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A Second beacon fired humbly presented to the Lord Protector and the Parliament by the publishers of the first : with their humble petition, that they would do what may be expected from Christian magistrates, in suppressing blasphemous books.
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Fawne, Luke, d. 1666.
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more and more and chiefly in London and the North parts of England where there was a meeting lately of about Two thousand Quakers And that this four leaven threatens the leavening of the whole lump and that too soon though it should not be compleated untill by age or death you be called off the stage when the Lord shall examin how you have improved your Talent And what a Popish or what a Paganish Parliament shall we have then if any Where then will be our Laws Magistrates Religion Ministry Liberties Strength when a Papist or a Nero taking the advantage of our confusion shall get into the saddle though by the stirrup of a pretended Fifth Monarchy If you should judge us too presumptuous in this addresse as we hope you will not our apologie is that through grace we are Christians that judge it no great adventure to appear before the Rulers of this world in so good a cause sith we are used to frequent admittance into the presence of the King of Kings our dear Lord and Master And if it shall be blamed as discovering the nakednesse and wounds of our dear Country to the Churches and Nations round about we hope that reason will plead for us that you cannot cure these wounds untill they be discover'd and search'd and that if such Books and blasphemous Opinions were not suffered to be spread all the Land over we had not troubled You with the mention of them The Premises considered we humbly renew our Petition to his Highnesse the Lord Protector and the Honourable Parliament and heartily implore You by God and Mans Expectations your own publique Professions and Engagements and as ever you expect to appear before God with comfort who hath put power into your hands to doe much for his beloved Spouse and Cause That you would stir up your strength and your zeal against the Enemies of both the souls and bodies of the people of this Commonwealth by suppressing of Popish Blasphemous Antimagistratical and Antiministeriall Books which are the nursery of Errour Idolatry and Rebellion Putrefaction and Shame of a Nation Provocation of Divine vengeance and high-way to eternall perdition And to the end so good a work may be accomplished and effectuall means may be applied we shall humbly offer our Proposals if commanded how it may be done without any trouble to the State In the mean time begging leave that without offence we may say we humbly conceive that we shall despair of ever seeing a sufficient Redresse in this case unlesse the way of Licensing Books by faithfull able men that are sound in the Faith be strictly enjoynd and an equitable Penalty laid upon all that Print and Publish or cause to be Printed and Published any Book not Licensed and the said Penalty to be recovered by any that shall prosecute the Offender at the Common-Law with good encouragement to the Prosecuter And lastly Least the Parliaments great Affairs about Warre and Peace should hinder such an Information as this from being heard we doe beg in the Name of Christ of all persons of all degrees whether Ministers of the Gospel Gentlemen or others by what Names soever distinguished that are or would be esteemed real Friends to true Religion the Lord Protector the Parliament and Commonwealth of England that they would improve all the Interest they have both in God and men in authority for the effectual Suppression of such Books as are destructive to the Religion and welfare of these Nations Octo. 9. 1654. And the Petitioners shall ever pray c. Luke Fawne Samuel Gellibrand Joshua Kirton John Rothwell Thomas Vnderhill Nathanael Webb