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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70887	The Quakers vindicated from the calumnies of those that falsly accuse them as if they denyed magistrates, and disowned government; and as if both in principle and practice they were inconsistant with either. In which is shewed, that the true and sincere Quakers (so called, for of them I write) are in the spirit and principle in which the justice of magistrates is obeyed, and in which magistrates are to administer their government, and that by their practice in good works they fulfill all just and good government. And that they have God's authority for their meeting together to worship Him, ... And that people in matters of religion and the worship of God, should rather be instructed and led by the Spirit of the Lord in Gods authority, ... Also, several objections answered, as to the exercise of secular force and compulsion over the conscience in matters of faith, religion, and the worship of God. By Edward Pyot.	Pyot, Edward, d. 1670.	1667 (1667)	Wing P4316A; ESTC R25210	46,417	48

with their doors shut greater opportunities to contrive Insurrections if that only were the matter and also the intent of their Meetings than the publick Assemblies of the Quakers with their doors open and experience hath sufficiently shewed that the Quakers are no Plotters except against the Devil and his wiles and devices nor is their warfare against flesh and blood for their weapons are spiritual I say what can be laid to their charge except in the matters of the Law of their God and what relates to his Worship and Service And in the opposite Commandments of God and men must not God by them be obeyed rather than men for is there any power or administration of Law to be submitted unto against the Lord And shall man prescribe to God his Worship who should not prescribe his own but by God's permission Is not this to oppose their power to the Power of God and to set their Judgment-seats above the Throne of God For are Magistrates the Governours of the immortal Souls of the Righteous have they power over the Spirit for the Worship of God is ●n 4. ● 24. in Spirit Do not they intrench on God's Prerogative and usurp in his Dominion who in the matters of Religion and materials of God's Worship do intrude outward and worldly Domination over the inward and Spiritual man For is the Spiritual man which judgeth all things and is himself judged of no man the Kingdom and Regiment of the Secular Powers and is the Soul their Judgment-seat are they the Lords over Conscience have they the Dominion over the things of God which by Christ are distinguished from the things of Caesar Mat. 22. 21. Will they give Law to that in man which is not of man and which they can neither protect nor punish and from which in themselves their Laws should be given For is the hidden man of the heart punishable by man which is not corruptible by the Devil or can they either save or kill the Soul or can they protect them from the Wrath of God who to save themselves from the wrath of man do in the things of God fear and hearken unto man more than unto God And in the matters of Religion and the Worship of God are not people rather to be taught and led by the Spirit of God in God's Authority than to be driven by the power of Magistrates and forced by the penalties and punishments of outward Laws And is that Worship acceptable to God which for its authority hath only the force and fear of man without the faith and fear of God Is it the outward worship of the bodily presence and exercise only that is so well-pleasing to God for neither doth the force of man reach further than to ●k 12 the outward body nor can the wrath of man work the Righteousness of God or rather is it not the inward and spiritual Worship in the Living ●n 1. ● Faith and renewed Spirit of God's faithful and true Worshippers that pleaseth God If the former why then was not Cains Sacrifice accepted and if the latter how then can the Laws of men and their most severe executions make any to worship God acceptably because by all their force they cannot give men Faith nor make new their Spirit for Faith is the gift of God and to renew a right Spirit in man is the work of God And without Faith it is impossible to please God Heb. 11. 6. for whatsoever is not of Faith is sin Rom. 14. 13. And it was by Faith that Abel offered a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain Heb. 11. 4. And how can they whose Consciences are tender and not seared as with an hot Iron but be condemned in themselves if by the force and fear of men and their penalties and punishments they worship God in the way prescribed by man that is contrary to their Faith and against the judgment and feeling of their own Consciences and for which there is neither precept nor example in the Scriptures of Truth And if their own hearts and consciences condemn them God is greater 1 Joh. 3. 20. And so by the exercise of Force and Punishment in Religion and Worship are there not many made Hypocrites and are there not some made Hereticks For they are Hypocrites which appear to be that outwardly which they are not inwardly and they are Hereticks who by subversion sin and are condemned in themselvs so that their obedience is not for Conscience-sake but for Wraths-sake only And also by Force imposing things contrary to Faith and Conscience Are not many driven out from amongst them who cannot touch any unclean thing And when the Lord hath received them are they not then persecuted as Schismaticks and seditious Sectories And are themselves in the Faith which worketh by Love and which stands not in the wisdom and strength of men but in the power and operation of God who by mischievous Stratagems and the Force of men would wrack the Faith of others break their Peace and wound their Consciences who in their own hearts have the answer of a good Conscience in what they do and are in the Peace which passeth the understanding of them that hate and persecute them and are built up in the most holy Faith by which the Just live for their Meetings are in the singleness of their hearts and not under pretence as seditious Conventicles but in all simplicity and godly sincerity to worship God And is not to persecute for righteousness-sake Cains way for was not Cain the first Persecuter and was not Cain of that wicked one when in his wroth he slew his Brother because his own works were evil and his Brother 's righteous And are Revilings Menacings Striking Stocking Imprisoning and Banishing the Righteous for their Righteousness-sake are these the fruits of true and sincere Christians and the fulfilling of the Law of Love or are these Cruelties of the Lord for David saith The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord and that he delighteth in his way Are these steps ordered by the Lord or Ps● 2● doth the Lord delight in this way And if the Devil be the original author of these immanities are not then raging foming Persecuters who travel with envy and mischief the Devil's Agents and the Executioners of his Wrath and Cruelties upon the Innocent for it is written Fear none of those things that thou shalt suffer Behold the Devil shall cast some of you into Prison that ye may be tryed And Satan dwelt and had his seat where Antipas God's faithful Martyr was slain Rev. 2. 10. 13. And is the Lord their strength and his Arm and Protection their trust and confidence who cannot trust a poor naked and harmless people to meet together to worship God without suspition of contriving Insurrections when no cause was ever given by the Quakers to suspect them but only as by machination they are rendred as dangerous and seditious Sectaries and disloyal persons