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A56807	The conformists plea for the nonconformists, or, A just and compassionate representation of the present state and condition of the non-conformists as to I. The greatness of their sufferings, II. Hardness of their case, III. Reasonableness and equity of their desires and proposals, IV. Qualifications, and worth of their persons, V. Peaceableness of their behaviour, VI. The churches prejudice by their exclusion, &c. humbly submitted to authority / by a beneficed minister, and a regular son of the Church of England.	Pearse, Edward, 1631-1694.	1681 (1681)	Wing P976; ESTC R1092	66,864	80

justify their Ejection nor approve of their Suppression some have wished they would give way to the Wrath of angry Magistrates either by abstaining from publick Preaching or in time of Publick that they might escape the edg of the Law 8. It is no more to their prejudice that they are not all of the same mind than that we are not all of a mind no not in the point of Conformity it self 9. To intercede for them and their admission is not to plead for turbulent factious schismatical Persons that are insufferable Make them one with us by a Law and where is the Faction and Schism Suppose the King and Parliament for them and against us their way made legal and ours as it is only by a voluntary Profession as tied up to it in Conscience but without or against the Law on whom would the charge of Schism fall The Magistrates Favour and Law removes or fastens the Crime I know there is a Schism and it is a great Sin without respect to humane Laws but he that endeavours to keep the Unity of the Spirit in the Bond of Peace is no Schismatick although he cannot come up to the Terms of Conformity I have a tenderness in imputing Schism to any good Men who cannot live and die in Sin but if this be a sin many good Men have died in it never declaring their Repentance for their Non-conformity or Preaching against the Prohibition of the Law I do verily believe they were not only seemingly but sincerely good Men 't is too hard to judg them dead in Sin 10. They are Protestants if they come not to that Test reject them they are peaceable they are loyal are true to the King according to Law they have born their burden with us Do we pray for the King so do they and for all that are in Authority that under them they may lead peaceable and quiet lives in all godliness and honesty Do we Fast they do the same with great importunity Who more abundant in Labours than they Who more Orthodox according to the Doctrines of the Church than they My Paper is almost at an end and so am I. Thus I have communicated my Thoughts with great plainness and truth I shall say what was once spoken in Parliament Let us first fear God then shall we honour the King the more for I am afraid we have been less prosperous in Parliaments because we have preferred other Matters before him Let Religion be our Primum Quaerite for all things else are but Et caetera's to it c. Sir Ben. Rudyer And whether Exclusion of Papists or Inclusion of Protestants be first endeavoured is left to the Wisdom of my Superiors God prosper both For my Brethren and Companion 's sake I will now pray Peace be upon Israel Violentis Consiliis nec sanari mentes nec tranquillitas Ecclesiae restitui unquam poterit Phil. Melanch ad Hen. 2. Fran. Reg. Quod si squamnae Leviathan ità cohoereant ut earum opere textili densato quasi Loricatus incedat Satan Cataphractus quod de soedere Concordiae quâ malignantis Ecclesiae Membra se complexa muniunt circumvallent Elegantissimè Lutherus verè cur immane quantum hient obsecro quasi ruinam Vniversae Fabricae minitantes inhientque quasi vasto foedoque rictu se devoraturi vivi Lapides in vero Templo Collocati c. inquit Dr. Stoughton Epistola Elegantiss cui Titulus Foelicitas ultimi Soeculi p. 40. Addenda I Will fill up these Sheets with some Royal Condescensions and Episcopal Pleas besides those mentioned before which I humbly entreat those in Authority especially my Lords the Bishops seriously to consider in behalf of the Non-conformists which may be found in his Majesty's Speeches and Declaration about Ecclesiastical Affairs and some of the Bishops own writing And first observe what his present Majesty says concering the Non-conformists c. In his Declaration of Ecclesiastical Affairs Octob. 25. 1660. When We were in Holland says he We were attended by many Grave and Learned Ministers from hence who were looked upon as most able and principal Assertors of the Presbyterian Opinions with whom We had as much Conference as the multitude of Affairs which were then upon Us would permit Us to have and to Our great satisfaction and comfort found them Persons full of Affection to Us of Zeal for the Peace of the Church and State and neither Enemies as they have been given out to be to Episcopy or Liturgy but mostly to desire such Alterations in either as without shaking Foundations might allay the present Distempers which the Indisposition of the Time and tenderness of some Mens Consciences had contracted And concerning Ceremonies pag. 6. he says Now We do not think that Reverence We have for the Church of England in the least degree diminished by our Condescensions not peremptorily to insist on some particulars of Ceremonies which how-ever introduced by the Piety and Devotion and order of former Times may not be so agreeable to the present but may even lessen that Piety and Devotion for the improvement whereof they might happily be first introduced and consequently may well be dispensed with and we hope this charitable Compliance of Ours will dispose the minds of all Men to a chearful submission to that Authority the preservation whereof is so necessary for the Unity and Peace of the Church and that they will believe the support of the Episcopal Authority to be the best support of Religion by being the means to contain the minds of Men within the Rules of Government And pag. 16. And therefore Our present Consideration and Work is to gratify the private Consciences of those who are grieved with the use of some Ceremonies by indulging to and dispensing with their omitting those Ceremonies And pag. 7 8. As for what concerns the Penalties upon those who living peaceably do not conform thereunto viz. the Act of Uniformity through scruple and tenderness of Conscience but modestly without scandal perform their Devotions in their own way We shall make it our special Care so far forth as in us lies without invading the freedom of Parliament to incline their Wisdom to concur with Us in the making some such Act for that purpose as may enable Us to exercise with a more universal Satisfaction That Power of Dispencing which We conceive to be inherent in Us Nor can We doubt of their chearful cooperating with us in a thing wherein we do conceive our selves so far engaged in Honour and in what we owe to the Peace of our Dominions which We profess We can never think secure whilst there shall be a colour left to the Malicious and Disaffected to inflame the minds of so many Multitudes upon the score of Conscience with despair of ever obtaining any effect of our Promises for their Ease And in his Speech to both Houses of Parliament Feb. 10. 1667. saith He One thing more I hold my Self obliged to recommend unto