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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69915	A plea for the Non-Conformists giving the true state of the dissenters case, and how far the Conformists separation from the Church of Rome, for their Popish superstitions and traditions introduced into the service of God, justifies the Non-Conformists separation from them for the same : in a letter to Dr. Benjamin Calamy, upon his sermon, called, Scrupulous conscience, inviting hereto : to which is added, A parallel scheme of the pagan, papal and Christian rites and ceremonies : with a narrative of the sufferings underwent for writing, printing and publishing hereof / by Thomas De Laune.	De Laune, Thomas, d. 1685.; Danson, Thomas, d. 1694.; De Laune, Thomas, d. 1685. Eikōn tou thēriou.; De Laune, Thomas, d. 1685. Narrative of the sufferings of Thomas Delaune.	1684 (1684)	Wing D893; Wing D891; Wing D892; ESTC R12757	93,215	122

for the of Peace and Order And the late most terrible Thunder-clap from the Bench giving the Dissenters in charge to the Grand Jury as such Despisers of Authority who had sin'd the unpardonable sin not to be forgiven them To which we say That it is most certain that Obedience is due from Inferiors to Superiors for Conscience sake and for the Lord's sake But then that is limited to be only in the Lord for if they who are his Ministers command any thing not agreeable to his Word and plainly Sinful though they may call them Indifferent things State Policy Order and Decency we are justifi'd with the Midwives in disobeying the King's command Exod. 1. 17. and Saul's Guard in refusing Obedience to the King 1 Sam 22. 17. and Daniel and the three Children in disobeying the King Dan. 3. 6. and with Peter and John who refused to forbear preaching Christ at the Rulers command telling them It was beete to obey God than Man Though this absolute obedience to Superiors as you 'l find is an Argument principally urged by men who have the Magistrate on their side and their own Profit and Advantage concern'd then Obedience to them is cryed up to be better than Sacrifice and fall foul upon the Conscientious as Disobedient Seditious and Rebellious So Celsus the Heathen reproaches the Christians for their forsaking their publick Assemblies getting into Corners disobeying Authority So all the time of Popery were the Waldenses Wicklivists Lollards and Protestants branded with Seditions Disobedience to Authority impugning the King and Queen's proceedings And how doth Bonner lay the 13 Romans to the Martyrs to require their Obedience and Subjection to all their Mumsimus's and Sumsimus's But if the Tide be turn'd and the Magistrate on the other side then the same men cry out against Imposition and Persecution as it was with the Arians and Orthodox under the several Emperors of different minds the 13 Romans was in those days used as the Dutch-man's Breeches to serve all occasions and always improved to establish and inforce the present Impositions by the Power and Religion which was uppermost This reproves all our worthy Witnesses the Waldenses Wicklivists Lollards c. who bore up for Christ against all their Sanguinary Laws Prohibitions and Commands and those who opposed Jeroboam's Calf-Worship This would establish the Religion of the present Power be it either Judaism Turcism Popery c. and a conformity to it But 't is said you intend this subjection to Superiors only in lawful things things not plainly sinful Then if the Inferior be to judge what is Unlawful and plainly Sinful the Controversie is at an end If they command lawful things they command no other than God has commanded which makes it lawful then Obedience as due is given to God If they command in the things of God any other than lawful or what he has required they have no Authority so to do and we Sin not in Disobedience by your own Rule if they command sinful or unlawful things As to those things of an Indifferent Nature or things not possitively forbidden under which is included all the Rites and Ceremonies injoy'd by man whereof no Word of God for We know of no such things all the Rites Services and Ceremonies to be observed and enjoyned in Gods Worship being necessary things and no negative Articles of Faith as before Object But is it not manifest that Persons who presume to seperate from the Religion established by Law are usually of turbulent seditious factious Spirits otherwise what means those sensible Impressions that have lately been made upon Authority expressed by the publick Declaration manifold Addresses and Pulpit Alarms reflecting upon them as to the PLOT and the Severity used by putting the Penal Laws in execution against this sort of People in City and Country It s very true that Press and Pulpit late Declaration Weekly Addresses and severe Usage both in City and Country speaks this Language But 't is not therefore true that the Dissenters are guilty of Sedition Treason and Rebellion because the Truth and Innocency of Gods Church and People as traduced to Authority have been so falsly and maliciously branded and handled all along which may be some Relief to them under their present Tryals and Sufferings Suggestions Calumnies and Outcrys being no Proofs Did not the Church of old pathetically complain of the very same Usage The Mouth of the Wicked and Deceitful are opened against me they have spoken against me with a Lying Tongue they compassed me about with words of Hatred and fought against me without a cause Psal 109. 2 3. So no new thing And again They that hate me without a cause are more than the Nairs of my Head they that would destroy me being my Enemies wronfully are mighty for lo they lie in wait for my Soul the mighty are gathered against me not for my Transgression not for my Sin they run and prepare themselves without my fault Psal 69. 4. 59. 34. And further Mine Enemies saith the Church reproach me all the day and they that are mad against me are sworn a-against me it seems they wanted not perjured Informers in those days Therefore prays Let not them who are my Enemies wrongfully rejoyee over me neither let them wink with the Eye that hate me without a cause for they speak not Peace but devise deceitful Matters against them that are quiet in the Land Was not the Slander wherewith the Adversaries of the Church reproacht them in Ezra's and Nehemiah's time viz. that for their peaceable attending upon the Lord they were esteem'd A Rebellious and Factious People and hurtful to Kings moving Sedition Ezra 4. 15. Neh. 6. 6. And was not this the Accusation of wicked Haman against Gods People that because they dissented from the Religion established by Law having Laws contrary to the Kings Laws therefore as Seditious and Rebellious they ought to be cut off and not suffered to live Esth 3. 8 c. Were not the three eminent Dissenters in Nebuchadnezar's time so treated for their Non-conformity to the Religion established Law and as Turbulent Stubborn Factious Disobedient and Rebellious cast into the Fiery Furnace Dan. 3. And afterwards Daniel upon the same score slung to the Lyons though his God and his Innocency pleaded his Cause against his malicious Treppaning Adversaries that could only in the matter of his God get the Advantage against him My God saith he hath sent his Angels and shut the Lyons Mouthes forasmuch as before him Innocency was found in me also before thee O King have I done no hurt Dan. 3. 21 c. And what became of their malicious Accusers afterwards you there understand Neither did our Saviour himself who was so meek gentle and innocent so harmless and inoffensive meet with other measure being directly so dealt with Did not the Treppanners assault him For is it not said They watched him and sent forth Spyes which should feign themselves just Men