Must Praying to God, and Preaching of Christ, with a Company of Christians, that are as Peaceable, and Inoffensive, and Serviceable to His Majesty and the Government as any of His Subjects, must this be greater Crime? The Recorder answered; We will have you to know, it is a greater Crime. While he was Imprisoned, his Church being divided into Seven Parts, visited him, one part a Day, so that Preaching to them, and Praying with them, every Day, he once in a Week Served them all. But this, in a Little while gave such Offence, that a Violent-Obstruction was given thereunto; and though his Flock, particularly, His dear Young men, (as he called them) did Pray without Ceasing, and not ⟨p. 39⟩without Fasting, for his Release; and Humble Applications were also made unto the Judges, at the Assizes for i•; yet no Release could be granted him, without his giving Security, to Depart the Land, within a little Time then limited unto him. It was not long, before, a Wrath unto the uttermost came upon the City, which had thus persecuted this Faithful Minister of God; and that Person particularly, who had been the chief Instrument of his Persecution, was (as we have been told) within a while, upon other Accounts, himself run into Prison, where he Cried ou• with horror, of the Wrongs done by him to Mr. Baily, and then running Distracted, he dyed Miserably. But, New-England, a Country Originally a Retreat for Persecuted Non conformists, hereupon afforded unto our Baily an Opportunity, of Labouring near Fourteen Years more, in the Work, which he Loved above all Things in the World; the Work, of Turning the Souls of men, from Darkness to Light, and from Satan to God: wherein, for some •ime his Younger and Godly, and Sweet-Natured Brother, who came over with him, was his Comfortable Companion, and Assistant; until he g•t the Start of him in his departure to the Glories of the Better World. They were indeed, Fratrum dunce par; a David and a Jonathan. Death, which for a while parted them, ha's now again brought them together. This Mr. Thomas Baily dyed, January 21. 1689. ⟨p. 40⟩As this his Brother and Colleague notes in his Diary; He dyed well, which is a great Word; so sweetly, as I never saw the like before!
Must Praying to God, and Preaching of Christ, with a Company of Christians, that are as Peaceable, and Inoffensive, and Serviceable to His Majesty and the Government as any of His Subjects, must this be greater Crime? The Recorder answered; We will have you to know, it is a greater Crime. While he was Imprisoned, his Church being divided into Seven Parts, visited him, one part a Day, so that Preaching to them, and Praying with them, every Day, he once in a Week Served them all. But this, in a Little while gave such Offence, that a Violent-Obstruction was given thereunto; and though his Flock, particularly, His dear Young men, (as he call'd them) did Pray without Ceasing, and not ⟨p. 39⟩without Fasting, for his Release; and Humble Applications were also made unto the Judges, at the Assizes for i•; yet no Rele•se could be granted him, without his giving Security, to Depart the Land, within a little Time then limited unto him. It was not long, before, a Wrath unto the uttermost came upon the City, which had thus persecuted this Faithful Minister of God; and that Person particularly, who had been the chief Instrument of his Persecution, was (as we have been told) within a while, upon other Accounts, himself run into Prison, where he Cryed ou• with horror, of the Wrongs done by him to Mr. Baily, and then run•ing Distracted, he dyed Miserably. But, New-England, a Countrey Originally a Retreat for Persecuted Non conformists, hereupon afforded unto our Baily an Opportunity, of Labouring near Fourteen Years more, in the Work, which he Loved above all Things in the World; the Work, of Turning the Souls of men, from Darkness to Light, and from Satan to God: wherein, for some •ime his Younger and Godly, and Sweet-Natured Brother, who came over with him, was his Comfortable Companion, and Assistent; until he g•t the Start of him in his departure to the Glories of the Better World. They were indeed, Fratrum du•ce par; a David and a Jonathan. Death, which for a while parted them, ha's now again brought them together. This Mr. Thomas Baily dyed, January 21. 1689. ⟨p. 40⟩As this his Brother and Colleague notes in his Diary; He dyed well, which is a great Word; so sweetly, as I never saw the like before!
