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The life and death of Mr. Tho. Wilson, minister of Maidstone, in the county…
The life and death of Mr. Tho. Wilson, minister of Maidstone, in the county of Kent, M.A.
London? : s.n., 1672
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ARTICLES Objected against Mr. Tho. Wilson, Minister of Otham in Ken… › Article 5: V. ART.
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V. ART.
Within four, chiefly two years last, to permit Novelist of Maidstone, to the number of 30. or 10. and lead them riding or going, and in some private houses Collected, or cause to be got together afore Supper 60, 50, or 40. persons repeated Sermons, expounded Scriptures, and afore it and after it made tedious extemporary Prayers, full of Tautologies, delivered scandalous Doctrine, to the perverting and corrupting sundry of his Majesties Subjects.
Within four, chiefly two years last, to permit Novellist of Maidstone, to the number of 30. or 10. and lead them riding or going, and in some private houses Collected, or cause to be got together afore Supper 60, 50, or 40. persons repeated Sermons, expounded Scriptures, and afore it and after it made tedious extemporary Prayers, full of Tantologies, delivered scandalous Doctrine, to the perverting and corrupting sundry of his Majesties Subjects.
RESP.
I protest against such Doctrine, and such effect on any, as to be corrupted and perverted, I deny the number or nature of persons, and my Leading any, or Collecting any, or causing any to be gathered together. I have no power to restrain any from hearing Sermons, and it may be their Sureties for their parts, and duties did call upon them to hear Sermons. I was upon occasion of my Family lodging and sojourning at Maidstone, necessarily to go home, and I have no reason to shun the way home for any company, in which I knew no ill; a way home being not