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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88421	Some seasonable and serious queries upon the late act against conventicles tending to discover how much it is against the express word of God, the positive law of the nation, the law & light of nature, and principles of prudence & policy, and therefore adjudged by the law of the land to be void and null ... / by a friend to truth and peace.	Lockyer, Nicholas, 1611-1685.	1670 (1670)	Wing L2801; ESTC R3063	12,344	17

House another Highly bespeaking influence and design 3. Because it intrusts none but those that are esteemed the vilest persons in the Nation viz. the Informers to manage it an persons being at their mercy 4. From the undue Methods to inforce it Whereas good Laws need no other incitation to their execution but their own moral Equity and Righteousness But this contrary to all other Mediums knowing how much it would be against the hair grain and interest of the Nation doth hire fright and force all sorts to its execution 5. From the mischievousness of it being calculated directly to set all at variance and every mans hand against his Neighbour Friend and Relation Qu. II. Whether it is not obvious to every eye that this monstrous Act was not eminently contrived driven on and spirited by the Bishops and their corrupt interest 1. Because of their former old Rage Envy and Malice testified herein who will neither enter into the Kingdom of Heaven themselves nor suffer those that would to enter in like their Fathers of old Mat. 23.13 2. Because it is no other than the practical improvement of the mischievous Doctrine they have so plentifully given us by their prophane atheistical Chaplains Parker and his fellows 3. From their indefatigable industry all other Laws and means failing to accomplish their mischievous purposes by hook or crook firmly to engage a Party in the House to their Devotion herein Witness as said the 300 Letters in the Interval to the Members the high Caresses and Treats to the Blades and the large Bribes to the Gentlemen of the long Robe their violent and passionate Concern in their own persons though as must be owned with the worthy dissent of some of Themselves in the House 4. From their unwearied Activities to promote the violent prosecution thereof both in City and Country Witness that late inciting and provoking Sermon upon this occasion by one of Themselves from Ezra 7.26 And whosoever will not do the Law of God and the Law of the King let judgement be executed speedily upon him whether it be unto death or to banishment or to confiscation of goods or to imprisonment Excellently urged and applied as they use to apply Texts This being a Law of the King agreeable to the Word and Law of God for the good of his People and building of his House And theirs a Law of the King in express contradiction to the Law of God as before to the destruction of his House and ruine of his People Qu. III. Whether if so the Prelatical Interest has not throughly discovered it self to the Nation and all men That thus meerly to satisfie and maintain their Lust Sloth Avarice Pomp and Pride can be content at once with their Fathers † Who began the former Wars called Bellum Episcopale nay worse to sacrifice the Laws of God Nature and Nations and hazard the publick Peace and Safety And whether it may not comfortably be hoped their folly is hereby so plainly made manifest that they shall be able to proceed no further As 2 Tim. 3.8 9. Job 5.12 13. Psal 9.16 Qu. IV. Whether to put all out of doubt it might not conduce much to the Honour of the King Safety Satisfaction and Security of the People and the Justice of the Law That such evil Counsellors whether in Parliament or Council should be discovered as the late Chancellour was for his trayterous mischievous Advice in Council against the fundamental Laws of the Land and Safety of the People that should thus dare against the Laws of God Nature and Nations so much against the Kings Honour the Interest Peace Safety and Good of the People so contrary to all Rules of Prudence Policy and Ingenuity so much conducing to introduce Popery and all Confusion That they may be esteemed the Empson's and Dudley's of the Day the Incendiaries and Fire-brands of the Age And that all those good Patriots that have witnessed and entred their Protests against this cursed Law might be also known and respected accordingly Qu. V. Whether the malicious Persecutors persisting in their Rage and Madness may expect to fare better than their Brother Persecutors of old in the like spirit have done Exod. 15.9 10. Est. 7.9 10. Dan. 6.24 To the fulfilling Psal 7.14.15 16. Rev. 18.6 7 8. Isa 10.24 25. Qu. VI. Whether in due consideration hereof any but men of debauched Principles Consciences and Lives void of the fear of God and his Laws and reverence to men and theirs and wholly regardless of either Bodies Souls Estates and Posterities for future will venture to do this drudgery for the Bishops or Devil rather in betraying and so violently and injuriously oppressing their Neighbours nay so fool-hardy to be thereby engaging against God and Christ himself so much concerned herein As Psal 83.5 Act. 9.5 Mat. 25.45 Qu. VII Whether the good People of the Nation ought not having the Command and Authority of the King of Kings to go on in their express Duty in keeping up his Commands in their respective Meetings and Assemblings to Worship him though so expresly against the Law and Command of the King as they did Dan. 3.16 17 18. 6.10 Acts 4.17 18 19 20. 5.28 29. And in case any suffer upon this account whether they can suffer in a better Cause than thus to assert the Interest Word and Ways of Christ their just Liberties both Natural Civil and Christian against such violent and unreasonable opposition of all And whether Christ is not able and faithful to make up reward and recompence any hazard loss or shame that may so redound upon his account and his Gospel Mat. 19.29 Heb. 10.34 11.25 26. Rev. 2.10 Qu. VIII Whether it doth not concern the whole Phanatick Party in consideration of all this unnatural and unreasonable Rage and Severity to lay to heart and consider That however they may be persecuted from men for their vertue they having no evil thing justly to lay to their charge as Psal 35.19.20 59.3 69.4 John 10.32 though put into Bears Skins and great matters alledged against them as Ezra 4.15 Est. 3.8 Mat. 10.25 Act. 17.6 7 8. yet as coming from God which is to be eyed Job 5.6 Isa 42.24 and as not being without cause Ezek. 14.23 Therefore to be humbled under his mighty hand 1 Pet. 5.6 to search out the provocation Lam. 3.40 41. Josh 7.12 13. Stone the Achan Josh 7.25 Crying mightily to the Lord as Israel did under the like affliction Exod. 2.23 And it may be God may see the Affliction and hear the Cry and Deliver As Exod. 3.7 8. Joel 2.12 13 14. IX Whether it doth not manifestly appear that this unnatural severity tends either to deter from known duty in attending the Worship of God according to his Word Or from the Extremity to provoke to Sedition Tumult or Rebellion necessitating thereby a falling either into the hands of God or Man Therefore whether all concerned therein are not obliged to put forth utmost diligence and circumspection as to answer a good Conscience in cleaving unto the Lord and his Laws giving a Testimony to this evil Generation that they are Purse as well as Prison proof having better learned received Christ than to sell or part with him upon such mean tearms So on the other hand to be keeping on in that meekness and patience of Christ that they have been led and prospered in as the approved promised way of overcoming Rev 3.10 12.11 Wherby may they not still comfortably expect in spite of Hell and the gates thereof the Gospel's progress in sinners conversion and Saints confirmation the establishment of Christ's and downfal of Antichrists Kingdom and thereby the cutting off occasion from them that seek it to the shame and confusion of their faces and their own everlasting peace and comfort