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truth_n	apostle_n	doctrine_n	spirit_n	2,517	5	4.9028	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47161	New England's spirit of persecution transmitted to Pennsilvania, and the pretended Quaker found persecuting the true Christian-Quaker in the tryal of Peter Boss, George Keith, Thomas Budd, and William Bradford, at the sessions held at Philadelphia the nineth, tenth and twelfth days of December, 1692 : giving an account of the most arbitrary procedure of that court.	Keith, George, 1639?-1716.; Boss, Peter, defendant.; Budd, Thomas, 1648-1699, defendant.; Bradford, William, 1663-1752, defendant.	1693 (1693)	Wing K186; ESTC W13889	33,837	40

same Capacity to answer next Court as before Next Court being come VVill. Bradford attended and desired to know whether he should have his Utensils and be discharged Arthur Cook answered Thou shalt not have thy Goods until released by Law VV. Bradford The Law will not release them unless executed Arthur Cook If thou wilt request a Tryal thou may have it Whereupon I Query 1 st Whether it be practicable or according to Law to seis● mens Goods and imprison their Persons and so detain them under the Terror of a Goal one six Months after another and not bring them to Tryal unless requested by the Imprisoned 2 dly When a Jury is Sworn VVell and truly to Try and true Deliverance make between the Proprietor and Prisoner Whether it be not very illegal to absolve them from their Oath dismiss them and put it to another Jury to try Now it may be observed that nine of these Jurors were Persons prejudiced against G. K. and the rest and the other three happened to be moderate Persons that were not called Quakers and the reason they could not agree was as some of the said Jurors called Quakers have told that these three Persons stood upon the Nicity as they call'd it of Evidence that VV. B. printed that Paper whereas the other Jurors called Quakers said they believed that VV. B. printed it and that it was a seditious Paper c. and they would not acquit him Does not this show the great declension of these People from their antient Principle against the use of Carnal Weapons that for only proposing it to be enquired into Whether it be not a Transgression of the Quakers Principle for any of that People to hire and commissionate men to fight that they will cast men into Goal prosecute them as Seditious Persons for so doing Here follows abreviate of a Paper that was presented to the Court to show that it was agreeable to the Quakers antient Testimony not to fight which they took little or no notice of A Declaration from the People of God called Quakers against all Plotters and Fighters c. Presented to the King 1660. ALl Bloody Principles and Practices we as to our own particulars do utterly deny with all outward Wars and Strife Fightings with outward Weapons for any end Mark or under any pretence whatsoever And this is our Testimony to the whole World 〈◊〉 we do certainly know and so testifie to the World that the Spirit 〈◊〉 Christ which leads us into all Truth will never move us to fight an● war against any man with outward Weapons either for the Kingdo●● of Christ nor for the Kingdoms of this World We have used 〈◊〉 Force nor Violence against any man c. when we have been wronged we have not sought to revenge our selves So that if we suffer as 〈◊〉 spected to take up Arms or make War against any it s without an● g●ound from us for it neither is nor ever was in our hearts since 〈◊〉 owned the Truth of God neither shall we ever do it because it 〈…〉 to the Spirit o● Christ his Doctrine and the Practice of 〈◊〉 Apostle Given forth by George Fox Rich. Habberthorn John Boulton John Furley jun. John Stubs Francis Howgill Gerrard Roberts Thomas Moore Lenord Fell Samuell Fisher Henry Fell John Hind See also Rob. Apology Thes 15. § 15. p. 399. And § 15. p. 40● he says As to what relates to the present Magistrates of the Christ 〈◊〉 World albeit we deny them not altogether the Name of Christian● because of the publick Profession they make of Christs Name yet 〈◊〉 may boldly affirm that they are far from the Perfection of the Christ●● Religion because of the state in which they are they have not come 〈◊〉 the pure Dispensation of the Gospel but for such whom Christ ha● brought hither it is not lawful to defend themselves by Arms 〈◊〉 ought over all to trust in the Lord. Object The Scriptures and old Fathers so called did only prohibit 〈◊〉 Revenge not the use of Arms for 〈◊〉 Defence of our Country Bodi●● VVive● Children Goods when the Magistrate commands it Ans If the Magistrate be truly a Christian or desires to be so 〈◊〉 ought in the first place to obey the Command of his Master sayin● Love your ●nemies c. R●●● Answer to Brown § 16. p. 181. Brown mentions the necess●● of 〈…〉 VVar to defend from those that unjustly 〈…〉 Thieves Robbers and Cut-Throats c. R. Barclay saith Herein ● speak● more like an Atheist than a Christian and like one who ●●●lieveth nothing of a divine Providence in restraining evil Men. FINIS * i e. Master-like as saith the English Expositor