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Author: Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669.
Title: The popish inquisition newly erected in New-England whereby their church is manifested to be a daughter of mysterie Babylon which did drink the blood of the saints, who bears the express image of her mother, demonstrated by her fruit : also their rulers to be in the beasts power upon whom the whore rideth, manifested by their wicked compulsary laws against the lamb and his followers, and their cruel and bloody practises against the dear servants of the Lord, who have deeply suffered by this hypocritical generation : some of their miserable sufferings for the testimony of Jesus, declared as follows and some of their unjust and vvicked laws set down ... / published by a lover of mercy and truth, and an enemy to envy and cruelty, Francis Howgill.
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Print source: The popish inquisition newly erected in New-England whereby their church is manifested to be a daughter of mysterie Babylon which did drink the blood of the saints, who bears the express image of her mother, demonstrated by her fruit : also their rulers to be in the beasts power upon whom the whore rideth, manifested by their wicked compulsary laws against the lamb and his followers, and their cruel and bloody practises against the dear servants of the Lord, who have deeply suffered by this hypocritical generation : some of their miserable sufferings for the testimony of Jesus, declared as follows and some of their unjust and vvicked laws set down ... / published by a lover of mercy and truth, and an enemy to envy and cruelty, Francis Howgill.
Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669., Copeland, J. R. (John R.), Hodgson, Robert., Norton, Humphrey, fl. 1655-1659., Rous, John, d. 1695.
London: Printed for Thomas Simmons ..., 1659.
Subject terms:
Society of Friends -- New England.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A44804.0001.001
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TO THE READER·
The Popish Inquisition newly erected in New-England; Whereby their Church is manifest to be a Daughter of Mystery Babylon, which doth drink the blood of the Saints, who bears the express image of her Mo∣ther, demonstrated by her fruits, &c.
The grievous Suffering of Robert Hodshon, by the Governor of the Dutch Plantation in New-England.
The ninth Month, 1657.
The cruelty of Francis Newman, and others of the Magistrates of New Haven, towards the Lords Servant, Humphrey Norton, their cruel whipping of him, burning him with the Letter H. and fining him ten pounds, and both him and John Rows whipped at Plymouth Patten.
Humphrey Norton's relation of his, and John Rous's sufferings again in Plymouth-Patten, by the Magistrates and Governor there.
Laws made at their March-Court, holden at New-Plymouth, where the Governor caused Deputies to be called on pur∣pose to make these following Laws against Friends, to pre∣vent the spreading of Truth.
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Here followeth the Tryals, and Examinations, and Sufferings of the three Servants of the Lord, Christopher Holder, John Rous, & John Copeland, and the cruel and unmerciful proceedings of John Indicot, who is called a Governor of Boston, and their Court, called, The Court of Assistance. but it is of their Father the Devil's work, against the above said three servants of God, and harmless and innocent Lambs of Christ.
Here follows the cruel and merciless sufferings of William Brend, by the hands of Pharoah's Task-Masters, who would be called Christian Magistrates, but by their fruits thou mayest see by whom they bear rule, and for whom they rule. The Testimony (as follows) under his own hand, take.
A true Relation of what some have suffered for conscience-sake in Salem, and some other places in the Masathusets Collony in New-England.
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An Act made at a General Court held at Boston, the 20th. of October, 1658.
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Here follows a Narration of the suffer∣ings of many godly people of Salem: The particulars was sent from one Friend to another.
Here follows an Answer to two Letters (of John Indi∣cot's, and Richard Billingham's) stuffed full of en∣vy and inveterate words, and sent to some (like themselves) to strengthen their hands in wickedness; the Letters answered as follows.