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A60640 Liberty of conscience pleaded by several weighty reasons on the behalf of the people of God called Quakers and also on behalf of others whose consciences are tender towards God : with a tender message of love unto the King / written by William Smith. Smith, William, d. 1673. 1663 (1663) Wing S4312; ESTC R28167 4,654 12

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Liberty of Conscience Pleaded by several weighty REASONS ON THE Behalf of the People of GOD CALLED QUAKERS AND ALSO On the behalf of others whose consciences are tender towards God With a tender Message of Love UNTO THE KING Written by William Smith London Printed in the year 1663. THe holy God whose wisdom is infinite and unsearchable did make of one blood all nations and by his power and wisdom he breathed into man the breath of Life and endued him with pure Reason and Understanding in which he bore the Image of God in Righteousness and true Holiness and therein he was made to differ from all sensuall Creatures and as the pure Reason and Understanding did fill his inward man he had true liberty in the same and his Conscience was free as unto God but the fall leading nature out of its course the Earthly wisdom entred man and man entred into it and thereby lost his pure Reason and Understanding in which he was created and became earthly sensuall and devellish in which nature mans Conscience is bound in Chains of darkness and in the same nature he would binde the Concience of others unto his own perswasion but in the beginning it was not so And by these Reasons following it may appear that Liberty of Concience in things partaining to God is of absolute necessity to be granted 1. It being generally confessed that man is degenerated from God and that there is to be a Restauration by Jesus Christ then in what way soever Christ doth appear in man to restore him unto God he is not to be limited or his appearance quenched by any Law or Decree though he way appeare contrary to mans expectation 2. It being generally confessed that Christ is a Saviour then he is not to be limited or his appearance quenched in what way soever he doth appear in man to work his salvation 3. It being generally confessed that all men have sinned and that by Christ alone they must be redeemed then he is not to be limited or his appearance quenched in what way soever he doth appear in man to work Redemption out of sin 4. It being generally confessed that sin separates from God and that by Christ alone reconciliation must be made then he is not to be limited or his appearence quenched in what way soever he doth appear in man to reconcile him unto God 5. It being generally confessed that God is a spirit and must be worshiped in spirit then the spirits manifestation is not to be limited or quenched in what way soeever it is made manifest in man to lead him into the worship of God 6. It being generally confessed that the spirit of truth leads into all truth then the Spirit is not to be limited or quenched in what way soever it is made manifest in man to lead him into all truth 7. It being generally confessed that all people should live a peaceable life then the Spirit is not to be limited or quenched in what way soever it is made manifest in man to kill the lust and strife and to lead him in the way of peace 8. It being generally confessed that one man should do unto another as he would that another should do unto him then the Spirit is not to be limited or quenched in what way soever it is made manifest in man to beget Love in his heart and to lead him to do good unto all men 9. It being generally confessed that all men should be subject unto Kings and all in authority then the Spirit is not to be limited or quenched in what way soever it is made manifest in man to crucifie his rebellious nature and to subject every thought into the obedience of Christ and so make him subject unto Kings and all in authority 10. It being generally confessed that there is but one way and truth then the Spirit is not to be limited or quenched in what way soever it is made manifest in man to discover false wayes and errors and to lead him from them and so bring him into the one way and truth according to its own pleasure Now the Quakers principle and practice answering these generall Reasons there is a necessity why their Liberty should be granted in things pertaining to God 1. Because they have received Christ Jesus in the appearance of his Light and are followers of his Light in his own way and by the Light they are restored into the pure Reason Wisdom and Understanding in which their Inward man stands innocently before God and their outward man disposed in Righteousness as in the beginning 2. Because the Light of Christ in which he hath unto them appeared and is their principle is made unto them the power of God unto salvation 3. Because the Light of Christ hath taken away their sin and redeemed them from all iniquity and hath made them a peculiar people unto God 4. Because the Light of Christ hath broken down the partition wall of sin and hath reconciled them unto God and made their peace 5. Because the Light of Christ hath given them the true knowledge of the one onely wise God unto whom alone they bow and him onely worship in the Light of the Spirit which they have received 6. Because the Light of Christ hath manifested the truth in their hearts and led them in the same by its own power 7. Because the Light of Christ hath killed the lust and strife in them and lead them to live a peaceable life in all Godliness and honesty 8. Because the Light of Christ hath purged out deceit and hypocrisie and begotten love in their hearts that they cannot render Evil for Evil but abide in the doctrine of Christ and love their Enemies 9. Because the Light of Christ hath crucified the rebellious nature in them and made them subject to his own will and thereby subjects them unto Kings and all in authority and they faithfully answer the Kings command wherein they can keep their Consciences clear in the sight of God and what for Conscience sake they cannot answer they patiently suffer under and so dare do nothing against the truth but for the truth and walk with a Conscience void of offence towards God and man 10. Because the Light of Christ hath discovered unto them the many false wayes and errors and the great danger in them and hath led them into the one way and truth in which they have true peace with God and serve him in singleness of their hearts and thus hath Christ done that for them which no other could do by which they know that it is he and they are witnesses of his power and life giving him the glory over all who is worthy for ever Now as it is evident by these Reasons that the Quakers have received the holy and true principle of Light that comes from Christ Jesus and walk in the same so they ought to have that Liberty granted them into which Christ hath restored them they answering in