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    in him , am ] that he kadi ooly a divine Lordshi p * without a divine nature . 7 i There is no Godhead of the Holy Gho ^ t 8 . Christ was not a pri est whilst he was upon earth , nor did he reconcile GoA tmto us , " &c . * At the

    same time were other particulars gathered from his several books * going " under the general title of " The Apostolical and true Opinion concerning the Holy Trinity , " & e . * the first of

    which runs thus : " That God the Father only , separated from the Son add Holy Ghost , is the first cause of all things that pertain to salvation , " & € . The rest 1 shall omit for brevity sake .

    These things being reported to tlue Parliament , they ordered the committee to bring in a bill for punishing the said Biddle ; which being accordingly done , they ordered , as before , that the Twofold Catechism be burnt , and the Master , Wardens , &c . to seize

    upon all copies , and to deliver them to the Sheriffs , in order to their burning , &c . In the mean time , they consulted what to do with Biddte , but came to no result , though pressed eagerly on by the Presbyterian

    ministers to take away bis life . On the 10 th of February following , he , the printer and bookseller of the said Catechism , with another in the custody of a messenger , as also Theauraw John TewfyiX ( who burnt the Bible , and

    * Havingnerer seen Bjfddle ' g Catedtisma , I know not on what pretences such very exceptionable opinions as souse of the above , were ascribed to bim . Dr . Toulmin aftly say * , Considering * the very limited state of free-inquiry at that time , it is rather surprising that » ninth proposition , or grouad of charge * against Mr . Biddle

    had not been addedy viz . the future annihilation of the wicked ; for he produced many texts to exhibit this view of future punishment . " Review > p . 83 . It appears , however , that the Parliament did advert to that opinion . See Part . Hist . XX , 401 , 40 * .

    t " Thomas Tattyy Goldsmith , who , by the LordtV roice that lie beard ^ ehang-ed hig name from Thomas ^ to Theauraw John Tant / on the 23 rd of November , 1649 , living then at the Three Golden Keys , without Temple-Bar , Landem He was then , and before ^ a hlmffoemounJawSY ^ 'J According to Wliitfekwjke , thwviamwxry was not a Jew , tout a reputed Quaker . " 1664 Dec . 30 tH . A matter came to ffc « door of the Parliament , aud draw nig His

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    struck at several persons with his naked sword , at the Parliament door * while the members were sittings ) were , upon their petitions to the Upper Bench , all permitted to have

    liberty , upon sufficient bail ( which they then put in ) to appear in that court on the first day of the next term following ^ where then they were to be tried . On the 2 nd of May * \ Q 5 b r they accordingly appeared , but were put off till the next term , 28 th of May followingj which day appearing , he

    and they were , with much ajlo , set at liberty ** Afterwards Biddle falling into the company of one John Grimn , said to be an Anabaptist teacher , discourses pro and con weie so high between them , that there was a public dispute appointed to be held to decide the matter . The place wherein they were to dispute , was the Stone Chapel ^ in

    sword , fell to slashing those near him , and ; knocked at the door aloud . He was laid bold on , and committed to prison . " 1664 , S . Jan . 2 . The Quaker being * examined by a committee way he drew bis sward , and hurt divers / at the Parliament door , answered , that he was inspired by the Holy Spirit to kill every man that sat in the house . " Mem . 1682 , p . 592 .

    The compilers of the Parliamentary History remark , that " according 1 to the account given of this man , his principles seem not to quadrate altogether with those of the present Quakers . " They add from the Journals , the following particulars :

    " Being * asked by the Speaker , why he came to the Parliament door , he said , he had fired Bis tent ; and the people were ready to stone him , because he burnt th *> Bible \ which he acknowledged he did , saying , It is letters ^ not life ? And he

    drew his sword , because a man jostled him at the door ; and burnt the Bible , because the people say it is the word of God and it is not : it deceived him . And farther , that he burnt the sword and pistols and Bible , because they are the gods of England ; and that he did it not of himself , but God bid him do h . " Part . Hist *

    XX . 402 . * " Neither was he any whit discouraged by these dangers and sufferings , bat betook himself to his former exercises for propagating truth , and the honour of Almighty God concerned thereinv" Short Accoutit ,

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    life of John Bidttte , by Antimig WmJL 4 lSr

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1818, page 415, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2478/page/7/