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A49109
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The case of persecution, charg'd on the Church of England, consider'd and discharg'd, in order to her justification, and a desired union of Protestant dissenters
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Long, Thomas, 1621-1707.
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1689
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Wing L2961; ESTC R6944
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never_o come_v to_o church_n more_o but_o have_v my_o free_a leave_n as_o they_o have_v the_o king_n be_v to_o go_v to_o a_o conventicle_n or_o to_o mass_n it_o be_v to_o teach_v the_o dispense_v power_n which_o alter_v what_o have_v be_v former_o think_v the_o whole_a constitution_n of_o this_o church_n and_o kingdom_n which_o we_o dare_v not_o do_v till_o we_o have_v the_o authority_n of_o parliament_n for_o it_o it_o be_v to_o recommend_v to_o our_o people_n the_o choice_n of_o such_o person_n to_o sit_v in_o parliament_n as_o shall_v take_v away_o the_o test_n and_o penal_a law_n which_o most_o of_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n of_o the_o nation_n have_v declare_v their_o judgement_n against_o it_o be_v to_o condemn_v all_o those_o great_a and_o worthy_a patriot_n of_o their_o country_n who_o forfeit_v the_o dear_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n to_o they_o next_o a_o good_a conscience_n viz._n the_o favour_n of_o their_o prince_n and_o a_o great_a many_o honourable_a and_o 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and_o interest_n i_o think_v i_o ought_v to_o make_v as_o much_o conscience_n of_o do_v it_o as_o of_o do_v the_o most_o immoral_a action_n in_o nature_n to_o say_v that_o these_o mischievous_a consequence_n be_v not_o absolute_o necessary_a and_o therefore_o do_v not_o affect_v the_o conscience_n because_o we_o be_v not_o certain_a they_o will_v follow_v be_v a_o very_a mean_a objection_n moral_a action_n indeed_o have_v not_o such_o necessary_a consequence_n as_o natural_a cause_n have_v necessary_a effect_n because_o no_o moral_a cause_n act_v necessary_o read_v the_o declaration_n will_v not_o as_o necessary_o destroy_v the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o fire_n burn_v wood_n but_o if_o the_o consequence_n be_v plain_a and_o evident_a the_o most_o likely_a thing_n that_o can_v happen_v if_o it_o be_v unreasonable_a to_o expect_v any_o other_o if_o it_o be_v what_o be_v plain_o intend_v and_o design_v either_o i_o must_v never_o have_v any_o regard_n to_o moral_a consequence_n of_o my_o action_n or_o if_o ever_o they_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v they_o be_v in_o this_o case_n why_o be_v the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n so_o extreme_o averse_a to_o the_o repeal_n of_o the_o test_n and_o penal_a law_n why_o do_v they_o forfeit_v the_o king_n favour_n and_o their_o honourable_a station_n rather_o than_o comply_v with_o it_o if_o you_o say_v that_o this_o tend_v to_o destroy_v the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o the_o protestant_a religion_n i_o ask_v whether_o this_o be_v the_o necessary_a consequence_n of_o it_o whether_o the_o king_n can_v keep_v his_o promise_n to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n if_o the_o test_n and_o penal_a law_n be_v repeal_v we_o can_v say_v but_o this_o may_v be_v and_o yet_o the_o nation_n do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o try_v it_o and_o we_o commend_v those_o great_a man_n who_o deny_v it_o and_o if_o the_o same_o question_n be_v put_v to_o we_o we_o think_v we_o ought_v in_o conscience_n to_o deny_v they_o ourselves_o and_o be_v there_o not_o as_o high_a probability_n that_o our_o read_v the_o declaration_n will_v promote_v the_o repeal_n of_o the_o test_n and_o penal_a law_n as_o that_o such_o a_o repeal_n will_v ruin_v our_o constitution_n and_o bring_v in_o popery_n upon_o we_o be_v it_o not_o as_o probable_a that_o such_o a_o compliance_n in_o we_o will_v disoblige_v all_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n who_o have_v hitherto_o be_v firm_a to_o we_o as_o that_o when_o the_o power_n of_o the_o nation_n be_v put_v into_o popish_a hand_n by_o the_o repeal_n of_o such_o test_n and_o law_n the_o priest_n and_o jesuit_n may_v find_v some_o salvo_n for_o the_o king_n conscience_n and_o persuade_v he_o to_o forget_v his_o promise_n to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o if_o the_o probable_a ill_a consequence_n of_o repeal_n the_o test_n and_o penal_a law_n be_v a_o good_a reason_n not_o to_o comply_v with_o it_o i_o can_v see_v but_o that_o the_o probable_a ill_a consequence_n of_o read_v the_o declaration_n be_v as_o good_a a_o reason_n not_o to_o read_v it_o the_o most_o material_a objection_n be_v that_o the_o dissenter_n who_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o provoke_v will_v expound_v our_o not_o read_v it_o to_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o a_o persecute_v spirit_n now_o i_o wonder_v man_n shall_v lay_v any_o weight_n on_o this_o who_o will_v not_o allow_v the_o most_o probable_a consequence_n of_o our_o action_n to_o have_v any_o influence_n upon_o conscience_n for_o if_o we_o must_v compare_v consequence_n to_o disoblige_v all_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n by_o read_v it_o be_v likely_a to_o be_v much_o more_o fatal_a than_o to_o anger_v the_o dissenter_n and_o it_o be_v more_o likely_a and_o there_o be_v much_o more_o reason_n for_o it_o that_o one_o shall_v be_v offend_v than_o the_o other_o for_o the_o dissenter_n who_o be_v wise_a and_o consider_v be_v sensible_a of_o the_o snare_n themselves_o
manner_n of_o the_o suffering_n of_o those_o primitive_a christian_n with_o the_o affliction_n and_o patience_n of_o our_o modern_a sect_n we_o shall_v find_v these_o to_o be_v more_o like_a pettish_a and_o froward_a child_n who_o fancy_n bugbears_a to_o themselves_o and_o by_o groundless_a fear_n and_o cry_v disquiet_v themselves_o and_o other_o then_o like_o those_o heroic_a christian_n that_o endure_v the_o most_o exquisite_a torment_n with_o invincible_a patience_n pray_v for_o their_o persecutor_n the_o stoic_n behave_v themselves_o with_o a_o much_o more_o imitable_a fortitude_n tormenta_fw-mi a_fw-fr i_o abesse_fw-la velim_fw-la sed_fw-la si_fw-la sustinenda_fw-la suerint_fw-la ut_fw-la i_o fortiter_fw-la animose_n honest_a geram_fw-la optabo_fw-la and_o thus_o seneca_n placebit_fw-la ei_fw-la ignis_fw-la per_fw-la quem_fw-la fides_fw-la collucebit_fw-la he_o will_v rather_o embrace_v the_o fire_n than_o betray_v his_o fidelity_n whereas_o our_o complainer_n do_v by_o intolerable_a provocation_n draw_v down_o punishment_n on_o themselves_o and_o instead_o of_o endure_v they_o with_o a_o christian_a patience_n seek_v to_o avenge_v themselves_o on_o the_o inflictor_n how_o unreasonable_a the_o complaint_n of_o such_o man_n be_v will_v appear_v if_o we_o consider_v first_o what_o their_o suffering_n have_v be_v as_o to_o the_o matter_n and_o cause_n of_o they_o nulli_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la nega_fw-la deum_fw-la incende_fw-la testamentum_fw-la idolis_fw-la sacrifica_fw-la it_o be_v never_o say_v to_o any_o of_o they_o deny_v your_o god_n or_o die_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o executioner_n burn_v your_o bibles_n or_o we_o will_v burn_v you_o sacrifice_n to_o our_o idol_n or_o we_o will_v sacrifice_v you_o sola_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la ad_fw-la pacem_fw-la hortamenta_fw-la ut_fw-la deus_fw-la &_o christus_fw-la ejus_fw-la in_o unitate_fw-la coleretur_fw-la as_o st._n augustine_n speak_v of_o the_o donatist_n they_o be_v only_o exhort_v to_o worship_n god_n and_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n in_o a_o peaceable_a communion_n with_o their_o christian_a brethren_n and_o to_o keep_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o bond_n of_o peace_n wherefore_o he_o advise_v they_o to_o consider_v prius_fw-la quid_fw-la secerint_fw-la deinde_fw-la quod_fw-la patiuntur_fw-la first_n what_o they_o have_v do_v and_o then_o what_o they_o do_v suffer_v so_o shall_v i_o desire_v those_o that_o think_v themselves_o grieve_v to_o consider_v by_o what_o action_n and_o provocation_n of_o they_o the_o penal_a law_n that_o be_v now_o in_o force_n be_v procure_v for_o exit_fw-la malis_fw-la moribus_fw-la bonae_fw-la leges_fw-la it_o be_v the_o seditious_a practice_n of_o ungovernable_a man_n that_o give_v birth_n to_o those_o statute_n which_o as_o the_o preamble_n to_o those_o that_o be_v make_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n declare_v be_v make_v to_o retain_v her_o majesty_n subject_n in_o due_a obedience_n that_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o some_o penal_a law_n for_o the_o restraint_n of_o evil-doer_n be_v the_o mature_a judgement_n of_o all_o mankind_n for_o without_o such_o every_o government_n will_v soon_o run_v into_o confusion_n and_o therefore_o every_o of_o the_o complain_v party_n have_v make_v such_o law_n and_o enforce_v they_o with_o more_o severe_a sanction_n than_o those_o against_o who_o they_o complain_v that_o the_o make_n of_o such_o law_n belong_v to_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n according_a to_o the_o national_a constitution_n be_v also_o unquestionable_a and_o it_o will_v be_v ridiculous_a and_o bring_v authority_n to_o contempt_n to_o make_v they_o and_o not_o execute_v they_o upon_o such_o as_o render_v themselves_o obnoxious_a by_o their_o disorderly_a behaviour_n st._n augustine_n in_o his_o 48th_o epistle_n say_v that_o it_o be_v once_o his_o judgement_n that_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o coercive_a law_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n lest_o we_o shall_v have_v dissemble_v catholic_n instead_o of_o open_a heretic_n and_o therefore_o he_o think_v that_o none_o shall_v be_v compel_v to_o the_o unity_n of_o christ_n but_o on_o second_o thought_n he_o alter_v his_o opinion_n and_o write_v a_o tract_n de_fw-fr correctione_n donatistarum_fw-la which_o be_v extant_a among_o his_o retractation_n l._n 2._o wherein_o he_o assert_v the_o necessity_n of_o penal_a law_n which_o he_o ground_n on_o his_o own_o experience_n instance_v in_o the_o city_n of_o hippo_n whereof_o he_o be_v bishop_n which_o notwithstanding_o all_o his_o learning_n and_o endeavour_n be_v overrun_v by_o the_o donatist_n which_o set_v up_o separate_a congregation_n but_o by_o the_o execution_n of_o some_o penal_a law_n be_v so_o reduce_v to_o unity_n as_o if_o there_o have_v never_o be_v any_o schism_n among_o they_o for_o as_o he_o observe_v they_o be_v first_o awe_v by_o fear_n be_v afterward_o convince_v by_o truth_n which_o they_o can_v not_o hear_v from_o their_o false_a teacher_n and_o in_o his_o 48th_o epistle_n he_o appeal_v to_o they_o quis_fw-la nostram_fw-la non_fw-la laudat_fw-la leges_fw-la ab_fw-la imperatoribus_fw-la adversus_fw-la pagana_fw-la sacrificia_fw-la illius_fw-la quip_n impietatis_fw-la capital_a supplicium_fw-la est_fw-la i._n e._n who_o of_o we_o do_v not_o commend_v the_o imperial_a edict_n against_o heathenish_a sacrifice_n although_o the_o punishment_n be_v capital_a and_o in_o his_o 50th_o epistle_n he_o affirm_v the_o law_n of_o the_o emperor_n against_o those_o donatist_n be_v a_o great_a act_n of_o charity_n to_o their_o soul_n and_o body_n as_o well_o as_o piety_n towards_o god_n than_o the_o indulgence_n of_o julian_n which_o be_v such_o a_o occasion_n of_o impiety_n and_o cruelty_n as_o have_v almost_o destroy_v christianity_n by_o permit_v division_n among_o they_o wherefore_o he_o desire_v they_o to_o consider_v quid_fw-la potias_fw-la eligatis_fw-la utrum_fw-la correcti_fw-la vivere_fw-la in_o pace_n a_o in_o malitia_fw-la perseverantes_fw-la falsi_fw-la martyris_fw-la nomine_fw-la vera_fw-la supplicia_fw-la sustinere_fw-la contra_fw-la petil._n l._n 2._o which_o be_v most_o eligible_a either_o by_o correction_n to_o live_v in_o peace_n or_o to_o persevere_v in_o malice_n and_o draw_v just_a punishment_n on_o themselves_o be_v deceive_v with_o a_o false_a opinion_n of_o martyrdom_n and_o persecution_n for_o as_o he_o true_o say_v non_fw-fr persequitur_fw-la phreneticum_fw-la medice_fw-la sed_fw-la sphreneticus_fw-la medicum_fw-la when_o man_n that_o be_v disease_v grow_v frantic_a and_o so_o ungovernable_a that_o they_o seek_v to_o infect_v and_o abuse_v other_o they_o that_o bound_v they_o to_o a_o better_a behaviour_n do_v the_o office_n of_o a_o physician_n not_o a_o persecutor_n and_o so_o the_o donatist_n do_v rather_o persecute_v the_o law_n than_o the_o law_n they_o leges_fw-la puniendo_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la quod_fw-la ipsi_fw-la saeviendo_fw-la potuerunt_fw-la epist_n 170._o nor_o can_v any_o reason_n be_v give_v why_o such_o law_n and_o penalty_n shall_v not_o extend_v to_o such_o as_o live_v in_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n or_o separate_v from_o it_o pretend_v conscience_n for_o their_o disobedience_n for_o then_o all_o sort_n of_o wickedness_n may_v go_v unpunished_a see_v that_o some_o man_n have_v plead_v conscience_n as_o a_o pretext_n for_o the_o great_a villainy_n now_o see_v it_o please_v the_o supreme_a authority_n of_o the_o nation_n have_v have_v long_o experience_n of_o the_o loyalty_n and_o peaceableness_n of_o such_o as_o live_v in_o communion_n with_o the_o establish_v church_n to_o make_v the_o conformity_n of_o the_o subject_n to_o the_o public_a doctrine_n and_o worship_n a_o test_n of_o their_o obedience_n and_o loyalty_n to_o the_o king_n and_o have_v also_o observe_v by_o many_o year_n experience_n that_o such_o as_o move_v sedition_n in_o the_o state_n have_v first_o raise_v division_n in_o or_o make_v separation_n from_o the_o church_n it_o please_v they_o to_o enact_v several_a law_n and_o sanction_n for_o a_o uniformity_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n as_o a_o mean_n to_o preserve_v the_o public_a peace_n of_o the_o state_n which_o law_n be_v the_o senatus_n consulta_fw-la the_o effect_n of_o the_o supreme_a authority_n in_o parliament_n wherein_o every_o subject_a by_o himself_o or_o his_o representative_a be_v suppose_v to_o have_v this_o vote_n they_o can_v be_v account_v the_o constitution_n of_o the_o church_n any_o more_o than_o the_o plebiscita_fw-la or_o the_o agreement_n of_o the_o people_n confirm_v by_o the_o king_n on_o the_o advice_n and_o counsel_n of_o his_o parliament_n and_o those_o law_n which_o on_o such_o solemn_a deliberation_n and_o general_a consent_n be_v establish_v can_v rational_o be_v annul_v as_o long_o as_o the_o cause_n which_o make_v the_o enact_v of_o they_o necessary_a be_v continue_v and_o doubtless_o as_o the_o papist_n will_v acknowledge_v the_o necessity_n of_o they_o to_o suppress_v heresy_n and_o schism_n see_v there_o be_v no_o nation_n where_o their_o religion_n be_v establish_v where_o there_o be_v not_o more_o severe_a law_n and_o sanction_n make_v to_o suppress_v such_o mischief_n so_o all_o other_o dissenter_n will_v approve_v of_o the_o execution_n of_o