Master Edmund Calamies leading case

Mr. Calamy. I may say (with reverence to the Lord Jesus, of whom it is written) that I had compassion of the multitude, who were as sheep without a shepherd.

E.W. You would have taught the people better by your silence, then by your Sermon: your obedience had been better than sacrifice • the misguided throng had been better taught by your cheerful submission to authority, then by your indiscreet discourse against it. When you had been importuned to preach, you should have said; I pray you go home and learn what that m•aneth, Submit your selves to every ordinance of […] for the Lord's sake, whether it •e the King as supreme, or […] Governor• […] them who are sent by him for the punishment of evil doers, and for the praise of them […] do well , for so is the will of God• that wish well doing we may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men, as free and using your liberty as a cloak of •icenti•••ness, […] wherefore ye must needs be ⟨p. 13⟩subject not only for w••th, but for conscience s•ke, […] 13.5

E.W. You would have taught the people better by your silence, then by your Sermon: your obedience had been better than sacrifice • the misguided throng had been better taught by your cheerful submission to authority, then by your indiscreet discourse against it. When you had been importuned to preach, you should have said; I pray you go home and learn what that m•aneth, Submit your selves to every ordinance of 〈…〉 for the Lord's sake, whether it e the King as supream, or Governor them who are sent by him for the punishment of evil doers, and for the praise of them do well , for so is the will of God that wish well doing we may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men, as free and using your liberty as a cloak of icentiness, wherefore ye must needs be