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A55112
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The Plea of the harmless oppressed, against the cruel oppressor
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Halifax, George Savile, Marquis of, 1633-1695. A letter to a dissenter.
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1688
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Wing P2525; ESTC R31914
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the Church of Rome and Justifiable in the Church of England It s left to the serious consideration of all that loves true Freedom rather then cruel Bondage whether it be not far better to accept and trust the King for the Liberty and Freedom promiseâ— in his Princely Declaration and since often confirmed by expressing the reality and sincerity of his Resolutions therein theâ— labour to uphold those Laws and Tests that may inable those Church of England Men to prosecute their cruel Intentions and Resolutions in those Orders express'd which tho but the Orders aâ—d Resolutions of the Bishop Justices and Grand Jury of one County yet without much straining may be taken for the general Resolutions of the Church of England whose Practice hath spoken forth as much Yet one thing more coming to my view I leave to be considerâ—d the Author of the Letter saith The Church of Rome doth not only dislike the allowing of Liberty but byits Principles it cannot do it I answer Is not the Principles of the Church of England and some others not far different tho Dissenting froâ— them the same their practices have evinâ—ed it However the King hath not only declared it to be his Principle That Conscience ought not to be forc't and that all Men ought to enjey the Liberty of their Conscience but hath performed the same accordingly And when the former King Charles the Second had giveâ— out a Declaration to that purpose what opposition did the Church of England make against it pretending a dislike of the manner of it but never offered to do in a way which they might account legal but rather crush'd it in the Bud plainly manifesting their Principles to be such that none should enjoy that Liberty but themselves and now are greatly offended that the King that now is hath done it so that its evident it should never be done if they could help it And now whether it be not best for the Dissenters to chuse the New Friends before the Old but they say This will not hold its good to hold it while we can and if it be taken away we are but where we were before some in Goals till Death set them at Libeâ—ty and others Goods spoyled by the worst of Men being let loose for that purpose and no guard for them unless purchased with the loss of a good Conscience I further answer suppose the Principles of the Church of Rome be such the Church of England is the same but can neiâ—her of these be Converted from such Principles they are not likely while they account them Just and Good Now that the Church of England do so account them their Sentiments in the Devonshire Orders do manifest and their Resolves to prosecute them accordingly and what else can be expected should hinder â—hâ—m for they will have their Saâ—rifice tho without Mercy to the poor Widdows and Fatherless for if they will not come to Church and stay their all the timâ— of their Divine Service they must have no Relief by theiâ— Devonshire Law and so here 's liâ—â—le hope of the Conversion of the Church of Eâ—gland from this Pâ—inciple and therefore its good that thosâ— Laws may be taken away that gives thâ—m pâ—wer to put them in Practice And now whâ—â—her that the King if his Principles were such as these Men suâ—geâ—t but himself otherwise affirms whether there be not a possibility that he may be Converted Was not Paul while Saul a Persecutor yet by the Lorâ—s Power Converted King Manasseth the like And now whether there is not as much hope of this Kings Conversion as the Church of England's if not from his Religion yet from this Principle which yet he hath declared is not his Principle and by his Practice hath put a limit to the same and proposed a way to cut oâ—f its Power forever and settle Fâ—eedom Liberty of Conscience so that it shall not be in the Power of after Ages to alter it and so let 's try whether the King intends as he says and let a Parliament when called be ready to joyn with him therein and I doubt not but the Everlasting â—lmighty God will add a Blessing unto a Work so acceptable to him And therefore let me conclude with this The Lord Bless and Prosper the King in this Work he hath begun and discover all the secret Conspiracies Councells and Contrivings of all that design to oppose or hinder the same and Crown him with Everlasting Life in the World to come Page 4. Line 10. for the read then p. 6. l. 8. f. Persecution r. Prosecutioâ— l. 25. f. Act r. accompt p. 7. l. 1. f. to r. of A Perswasive to Moderation to Church Dissenters in Prudence and Conscience Humbly submitted to the King and his Great Councel By one of the Humblest and most Dutiful of his Dissenting Subjects Remarks upon a Pamphlet Stiled A Letter to a Dissenter c. In another Letter to the same Dissenter Vox Cleri pro Rege Or the Rights of the Imperial Soveraignty of the Crown of England Vindicated In Reply to a late Pamphlet pretending to answer a Book entituled the Iudgment and Doctrine of the Clergy of the Church of England concerning the King Prerogative in dispencing with Penal Laws In a Letter to a Friend Advice to Freeholders and other Electors of Members to serve in Parliament In Relation to the Penal Laws and Tests In a Letter to a Friend in the Country Reasons for the Repeal of the Tests In a Letter to a Friend in the Country Old Popery as good as New. Or the Unreasonableness of the Church of England in some of her Doctrines and Practices and the Reasonableness of Liberty of Conscience In a Letter from a Private Gentleman in the Country to his Friend a Clergy-Man in the City The Great and Popular Objection against the Repeal of the Penal Laws and Tests briefly stated and considered Pax Redux Or the Christian Reconciler In Three Parts Being a Project for Re-uniting all Christians into one sole Communion Done out of French into English by Philip Ayres Esq. Three Letters tending to demonstrate how the Security of this Nation against all Future Persecution for Religion lys in the Abolishment of the present Penal Laws and Tests and in the Establishment of a New Law for Universal Liberty of Conscience A Rational Catechism Or An Instructive Conference between a Father and a Son. By the Author of the Three Letters All Sold at the Three Keys in Nags-Head-Court in Grace-Church-Street over-against the Conduit