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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70295	The humble petition and representation of the sufferings of several peaceable, and innocent subjects, called by the name of Anabaptists, inhabitants in the county of Kent, and now prisoners in the goal of Maidstone, for the testimony of a good conscience. Together with their free and faithful acknowledgement of the King's authority and dignity in civil things, over all manner of persons, ecclesiastical and civil, within His Majesties dominions. With their reasons, meriting the King's protection in their civil and spiritual rights, equal with other His Majesties obedient subjects. Humbly offered to the King's Majesty, and the consideration of our fellow brethren and subjects. Well worthy general observation.	Jeffery, William, 1616-1693.	1661 (1661)	Wing H3444; ESTC R214927	7,358	20

Generation and there will be no remedy 4. To inflict temporal punishments upon any of us thy Subjects for not conforming to Thy Decrees that restrains us from the Worship that we know to be of God Is it not a breach of that Royal Law that commands Thee That vvhatsoever ye vvould that men should do to you do you even so to them for this is the Lavv and the Prophets Mat. 7.12 And we would in all humility offer to Thy consideration if Thy Soul were in our Souls stead wouldest thou be satisfied with the same measure as is now dealt unto us when neither the God of Heaven nor our own Consciences doth condemn us of any evil intended against Thy Person or Authority nor can the greatest of our Enemies make any due proof of any Combination or Plotting with any upon the face of the Earth for the disturbance of the publick Peace And this we can with boldness say because we know our own Innocency But whereas it is Objected That the Kings of Israel and Judah under the Old Testament had power in spiritual Causes and did punish Blasphemy and Idolatry which are crimes of the highest nature against God we confess they had such power which was given to them in plain Precepts written in the Law of Moses but the Gospel that we live under is another Dispensation in which the Lord Jesus is the onely Law-giver who doth not as Moses proceed against the Transgressors of his Precepts by external force and power to the destroying them in their Bodies and Estates in this life 1 Thes 1.9 2 Pet. 3.9 Acts 17.31 but in long-suffering waits on men not willing they should perish but rather that they should repent and be saved and when any continues in disobedience to the Gospel his punishment is eternal in the world to come the Apostle Paul testifies of himself That he vvas a Blasphemer and Persecutor 1 Tim. 1.20 And if the mind of God had been that he should have suffered death in that condition How should he have had repentance given him and been such a glorious Instrument in the Church as afterward he was Furthermore it is too well known that the Jews are the greatest Blaspemers against our Lord Jesus Christ as is on the earth yet it is not the Mind of the Lord they should be destroyed from the Face of the Earth for how then should the Scripture be fulfilled wherein God hath promised to call them and make them the most glorious Nation in the World Oh how can they be converted if they be not permitted where the Gospel is Preached We speak not this in favour of any blasphemy for our Souls abhors it but because we would have the Lives of men as pretious in Thy Eyes O King as they are in the Eyes of the Righteous and most Holy God 5. As it is no wayes lawful from the Word of God for Christian Magistrates to destroy and root out the contrary minded in Religious Matters although Idolaters So such proceedings may many times prove inconsistent with the very being of Nations for suppose any Nation were wholly Heathenish Idolators and the Word of God coming in amongst them should convert the chief Magistrates and twentieth part of the Nation more must he with that twentieth part destroy all the other nineteen if they will not be converted but continue in their Heathenish Idolatry It cannot possibly be supposed to be warrantable From all this that we have said thou O King mayest see that not without Grounds do we deny the taking the Oath of thy Supremacy which calls for obedience as well in Spiritual Ecclesiastical things and Causes as Temporal not but that we can freely acknowledge thee to be Supream Governour of all Persons as well Ecclesiastical as Temporal but still in temporal Causes and things We do also as freely Renounce all forreign Jurisdictions and Powers whatsoever that any on the Earth may pretend to have over any of thy Dominions or Subjects And whereas some have said that no more is required in the Oath Considered together with the Proviso in the Statute of the 5 Elizabeth and the Queens Admonition Yet we Humbly conceive there is Because the Queen both in the Proviso and Admonition Challenges such a Power as was Challenged by her Father King Henry the 8. which was to Burn his Subjects at the Stake for their Dissenting from him in Religious Matters as by his practice appeared And the Queen her self exercised the same Authority in putting some to Death for their Conscience in Religion And whereas many of us that are now prisoners cannot take the Oath of Allegiance because we cannot swear at all the Lord Christ having forbidden in that fifth of Mat. 33. compared with Iames 5.12 not onely vain Oaths but also such swearing as was delivered of old time and lawful under the Law as in our Consciences we are perswaded and therefore before now under former powers have denyed to swear Yet God is our Witnesse who is the Searcher of all Hearts we deny not this Oath because we would not yield due Subjection and Obedience to Thee and Thy Authority for this we say in the presence of him that shall judge the quick and dead we do without any deceit promise to live peaceably under Thy Government and in case any thing should be by thee cōmanded in Spiritual Matters wherein we cannot obey we shall not then take up any Carnal or Temporal Weapon against Thee or Thy Authority but patiently suffer such punishment as shall be inflicted on us for our Consciences And now may it please Thee O King that these Engagements which we Humbly tender unto Thee may be accepted of by Thee and not destruction brought on us our Families for not taking of an Oath when the engagements before recited taken before some Justice of the Peace in a solemn manner with calling God to witnesse to the truth of what we say without doubt answers the end of the Law that enjoyns the Oath of Allegeance and may be as much security from us to Thee as if we took many Oaths Why should the very rigor of the Law be exercised on us Yea but that we fear we are too tedious unto Thee we could make it clear that the late dealing of thy inferiour Ministers hath been such tovvards us as neither Lavv nor custom hath prescribed And novv having faithfully laid our condition and Principles so far as they relate to Magistrates or Government before thee We therefore beseech Thee O King that Liberty may be given us to vvorship our God and such bovvels of compassion be in Thee as to give us such speedy relief as may be agreeable to the Mind of God which made Heaven and Earth which executed judgement for the oppressed which giveth food to the hungry the Lord looseth the Prisoners Psalm 146.7 Signed by us in the Name of the Baptists now Prisoners in the Goal at Maydstone William Jeffery John Reve. George Hammon James Blackmore Dated the 25th day of the 11th moneth commonly called January FINIS