Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	john_n	thomas_n	william_n	8,888	5	8.5675	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27232	The Quakers challenge made to the Norfolk clergy, or, A relation of a conference between some clergy-men of the Church of England and some Quakers held (on the 8th of December 1698 in West-Dereham Church) in the county of Norfolk : together with those letters which passed between them in order thereunto : to which is added a certificate relateing to the challenge.	Beckham, Edward, 1637 or 8-1714.; Meriton, Henry, d. 1707.; Topcliffe, Lancaster, 1646 or 7-1720.	1699 (1699)	Wing B1654; ESTC R27616	19,882	30

tho he was Mov'd as he there Witnesses in the Title page by the Lord God of Life and the Spirit of Truth as it was made manifest in him from the Lord. The Night approaching and many of the People there being at great distance from their Homes the Magistrates then Present seeing nothing more which might tend to Edification was like to be done were pleased to put and End to the Contest and Dissolve the Assembly After we had declared that seeing they had Challenged us we would not leave the matter thus but seek for some more favourable opportunity to make good our Charge against them and so we Intend by Gods help when the Days are long and the Weather good and if the Quakers will Answer fairly we will permit any of them all to Appear but if they shall fall a Clamouring as they Incessantly did at this Meeting we will very Civilly by some means or other take them by the Hands and lead them out of Doors But notwithstanding they have done so much to hinder our good Design of proving our Charge to the People we hope we have stopt the Gangreen that it spreads no further in our Corner the People being generally satisfied and do believe them now to be Blasphemers because they Refused to come to a Tryal nor would suffer their Books to be Read This we thought necessary to give the World an Account of not only for our own Vindication but their Satisfaction which we the principal Managers have given under our Hands this 12th day of December 1698. Edw. Beckham D. D. Rector of Gayton Thorpe Henry Meriton Rector of Oxborough Lancaster Topcliffe Rector of Hockwold December the 12th 1698. Having seen a Relation of a Conference at the Management of which we were present Attested under the Hands of Edw. Beckham D. D. Henry Meriton and Lancaster Topcliffe We do hereby Testify and Declare that the Sum and Substance of the abovesaid Relation is true E. Wodehouse Justices of the Peace John Wodehouse Justices of the Peace John Meriton Rector of Boughton Laur. Parke of Barton St. Andrews Henry Bell Esq Thomas Fysh Preacher at Kings Lynn Thomas Walker B. D Fellow of Sidney Coll. in Cambridge John Williamson Minister of the Gospel John Turner Charles Peast Phi. Wodehouse Gent. William Blythe Bellw Raven Edward Tilson John Maxey Junior A Copy of the Quakers Challenge September the 7th 1698. Hen. Meriton John Meriton and Laur. Parke IT is Prudence in Wise men to hear and weigh a Desence as well as a Charge Francis Bugg hath Charged the People called Quakers in Print and has been Answered to those several Charges several times Some of the Answers wrote in Defence of the said People are Entituled A Charitable Essay A Just Enquiry Innocency Triumphant and the Counterfeit Convert a Scandal to Christianity Which are those which at present occur to our Memory And when you have read over those Answers if you will give it under your Hands that those Answers are Defective Or if you think you have Matter to Charge us withal let us have your Charge under your own Hands and appoint Time and Place convenient and we or some others of us God willing will meet You as Publickly as you Please But we reject Francis Buggs Charge as being already sufficiently Answered several times over as also him to be one of the Persons concerned against us in Disputation because of his unreasonableness We cannot suppose you so void of Common Sence as to look upon it suitable to a right Management of Controverfy to answer an Opposer several times over in one and the same thing or things And be it known unto you all this is not thro any Consciousness to our selves of holding any Errors But if you think it is you may if you please try the utmost of your skill and strength and see what you can get by it Pray leave of Boasting till you have obtained the Victory Remember the Answer that was given to Ben-hadad 1 K. 20. 11. You may make up a Quaker according to your own Dress to please your Fancies but Counterseits will not pass with us for true Coyn. Therefore to conclude at present as we said before we are free or some others of us to meet with you or any of you all Francis Bugg only Excepted for the Reasons aforesaid to take your Charge and stand a publick Tryal desiring only the Common Priviledges to such occasions belonging Provided as aforesaid you think meet in your own Names or any other of your Cloth to Charge us And through the Lords assistance you shall hear from us or some other of us whom you or some of you have endeavoured to traduce and we doubt not Publickly to put aside that Disguise that by others hath been put upon us and to make it appear to all unbiassed Persons that we really are in the Truth and Simplicity of the Gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Your real Friends Rich. Ashby Stephen Stanton Tho. Buckingham John Hubbard Daniel Phillips Richard Case Phillip Tassell Matth. Harrison John Brown Rich. Marler John Hunter A Copy of the Answer to the Quakers Challenge sent to John Hubbard Richard Ashby Daniel Phillips Rich. Case c. the 27th of October 1698. Friends IT hath not been from any distrust of the goodness of our Cause or any backwardness in us to defend It that we have been thus long in returning an Answer to the Challenge you sent us but partly from not being able to resolve immediately at that distance we Live from those we had to Consult how far it was sit to Comply with some of your Terms that appeared unreasonable to us and partly from the disiculty of getting your Books which you might with greater Justice expect in this Case we should read if they were permitted to go more freely then yet we can find into other Hands as well as those of your Friends But having with a great deal of trouble in some Measure got over this Stop we shall not insist upon Francis Buggs bearing any part in the intended Dispute Nor wave the Challenge you have turned upon us instead of accepting of his which yet we think you ought to have done Notwithstanding what you Precarriously assirm in your own Cause of his being unreasonable and Answered already But your excluding him shall not hinder us or some of our Bretheren from giving you a Meeting in Anwer to your Challenge And that we may prevent Tumults and Consusions and that our Meeting may obtain the design we hope for God's Glory and the Hearers Edification we think fit to acquaint you with these following Propositions I. That the Place to Meet in be West-Dereham Church being pretty Capacious and well Gallery'd II. That the time of our Meeting be on Thursday the 8th of December at Ten of the Clock in the Forenoon and so on as many Thursdays following as there shall be occasion for III. That but Six of a side be permitted