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A35330 The Cry of oppression and cruelty inflicted upon divers innocent people called Quakers, in the county of Glocester, for peaceable meeting together to worship God being a copy of a paper directed to the judges of the late assizes at Glocester presented to the tender consideration of such who are in power to relieve the oppressed. 1677 (1677) Wing C7449A; ESTC R30286 6,244 9

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One Pillow One Coverlet and a Table-cloth The just worth of these Goods we know not This Account was taken the 22d day of the 11th moneth 77. by us whose Names are hereunto subscribed Henry Lloyd Jenkin Hopkin William Hibbs John Hibbs William Howel John Gwyn A Postscript WE are perswaded yea clearly and fully satisfied by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ That NONE Especially such who do profess his Holy Name and Doctrine Ought to persecute about or concerning Religion Faith and Worship of the living God Persecution being wholely inconsistant with the Tender Spirit Holy Doctrine Meek and Innocent Conversation of the Heavenly Man Christ Jesus our souls Captain High-Priest and Bishop who came not to cost●oy mens Lives but to save them who is our Prince of Peace who leads us into Peace with God and one with another and to have Unfeigned Love unto our Enemies in which Love we pray for those who have and do persecute and Dispitefully use us in which we desire their Unfeigned Repentance and Salvation The Law which came by Moses which punished those who rebelled against God in running into false worship Idolatry with outward bodily Punishment to death was ended by our Lord Jesus Christ who offered up himself through the eternal spirit 1600 years ago as a Lamb without Spot and Blemish who rebuked his own Disciples who in their infancy would have fire come down from heaven to destroy those who would not receive him We believe and are assured by him that it is the Duty of his Disciples and Ministers to labour in the Spirit of Truth in Unfeigned Love Meekness and Patience to convince and convert Idolators and all Gainsayers who are under Mistakes about Religion Faith in God and Christ and Worship c. by Sound Doctrine Good Life and Conversation for so Christ Jesus and his Holy Apostles and Ministers did whose Holy Doctrine and Example we are exhorted by him and them to follow By these Spiritual Weapons they destroyed Idolatry out of the hearts of Multitudes and coverted them to God but those who have pretended to set up and uphold Christian Religion by outward Violence in oppressing People and destroying them in their Persons and Estates by these their Carnal and Unchristian VVeapons they never made one True Christian nor ever can but such do bring a great Scandal upon the Name of Christianity among the Turks Jews and Heathens Christ and his Apostles were persecuted for their pure peaceble Religion but they never persecuted any VVe desire the Rulers and Magistrates of England seriously to consider of these things and of the many Grievous Burdens which have been laid and long continued upon us in our Persons and Estates Only for our Faith in and Obedience to God and Christ And we desire you in the Fear and Love of God to exercise your Power to remove Oppression from off the Peaceable People of God in this Land that the God that made you may take pleasure in you and give you the Reward of Peace and Rest in your latter End for he will certainly reward every one According to their deeds done in the Body whether they be good or evil Friends Remember and obey the Command of Christ Jesus who said Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you do ye even so unto them And he said If ye keep my Commandments ye shall abide in my Love as I have kept my Fathers Commandments and abide in his Love ●e secution about the exercise of Faith and Worship unto God and Christ hath made many Hypocrites but it never made one True Christian nor ever will Therefore let all Magistrates Teachers People who are concerned therein speedily cease from this Unchristian practice repent of what is already done that it may be well with them in the world to come Given forth by a Member of the Church of Christ William Gibson THE END