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Whilst Nicholas Anthoine was -a prisoner , he presented three petitions to the council . The first is dated March 11 , 1632 , and
begins thus : In the name of the great God of Heaven , who is the mighty God of Israel : his holy Name be blessed for ever . Amen . " He beseeches the
council to get some papers concerning his faith restored to him , which he had delivered to a divine , who asked for them in their name ; that he may revise , correct and finish them , before any thing be inferred from them . And then he
adds , Enquirez vous de ma vie , &c . that is , Inquire into my life ; I have always endeavoured to live in the fear of God and to seek and follow the right way to salvation . God discovers his secret to those
Yvho honour him . What I do is only to give an account of qny faith , to the glory of God , and for the salvation of my soul . God knows my heart , and is a witness to my integrity and innocence . Do not draw innocent
blood upon your heads , nor upon your families and your city ; and God , in whose hands we all are , will bless you , if you love his holy ways . I beseech him with all my
soul to bless you , and to touch your hearts , that you may be moved with pity and compassion towards me , the poor and afflicted servant of the Lord , &c . "
Anthoine presented his second petition the next day , March 12 , which I shall insert at length ** rln the name of the Lord , the rf . God of Israel .
" Magnificent and most honoured Lords * , . , * What I am going to represent tp you is nut with an intent to WQ » d . death . According to God ,
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I . do not deserve it ; for I fear him , I love him and bless him , and will bless and worship his holy , glorious and adorable name , to my last breath . Nevertheless ,
according to your laws and belief , and what is commonly objected to me 3 you will think I justly ' deserve it . If God would be pleased to do it , he would shew his great
wonders , by delivering me ; not for my sake , who am a poor and miserable sinner , but to glorify his great and adorable name , and that all the earth might know , that he
is the Almighty God , who reigns in the world . I invoke his holy name , and implore his grace and mercy . Whosoever puts his trust in the Lord shall never be
ashamed . Why should we be afraid of men ? God is above all , and nothing comes to pass withovit his permission . u Magnificent and most honoured Lords ;—Since two things
are commonly objected to me , 1 st . That I have strayed from the way to salvation . 2 d . That , though I were in the right way to salvation , yet , having such a belief , I should not have embraced the of .
fice of minister , nor come into your city to give you offence ; *** - by your leave , I shall endeavour to answer those two points in 'a few words .
" As to the first point , I belief I am in the way to truth and sal . vation , and shall persevere in it till I am shewn the contrary by good reasons , taken from the Old Testament * I worship one only
God ; I endeavour to follow the law , to the best of my power ; I will fear , love and btess the holy name of . God to the end of Ifcfy life . As to the second point * your lordships mustknow , thftt th *
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The Life and Trial of Nicholas Anthoine . 4 lg
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1812, page 415, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1750/page/7/
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