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To the ld. mayor & other justices & aldermen of the city of London, the case of the prisoners, commonly called Quakers in the said city, humbly presented
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1684
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Wing T1564; ESTC R38810
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shall practise to Poison another and against such as be of evil name and same as for resorting to houses suspected to maintain Adultery or incontinency and against the maintainers of houses commonly suspected for Bawdery and against common whoremongers and common whores and against night-walkers suspected to be pilferers c. And against Eves-droppers and such Night walkers that cast mens Gates and Carts into Ponds c. suspected persons who live idly common haunters of Alehouses and Taverns common Drunkards c. such as go in the Message of Thieves c. As you may see at large in M. Daltons Justice of Peace under the Title urety for the good behaviour grounded on other Authorities Now pray Consider these things between God and your own Consciences seeing neither We nor our Assemblyes are under any of these criminal circumstances what parity can there be between these crimes misbehaviours or enormities and our Peaceable Meeting in Spirit and Truth to pray worship and praise Almighty God that made us according to our tender Consciences which both the Holy Scriptures consequently the Liturgy of the Church of England require and Warrant without exception of Persons or places And what Book-case or president in Common Law and Justice can be produced either to prove such Meettings Routs or to Fine Imprison or require Suretyes for the good Behaviour for praying to God or peaceably Worshipping him in our Religious Assemblies according to our Faith and Perswasions without any intention or overt-Act of Violence or Injury either to the Government or to any person or property of another whatsoever The Righteous Judge of all knowes our Innocency in these matters The premises Considered We do in Christian humility intreat you not to detain us under close Consinment to the impairing our health endangering our Lives and Ruining our Distressed Families And we further Request you not to Sentence any more of us to find Suretyes for the Good behaviour for our quietly Meeting to Worship God and to discharge those of us who are under the same Sentence God preserve and direct you From Newgate and Woodstreet Compter this 5th of the 10th Month 1684 Your Suffering Friends and Wellwishers ADVERTISEMENT THis precedent Application was delivered to the Lord Mayor the 5. of the 10. mo 1684. and also a Letter to the Recorder of the same import the 6th ditto To which may be added that the Indictments against our Assemblies for being Routous Unlawful with Force and Arms c. we conceiving to be in the same Terms as Indictments are framed against Persons assembled and moving forward in a Routous manner with Intention to commit some Riot or Unlawful Act with Force to the injury or hurt of the Neighbours their Persons or Possessions Whenas our Assemblies are clear both from any such Injurious Intention Motion or Action as well as Armed Force for we appear with no Weapons nor Force and therefore do still question how these can rationally hold parallel in Fact or be equally punisht in point of Justice Common Law or Equity And further our Assembling being with Intention to Worship Almighty God in Spirit Truth waiting on him therein to pray to praise him This the Holy Scriptures Warrants Requires consequently the Liturgy of the Church of England by requiring the reading and practice of Holy Scripture and expresly Whereas on St. Matthias Day Act. 1. is cited where it s said In those days Peter stoot up c. The number of the Names that were together were about 120 and they continued with one accordin Prayer and Supplication v. 14 And also on Good Friday Epist Hebr. 10. 24 25. is cited in the Liturgy viz. Let 's consider one another to provoke one another unto Love and good Works not for saking the Assemblies of our selves together as the manner of some is but let 's exhort one another and that so much the more because you see the day approaching And John 4. Liturgy 2d Lesson to be read at Morning Prayer in March 17. and July 16. viz. observe v. 21. Jesus saith unto her Woman believe me the hour cometh when ye shall neither in this Mountain nor yet at Jerusalens Worship the Father v. 2 3. But the hour cometh and now is when the true Worshippers shall worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth for the Father seekith such to worship him v. 24. God is a Spirit and they that worship him must worship in Spirit and in Truth 1 Cor. 14. appointed for the 2d Lesson at Evening Prayer in May 31. and Sept. 29. in which are these Instances V. 14 But if all Prophesy and there come in one that believeth not or one Unlearned he is Convinced of all he is Judged of all v. 25. And thus are the Secrets of Liâ— Heart made manifest and so falling down on his Face he will Worship God and report that God is n you of a Truth V. 26. How is it then Brethren when you come together every one of yon hath a Psalm hath a Doctrine hath a Tongue hath a Revelation hath an Interpretation let all things he done to Edifying v. 29. Let the Prophers speak two or three and let the other Judge v. 30. If any thing be revealed to another that sits by let the first hold his peace v. 31. For ye may all Prophesy one by one that all may Learn and all may be Comforted V. 32. And the Spirits of the Prophets are subject to the Prophets v 33. For God is not the Author of Confusion but of Peace at in all the Churches of the Saints thus for the Liturgy And this was good Order in the True Christian Church c. with many more Instances that might be produced to justifie our Practice and what we Profess or Pretend both as to the Matter and Maner of Religious Exercise and Worship