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A32893 The Christian principle and peaceable conversation of the people (of God) called Quakers with respect to the King and government once more asserted / published by reason of some late reflections cast upon them, especially by The Observator dated the 22d July 1685 : with a brief testimony against all plots, conspiriacies and rebellion as being inconsistant with true Christianity. 1685 (1685) Wing C3947; ESTC R28558 5,459 9

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THE CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLE AND Peaceable CONVERSATION Of the People of God called QUAKERS With Respect to the KING AND GOVERNMENT Once more Asserted Published by Reason of some late Reflections cast upon them Especially by the OBSERVATOR Dated the 22d July 1685. With a brief Testimony against all Plots Conspiracies and Rebellion As being Inconsistant with true Christianity Printed in the Year 1685. EVER Since the great God of Heaven and Earth hath made us sensible of the knowledge of his Truth in the inward Parts and the powerful opperation of it to Regenerate and Renew our Minds change and purifie our Hearts and Illuminate our Understandings we have been careful to keep our Consciences void of offence towards God and towards Men and to follow peace and ensue it delighting to do good to all but to hurt none This we have in our Lives and Conversations manifested amongst our Neighbours and Country Men having been enabled thereto by the Grace and Spirit of God which taught the true Christians in the primitive times to deny Ungodliness and Worldly Lusts and to live Soberly Righteously and Godly in this present World And hath taught us the same lessons in this Age. We have been very evilly treated and variously proved and tryed since we have been a People both in England Scotland and Ireland and in many other places beyond the Seas within this thirty odd years under various Governours and Governments And we have undergone many and grievous sufferings through the assistants of God with much Meekness and Patience without Resistance yea without a thought or desire to avenge our selves or to lift up a Hand against those that hath Plowed long Furrowes upon our Backs But instead thereof have desired the welfare of our Enemies and Persecutors according to the precepts and example of Christ Jesus We have from time to time publickly asserted and declared not only by our words but by our lives and practices that our principles are for the promoting Love Peace and good will amongst all Men being indeed the natural fruit and effect of true Christianity or the Christian Religion Notwithstanding which we still suffer under the Notion and denomination of evil doers though hitherto through the grace of God we have kept our integrity and walked in innocency and in in offencecisness towards all Men and a little Christian kindness and Charity in the Observator would have restrained his Pen from Rendering us to Magistracy and the whole Nation as a party in Conspiracy and Rebellion We have given him no occasion to account us of the Number of his Trimmers viz. Sometimes of one side Sometimes of another or any thing to save from suffering we go right on our way in fair weather and fowl through Briers and Thorns though we are often stript of our fleece and cloath'd with stone Dublets we mean Prisons We have no shelter but our Innocency which he seems desirous to disrobe us off that we might be devoured with Speed if God did not encline the hearts of his Superiours to believe better of us and to do us more Justice We as a People should be concluded guilty when any particular Person that may be reputed of us doth any thing that is evil this is not to do as he would be done by We do affirm in the sight and presence of God that we Conspire with no Man with no Sect nor sort of People against the King his Peace and Government neither have we ever contributed as he injuriously saith we have to the raising any Storm in the Nation Privately or Publickly therefore the Observator hath wronged and abuse Us. Having no just ground for his Unkind Inferences against us we are and have alwayes been for things that make for Peace in the family in the City in the Province Country or Kingdom where we dwell We are redeemed out of the Spirit of Strife Violence Wars and Contentions Plots and Conspiracies and so are Dead to those things we do believe and declare that those things are inconsistant with the Christian Religion the powerful effect thereof known in the hearts of Men doth really lead them to love their Enemies and to pray for them that dispitefully use them c. then who can such hate and conspire against But further the Observator for a Colourable proof of his Inselences against the Quakers Speaking of the late D. of M. Declaration saith A Quaker Printer was the Man chosen to dispatch it at the Press to which we say that we are innocent in the matter we know nothing thereof neither of the Quaker chosen nor the chusers of him nor of the Declaration it self but by Report We have no hand in spreading and promoting such things which tends to stir up Wars Insurrections and Violence to the destroying mens lives these things are against our peaceable principle of love and good will which we have to all Men. And we do solemnly declare that if any that hath walked amongst us do have or shall do such things they are in our esteem false Brethren deceitful in their Profession unfaithful to God and Man Hi●ocrites and Deceiptful Workers and were either never truely of us or are fallen degenerated and Apostatized from the love and fear of God and good will to Men which is the true ground of our Religion and such are evil doers and ought to bear their own Burthen But we hope if such should be found that hath the name Quaker committing evil things no just men will judge it equal that we as a People should be charged guilty thereof in so doing no Society of men can be innocent We do declare we know no Printer amongst us guilty of medling with the said Declaration neither can we be privy to any such thing nor have we any Correspondency or Confederacy with any such Persons or matter in any thing that tends to the disturbance of the Peace of the Kingdom neither do we trouble the King and Government otherwise then by Application in humility laying before them our great sufferings Endevouring to perswade them by Councel Testimony Exhortation and Conversation that we are peaceable and free from the very inclination of raising Storms or Commotions in the Nation Country or Kingdom where we dwell We have not Suffered as busiy bodys or medlors with other mens Matters or as stirrers up of Rebellion or as having any hand therein and we hope it will be manifested to all that we are free from such things And that the unkind Observator will fail in his endeavor to cause the innocent to suffer with the guilty Our constant Practice hath been to obey Magistracy and to shew forth obedience to every ordinance of men that tends to the praise of them that do well and to the terror of those that do evil for the Lords-sake for the Truths-sake even in all things Relating to the things of a man not for fear of punishment but for Conscience-sake we believe it our duty and ornamental to our