Irenicum, to the lovers of truth and peace heart-divisions opened in the causes and…

The same measure did those worthy men of God meet with, who sought after Reformation in Queen Elizabeths days, they called Mr. Cartwright an Anabaptist, and whatsoever evil there was in any opinion in those times, they fastened it upon him. Mr. Udall was accused for his life, and condemned to be hanged for writing, That if the Parliament did not bring in the Government of Christ, Christ himself would bring it in by some means that would make their hearts to ache; or to that effect; meaning, as he expounded the words, Christ would in some way of judgement make way to set up his own government in the Land, but they wrested the words to a seditious sense, as if he had meant to conspire to raise a force, and by violence of Arms to make the Parliament to yield to that way of Government that he conceived to be Christs, justly like those accusations that are amongst us at this day, that if such kind of men cannot have the liberty of their way granted to them, seeing they have, or hope to have the Sword in their hand, they will take it to themselves, and defend themselves also in it.

The same measure did those worthy men of God meete with, who sought after Reformation in Queene Elizabeths dayes, they called Mr. Cartwright an Anabaptist, and whatsoever evill there was in any opinion in those times, they fastned it upon him. Mr. Ʋdall was accused for his life, and condemned to be hanged for writing, That if the Parliament did not bring in the Government of Christ, Christ himselfe would bring it in by some meanes that would make their hearts to ake; or to that effect; meaning, as he expounded the words, Christ would in some way of judgement make way to set up his own government in the Land, but they wrested the words to a seditious sense, as if he had meant to conspire to raise a force, and by violence of Armes to make the Parliament to yeeld to that way of Government that he conceived to be Christs, justly like those accusations that are amongst us at this day, that if such kinde of men cannot have the liberty of their way granted to them, seeing they have, or hope to have the Sword in their hand, they will take it to themselves, and defend themselves also in it.

Only in this they go beyond the bitterness of the Prelatical party, they wrested what was said or written, these feign what was never said or written; who are the fire-brands amongst us, if not such men as these? as fire-brands plucked out of the fire, and now they seek to fire those who plucked them out; but if