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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28590	A plea for moderation towards dissenters occasioned by the grand-juries presenting the Sermon against persecution at the last assizes holden at Sherburn in Dorset-shire : to which is added An answer to the objections commonly made aganst that sermon / by Samuel Bolde ...	Bold, S. (Samuel), 1649-1737.	1682 (1682)	Wing B3484; ESTC R6070	34,266	46

Communication with Pious Honest Sober Peaceable Protestant Dissenters I offer these things to peoples consideration not to except against the Lawfulness of any thing the Church of England doth injoyn and practise but only to mind some who do unnecessarily ingage in the prosecuting of their Honest Peaceable Neighbours that there are several things which have some weight in them to oblige us to forbear all unnecessary severity towards people who are not yet in every thing of our Judgments But some will be ready to say What do you plead for all sorts of Dissenters or only some particular Sects And if so Why do you not name the Sects you plead for I answer I am against all Sects Parties and Divisions in the Church and I look on all the Factious Reproachful Names people professing themselves Christians are listed under as pernicious Devices of the Devil to help forward Division and to molest and injure that Common Christianity we do all pretend to I am sorry any who profess themselves Christians do lay so much stress on any thing in which Christianity is not immediately concerned as to give occasion for people to coin any other Name by which they may be distinguished from others than that by which the Disciples and Believers were first called at Antioch I do not consider people by the Names of Reproach Atheists and Prophane men do set on them but by what I do really find them in their open profession and general practice But that you may know more distinctly who they be I plead for I will now say something to the second point I proposed Which is 2ly To give both a general and particular account of the people for whom I plead And in general I plead for all who deserve the Character I gave in the Preface to my Sermon against Pesecution of many Dissenters with whom I had particular acquaintance I believe there are many of the same Stamp and Merit amongst them with whom I never had any acquaintance Let people come under what Denomination soever if I can discern no just ground to doubt but God will accept them I think I owe them a very great Respect and Deference and therefore I do profess I rejoyce in the conversation of all whom I apprehend I have good cause to believe do Fear God and work Righteousness and I mourn to consider how Differences are kept alive and heightened betwixt them and other Good men We all ought to have a great tenderness for and regard to all those who are vigorous Protestants that is who profess and own all the Doctrines of Christianity the Church of England doth and do oppose and reject all those Tenets which are truly Popish For it is not mens owning or renouncing some Indifferent Ceremonies which makes them Protestants or of the Reformed Religion who are exemplarily pious and virtuous in their Conversations and who live peaceably and soberly and do not indeavour any unlawful Alteration in the Government I plead for Moderation towards such as were known some time since to the Kings Majesty and all who answer that Character he was pleased to give of them who had attended on him in Holland His words are these When we were in Holland we were attended by many Grave and Learned Ministers from hence who were looked on as the most able and principal Assertors of the Presbyterian Opinions with whom we had as much conference as the multitude of Affairs which were then upon us would permit us to have and to our great satisfaction and comfort found them persons full of Affection to us of Zeal for the Peace of the Church and State and neither Enemies as they have been given out to be to Episcopacy or Liturgy but modestly to desire such Alterations in either as without shaking Foundations might best allay the present Distempers which the Indisposition of the Time and tenderness of some mens Consciences had contracted Those Nonconformists do deserve a peculiar respect and kindness from our Church who really scrupeling some things do comply with us as far as possibly they can under their present apprehensions and do publickly declare themselves against erecting Altare contra Altare nay who are particularly cautious of pressing others not to Conform Indeed if all who do at present Dissent and are capable of examining the matters in difference betwixt us would carefully lay aside all Partiality and Prejudice and not dare to indulge themselves in making Parties or in suggesting unnecessary Doubts to any but would rather comply themselves to the utmost they are able and perswade others to joyn with us in Divine Ordinances by removing and answering those Objections and Scruples which are sometimes alledged and which they themselves are satisfied are of no force I am perswaded they would do themselves great Right the Church of God much Service and be greatly instrumental towards the composing those Differences which have long weakened the Protestant Interest and given too great Advantage to the Common Enemy And such as these there are undoubtedly amongst them we call Dissenters Nay I am perswaded the Reverend Mr. Baxter tho' by some Reproachfully and very Desingenuously called the Provincial of the Protestant Schismaticks hath by his Writings Practice and Advice prevailed with as many to be in Communion with our Church as any one man whosoever in the Kingdom And the very Learned Mr. Hickman has not only often declared in private his aversion to disswade any against Conformity but has also published in Print his dislike of Nonconformists being over zealous in pressing others not to Conform More particularly I plead for Moderation towards 1st Men of such Learning as Mr. Baxter Mr. Hickman c. These and many more have given the world undeniable and very signal Evidences of their being men of extraordinary Reading and Judgment They are great Ornaments in their Generation and very shining Lights in the Church of God The Christian world will no doubt have a great veneration for them as long as it shall endure Future Ages will honour their Memories with all the respect and intimations of high Affection found Christianity will allow when their inveterate malicious Enemies shall have their Names continued only to be used as a Proverbial Obloqui and Reproach 2ly Men of such Loyalty as Mr. Cooke Mr. Harrison and Mr. Kerby c. These have adventured further and suffered more for the King than most nay it may be any of those who under these present favourable circumstances do talk so much of Loyalty and Obedience It is easie talking of these things when this is the way to Preferment But these I have named did talk and preach for them when they were in danger of losing their Lives for doing so It seems very strange to me that those who could keep their Places in the Late Times of Usurpation and on the Turn of affairs could swallow down and dispence with more than some of their Neighbours could should now be thought more