice against truth enough to make him a sworn brother of the Ignatian fraternity only he seems to want for Learning whereof most of that society have but too much though many have nothing so much as they pretend to yet Coppin seems to be as well learnt in the black Art of equivocating and lying as some of them in perverting and wresting Scripture he is nulli secundus inferiour to none of them 't is great pity but he and his elder brother Joseph Salmon should be sent for a present to their holy Father the Pope of Rome that so his holiness may bestow his fatherly benediction upon them for their good service they have done him in undermining the very Foundations of the Protestant Religion and perswading Protestants to beleeve that there is no Antichrist in the world but what is to be found in the most zealous Protestant Ministers nor any other Whore of Babylon but the Reformed and Reforming Protestant Churches of England and consequently the Pope of Rome is not Antichrist the great Antichrist nor the Church of Rome the Whore of Babylon the Strumpet of Antichrist that the holy Scriptures are a leaden Lesbian rule a nose of Wax a meer Cypher which may be made to signifie any thing according as his Holiness who is the supream Enthusiast shall please by his spirit of infallibility to interpret them These with a world of such like opinions have been so bravely propagated by those Jesuited Apostates from and adversaries to the truth when Jesuites were at a loss and could scarce tell how to play their game any longer in their own shapes that truly these by blows of theirs deserve to be created not fratres but patres Ignatianae societatis and to be sent forth tanquam legatos è latere to propagate the Faith of Rome whose Faith is Faction whose Religion is Rebellion they are true Babel builders Church and State Levellers mortall enemies to an Orthodox Learned Godly Protestant Ministry and no better friends to a Consciencious Religious Righteous Protestant Magistracy they are Fidei simul Legis nostra ludibrium Ecclesiae Reipublicae incendium Religionis Reformationis Anglicanae opprobrium from them with Popish Priests and Jesuites their Confederates and Councellours together with all their false Doctrines Heresies Blasphemies and bloudy Cruelties Good Lord deliver us FINIS
THE Serpents Subtilty DISCOVERED Or a True RELATION of what passed in the Cathedrall Church of Rochester Between divers MINISTERS AND RICHARD COPPIN To prevent Credulity to the false Representation of the said Discourse published by the said R. Coppin from MAIDSTONE Goale By WALTER ROSEWELL Minister of Chatham in Kent 2 PETER 2.1 But there were false Prophets also among the people even as there shall be false Teachers among you who privily shall bring in damnable Heresies even denying the Lord that bought them and bring upon themselves swift destruction LONDON Printed by A. M. for Jos Cranford at the Kings Head in St Pauls Church-yard 1656. To the RIGHT WORSHIPFULL WILLIAM PASK Maior of the City of ROCHESTER GEORGE ROBINSON Justice of Peace and Alderman of the same City WITH Captain SMITH Chief Commander of the Military Forces in and about ROCHESTER Worthy Sirs THough I may not do not exclude You from the number of those to whom I make the generall Address which follows yet I cannot but think it convenient and in some sort necessary to premise this speciall Address unto Your selves alone partly to give a publique Testimony of my due respects unto You all for Your ready compliance and assistance in a Regular Peaceable way to detect and defeat so dangerous and desperate an enemy of Truth Holiness and the power of Godliness and partly to give the world notice That as You are able to Witness against severall forgeries and falsehoods in Coppin's Relation so Your consciences besides multitudes more can bear me Witness concerning the Truth of whatsoever I have written in the following Narrative as to what publiquely passed between us from first to last You were present and heard whatsoever past either on one side or the other and therefore I dare appeal to Your consciences and make You Judges concerning the verity of that account I have given my own conscience bearing me witness in the sight of God That I have dealt faithfully in it I expect that Coppin and such as he is will be snarling at me when ence these lines are passed the Press but I bless God I pass not for their snarling nor do I fear their biting Magna vericas praevalet If I lie under a generall odium of hereticall spirits I cannot count it the least dishonour or be troubled at it St Jerome was certainly very right in his judgment when he wrote to St Augustine Quod signum majoris gloriae est omnes haeretici te dete stantur For my part I affect not the good words of those that speak such evil words of my blessed Saviour let them bark against me that bark against the Truth of Christ while they will They shall neither hurt the Truth nor me more than barking Dogs do the Moon Yet I doubt not could they get power into their hands answerable to the malice which is in their hearts they would soon make mad work against all such as being fast friends to Truth and Holiness shew themselves resolute enemies to their Hereticall filthy Opinions and practises Ingenium Haereticum est sanguinarium Truly Gentlemen I am perswaded You could not but observe and be very sensible how Coppin made it his Master-piece to mingle and winde himself into the bosomes of a many headed Monster the rude multitude having no minde to heed or answer any Argument brought against him but labouring to insinuate himself into the affections of a deluded party and engage them to a good opinion of him expecting no doubt to have found his interest so great and strong as would have born him out by club-Law whatsoever might be alleadged against him Nor can he have any better design in his Printed Pamphlet which he hath caused to be dispersed in City and Country so that in stead of the Title he gives it it might justly hear this Title A Wile of the Serpent or a Subtill endeavour from Maidstone Prison to increase and incourage a Deluded Party advancing it self against Truth and Peace in Rochester And whereas he makes a noise about four daies Disputes with severall Ministers in Rochester Cathedrall You all can witness that for three of those daies he would never stand to any Dispute but ranne out into wilde impertinent Discourses and his fourth daies carriage to have been as wilde himself doth witness in his own Printed Relation so that after that rate he might take upon him to Dispute with all the Ministers in the world I told You once and again would he stand to any thing I would not doubt by Gods help without study with what I knew already out of Scripture to answer him from morning to night But I trouble You too much and hold You too leng while I am raking into this dunghill The good Lord in mercy purge both City Country and Studiers from the leaven of this mans Blasphemous Hereticall and Atheisticall epinions awaking both us that are Ministers with You that are Civil Magistrates and Military Officers with all Christian prudence zeal and courage in our Places and Caelings to labour that the Mystery of Godliness being vigerously propagated the mystery of Iniquity may be profligated and the foggy mists filthy smoke of damnable Errours Heresies and Blasphemies being dissipated the Suâ— of Gospel Truth may break forth and shine with greater lustre purity and power Thus commending these Dedicatory lines to Your candid acceptance and the ensuing Narrative to Your perusall and Patronage I shall only subscribe my self what indeed and truth I am Yours Cordially obliged in any Gospel-service WAL ROSEWELL To all that fear God love Jesus Christ and have a care of their own souls health in Chatham Rochester and the adjoyning Parishes Dearly beleved Friends and Brethren in the Bord IT is now almost nine years compleat since it pleased God by a speciall hand of Providence to cast me upon this place where I found most of you and where some of you that came hither since found me Many changes there have been in this our British world since my first coming hither under all which I bless God I have been am no Changling My constant care hath been from time to time to shew my self a faithfull Watchman over the Souls committed to my Charge and a faithfull Witness for Jesus Christ against those cursed Errours and other sinfull abominations whereby his glorious Name was dishonoured and the pretious souls of his people were indangered My rejoycing hath been and is the testimony of my conscience c. 2 Cor. 1.12 and yet my Prayer with Nehemiah Neh. 13.22 my complaint the same with the Evangelicall Prophets Isa 6.3 and my present confession it is 1 Cor. 2.3 I cannot confidently say I know c. Act. 20.29 but truly truly my dear Friends I much fear it and I have but too much cause for my fears this I know by sad experience that while I have been with you grievous Wolves have come among you yea and amongst your selves have riâ—en up men speaking