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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55112	The Plea of the harmless oppressed, against the cruel oppressor	Halifax, George Savile, Marquis of, 1633-1695. A letter to a dissenter.	1688 (1688)	Wing P2525; ESTC R31914	14,529	24

to publish the same the ●ext Sunday after tendred to them I think it too large to expose them all in Print but I think it convenient to Print the last of them and I shall mention Particulars of their Resolves in the former with some Observations thereon and then l●ave i● to the Moderate to judg But before I go on with this it coming to my mind what the Author of the Letter saith viz. It is not ●o long since as to be forgott●n that the Maxim was That it is impossible for a Di●sen●er not to be a Reb●l I may give a few Words in Answer hereunto It seems this to be the Maxim of the Church of England I s●ppose none questions but that the Bishop Justices and Grand ●ury o● the County of Devon were Church of England Men. And in their Pre●ace to the ●irst Order of the tenth of Ianuary 1681. they thus express themselves viz. Forasmuch as Religion is the Foundation of Civil Government and while Faction and Schism is allowed and permitted in the Church we can never expect Peace and Quiet in the State and observing at this time as we have by sad Experience heretofore that those that dissent from us in our Established Religion of what Perswasion soever tho at seeming Variance and Difference among themselves yet they agree in their wicked attemps upon the Government and their traiterous Plots and Designs against the Kings sacred Person And therefore do unanimously resolve effectually to put the Laws in Execution against all Dissenters whether Papists or Sectaries And so by this its manifest that its their Maxim and ●o you may see what Quarter the Dissenters are like to have from the Church of England And in their Order of the second of October 1683. they thus express themselves We have been so abundantly convinc'd of the Seditious and Rebellious Practises of the Sectaries and Phanaticks who through the course of an Hundred Years since we were first infected with 'em have scarce afforded this unhappy Kingdom any interval of rest from their Horrid Treasons as that we must esteem 'em not only the open Enemies of our established Government but to all the common Principles of Society and Humanity it self wherefore that we may prevent their horrid Conspiracies for time to come we resolve to put the severest of the Laws which we find too Easie and Gentle unless enlivened by a vigorous Execution in force against ' em Now observe O how horrible Zealous and Charitable are these Church Men of England it seems nothing but a vigorous Execution of those Laws will serve their turn and what these Laws are may be seen in a Book lately put forth called Draconica which one whereof at least is Death without Conformity Are these the old Friends that the Author of the Letter talks of We may well say From such Friends Good Lord d●liver us far better venture to cast our selves on the new May we not justly reason a● the fo●r Leperous Men did that were without the Gate of Samaria 2. Kings 7.3 4. That if they staid there they must Dye and the like if they went into the City and then resolved to fall into the Hoste of the Assyrians c. And what is our case better in relation to ●ur old Friends for by these Lawes here is nothing but loss of all visible Enjoyments for the Conventicle Act will soon fetch all that away and the Thirty fifth of Elizabeth takes Life and all a●d no Ranso● to be accepted but the Shipwrack of a good Conscience and so everlasting Life a dear purchase indeed And as for the former Wars in this Land may not the ground of them in a great measure be imputed to the violent Persecution of Church of England Men against People for their Consciences and as for the late Rebellion were none ingaged therein but such as these Men call Sectaries and Phanaticks It s well known to the contrary Was not Monmouth a Church of England Man And the Lord Gray a Church of England Man And other eminent Men who suffered and the most part of those that were co●demned on that account were such as did frequent the fervice of the Church of England so that the Church of England Men are ●ot the only Men free of th●t which is charged upon Dissenters And in their Order of the Tenth of Ianuary 1681 they say We order and agree that all Church-Wardens and Overseers for the Poor that shall give and allow any Relief to any that are able of Body and do not repair every Sunday to their Parish Church and there abide Soberly and Orderly during the whole time of Divine Service no such contribution in the passing their Act shall be allowed What Law there is for this I know not some wise Church Men of some eminency have declared their opinion otherwise but it seems by this Devenshire Law the Poor must come to Church or Starve and the Bishop highly app●oves this Order and saith They that signed it which were Twenty eight Justices of the Peace Have approved themselves good Subjects to his Majesty true Sons of the Church of England and good Patri●ts of their Country The Lord will have Mercy and not Sacrifice but these Men will have Sacrifice without Mercy And in their Order of the Twenty fifth of April 1682. they say T●at no Person shall be permitted to keep Ale-Houses but such as repair to Church and produce a Certificate that they have at least twice in the Year last past received the Sacrament of the Lords Supper according to the usage of the Church to England Observe it seems right or wrong they must recei●e it or not sell Ale tho they Eat and Drink their own Damnation it s the usage of the Church of England but I find no such usage in the Church of Christ and now consider here is Sacrifice required but no Mercy to Body nor Soul. And in the same Order they say And we would have all those Schismatical Factious People who upbraid us with the countenancing Debauchery Ludeness to look back upon the late times and they will find it was their Schism and Rebellion and which was prologued with such an entry as this too which at first weakened and at last brake down the Banks of Government and let in upon us a deluge of Pro●ainness and Irreligion These Men would seem greatly to be agains● Profainness and Irreligion and Zealous for Worsh●ps and Services Have they forgot that within the memory of some yet alive how there was a Book for Recreation to be used on the Sunday for Dancing and other Sports was this to suppress or incourage Profainness and Irreligion and by whom was that Book set forth and ordered to be read in all Parish Churches in the Kingdom and several Ministers suspended for refusing to r●ad it and when the Church of England after a time of interruption came again into her Seat what a Flood of Wickedness followed so that the King

have scarce afforded this unhappy Kingdom any interval of rest from their Horrid Treasons as that we must esteem 'em not only the open Enemies of our Established Government but to all the common Principles of Society and Humanity it self Wherefore that we may prevent their Horrid Conspiracies for the time to come and secure as much as in us lies our most Gracious KING and the GOVERNMENT from the Fury and Malice of 'em we resolve to put the Severest of the Lawes which we find too Easie and Gentle unless enlivened by a vigorous Execution inforce against ' em 1. We Agree and Resolve in every Division of this Country to require sufficient Sureties for the good Abearing and Peaceable Behaviour of all such as we may justly suspect or that we can receive any credible Information against that they have been at any Conventicles Unlawful Meetings or at any Factious or Seditious Clubs or that have by any Discourses discovered themselves to be dis-affected to the present Established Government either in Church or State or that have been the Authors or Publishers of any Seditious Libels or that shall not in all things duely conform themselves to the present Established Government 2. Because we have a sort of False Men and more persidious than professed Phanaticks who either wanting Courage to appear in their own shape or the better to bring about their Treasonable Designs privately Associate with and encourage the Seditious Clubs of the Sectaries and with them Plot heartily against the Government and yet that they may pass unsuspected sometime appear in the Church with a false shew of Conformity only to save their Money and the better to serve their Faction That we may if possible distinguish and know all such dangerous Enemies we will strictly require all Church-wardens and Constables at all our Monthly Meetings to give us a full account of all such as do not every Sunday resort to their own Parish Churches and are not at the beginning of Divine Service and do not behave themselves Orderly and Soberly there observing all such desent Ceremonies as the Laws enjoyn And that they likewise Present unto us the Names of all such as have not received the Holy Sacrament of the Lords Supper in their own Parish Churches Thrice in the Year 3. Being fully satisfied as well by the clear Evidence of the late Horrid PLOT as by our own long and sad Experience That the Non-conformist Preachers are the Authors and Fomenters of this Pestilent Faction and the implacable Enemies of the Established Government and to whom the late Execrable Treasons which have had such dismal effects in this Kingdom are principally to be imputed and who by their present obstinate refusing to Take and Subscribe an Oath and Declaration That they do not hold it Lawful to take up ARMS against the KING and that they will not endeavour any Alteration of Government either in Church or State do necessarily enforce us to conclude that they are still ready to engage thems●lves if not actually engaged in some Rebellious Conspiracy against the KING and to invade and Subve●t his GOVERNMENT Wherefore ●e resolve in every Parish of this County to leave strict Warrants in the hands of all Constabl●s for the Seizing of such persons And as an encouragement to all Officers and others that shall be instrum●ntal in the apprehending of any of them so as they may be brought to Justice we will give and allow Forty shillings as a Reward fo● every Non-conformist Preacher that shall be so secured And we Resolve to prosecute them and all other such Dangerous Enemies of the Gover●ment and common A●senters from ●hurch and Frequenters of CONVENTICLES according to the D●rections of a Law made in the Five and T●i●tie●h ●ear of the R●ign of Queen ELIZABETH Entituled An Act for the keeping Her Majesties Subjects in due OBEDIENCE Lastly That we may never fo●get the infinite Mercies of Almighty God in the la●e W●nderful Del●verance of our Gracious KING and His Dearest BROTHER and all His Loyal Subjects who were designed for a Massacre from the Horrid Conspiracy of the ●hanaticks and their Accomplices and that we may perpetuate as well our own Thankfulness as their Infamy that the Generations to come may know their Treachery and avoid and never trust men of such Principles more and also that we our selves may perform our publick duty to Almighty God before we enter upon the publick Service of our Country We Order Resolve and Agree with Advice an● oncurrence of the Right Reverend Father in God our much Honored and Worthy Lord Bishop to give and bestow for the Beautifying of the Chappel in the Castle of Exon and for the erecting of decent Seats there Ten pounds And we will likewise give and continue Six pounds to be paid yearly to any one of the Church of Exon whom the said Lord Bishop shall appoint to read the Divine Service with the Prayers lately appointed for the day of Thanksgiving on the Ninth of September last and to Preach a Sermon exhorting to OBEDIENCE in the said Chappel on the first day of every general Quarter-Sessions of the Peace held in the said ●astle to ●egin precisely at Eight of the Clock in the Morning And may the Mercies of Heaven which are infinite always protect our Religious and Gracious KING his Dearest BROTHER and every Branch of that ROYAL FAMILY and may all the Treasonable Conspiracies of those Rebellious Schismaticks be always thus happily prevented Hugo Vaughan Cler. Pacis Com. proed That the ●●ntinued Care of His Majesties Iustices of the Peace for the County of DEVON for the Safety of His Majesties Sa●r●d Person the preservation of the Publick Peace and advancement of true Religion may be fuller known and have a better Effect I do hereby Order and Require all the CLERGY of my Diocess within the County of Devon deliberately to publish this Order the next Sunday after it shall be tendred to them Tho. Exon. Postscript I Intended brevity in this Paper for should I have set my self to answer all Particulars in the said Letter and Devonshire Orders it might amount even to a Volume to set forth the secret Treachery false Insinuations against the King in the Letter and cruel Intentions and Resolutions in the Devonshire Orders before mentioned However I thought meet that the last of th●se Orders may be with what is before expressed exposed to publick view that all may see the nature of that Spirit which hath exercised such Cruelty on Innocent People and what their Resolutions further were if the Lord for his Elect sake had not raised up and put it into the Heart of the King to shorten the days of their Power and against all the Jealousies and Fears suggested that this present Liberty and Freedom is but to make way for further Bondage and Slavery that so they may uphold those cruel Laws and Tests for a future opertunity to exercise their former Tyranny and is it Condemnable in