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A30512 The case of the people called Quakers (once more) stated, and published to the world with the accusations charged upon them, and their answers. Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662. 1660 (1660) Wing B5987; ESTC R21112 11,151 17

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THE CASE Of the PEOPLE Called QUAKERS ONCE MORE Stated and Published to the World WITH THE Accusations Charged upon them and their Answers LONDON Printed for Robert Wilson The Case of the People called Quakers once more Stated and Published to the World c. WE are an Afflicted and Suffering People in these Kingdoms at this Day Mocked Reproached haled before Magistrates violently Abused and Imprisoned and much Hard dealing exercised upon us This is apparently visible to all People and needs no further proof But whether these Afflictions and Sufferings Imprisonments and Hard Dealing be Iust or Unjust according to our Deserts or out of the malice and enmity of our Adversaries This is the Question to be enquired into Unjust and Unrighteous and out of Malice and Enmity and not of due Desert say We are these Sufferings imposed on Us But Iustly and according to Desert and the Laws of the Land say our Adversaries Who shall be Iudge in the Case between Us Even the Law of God the Gospel of Christ the Scriptures of Truth the Example of Primitive Christians our Neighbours and the Witness in every Mans Conscience And to the Iudgement of all These we Appeal and shall abide their Sentence First We are Accused of an Hainous Crime and as if We deserved the Greatest punishments Because we are Discenting and Differing from the Church of England and cannot Conform to all Her Worships and Ceremonies therefore are We said to be Hereticks Because holding and practising Differing things from Her c. Plea The Scriptures of Truth which are according to both Law and Gospel do Say and Judge That they who sometimes did Discent and Differ from some of the Church of Christ in some Principles and Practices and could not practice in all things what some others did as in Rom. 14. where it is signified That some of the Church of Christ believed they might eat All things some others of the Church did eat Hearbs some esteemed One day above Another others esteemed Every day Alike this kind of discenting and diference about Meats and Days and Ceremonies were amongst the Members of the True Church but What is the Iudgement of Scripture in this case of Difference amongst them Not that the Discenters one from another should be Punished and Imprisoned and Banished but ver 5. Let every man be perswaded in his own mind And One was not so much as to Judge Another in this case of Difference and Discenting much less to Imprison one another for that Cause And in Phil. 3. 15. it is there signified That if any persons were discenting and different in Iudgement or in the growth in Grace from the rest of the Church every one was to walk in that measure of Truth as he had attained to And if any were otherwise-minded viz. Different in the Growth in the Grace of God then God should reveal the same unto them And notwithstanding their difference in Iudgement whether in cases Substantial or Ceremonial yet they were still to be in Love and Unity and walk in their measures to which they had attained and they were not to be imprisoned and persecuted as we are at this day Hence observe That the Iudgement of Scriptures which the Law of God and Gospel of Christ are according to is clear for us and against them that hate us that imprison us and afflict us for discenting and differing in some Doctrines and Practices from the Church of England But Secondly If we were indeed Hereticks and Erroneous people suppose so which never yet was truly proved of us nor can be What Iudgement do the Scriptures which are according to the Law of God and Gospel of Christ give in that case Not that we should be thus imprisoned and afflicted with corporal punishments but according to Titus Tit. 3. 10 11. we should first be Admonished in love and Exhorted once and again and then if we gain-say and will not hear Reproof to be Rejected cast Out and Denyed of the Assembly of Saints But not imprisoned and banished and according to 1 Cor. 5. where it is signified That some in the denomination of the Church did Offend against Christ and the Church and were Hereticks and Discenters because of their Evil deeds from the True Church yet these were not to be imprisoned and persecuted in their persons but delivered unto Satan for the destruction of the Flesh that the Spirit might be saved in the Day of the Lord they were to be Spiritually dealt withal and they were to be cast out into the Wicked world among the Ungodly to have their portion from God with the Wicked to be delivered to Sathan for the destruction of the Flesh that it might be destroyed and the Spirit saved in the Day of the Lord. So if we were indeed such as these were Discenters and in difference from the True Church because of some Wickedness yet the Iudgement of Scriptures is against our Enemies in this Case who persecute and imprison us for thus it ought not to be done unto us if the Church of England were the very True Church of Christ and We in difference from Her by False principles or Evil conversation or any thing else Thus you see the Iudgement of the Scriptures and of the Law of God and Gospel of Christ is against our persecutors Thirdly But suppose We doubt That the Church of England and its Ordinances Discipline its Worships and Ceremonies be not according to the Scriptures of Truth but are rather in the form of Godliness without the power suppose we in Conscience believe this and think we can prove it which is the very truth of the Case and therefore do deny Conformity to Her lest we should sinne against God and wrong our own Consciences at least as we believe What Iudgement doth the Law of God and Gospel of Christ give in this Case We are exhorted and commanded in Scriptures 2 Tim. 3. From covetous men and proud men lovers of themselves false accusers despisers of them that are good high-minded men and lovers of pleasures they that have the Form of Godliness but not the Power from all such we are to turn away And therefore we believe we are Iustified by the Scriptures in turning away for these divers Years past and till we be otherwise perswaded by sound Doctrine from the Ministry and Churches that are in England or lately have been and found Reason hath not been yet shewed us to the contrary by you because they are such as the Scriptures Exhorts us to turn away from and because we have judged that they have had the form of godliness but not the power so we are not to be imprisoned and persecuted though we differ and disent and turn away from all them that are Coveteous Proud Boasters lovers of themselves despisers of them that are good high-minded men and such as have a form of godliness but not the power But we are Judged Just and our Case not condemned by the