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A61899 A true declaration of our innocency who in scorn are called Quakers and how we are clear (if we have justice) from the penalties of the late act made against seditious meetings and conventicles as exprest in the preamble and reason of the said Act, &c. by J.S. Stubbs, John, 1618?-1674. 1670 (1670) Wing S6071; ESTC R32738 3,734 8

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A True DECLARATION OF OUR INNOCENCY who in scorn are called QUAKERS AND How we are clear if we have justice from the Penalties of the late Act made against Seditions Meetings and Conventicles as exprest in the Preamble and Reason of the said Act c. Also several Reasons and Proofs by the Common-Prayer-Book and the holy Scriptures directed to in it That our Meetings and the manner of them are according to the Scriptures of Truth and therefore allowed by the Liturgy of the Church of England c. By J. S. Printed in the Year 1670. A True Declaration of our Innocency who in scorn are called Quakers and how we are clear if we have justice from the penalties of the late Act made against Seditious Meetings and Conventicles as exprest in the Preamble and Reason of the said Act c. THe first and great Reason upon which the late Act against Conventicles seemes to be grounded and the things punishable by the severity of it are The dangerous practises of seditious Sectaries and other disloyal Persons who under pretence of tender Consciences have or may at their Meetings contrive Insurrections c. And to this we say who are distinguished from other men by the name of Quakers that our Meetings have never been seditious nor our Practises therein dangerous for all such Persons Practises and Meetings by us are utterly denied even them who make a profession of Religion and God's Worship a Cloak to plot and contrive under and indeed if such Meetings were known to be held in England there were great cause to make a severe Act against them but from Plotting and Contriving the breach of the peace and publique safety of the Kingdom and Government under which we live the God of Heaven and Government under which we live the God of Heaven and Earth knows that both in our Meetings and every other Practise we are altogether clear and innocent therefore whosoever persecutes us for our Meetings and religious Duties that we are bound in Conscience to perform to Almighty God when as yet to him or them it cannot be made appear by words actions or other demonstrative signes that though Religion is pretended yet the contrary is intended doth us absolute wrong for which he and they must give account in the Day of God's rightful Judgments for the pure Law of God and the just Laws of men condemn no man farther then they hear him and knows what he doth to be absolutly evil Therefore if we meet together to worship the Lord and to give thanks to Almighty God for his Benefits and Mercies we have already received do daily receive we are not herein punishable by the late Act of the King and Parliament of England which appears not at all to intend the prohibition of these things where they are done in true sincerity of heart unto the Lord as holy religious Practises that pertain to his Worship in Spirit and Truth and relate to mens peace of Conscience in this present time and to their eternal estate and condition of Happiness with him and his Son Christ Jesus in the World to come which Duties we can by no means omit or leave undone without anger of the everlasting ruin and destruction of our Souls 〈◊〉 in the practise of these things we should not own and confess our Lord and Master Christ Jesus before men for fear of Persecution how justly might he deny us before his Father which is in Heaven then what would it profit us if we should both be freed from having our Goods spoyled our Persons as the Ground and Street trampled over by the worst of men and should gain the fading pleasures of the World and in the end lose our souls and be Cast-awayes The second Reason of the late Act and the things punishable by it are Conventicles under colour or pretence of any Exercise of Religion in other manner then according to the Liturgy and Practise of the Church of England c. In answer to this we say on this wise If the Church of England practise according to its Liturgy then will nor the Members thereof persecute us or our Meetings by this new Law because not only the manner of our Meetings but what is practised by us at them is allowed by the Liturgy as may fully appear First concerning the manner of our meetings We meet on the same manner now as our Lord and Saviour Christ Jesus the great Founder of Christianity and his Disciples the first Christians met together in the primitive times in that it is and hath been our constant practise ever since the Lord gathered us out of the broad-way of destruction into the way of Life to worship him in Spirit and Truth As to the manner of our Meetings We have sometimes met upon Mountains and sometimes by the Sea side and other times by the Rivers side and often in private houses in which manner it appears fully by the Scriptures which the Liturgy directs us to that our Lord Christ and the Apostles with the first Christian Believers met together as you may read in the Gospel appointed in the Liturgy to be read upon All-Saint day St Matth. 5.1 Jesus seeing the Multitude went up into a Mountain and when he was set his Disciples came unto him and he taught them saying Blessed are the poor in spirit c. And Acts. 1. a part of which is appointed in the Liturgy to be read on Ascention day Vers 13. And when they were come in they went up into an apper Room where abode both Peter and James c. And Vers 14.15 These all continued with one accord in Prayer and Supplications with the women and Mary the Mother of Jesus with his Brethren And in these dayes Peter stood upon the midst of the Disciples and said the number of the names together were about a hundred and twenty Men and Brethren this Scripture must needs have been fulfilled c. The Epistle appointed in the Liturgy to he read upon Whitsunday Acts 2.2 And suddenly there came a sound from Heaven as of a rushing mighty Winde and filled the House where they were sitting c. And the Gospel appointed in the Liturgy to be read the second Sunday after Easter John 20. The same day at evening being the first day of the week when the doors were shut where the Disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews came Jesus and stood in the midst and said Peace be unto you c. It s said in Sacred Scripture That out of the mouth of two or three Witnesses every … h shall be established therefore have we brought these Testimonies out of the Liturgy of the Church of England to prove that the manner of our Meetings are not contrary but according to and approved of by the Scriptures mentioned in the Liturgy for the Example of which we have the Son of the ever-living God and his Apostles the first that ever bore the name of Christianity upon