What Wesley Left Out

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firſt hanged, and afterwards burnt. 

Not long after the burning of theſe two holy Men ; There was one Dean 
Thomas Forret, who uled to preach every Lords day to his Pariſhioners, out of 
the Epiſtles and Goſpels. as hey fell in order : This was counted a great no- 
velty, for none uſed to preach but the Pryers, and therefore they envying him, 

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.. The Biſhop inſtigated by the complaint of hs} 
Thomas before him, to whom he ſaid, My joy Dean T omas, per —— 
therefore 1 muſt give you counſel how to govern. your ſelf';, The Dean thanked him, 
and then he pr ed, My joy Dean Thomas, 1 am informed: that yaw Preach the 
Epiſtle and Goſpel every Sunday to your People; and that you:take net "your dugs: from 1 
them, which is very prejudicial to the Churchmen ;, aud therefore '#ry joy" Dean; FB 
mas, 7 would have you take your dues, or elſe its too _ to Preach: every & 
for by fo doing, you make the people think that we ſhowld do.(o alſe'; -1ts 6 | 
whey you find a good Epiſtle or Goſpel, to ſet forth and preach the liberty ” +. 
4nd let tht reſt alone. t 

Thomas anſwered, My Lord, 1 preſume none of »7 Pariſheners 0 
not taking my dues; and where as you ſay its too nuuch to Preach every $u 
it is too little, and wiſh that your Lordſhip would do the like, Nay, nay, Dean? 
laid the Biſhop, /et that be, for we are not ordained to Preach ; Then 
whereas you bid me Preach when 1 meet with 4 good Epiſtle and Goſpel; 1 have read 
them all over, and1know no bad ones amongſt them, but when your Loraſpip ſbews me 
(ch, 1 will paſs by them, Then, faid the Bilhopy* 7 thank God 1 never ——_ 
che Old 4xd New Teſtament was ; and Dean Thomas, 1 will know nothing 
Portuiſe and Pontifical. Go your ways; and let all theſe fancies be ; For if x ” 7 
vere herein, you will repent you when tis too late, 

. J1truſt, ſaid Thomas, my cauſe i5 good and juſt in the preſence of God, aud there- 
fore 1 care not what follows therewpon';,'and fo he went his way : But ſhortly wo 
was fummoned to appeat before the Cardinal, by whott he was condemned 
burned for & chief Heretick and teacher of Hereſit. Ky: 

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"wonderfully encreaſe in that Kingdom. partly by _— 
ference, which in thoſe dangerous days was ea ME aſra 2 int of many, 
which ſo enraged the Popiſh party; that a r5 38. there wee burned + 
tour Perſons of good quality nel Bregie tt 
The year after there mc. zoptchended Jereinb Ruſſe, 4 Man of ceonch and 

quiet on! br oh. Alexander Kennedy of about eigliteenyears'old ; Theſe twopootr 
| Servants of Feſws Chriſt being brou -hit before the Arch-Biſhop and his Affocztes